Milton to open Freedom Park Nov. 11
Ceremony includes veterans raising service flags
MILTON, Ga., Oct. 30, 2013 - Milton is opening another great park - and this time we're honoring our nation's heroes.
The City of Milton Parks and Recreation Department will host a ribbon cutting and opening ceremony for Freedom Park, located at the corner of Deerfield Parkway and Webb Road (click here for directions) on Veterans Day, Monday, Nov. 11 at 10:45 a.m.
Immediately after the ribbon cutting, local veterans will raise nine flags representing the Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, POW/MIA, the state of Georgia, the United States and the City of Milton.
The flag raising will be followed by remarks from Rep. Tom Price and Milton's elected officials, included Mayor Pro Tem Bill Lusk, a Vietnam veteran.
"Opening Freedom Park on Veterans Day is an appropriate tribute to our veterans, for it has been the veterans who have ensured our freedom for the last 234 years," said Lusk. "I encourage our residents, especially our veterans, to help us celebrate this momentous occasion."
The park will act as an exercise center for the runners, cyclists and walkers on Deerfield Parkway and host the city's patriotic events. It features a .15 mile trail and equipment for sit ups and body curls, a cardio walker, and rowing and elliptical machines.
For more information about the park opening, contact Angela Thompson, Milton's special events and projects manager, at 678-242-2530 or angela.thompson@cityofmiltonga.us.
Incorporated on Dec. 1, 2006, the City of Milton has been recognized for having the highest quality of life in the state of Georgia and ninth-highest in the southern United States by the Business Journals' "On Numbers" survey. It is a distinctive community that embraces small-town life and heritage while preserving and enhancing the city's rural character. The City of Milton will provide opportunity and value in a responsive and responsible environment through active partnerships with the community and its stakeholders. For more information, visit www.cityofmiltonga.us, or call 678-242-2500.
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