The Atlanta-Fulton County Library System will hold a meeting April 12 at 7 p.m. in Milton City Hall to discuss what residents would like to see in the planned city library.
The meeting will be held in City Council Chambers, Suite 107 E.
Site selection for the new library, currently in the hands of the Library Board of Trustees, is ongoing. The board will send its recommendations to the Fulton County Board of Commissioners, who ultimately make the decision. Milton's new library is tentatively scheduled to open in 2013.
"Community input has been and will continue to be of critical importance to the success of the Library Bond Program, and a successful Milton Branch Library project is one where the residents of Milton have had the opportunity to provide their input on what they would like to see in their new library," said John F. Szabo, director of Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System. "I am incredibly excited about the Milton project, because I know there is great enthusiasm for public library service in the community, and it is exciting to be building a library in an area where we have not previously had one."
Milton's library will be one of eight new facilities outlined in Phase One of the system's plan. Funding comes from a 2008 referendum passed by voters.
"I'm very excited for the opportunity to have a Milton library, and I know our residents are too, based on the response we've gotten," said Mayor Joe Lockwood.
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Brian Vanderhoff @ 9:07 AM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contact:
Jason Wright
jason.wright@cityofmiltonga.us
678-242-2523 (office)
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Note: In an effort to provide the most up-to-date information for Milton citizens, the Communications Department will now send pre- and post-City Council meeting updates informing the public about events at City Hall and their outcomes. Following is the agenda for the September 28 Special Called City Council meeting.
The sole purpose of this meeting is an executive session to discuss potential land acquisition.
City Council meetings normally take place at City Hall, 13000 Deerfield Parkway Suite 107 Milton, GA 30004 the first and third Mondays of the month, barring a holiday or special-called meeting. Work sessions are held the second Monday of the month.
For a full list of all city sponsored meetings, click here to see the calendar.
Persons needing special accommodations in order to participate in any city meeting should call 678-242-2500.
CITY OF MILTON, GEORGIA
Joe Lockwood, Mayor
CITY COUNCIL
Karen Thurman
Julie Zahner Bailey
Bill Lusk
Burt Hewitt
Joe Longoria
Alan Tart
Tuesday, September 28, 2010 Special Called Meeting Agenda 5:00 PM
1) CALL TO ORDER
2) ROLL CALL
3) PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE (Led by the Mayor)
4) APPROVAL OF MEETING AGENDA (Add or remove items from the agenda)
(Agenda Item No. 10-1257)
5) PUBLIC COMMENT
6) EXECUTIVE SESSION
(Agenda Item No. 10-1258)
The purpose of the Executive Session is to discuss potential land acquisition
7) ADJOURNMENT
(Agenda Item No. 10-1259)
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Brian Vanderhoff @ 11:25 AM
ZONING AGENDA
1. RZ10-02 - To delete or amend the following sections of the City of Milton Zoning
Ordinance to be consistent with the City of Milton Telecommunications Ordinance;
1) Sec. 64-74 - Nonconforming lots, uses and structures;
2) Sec. 64-1097 - Miscellaneous provisions of the State Route 9 Overlay District;
3) Sec. 64-1592 - Alternative antenna support structure to exceed the district height;
4) Sec 64-1594 - Antenna, tower and associated structures (radio, T.V., microwave
broadcasting, etc.) to exceed the district height (O-I, C-1, M-1A, M-1, M-2);
5) Sec 64-1801 - Antenna tower and associated structure (radio, T.V., microwave
broadcasting, etc.) to exceed the district height (Residential districts, MIX and
AG-1).
(Agenda Item No. 10-1197)
(First Presentation on August 2, 2010)
(Lynn Tully, Community Development Director)
Approved 7-0
2. RZ10-03 - To amend Sec. 64-1606(a) of the City of Milton Zoning Ordinance,
Roadside produce stands to include MIX (Mixed Use).
(Agenda Item No. 10-1198)
(First Presentation on August 2, 2010)
(Lynn Tully, Community Development Director)
Approved 7-0
3. RZ10-04 - Approval to Amend the City of Milton Zoning Ordinance to Create a Required Distance for Convenience Stores and Service Stations from Residential Uses Zoning Districts.
(Agenda Item No. 10-1212)
(Administratively Deferred to First Presentation on September 8, 2010)
(Lynn Tully, Community Development Director)
Motion to defer until the Sept. 20 City Council meeting approved 7-0
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
1. Approval for the Removal of Billy Lovelace Hauling from the List of Approved Solid Waste Haulers for the City of Milton due to Non-Compliance with the Ordinance.
(Agenda Item No. 10-1140)
(Public Hearing Deferred on May 17, 2010)
(Public Hearing Deferred on June 21, 2010)
(Public Hearing Held on August 16, 2010)
(Matt Marietta, Fire Marshal)
Motion to defer for six months approved 7-0 with condition that if hauler is not in compliance within two months it will be removed
2. Approval of an Ordinance of the Mayor and Council of the City of Milton, Georgia, to Fix the Ad Valorem Tax Rate of the City of Milton for Fiscal Year 2010; and for Other Purposes.
(Agenda Item No. 10-1204)
(First Presentation on August 9, 2010)
(Public Hearing Held on August 16, 2010)
(Stacey Inglis, Finance Director)
Approved 7-0
3. Approval of a Resolution Adopting the City of Milton Parks and Recreation Needs Assessment Results and Supplement for Use by the City of Milton Parks and Recreation Department.
(Agenda Item No. 10-1213)
(Reports and Presentations on June 7, 2010)
(Staff Reports on August 2, 2010)
(Cyndee Bonacci, Parks and Recreation Director)
Approved 7-0
NEW BUSINESS
1. Approval of A Resolution Allowing the City of Milton to Discuss Various Parks and Recreation Partnerships with the City of Alpharetta.
(Agenda Item No. 10-1214)
(Cyndee Bonacci, Parks and Recreation Director)
Approved 7-0
2. Approval of a Waiver of Conflict on Behalf of Jarrard & Davis, LLP in Connection with an IGA between the City of Milton and Forsyth County Regarding Milton and Forsyth's Joint Funding of the Performance of Certain Work on McGinnis Ferry Road from its Bridge at Georgia Highway 400 to Bethany Bend.
(Agenda Item No. 10-1215)
(Ken Jarrard, City Attorney)
Approved 7-0
3. Approval of a Resolution on Sales Tax for Regional Transportation.
(Agenda Item No. 10-1216)
(Mayor Joe Lockwood)
Removed by motion and 7-0 vote
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Brian Vanderhoff @ 10:33 AM
The Milton City Council has decided to approach the question of crafting a sewer policy like a chef approaching an onion – one layer at a time.
On Monday, the Milton City Council peeled the first layer of what will be an ongoing effort to sort out which properties can have sewer and under what circumstances.
Unlike most communities, Milton has used sewer – or lack thereof – as a growth management tool. Sewer, many argue, will bring density which will despoil the semi-agrarian grandeur of their slice of paradise.
Fulton County approved many properties for sewer before Milton became a city on Dec. 1, 2006. Many property owners have permission from the county to hook up to its public sewer system. Some have started construction. All they need is city permission to connect.
But the community's sewer-phobia made the city hall staff reluctant to give the property owners and developers the go-ahead to the next phase. In all, about 30 projects needed to be resolved. City officials whispered they feared lawsuits awaited.
The City Council on Monday decided to focus on the immediate problem.
It set a mini-policy allowing projects to proceed within Fulton County's map of sewer service if they have land development permits and have actually started building.
And, as with another previous case of similar circumstances, the City Council emphasized its decision was not a precedent.
About a dozen speakers in the audience of about 45 took the lectern to argue for or against the changes.
Resident Curtis Mills reminded the City Council that a city-sponsored survey showed that an overwhelming majority of people wanted no sewer expansion in Milton. Francisca Lindon fretted that the city could easily end up on a slippery slope if the council didn't deliberate carefully.
Developer Sean Connelly said no one wants to go to court, but at some point, some developers may feel they have no choice. Developer John Adams cautioned the council to remember all the people employed by jobs that development creates.
The next layer to be peeled at a future meeting deals with projects with all the appropriate approvals, but that haven't started moving dirt. Then there are other layers, such as projects in the sewer service map that haven't received appropriate permits, and so on.
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Brian Vanderhoff @ 10:52 AM
