Milton's population is 32,661 

Verizon Recycling Rally April 14

During last year's recycling effort on St. Patrick's Day, Verizon Wireless employees and volunteers from the Milton Grows Green Committee were all smiles.

 

Gather up those old computers, printers, appliances, cell phones, soda cans and more, because Verizon Wireless and the City of Milton are partnering for a Recycling Rally on Thursday, April 14.

This free event, held from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., will take place at Verizon Wireless' South Area Headquarters, located at One Verizon Place in Milton (click here for directions).

Recycling Rallies are part of Verizon's year-round efforts to help protect and preserve the environment by giving employees and the community the opportunity to go "green" at both work and home. The organization managing the disposal of all items adheres to Verizon's zero-landfill criteria, which requires items donated to be either reused or recycled in an environmentally safe manner.

Click here for more information.

On Saturday, April 16, come out to FAME (Fulton Arts & Music Expo) and hear The Dirt Poets' rock and roll, the Rialto Jazztet, rapper T-REP, and R&B singer Quanté, plus numerous school groups ranging from jazz ensembles to a fiddle team.

The event will be held at Riverwood International Charter School from noon to 6 p.m. at 5900 Raider Drive in Sandy Springs, and students, families and the community are welcome! Headlining acts will be on the stadium field from 4 to 6 p.m.

This indoor/outdoor celebration of Fulton County Schools' music and arts programs features jazz and rock bands on the football field, school musical and choral groups on stage, and skills clinics offered by professional musicians. Frisbees are welcome!

Tickets for the festival are $5, either at the door or at www.fultonschools.org/FAME. Call 404-763-6830 for more info and go to website for festival schedule.

Milton's City Hall will be closed April 22 for the City's Manager's designated spring holiday.
  

Click here for a full calendar of events.

The City of Milton will hold its fourth annual Memorial Day event on Monday, May 30.
 
Through more than three years of hard work and the generosity of residents, Milton has amassed a list of more than 150 fallen veterans memorialized with markers placed on Deerfield Parkway the week of the holiday.
 
Each year residents ask how their family members may be added to the registry. The city does not have access to a government database revealing who served in the military. Instead, we need you to tell us.
 

Once you give the City of Milton the information, it will be placed in a secure database. The names will then be sent to City Councilman Bill Lusk, who for three years has personally built, painted, engraved and placed the markers at his own expense.
 

To request a marker, please click here.

The City of Milton was awarded a $100,000 Fiscal Year 2011 Livable Centers Initiative (LCI) grant from the Atlanta Regional Commission. This grant will help Milton create a new quality growth plan for the Ga. 9 and Deerfield Parkway area.
 

This has been a short term work program goal for Milton as specified in the 2010 Comprehensive Plan. The plan highlighted Ga. 9 and the Deerfield character area as future development areas in need of master planning.

By Dennis Nelson 

As the warm spring weather approaches, the Milton Police Department wants to remind you of some tips to keep yourself and your home safe during the spring months.

• Keep doors locked at all times. If you are working in the back yard, keep your front and garage doors closed and locked. If in the front yard, lock the back door. Always lock your doors when you leave, even if you only plan to be gone for a few minutes.
• During spring weather, many people open windows or sliding glass doors while they are at home. Always remember to close and lock your windows and sliding doors when you go to bed or leave the house.
• Install motion-activated lights in your front and back yards. This way, when someone approaches your home the lights automatically come on, illuminating that person.
• Put all ladders and other tools back into a secure storage area after you use them. Ladders and other tools can be used by criminals to access your home. Always lock any storage unit or shed you have on your property.
• Be aware of home improvement scams. If you did not solicit the contractor or salesman who shows up at your door unannounced, do not do business with that person.
• If a utility representative comes to your house, request identification. True representatives will carry their identification and they will gladly show it to you. Call their company for verification.
• Always remember to roll up your car windows, take any valuables out of your car and lock your doors every time you exit your vehicle, even if your vehicle is parked in your driveway.

Being a good neighbor can be one of the best crime prevention tools. Watchful, attentive neighbors can spot criminals and alert the police and community to their presence. To get involved in your community, get involved with Milton Police And Citizens Together (MPACT) and help us keep your spring happy and safe.

Click here for information on becoming a part of the MPACT program.

By Kolleen Riddick