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August means back to school
See photos from the Community Kickoff
Second basketball skills camp through Aug. 5
Concerts in the Park Aug. 5
MDAC hosts visually impaired issues forum
2012 Model Year Roll Out and Gala Aug. 25
Tax bills to be sent Sept. 1
B at the Movies Sept. 10
Milton Friends Golf Tournament Sept. 26
Antique Festival Oct. 1
Bethany Bend feeder lacrosse
Milton PTSA needs your help
Hopewell middle receives recycling grant
Eco-programs at summer camp
Need community service hours?
Milton Grows Green needs your help
Milton welcomes newest AAR group
State seeks private filming locations
Be a part of the 2011 Milton Roundup
Info available for Mayor's Run
Monthly crime prevention tip: New Georgia traffic laws |
| August Calendar |
August 2 -
Design Review Board Work Session
5:30 p.m.
Design Review Board Meeting
6 p.m. Agenda
August 3 -
Milton Disability Awareness Committee Meeting
August 5 -
Concerts in the Park: Boogie Down at Birmingham sponsored by Doctors Express
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
August 8 -
City Council Work Session
August 10 -
Historic Preservation Commission Meeting
City Council Meeting
6 p.m.
August 16 -
Board of Zoning Appeals Meeting
7 p.m.
Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Meeting
11:30 a.m.
Executive Conference Room
August 22 -
Special Called City Council Work Session 6 p.m. Agenda August 23 -
Planning Commission Meeting
7 p.m.
August 24 -
Community Zoning Information Meeting
7 p.m.
Unless otherwise indicated, all meetings are held at Milton City Hall, Deerfield Professional Centre, 13000 Deerfield Parkway, Suite 107, Milton, GA 30004.
If you need special accommodations in order to participate in any city meeting, please call 678.242.2500. |
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August means back to school
August is upon us, which means (in addition to a seemingly endless string of sweltering days) it's time for school to start back up.
I've really been enjoying spending the extra time with my kids this summer, but I think it's probably a good thing for them to get back into the structure of classes. My oldest will be heading back to college, so I'll certainly miss her (though the trips to Tuscaloosa are always a lot of fun).
To maximize the time we have left before those school bells ring Aug. 15, I'd suggest bringing the whole family out to the last of our summer concert series. Like the others, the one Aug. 5 takes place at Birmingham Park and features a great local artist.
This time it's Mandy Gawley, a wife and mother of two from Milton who is fulfilling a lifelong dream by singing and performing. Her song "Biscuits and Chicken" has been in rotation on 94.9 The Bull's Backyard Country, so she obviously knows what she's doing.
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See photos from the Community Kickoff
The Milton Touchdown Club and the cities of Milton and Alpharetta once again partnered for an evening of fun and friends with the second annual Community Kickoff, held July 31 at Milton High School.
The event, meant to kick off the coming school year and ensuing football season, was free. It featured rides, games, food from the program's Community Partners, a film and a pep rally.
To see photos from the event, click here |
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Second basketball skills camp through Aug. 5
The second and last of the City of Milton/Up With Kids Sports (UWKS) basketball skills camps will be held Aug. 1 through 5 at Hopewell Middle School.
This camp, for children ages 6 through 17, will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and cost $135 for Milton residents. Half days are available for $100. Cost for non-residents is $202.50 for full days and $150 for half.
Click here for more information. |
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Concerts in the Park Aug. 5
The third and final installment of "Concerts in the Park: Boogie Down at Birmingham" presented by Doctors Express is here to help end your summer right Friday, Aug. 5. So why not spend one of the last weekends before school starts with friends, food and free music?
Milton's own Mandy Gawley, a wife and mother of two who is living her lifelong dream of singing, will bring the summer concert series to a close. She will perform cuts off her album "Life So Sweet," including "Biscuits and Chicken," as heard on 94.9 The Bull's Backyard Country.
For more information on Gawley, including links to her debut album, visit www.mandygawley.com.
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MDAC hosts visually impaired issues forum
The Milton Disability Awareness Committee (MDAC) will host a "Community Link" forum at 7 p.m. Aug. 16 featuring a speaker from the Atlanta Center for the Visually Impaired (CVI).
The open forum will take place in City Council Chambers at Milton's City Hall, 13000 Deerfield Parkway, Suite 107E (click here for directions). Everyone is invited, and there is no RSVP required.
Empish Thomas, Public Education and Referral Specialist for CVI, will discuss and present a video highlighting the group's work, including a low-vision clinic, rehabilitation programs, support groups, counselors and other services tailored to different age groups and needs.
Thomas will also answer questions and suggest tips, strategies and tools for living with visual impairment. |
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2012 Model Year Roll Out and Gala Aug. 25
Milton Friends of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta will hold a 2012 Model Year Roll Out and Gala benefiting Children's Healthcare of Atlanta on Thursday, Aug. 25 from 7 to 10 p.m. at RBM of Atlanta North, 345 McFarland Parkway in Alpharetta (click here for directions).
There will be food from local eateries, music, video games, a live and silent auction and a raffle drawing. Sponsorships are available. All proceeds go to fund the new Emergency Transport Vehicle to be stationed at the Forsyth Location.
For more information, please contact Amanda White at 404-217-4643 or awhite@etailpromotions.com. |
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Tax bills to be sent Sept. 1
The City of Milton Finance Department reminds taxpayers that city tax bills will be sent Sept.1 The bills will be due Oct. 31.
This year, online payment will once again be available. It will launch prior to the Sept. 1 mailing date at the city's Web site, www.cityofmiltonga.us.
For more information, please contact the Finance Department at 678-242-2500 or info@cityofmiltonga.us. |
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B at the Movies Sept. 10
The City of Milton will again provide a summer movie under the stars on Sept. 10 thanks to B98.5 FM and Publix -- Disney's Tangled.
The event will once again take place at Birmingham United Methodist Church (click here for directions). Click here for more information on the film.
Click here for information on the summer movie series. |
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Milton Friends Golf Tournament Sept. 26
Join Milton Friends as they host their annual Milton Friends Golf Tournament to benefit Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Milton's Alpharetta Athletic Club East (click here for directions).
This golf tournament is open to any golfers who wish to play to support the new Forsyth Campus of Children's located at The Avenue Forsyth. They will host a silent auction, putting contest, special prize opportunity, continental breakfast and awards luncheon. Prizes will be awarded to the top 3 teams and for a Closest to the Pin and Longest Drive contest.
For more information, please contact Amanda White at 404-217-4643 or awhite@etailpromotions.com. You may also click here to view a Web site for the event. |
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Antique Festival Oct. 1
A tradition since 1969, the Crossroads at Crabapple Antique and Art Festival is a one-day-only outdoor gathering that features 50 Antique Dealers from 6 states and 50 local juried artists.
Thousands of antiques, from 19th century American Country furniture, to smalls, primitives and shabby chic, and unique pieces of art in all mediums (oils, photography, jewelry, scarves, birdhouses, glass-blown ornaments and much, much more) will sell quickly, so come early and stay all day for this old-fashioned festival.
Rounding out the show are roaming musicians, fantastic food and children's activities from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Goddard School.
There will be a free trolley to nearby parking lots and handicapped parking.
The Crossroads at Crabapple Antique and Art Festival benefits the Boy Scouts of America and Girl Scouts of the USA, the Crabapple Community Association, and other non-profit charities.
For more information for this event, please visit www.crossroadsatcrabapplefestival.com or contact festival organizer Sally Rich-Kolb at 770-448-3860 or by e-mail at crossroadsatcrabapple@gmail.com. |
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Bethany Bend feeder lacrosse
Bethany Bend feeder boy's lacrosse will have two teams play this fall.
All interested players, please e-mail the following information: player's name, age, school, seasons of LAX experience, contact information and interest in playing fall, spring or both to bbfeederLAX@yahoo.com.
For additional information, please visit our Web site at bethanybendfeederlax.com.
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Milton PTSA needs your help
The Milton High School PTSA is looking for groups to adopt areas of the school's campus for various beautification projects.
Projects range from big to small and participants will be recognized with a sign at the site.
For additional information, please e-mail Tracey Eller at tracyteller@gmail.com.
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Hopewell middle receives recycling grant
Dr. Lenora Patterson, right, the new principal of Hopewell Middle School, recently received a check from Cindy Eade, left, sustainability coordinator for the City of Milton, for the purchase of additional recycling bins throughout the school as part of Milton's Environmental Education Program.
Last year, the school embarked on a single-stream recycling program, increasing the volume of recyclables collected. Now students and teachers can recycle paper, cardboard, aluminum and plastic in their classroom bins, which are picked up weekly by the school's Eco Explorers Team members.
The grant program has been extended until Sept. 15 for additional schools to apply.
For more information, please contact Cindy Eade at cindy.eade@cityofmiltonga.us or call 678-242-2509. |
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Eco-programs at summer camp
Throughout the summer, hundreds of children attending Milton's Camp Bethwell and Joyful Soles have enjoyed learning interactive environmental programs, including how water pollution occurs in their community, papermaking and recycling.
Field trips to a local water park, learning how to make cheese by Harry's Farmers Market and a visit by a National Park Ranger as well as lots of arts, crafts and good, old-fashioned games have rounded out the great camp programs.
To learn more about Milton's summer camps, click here. |
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Need community service hours?
New this year at the Milton Roundup Oct. 15 there will be a children's craft tent sponsored by the Milton Herald.
With lots of little hands needing help, we need volunteers ages 13 and over to assist with the fun crafts and games.
So, if you are a teen needing Beta, National Honor Society, church, Boy or Girl Scout service hours, we can really use you.
To volunteer, please e-mail Cindy Eade at cindy.eade@cityofmiltonga.us or call 678-242-2509. |
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Milton Grows Green needs your help
The Milton Grows Green Committee (MGG) is expanding its environmental programs and events and needs your help as a committee member.
MGG has meetings the second Tuesday of the month, alternating between lunch and evenings. The next will be Tuesday, Aug. 9 at 6:30 p.m. at Fire Station No. 41 (Birmingham Crossroads). The focus will be planning our booth at the Milton Roundup, a bulky trash and recycling event, Rivers Alive and our School Environmental Education Program.
Please join us by sending an e-mail to mgg@cityofmiltonga.us or calling Cindy Eade at 678-242-2509 and we'll add you to our e-mail list for future updates. |
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Milton welcomes newest AAR group
We are thrilled to announce the Young Men's Service League has adopted a road in Milton and already has had two clean-ups, resulting in about 10 large bags of trash on Bethany Bend near the new high school.
With more than 20 people participating in each clean up, this group is bound to set records for keeping the cleanest roads in Milton. Great job everyone!
If your organization would like to adopt a road to clean up in Milton, please e-mail mgg@cityofmiltonga.us. |
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State seeks private filming locations
Do you own a beautiful or historic home or property in the City of Milton that you would like to see on the big screen? Then enter it into the state's Camera Ready Community database.
This online resource, which you can learn more about here, is used by production companies looking to film in Georgia. All you need to do is fill out the online form and provide high-quality photos. They do the rest.
Click here for more information. |
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Be a part of the 2011 Milton Roundup
The 2011 Milton Roundup sponsorship/vendor packet is now available online at www.cityofmiltonga.us and includes everything potential sponsors and vendors need to help Milton throw its biggest birthday party yet.
To download the packet immediately, click here. Otherwise, visit www.cityofmiltonga.us, roll over the "For Residents" tab and choose "Milton Roundup." There you will find the packet, a letter from Mayor Joe Lockwood and a proposed event map. As vendors and sponsors come in, their names, logos and links to their Web sites will be added.
There will also be links from the city's home page in the "News Briefs" section from now until the event.
Click here for more information. |
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Info available for Mayor's Run
Applications and sponsorship packets for the Third Annual Milton Mayor's Run, to be held 8 a.m. Oct. 8 at the Kohl's on Ga. 9, are now available at the City of Milton's Web site, www.cityofmiltonga.us.
To download the participant application, click here. For the sponsorship application and packet, click here.
For the second year, the Milton Mayor's Run will begin and end at the Kohl's in the Deerfield Place shopping center at the corner of Ga. 9 and Deerfield Parkway (click here for directions), said Tom Gilliam, Milton's recreation programs coordinator. It includes a 5K race and 1K fun run. |
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Monthly crime prevention tip:
New Georgia traffic laws
By Dennis Nelson
On July 1, several new state laws went into effect, including ones regarding bicycling and child and booster seats.
Bicycle safety
The "Better Bicycling Bill," House Bill 101, was signed into law in May. It requires drivers to maintain a three-foot minimum passing distance between their vehicle and a cyclist. Georgia is the 18th state to adopt the standard, according to the Georgia Bikes organization.
The need for this law is obvious. As recently as only three days after the law went into effect, a man was riding his bike Roswell Road in Sandy Springs when he was killed after being hit from behind.
With high gas prices and good weather, cars and trucks are encountering more bicyclists on the roadways. Bicycles are slower moving vehicles and, in this fast paced society, people feel the need to get by them quickly. However, always remember that in order to pass them, you must maintain the three-foot distance.
House Bill 101 also outlines bicycle lane safety standards, gives cyclists the right of way when they're traveling in those bicycle lanes, designates specific conditions for a bicycle to move into the middle of a regular travel lane and allows for an extended right arm to be accepted as a right turn signal.
Many traffic rules also apply to bicycles. Georgia statute 40-6-294 states every person operating a bicycle upon a roadway shall ride as near to the right side of the road as practicable, except: when turning left; when avoiding hazards to safe cycling; when the lane is too narrow to share safely with a motor vehicle; when traveling at the same speed as traffic; or while exercising due care when passing a standing vehicle or one proceeding in the same direction. According to the law, the bicyclist going away from the right side of the roadway shall also exercise reasonable care and shall give due consideration to the other applicable rules of the road. Another rule for bicyclists is that bikers shall not ride more than two abreast, except on paths or parts of roadways set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles.
Georgia statute 40-6-296 addresses equipment required on all bicycles. It reads: Every bicycle, when in use at nighttime, shall be equipped with a light on the front which shall emit a white light visible from a distance of 300 feet to the front and with a red reflector on the rear of a type approved by the Department of Public Safety which shall be visible from a distance of 300 feet to the rear when directly in front of lawful upper beams of headlights on a motor vehicle. A light emitting a red light visible from a distance of 300 feet to the rear may be used in addition to the red reflector. The statute adds that every bicycle sold or operated shall be equipped with a brake enabling the operator to make the braked wheels skid on dry, level pavement.
Georgia law also requires everyone under 16 on a bicycle on a highway, bicycle path or sidewalk must wear an approved bicycle helmet. The term "bicycle helmet" means a piece of protective headgear which meets or exceeds the impact standards for helmets set by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) (www.ansi.org) or the Snell Memorial Foundation (www.smf.org). Both of these Web sites contain valuable information about helmets, standards, testing certification and guidelines. For the purposes of Georgia law, a person shall be deemed to wear a helmet only if it is a good fit and is fastened securely upon the head by using the attached straps. One has to ask the question: What good is a bicycle helmet if it isn't properly fastened to your head?
Child safety and booster seats
Georgia also enacted a new law designed to protect children between the ages of 6 and 8 whose height and weight still puts them at risk for injury as a result of being secured only by an adult lap or seat belt. Senate Bill 88 requires all children under eight be secured in a child or booster seat. The child or booster seat must be located in the rear seat of the vehicle, must be appropriate for the child's height and weight and must meet all federal safety standards.
According to Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, children using booster seats are 59 percent less likely to be injured in a crash than those using just a seat belt.
Once a child turns eight, he or she is no longer required to sit in a child or booster seat. Children who are at least 4 feet, 9 inches tall are exempt from the law, as are children whose parents have obtained a written physician's statement explaining why the child cannot be restrained in a booster seat.
Children who weigh at least 40 pounds may use a lap belt only instead of a booster seat if:
1. the child weighs 40 pounds or more and the available lap and shoulder belts are being used to restrain other children, or
2. the child weighs 40 pounds or more and the vehicle is not equipped with both lap and shoulder belts.
Fair enforcement of all laws
As always, the Milton Police Department will fairly enforce all traffic laws, whether you are driving or riding in a car or on a bicycle. Enforcement is both necessary and important to minimize traffic collisions. Remember that traffic lights and stop and regulatory signs apply to all motorists and bicyclists.
Click here for information on becoming a part of the MPACT program. |
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