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What to expect in 2013? Too much to fit in one letter

Milton, Fulton Schools have emergency plan in place

'Bring One For The Chipper' set for Jan. 5

Jan. 8 special election information

Grants available for Evergreen School members

'Growing a Greener World' Jan. 24 at City Hall

TDR workshop Jan. 29

Milton volunteer honored for service

Milton to host hazardous waste event March 2

Save the Date: Milton Earth Day April 20

Firefighters assessing physical agility

Winter programs and spring sports now registering

SAR names Roth Hutcheson 'Firefighter of the Year'

Businesses recognize value of NWF certification

Pack 3000 helps city with storm water requirements

Business license renewals update

School art program seeks donors

Monthly new business report
January Calendar

Jan. 7 -
City Council Meeting

6 p.m.   

Agenda | Packet (12 MB) 

 

Jan. 8 -

Special election

More information

 

Design Review Board Meeting

7 p.m.    

 

Jan. 9 -

Milton Disability Awareness Committee Meeting

7 p.m.   

Agenda 

 

Jan. 14 -

City Council Work Session
6 p.m.    

 

Jan. 15

Meeting for the proposed Deerfield and Highway 9 Area Form Based Code/Transfer of Development Rights Ordinance

7:30 a.m.   

More information 

 

Board of Zoning Appeals Meeting 

7 p.m. 

 

Jan. 22 -

Planning Commission Meeting

7 p.m.  

 

Jan. 23 -

City Council Meeting

6 p.m. 

 

Jan. 30 -

Community Zoning Information Meeting 

 

If you need special accommodations in order to participate in any city meeting, please call 678.242.2500.
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What to expect in 2013? Too much to fit in one letter

 

Joe Lockwood

Here we are; another year has passed. Milton has been able to accomplish so much it almost seems impossible we were able to fit everything into 365 days. I know I'll be saying the same thing next year, but any time you can expand your parks and recreation offerings  (and save residents a lot of money while doing so), build a new park, complete your first road project and win multiple awards for environmental efforts and financial excellence, it's been a good year. 


But we're not here to talk about last year. We're here to look into the next. And guess what? You'll see more of the same fiscally responsible expansion of services and infrastructure.


Here's a very quick list of what to expect in 2013:     

 

  Read the entire message.

Milton, Fulton Schools have emergency plan in place

 

Mayor Joe Lockwood met this week in December with Fulton County Schools Superintendent Robert M. Avossa, Ed.D, and discussed plans of action involving Fulton Schools and Milton police in the wake of the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut.

"I'd had a number of neighbors and friends simply ask about what type of plans the schools and Milton have in place should the unthinkable happen here," said Lockwood. "We're very lucky, because Dr. Avossa is a Milton resident and a great community leader, so he, as always, was ready to talk about what exists and what can be done in our city."

Lockwood said he is comfortable with the security and response protocols already in place at all Milton schools and has pledged a partnership with Fulton Schools Police to further monitor and provide response to all situations arising on school campuses.

"It's reasonable to desire increased security at every school" said Avossa in a recently published editorial. "But we must find a balance between providing stronger security measures and keeping the school an engaging place that is conducive to learning and teaching."

Fulton County Schools has an internal police force with 65 officers specially trained to work with students and serve their unique needs. Each school also has a regularly practiced safety plan, which includes locking exterior doors and requiring visitors to sign in upon arrival and exit. Additionally, staff conducts safety drills throughout the year.

All of these measures have been in place before the tragedy at Sandy Hook, said Avossa, and will continue to be in place moving forward.      

 

For more information on the many ways the City of Milton and its police and fire departments routinely work with their community partners, including Fulton County Schools, visit the city's Web site at www.cityofmiltonga.us.

'Bring One For The Chipper' set for Jan. 5
Chipper release

Get those lights off and stock up on tie downs, because Saturday, Jan. 5 the City of Milton and Milton Grows Green (MGG) will once again offer Christmas tree recycling as part of Georgia's "Bring One For The Chipper" program.

This year residents may take Christmas trees to multiple locations:  Milton High School's Freemanville Road entrance, (click here for directions to the school, located at 13025 Birmingham Highway) and Scottsdale Farms, (click here for directions to the business, located at 15639 Birmingham Highway). Scottsdale Farms, as well as area Home Depot locations, will offer extended drop off Dec. 26 through Jan. 5.

Tree seedlings will be handed out Jan. 5 to residents as quantities last and are donated by the Rotary Club of Alpharetta.  

 

Volunteers from the Milton Chapter of the Young Men's Service League and the Alpharetta Rotary Club will offer assisted drop-off from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 5.  Tree chipping services provided by Casey Tree Experts.

Additionally, Milton Boy Scout Troop 841 will pick up trees and recycle them for a donation of $10. To schedule a pick-up, e-mail [email protected].

 

For more information about the chipper event, to get free mulch delivered, or to volunteer, please contact [email protected].

Jan. 8 special election information

 

There will be a special election on Jan. 8 for the State Senate District 21 seat following Sen. Chip Rogers' resignation in December.

Only eligible voters within State Senate District 21 are qualified to vote.

The City of Milton's Web site is now hosting a list of eligible voting precincts, the advance polling location and a sample ballot for voters.      

 

For more information, click here.

Grants available for Evergreen School members

 

Grants of up to $250 are now available for Milton public and private schools looking to help fund environmental education programs. Applicants must be current members of the Milton Evergreen School Program for 2012-2013.


Principals, PTA officers, teachers, club sponsors and school volunteers are encouraged to submit project applications. Projects are encouraged, but not required, to focus on solid waste reduction and water conservation education that will benefit a large number of students in each school selected.  Projects related to issues such as recycling, or education about storm water awareness and non-point source pollution are strongly encouraged.


Grant applications are due no later than Jan. 18, 2013. If awarded, funds must be used for projects to be completed by Sept. 30, 2013.  The determination of the award to a school will be based on the project's focus and educational value, the number of students affected and the number of total grant applications received. There is a maximum of one grant award per school.


This project is jointly administered by Milton Grows Green and the City of Milton. Applications should be mailed, e-mailed or faxed to: 

 

Cindy Eade  
Sustainability Coordinator, City of Milton

13000 Deerfield Parkway, Suite 107A Milton GA 30004

[email protected] 

678.242.2509 (o), 678.242.2499 (f)


Notification of awards will be made the week of Jan. 28, 2013.    

 

 To download the grant application, click here. 

'Growing a Greener World' Jan. 24 at City Hall
Lamp'l Flyer

Joe Lamp'l, executive producer and host of public television's "Growing a Greener World," will speak at Milton's City Hall Thursday, Jan. 24.

The free meeting, sponsored by the City of Milton's National Wildlife Federation (NWF) Community Wildlife Habitat Certification Project, will take place from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in City Council Chambers of Milton's City Hall, 13000 Deerfield Parkway, Suite 107 (click here for directions, click here for a map of city hall).  

If you attend, please bring old usable shoes to recycle for the NWF project.

"We're thrilled to have Mr. Lamp'l here in Milton to discuss the cutting edge of green growing techniques," said Cindy Eade, Milton sustainability coordinator. "It should be a fun and informative evening."

Eade said Lamp'l will discuss weedless gardening, planting to accommodate drought and landscaping to discourage undesirable wildlife. There will be an opportunity for questions from the audience.

 

For more information on this meeting, contact Eade at [email protected] or 678-242-2509. For more information on the NWF project, click here.

TDR workshop Jan. 29

 

The City of Milton Community Development Department will hold a Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) workshop Tuesday, Jan. 29 beginning at 5 p.m.  

 

The meeting will take place in Council Chambers of Milton's City Hall, 13000 Deerfield Parkway, Suite 107 (click here for directions, click here for a map of City Hall).    

 

The purpose of this meeting is to educate the equestrian community and land owners of more than five acres about the TDR options available to Milton residents. 


The TDR program allows a landowner to transfer the rights to development from his parcel to increase the development rights on a different parcel of land. In effect,
TDRs protect large swaths of land from future development while guiding smart growth and density in areas defined by the community. An award-winning TDR ordinance is already in place in Crabapple (click here for more information), and another is proposed for the city's main commercial corridor on Ga. 9 and Deerfield Parkway (click here for more information).  


The department will have both a TDR expert and the city attorney on hand to discuss the details and process of submitting properties to the city for consideration of TDR status.    

 

For more information on this project, contact Milton planner Michele McIntosh-Ross at 678-242-2538 or [email protected].

Milton volunteer honored for service
Lockwood photo
Sharon Lockwod, left, with Carrie Bellware, executive director of Senior Services North Fulton.

Milton volunteer Sharon Lockwood, a founding member of the Better Together: Real Communities - Milton Mini-Grants Initiative and former member of the Milton Disability Awareness Committee (MDAC), will be honored by Senior Services North Fulton (SSNF) Feb. 16 at the nonprofit's "Heart and Soul" yearly fundraiser. 


"Sharon is a passionate advocate for seniors and individuals with disabilities," said Carrie Bellware, executive director of SSNF. "It is a pleasure to honor such a special woman and North Fulton resident."

If the name sounds familiar, it's because Sharon is the mother of Milton Mayor Joe Lockwood. He said he couldn't be more proud of her work.

"She is an inspiration to everyone who meets her, and she just keeps on going, always with a smile," he said.

The fundraiser will be held at the Atlanta Athletic Club in Johns Creek. Event attendees will be treated to a champagne reception, formal dinner and dancing to the live music of "Platinum."


Individual admission is $100. A reserved table for 10 guests is $950. To make reservations call 770-993-1906 or go online at www.ssnorthfulton.org.    

 

For more information, contact Bellware at 770-993-1906 or [email protected].

Milton to host hazardous waste event March 2

 

Details are being worked out for Milton's first ever household hazardous waste event.

The date will be Saturday, March 2.  

Stay tuned for information and to pre-register for the event.   

Save the Date: Milton Earth Day April 20
Earth Day

The fourth annual Milton Earth Day festival will have a new location this year, right in the heart of Crabapple at the new Friendship Community Park!  

It will be a great event highlighting environmental businesses and education.  

We want to showcase local schools and their environmental efforts and reach out to community businesses that have an environmental theme to participate in this huge spring event.    

 

For more information, contact Cindy Eade, sustainability coordinator, at  [email protected].

Firefighters assessing physical agility

 

Firefighters with the City of Milton Fire-Rescue Department will be undergoing yearly physical agility assessments in January. 


Each firefighter will have 12 minutes and 30 seconds to perform the following tests while wearing a helmet, air pack and gloves:

  • Stair climb
  • Dry hose advance
  • Equipment carry/forced entry
  • Victim rescue
  • Ladder carry and mount
  • Charged hose advance
  • Hydraulic tool carry
  • Ventilation simulator
  • Hose roll 

For more information on the City of Milton Fire-Rescue Department, click here.

Winter programs and spring sports now registering
Winter programs flyer

  

Spring Sports flyer

   

For more information, contact Tom Gilliam at 678-242-2519 or [email protected].

SAR names Roth Hutcheson 'Firefighter of the Year'
Hutcheson

The Sons of the American Revolution, Piedmont Chapter (SAR), recently named Milton Battalion Chief Roth Hutcheson Firefighter of the Year.

The reason is simple and profound: This year, Hutcheson and his wife, Michelle, invited into their lives twin infant boys and an 18-month-old girl, saving them from separation in foster care. The children join Hutcheson's two biological boys.

"I think Battalion Chief Roth Hutcheson is an outstanding representative of the type of person we like to honor, not only in the fire department, but in our community," said Alan Greenly, chairman of the police, fire and EMS committee for the Piedmont Chapter of SAR. "You simply can't ask for anybody better than that."

Hutcheson said his family never fostered before, but knew they had to do something when Michelle, a counselor with Coweta County Schools, learned the children were being placed in state-funded care.

"We were looking to keep the kids from being separated and provide them with a safe home while their mother re-established herself," said Hutcheson. "It's busy, it's non-stop, but we're taking it day-by-day."

Each year the Piedmont Chapter of SAR asks local fire and police departments to pick worthy nominees. Milton Fire Chief Robert Edgar said while firefighters are dedicated, compassionate men and women who put the needs of others before their own, "Roth Hutcheson and his family have taken this dedication to a new level."

"They have put the welfare and necessities of three young children above their own," he said. "This act of kindness is another clear example of Roth's great character, integrity and commitment to care for others."

The designation caps a big year for Hutcheson, a 17-year firefighter. He was also named the City of Milton Fire-Rescue Department's first Firefighter of the Year at the department's awards ceremony in January.

Hutcheson has been with the City of Milton since the Fire Department launched in May 2007. He was named Battalion Chief in November 2011 after serving almost four as a lieutenant. Amazingly, in six years, Hutcheson has never missed a day of work.

 

For more information on the City of Milton Fire Rescue Department, click here.

Businesses recognize value of NWF certification
Thomspon Road

Several Milton businesses have certified their properties as National Wildlife Federation (NWF) Habitats as part of the city's program to become a Community Wildlife Habitat.

Little River Animal Hospital and Milton Fields have joined the NWF project to certify their properties can support wildlife with water, food, cover, places to raise offspring.  

"This all contributes to Milton's great quality of life and maintains our rural appeal," said Jim Bell, owner of Milton Fields, a green cemetery. "It is an easy thing to do for nature and the community, and I am happy to be a part of the project."

Most all of Milton's schools are certified as NWF habitats and approximately 90 residents have certified their properties.  

"We only need about 60 more residents to simply go online, check off the wildlife characteristics they have in their yards and make a $20 donation to NWF. After that, their names are automatically added to our Milton Community Habitat list," said Francia Lindon, co-leader of the volunteer NWF group.

The City of Milton has also certified two of its own properties, Fire Station No. 42 on Thompson Road and 200-acre Birmingham Park, which is open for hikes and picnics.

Help Milton receive the Community Wildlife Habitat distinction by going online to http://www.nwf.org/How-to-Help/Garden-for-Wildlife.aspx and click on "start here to certify your property."    

You may also participate in our Shoe Box recycling drive by hosting a collection box at your church, workplace or school, or by bringing shoes for recycling to entrance 107F at City Hall, 13000 Deerfield Parkway.

 

For more information, contact Cindy Eade, sustainability coordinator, at [email protected].

Pack 3000 helps city with storm water requirements
Drains to river

 

Recently, Den Leader Jennifer Bechtel, a Milton resident and leader of a fourth grade den of Webelos in Pack 3000 (chartered out of Birmingham UMC), asked the city for ideas on a conservation project to complete a badge requirement.  

The pack decided that marking storm drains with "No dumping" stickers would be an educational and fun project. The scouts enjoyed helping out and learning from the project.  

Thanks to the scouts, about 50 storm drains were marked - and the boys also picked up litter and handed out educational literature about pollution.

 

If you would like to know more about water pollution and how to prevent it, please contact Sustainability Coordinator Cindy Eade at [email protected] for more information.

Business license renewals update

 

Due to state law concerning the Illegal Immigration Reform and Enforcement Act passed by the Georgia General Assembly last year, 2013 business license renewal forms cannot be mailed back to the City of Milton.

Instead, if you renew your business license for 2013, you must e-mail the forms to [email protected] or hand-deliver them to City Hall, 13000 Deerfield Parkway Suite 107 Suite F (click here for directions, click here for a map of City Hall).

Additionally, all applicants must submit Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) affidavits along with identification such as a driver's license, passport or legal immigration document. Businesses will receive the E-verify affidavit, SAVE affidavit and credit card authorizations forms in the mail along with instructions on how to file these documents.

These documents are being mailed in early December, said Kathleen Field, Community Development Director for the City of Milton. However, if you are a business owner you may begin the process immediately by downloading the forms below.

New Business License
Business License Renewal
Private Employer Affadavit (E-verify for business over 11 employees)
Private Employer Exemption Affadavit (E-Verify for businesses with 11 employees or fewer)
Affidavit of Presence in the United States (SAVE)
Credit Card Authorization Form

All forms and payments are due by March 31, 2013.

 

For more information, contact Jamila Jones, permit technician, at [email protected] or 678-242-2521.

School art program seeks donors
NWMS

Monfort's Education Fund for Youth Art, a non-profit organization dedicated to building creative opportunities for all ages, is seeking donors for its recently launched "Art and Creative Club" after-school program.


Donors are needed to help fund a series of "student scholarships" for the program, which was recently piloted at Milton's Northwestern Middle School. In the pilot program a mural project was installed on a wall in Northwestern's sustainable garden. Classes were taught by Maureen Engle, a professional artist and painter with over 25 years of experience.


The project was inspired by Dr. John Bartlett, a science teacher at NMS who created the outdoor Permaculture classroom where the mural was installed.  

 

The proposed 12-week program will meet once a week for 90 minutes. The plan is to move the program into each Milton school. 


Cost is $250 per student. That cost covers research, development, instructor recruitment, concept development, instructor pay and basic supplies. All donations are tax deductible.

 

For more information, contact Dr. Ray Hoyum, Chairman and CEO of Monfort's Education Fund for Youth Art at 847-867-5146 or [email protected].

Monthly new business report

 

This list is compiled from business license records kept by the city's Community Development Department. If a new business receives a license within the month proceeding the newsletter, it will be listed.

 

The appearance of a business on this page is not intended, nor should it be construed, as the City of Milton's or Milton City Council's endorsement, sanction, promotion or advertisement of any particular business. Identification of businesses on this list is for informational purposes only. Citizens interested in retaining or conducting business with any of the companies or agencies listed in this item should conduct their own review and investigation of that business.

 

Party Plaza
Mayor Pro Tem Bill Lusk, center right, and Councilwoman Karen Thurman, to his right, join the owners and staff of Party Plaza on Ga. 9 at the store's grand opening Nov. 28.

Smith & Kennedy LLC: 13345 New Providence Road

Ashcraft, Opperman & Associates, LLC: 1315 Summit Road  

Dale J. Jackson P.C. at the Windward Law Group, Inc.: 12600 Deerfield Parkway, Suite 125 

 

For a continually updated list of current businesses in Milton via the city's Web site, click here.