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March 26, 2014 | northfulton.com | 73,500 circulation Revue & News, Johns Creek Herald, Milton Herald & Forsyth Herald combined | 50¢ | Volume 9, No. 13
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Consideration to modify site plan at 13660 New Providence Road, Mill Springs Academy.
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Consideration of an ordinance to adopt amendments to the fiscal 2014 budget. Consideration of a resolution appointing a member to the City of Milton Planning Commission by appointing a board member for District 2/Post 1.
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Consideration of a resolution for Crowne Castle’s application for utilization of City of Milton right of way for telecommunication facilities, as authorized by law. Consideration of an application for the abandonment of a portion of Holly Road.
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Withdrawal of an application to rezone 22.3 acres at 975 Birmingham Road and 15755 Birmingham Highway to develop 55 single family residences.
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Milton • March 17 Withdrawal of an application to rezone approximately 66.40 acres on New Bull Pen Road to develop 52 single family residences.
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Milton Council gives approval to telecom Still subject to local ordinance By JONATHAN COPSEY jonathan@northfulton.com
Milton artist Michael Dillon forges on a 500-pound mechanical helve hammer in his Birmingham Highway shop.
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Milton artist on display Local nature an inspiration By JONATHAN COPSEY jonathan@northfulton.com MILTON, Ga. – Hidden away behind an unassuming house that is itself hidden from view
from Birmingham Highway back in the woods lies the art studio of Michael Dillon. It looks like a large shed, but it houses machinery that would not look out of place in an Industrial Era factory – forges and cranes line the walls and dozens of pieces of metal lie on
See ARTIST, Page 8
MILTON, Ga. – Milton City Council will allow a utility company to locate equipment on city land. Council approved the item unanimously at their March 17 meeting, but that was just a formality. Under state law, a city cannot refuse the request from a telecommunications company to place utilities in an area for service. “State law allows a utility provider like Crow Castle to make an application and, if we do not approve it, state law deems it approved anyway,” said City Attorney Ken Jarrard. Houston-based Crown Castle, which owns, operates and leases towers and other infrastructure for wireless communications wanted approval to place its systems within the city’s right-of-way.
There are no plans for towers, but there may be fiber optic cables installed in the right-of-way. By approving the application, Crown Castle would still have to abide by Milton’s city laws governing placement and the look of any new utility or tower. “They must still comply with our telecommunications ordinance,” Jarrard said. Once the company has towers up and running, the city will be paid a percentage of their revenues from the towers. Also at the meeting: Milton officially owns most of the land in Crabapple that will one day hold its City Hall. City Manager Chris Lagerbloom told the City Council “This is a great thing for us and our community,” Lagerbloom said. At their Feb. 3 meeting, the City Council unanimously voted to make an offer for roughly $950,000 to buy two parcels of land behind the shops on Crabapple Road, totaling 2.5 acres of land.
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