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June 3, 2015 | miltonherald.com | 75,000 circulation Revue & News, Johns Creek Herald, Milton Herald & Forsyth Herald combined | 50¢ | Volume 10, No. 23
Milton observes Memorial Day 8th annual ceremony honors fallen soldiers MILTON, Ga. — The city of Milton observed Memorial Day Monday, May 25 at Freedom Park in remembrance of those who died serving in the U.S. military. The event’s keynote speaker was Capt. Donna Rowe, who was a U.S. Army nurse during Vietnam. “Today is not just another day to me,” Rowe said. “Today, I’m honoring all who have died, but particularly those who have died who were closest to my heart.” Capt. Clint Johnson, Gordon Hunter and Noel Carpen-
Milton held its annual Memorial Day ceremony May 25 at Freedom Park.
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Arnold Mill next for ‘form-based’ code Becomes 3rd district in city under consideration By JONATHAN COPSEY jonathan@appenmediagroup.com MILTON, Ga. – The Arnold Mill Road corridor could soon look different, as the city of Milton is considering a new form-based code for a large portion of the road. A form-based code allows different uses in a structure, so long as the buildings are standard. “A house could be an office, a store or a house,” said Kathleen Field, the city’s community development director,
“as long as it maintains the architectural standards.” This has been applied in the areas of Crabapple and Deerfield. Field said all three areas were slated for new code in the city’s comprehenFIELD sive plans. The new code could encompass
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Alpharetta, Roswell best suburban cities Johns Creek No. 10, but where’s Milton? By HATCHER HURD hatcher@appenmediagroup.com NORTH FULTON, Ga. – Alpharetta has been named the No. 1 Best Suburban Atlanta City with Roswell close behind at No. 2. Johns Creek comes in at No.10, but where is Milton? Movoto, an Internet real estate services company, recently named the 10 best suburban communities in Atlanta and not surprisingly North
Fulton dominated. Alpharetta, Roswell and Johns Creek topped the list, but Milton was not among the 79 communities Movoto surveyed. It turns out, Milton missed it by a mile. That is, the survey looked at the top suburban cities within 30 miles of Atlanta’s epicenter. Milton is 31 miles from that point, so it never got to the starting blocks.
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