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July 9, 2014 | northfulton.com | 73,500 circulation Revue & News, Johns Creek Herald, Milton Herald & Forsyth Herald combined | 50¢ | Volume 9, No. 28
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Same class sizes, adds day to term Fulton Board opts for no millage rollback for next year By CANDY WAYLOCK candy@northfulton.com FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — The Fiscal Year 2015 budget for the Fulton County Board of Education is a done deal, with few surprises or changes in place as the system looks to the next 12 months. The $878 million budget in the general fund will be spent mostly in the classroom and to support students, with 67 percent allocated for staff salaries
The Alpharetta Rodeo Wranglers perform the flag presentation for July 4, 2001 at Wills Park. The team hopes to return for the Milton Rodeo next year.
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Saddle Club to offer ride Horse enthusiasts gear up for event By JONATHAN COPSEY jonathan@northfulton.com MILTON, Ga. — It might seem a simple thing, to go for a walk, but when you involve a large animal, it can get tricky. Foremost is where on earth do you ride a horse? For the Milton Saddle Club, they hope to lead a large
group of riders on horseback through the large, 200-acre Birmingham Park in northwestern Milton. One of the Milton Saddle Club organizers, Roger Brown of Brownwood Farm, said he wanted to put together a ride with some friends and neighbors in Birmingham Park. He received a surprising response. “Nobody in the neighborhood even knew about it,” he said. “That park is sitting there totally dormant, but it’s
a great place to ride in.” Birmingham Park is one of the largest undeveloped tracts of land in the metro Atlanta area. Despite being called a park, there is little on it, a status the city has no plans to change any time soon. While there are plans to develop parts of it, the city has no immediate plans for the park. When the city was coming up with its plans several
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and local schools budgets. The remaining 33 percent will go toward pupil transportation, maintenance, operations and administration. Class sizes will remain the same, however students will go to school for 178 days -- one additional day from last year as the systems gradually moves back to an 180-day calendar. No raises are planned; staff
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Milton seeks resident feedback Milton hosts online “National Citizen Survey” MILTON, Ga. — The City of Milton is now hosting a National Research Center “National Citizen Survey” at the city’s Web site, www.cityofmiltonga. us. The survey, last conducted in 2012, is closely tied to the city’s 2012-2015 Strategic Plan and seeks to establish an updated baseline for resident and business satisfaction with the city’s services, plans and programs. Results will be used, in part, to help guide the city’s future priorities and budgeting. The survey uses standard questions and queries unique
to Milton, enabling the city to compare with others of the same size. “This survey has been sent randomly to Milton residents’ homes LAGERBLOOM over the summer,” said Chris Lagerbloom, the city manager. “Now, we’re able to post an online version for additional input, and we’d love to hear from everyone.” Results from the mailed survey will be available in August. The online survey results will be an ongoing gauge of success. For more information call 678-242-2492 or email christine.doss@cityofmiltonga.us.
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