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August 12, 2015 | miltonherald.com | 75,000 circulation Revue & News, Johns Creek Herald, Milton Herald & Forsyth Herald combined | 50¢ | Volume 10, No. 33
Bears prowl at night for ‘Midnight Growl’
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MILTON, Ga. — The football field of Cambridge High School was awash with lights in the early hours of Aug. 1 for the fourth annual “Midnight Growl.” The “Growl” has the school’s football players begin their team practice at the absolute earliest allowed – 12:01 a.m. Aug. 1. Cheerleading teams also participate.
For Cambridge, the midnight event has become a tradition each year, with families and friends turning out to watch the event, which goes until the late morning. —Jonathan Copsey
Crooked Creek begins work on gates 640 homes, 6.7 miles of road privatized By JONATHAN COPSEY jonathan@appenmediagroup.com MILTON, Ga. – After eight years, Crooked Creek’s homeowners are finally getting gates on their entrances. The groundbreaking of the new gates was held Aug. 5. Steve Tipton, president of the Crooked Creek Board, said construction should take no more than 120 days. “It’s going to be a great thing for our community,” Tipton said about the gating of his neighborhood. Crooked Creek is made up
of 640 homes on 24 streets, with 6.67 miles of road, one of the largest neighborhoods in the area. The main street of the neighborhood, Creek Club Drive, runs from Ga. 9 in the south to Francis Road in the north. Residents complain that commuters use the road as a cut-through when traffic backs up on Ga. 9. That will no longer happen once the gates are closed to the public. The gating – or “privatization” - of Creek Club Drive was approved in October of
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last year and literally required a change in state law to get it done. Prior laws required 100 percent approval from all affected residents. With more than 1,000 residents, Crooked Creek was unable to do this. State law was changed to allow municipalities to make the decision. Under Milton’s requirements, only two-thirds of residents had to approve. Crooked Creek managed to get this and their gating was approved by the city. While gating a large neighborhood may seem folly to some, Tipton said it came about due to some very real concerns.
See GATING, Page 42
DON’T LET YOUR CHILD’S LEARNING STOP JUST BECAUSE SUMMER STARTS.
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Construction began on the gates to Crooked Creek Aug. 5. From left are: Jan Jacobus, Crooked Creek Board of Directors-Treasurer; Steve Tipton, Board of Directors- President; Beth Korn, Board of Directors-Secretary; Brian Riggins, Board of DirectorsMember at Large; Victoria Palmer, On Site Community Association Manager, Heritage Property Management Services; and Cheryl Brackett, Board of Directors-Member at Large.
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