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August 19, 2015 | miltonherald.com | 75,000 circulation Revue & News, Johns Creek Herald, Milton Herald & Forsyth Herald combined | 50¢ | Volume 10, No. 34
Milton to tackle conservation ordinance Special meeting Aug. 20 on issue By JONATHAN COPSEY jonathan@appenmediagroup.com MILTON, Ga. – The Milton City Council will tackle Aug. 20 the ongoing question of conservation subdivisions. At a special meeting on a Thursday, the council and staff will address outstanding issues and details of the proposed ordinance. A conservation subdivision is a development that allows the builder to condense homes on a smaller amount of property in order to preserve more green space than the law typically allows. The idea is this would keep more of the city “green” than would otherwise be possible. The city has been working on the conservation subdivision ordinance (CSO) for over a
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If you go What: Milton Special Work Session on Conservation Subdivisions When: 5 p.m. Aug. 20 Where: Milton City Hall, 13000 Deerfield Parkway year now, with multiple public meetings and drafts.
See ORDINANCE, Page 37
Vaccination rate in schools remains high HATCHER HURD/STAFF
Two marble columns left on the property show the previous owner planned some sort of formal garden, but it was never close to completion.
Milton’s ‘Great Wall’ is no more Local Cogburn Road landmark goes to make way for redevelopment By HATCHER HURD hatcher@appenmediagroup.com MILTON, Ga. — The 300-foot “Great Wall” on Cogburn Road
that had been a landmark – if not an eyesore – for many years met with the developer’s wrecking ball last week. The wall and house on the 3.55-
acre property have been demolished to make way for three single-family homes. Drew Nietzer is one of the partners in the redevelopment project. He was out inspecting the demolition of the property
See GREAT WALL, Page 29
Religious objection waiver forms seldom used By CANDY WAYLOCK candy@appenmediagroup.com FULTON, COUNTY — Parents in Fulton County schools can rest assured the child sitting next to their child in the classroom and cafeteria this year is likely vaccinated from the host of childhood diseases that pose
a public health threat. Fulton’s vaccination is just over 98 percent, which mirrors the statewide compliance rate of 98.3 percent for public schoolchildren. “Vaccination is one of the most effective ways to protect children and adults against many common infectious diseases,” said Nancy Nydam, media relations manager for the Georgia Department of Public Health. “Vaccines are
See VACCINATION, Page 10
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