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Dear Friends,
Neighbors and Milton Citizens,
September is a busy time for us at City Hall and there is much productive
work occurring on your behalf and I am proud to be a part of it. The
2008 budget has been finalized, capital projects identified, the new
ladder fire truck has arrived and is in use protecting Milton, the
Comprehensive Land Use Update process has begun and the Milton
Round-up is just around the corner. We also have a Town Hall
informational meeting tonight regarding tax bills and this
Saturday, September 22 we have a Student Driving Course
conducted by our Public Safety Department to benefit our community's
youth. And, on September 25th, the Board of Education is
hosting a meeting at Summit Hill Elementary regarding the new
elementary school planned for Birmingham Highway and Wood Road.
These are just a few things happening around your Milton.
I hope you have your calendar marked for the first annual Milton
Birthday Party which will take place on Saturday, September 29th from
3:00 - 8:00 p.m. It is going to be a wonderful family centric
event with music, barrel racing, a kids zone, a dunk tank, face
painting, food and more. It will be a great way to celebrate
our community, our youth and our future together. The event is
being sponsored all most entirely by local businesses with a goal of
providing a family fun event at virtually no cost to the city.
Lots of volunteers have done a wonderful job planning for this
terrific community gathering.
It has been a real pleasure to work on this event with Council member
Tina D'Aversa, Linda Blow of our city staff, co-chairs Burt Hewitt
and Travis Allen along with other dedicated volunteers including Jack
and Rachelle Berube, Phyllis Davis, Tim Enloe, Jan Fowler, Troy
Hutchinson, Sandy Jones, Patricia Shimmel, Kevin White and Kathy
Woerner. Everyone has worked very hard to ensure this is a fitting
and fun day to celebrate Milton. Please be sure to join us.
Please plan to attend tonights Town Hall meeting, Wednesday,
September 19th at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall. The goal of the
town hall meeting will be to provide a helpful forum to explain the
billing process, the tax assessments which are the responsibility of
Fulton County and to provide time for questions and answers from city
staff. Please use this link to read the letter from
Mayor Lockwood on the topic of tax bills.
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Milton
Roundup-Birthday Celebration
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Join the
City of Milton at the First Annual
Milton Roundup
Our City's First
Birthday Celebration!
September 29, 2007
3:00pm-8:00pm
At the Birmingham United Methodist Church
Birmingham Crossroads
Bring your family and friends to an unforgettable day of fun &
festivities!
Fire & Police Department Chili Cook-off
Live Music
Equestrian Shows
Food, Fun, Games, Contests, Arts and Crafts
Thanks to the volunteers and sponsors who are helping to
bring the citizens this event.
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Sept 13 City
Council Work Session Wrap-up
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During our most recent Mayor and Council Work Session, I
presented the Milton "Green Community" initiative which
encompasses many programs and opportunities that will help to further
distinguish our community and leverage the mission statement and values
of our city and its citizens.
"Green Communities" provide opportunities for enhanced
building standards that are a win for businesses, development and
citizens as the standards incorporate environmentally friendly
approaches that can be very cost effective and drive property values
higher. Other elements of my Milton Green Community concept is to
create a "Milton Recycles" focus along with enhanced
opportunities for the preservation of Greenspace and open space, storm
water enhancements that contribute to improved water quality,
environmental education opportunities leveraging our partnerships with
local schools and businesses and so much more.
Please view the summary document I presented to the Mayor and
Council. And, please note that Sept. 22 provides an opportunity
for our community to recycle electronics via Waste Management one day
electronics recycling day at the Alpharetta transfer station.
Stay tuned for more information on this important initiative.
Mayor and council also had discussions surrounding a proposed
telecommunications ordinance (cell towers) and suggested language
changes for the Highway 9 Overlay. The Highway 9 Overlay needs
some more specific architectural standards and buffer requirements and
these initial language changes will be a first step towards ensuring
the language reflects the desires of citizens to see Highway 9 enhanced
with more specific design guidelines. I am a strong supporter of
enhancements to the Highway 9 Overlay and will continue to support and
sponsor enhancements to this area of our Milton community.
Documents reviewed during our work session can be found using the
following link.
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Calendar of
Events and Meetings
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Wednesday, September 19 - Town Hall Meeting Informational meeting
about Taxes 6:30PM, Mayor's Letter
Thursday, September 20 - City Council Meeting 7PM, Agenda
Tuesday, September 25 - Planning Commission Meeting 7PM
Saturday, September 29 - Milton Round-up 3pm - 8pm
Unless otherwise noted, meetings are held at Milton City
Hall,
13000 Deerfield Parkway, Suite 107, Milton, GA 30004.
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In Closing...
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Together, we are a strong community. And working collectively for
the citizen's vision of Milton - as we have done for years - we can
successfully uphold the quality of life that makes this place unique
and wonderful. Please know I am more committed today than ever to
working with you to ensure Milton remains the special place we all love
and call home. Every voice, every volunteer and every person can
and does make all the difference.
God bless you all,
Julie Zahner Bailey
Milton City Council
770-664-5529 (home)
404-310-6344 (cell)
No City of Milton funds were used for this newsletter.
Paid for by Friends of Julie Zahner Bailey
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P.R.I.D.E.
Parent/Teen Driving Course on Saturday, 9/22
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The City of Milton Public Safety Department will hold a FREE two-hour
Georgia Teens Ride with P.R.I.D.E. Driving Course for parents and
teenagers this Saturday, 9/22 from 10am to noon at Fire Station #43,
located at 750 Hickory Flat Road in Milton. To register please
contact, Jason Baswell 678-242-2570.
P.R.I.D.E., which stands for "Parents Reducing Incidents of Driver
Error," addresses driver attitude, knowledge and behavior, rather
than technical hands-on driver training. The national
award-winning course is designed to help parents and their new or
upcoming drivers between 14 & 16 years old learn what they need to
do during the 40 hours of supervised practice driving time required by
Georgia's Joshua's Law.
The P.R.I.D.E. course is offered in cooperation with the Georgia
Traffic Injury Prevention Institute, a University of Georgia program
funded by a grant from the Governor's Office of Highway Safety. Click here to learn more about
P.R.I.D.E. courses.
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Electronics Recycling Day
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Electronics Recycling Day
Saturday, September 22, 2007
9AM - 1PM
WM Alpharetta Transfer Station
11465 Maxwell Road
Many items are accepted at no charge:
Computer monitors, microwave ovens, computer CPU's, stereos, laptops,
copiers, toaster ovens, printers, keyboards, telephones, click here for a complete list.
This event is made possible by The City of Alpharetta, Keep Roswell
Beautiful, Keep Sandy Springs Beautiful, Waste Management and Atlanta
Recycling Solutions, L.L.C. Call 770-805-3359 for more
information or to volunteer to help.
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Birmingham Elementary School Community Meeting
Tuesday, September 25th at Summit Hill Elem. at 7
PM
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An informational
meeting will be held Tuesday, September 25, for the community to learn
about features of a new elementary school to be built along Birmingham
Highway in the city of Milton.
The public is invited to ask questions to school officials about the
construction and design process, special school features, bus
transportation, and the redistricting process.
The meeting will begin at 7 PM at Summit Hill Elementary School,
located at 13855 Providence Road.
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Math
Curriculum Forums Planned for October
Fulton County parents can learn more about the new Georgia Performance
Standards math curriculum at several forums during
October.
Fulton County Schools Director of Math Curriculum Lori Fanning will
give a presentation followed by a question-and-answer session. Each
meeting begins at 7 pm in the auditorium of the following
schools:
- Milton High School, Oct 8
- Roswell High School, Oct 25
- Chattahoochee High School, October
29
Kindergarten through second grade, as well as sixth and seventh grade,
already
are using the new math curriculum. This year, students are seeing
changes in grades 3-5 and 8. High school students begin the new math
standards in 2008-09.
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Join us for our annual
Rivers Alive event.
Saturday, October 27th
Bailey Farm & Gardens
8:00am-12:30
255 Hickory Flat Road
Rivers Alive is Georgia's annual volunteer waterway cleanup event that
targets all waterways in the State including streams, rivers, lakes,
beaches, and wetlands. The mission of Rivers Alive is to create
awareness of and involvement in the preservation of Georgia's water
resources.
Participants will receive a free Rivers Alive T-shirt or patch.
For questions
or to confirm your involvement in the clean-up, please call Julie
Zahner Bailey at 404-310-6344 or Bill Bailey at 770-364-1239 or email
Baileyfarmandgardens@mindspring.com
While RSVP's are not necessary, it helps to plan for the event.
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Thank you for your on-going support and your
consideration of a financial contribution to the Friends of Julie
Zahner Bailey.
Please consider routing this email release to your friends, neighbors
and HOA in an effort to help keep everyone engaged and involved in all
the issues facing our community. Community voice matters now more
than ever!
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