City of Milton
Council for Quality Growth Raises Concern with Proposed Cheshire Bridge Ordinance
Council to Speak in Opposition Tonight, May 9 at Zoning Review Board Hearing Two ordinances, 12-O-1599 and 12-O-1600, introduced by Atlanta City Councilman Wan, will be heard by the Zoning Review Board at tonight’s meeting and the full Atlanta City Council on June 3. The ordinances, if approved, would sunset all non-conforming businesses along two parts of Cheshire Bridge Road, zoned to the Neighborhood Commercial Districts NC 4 and NC 5. This issue raises serious property rights concerns. Existing grandfathered...
read moreGovernor Deal Signs Controversial Fulton County Bill
Governor Nathan Deal signed House Bill 604 effectively placing a freeze on property taxes in Fulton County for the next two years. The controversial bill states that the Fulton County Commission may not raise property tax rates until 2015. After that, a raise in property taxes would require a minimum of 5 of 7 commissioner votes. Republican lawmakers from Fulton County believe this will serve as a wake-up call to the County Commission as well as put an end to wasteful spending. The property tax revenue, which comprises most of Fulton...
read moreCity of Milton Advances Transfer of Development Rights
Milton is charging ahead with the Transfer of Development Rights Program (TDR). The program was established to restrict the development that can occur within the city to concentrated areas that have been deemed suitable for dense growth. In turn, this helps to protect large tracts of land from ever being developed in the future. Fulton County, one of the first in the Southeast to create a TDR ordinance, in 2003, allows for two different procedures by which a land owner can file a TDR. The first, “ When owners volunteer their...
read moreResurrecting Milton: Partisan Politics and the Future of Fulton County
North Fulton’s finest, cautiously optimistic in Fulton County’s socio-economic struggle for survival. Citing a desire for reducing government’s reach and a decrease in taxes, legislators from Milton, Alpharetta and Roswell are banding together in the fight for the re-creation of Milton County. Stepping into this political ring are House Speaker Pro Tem, Jan Jones (R-Milton), Chuck Martin (R-Alpharetta) and John Albers (R-Roswell), each in their respective corners. As stated at a recent legislative session review meeting, Jones believes...
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