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DEL.ICIO.USMilton’s historic day: No all-nighter here
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Like Johns Creek, Milton officially became a city Friday. Unlike Johns Creek, Milton’s leaders decided to go to bed early. No 12:01 a.m. meeting here in northwest Fulton County.
The Milton City Council met earlier Thursday and approved a $12.7 million budget to carry the city through until Oct. 1 when its first full fiscal year starts. They plan to meet again Friday at 9 a.m.
Much of the agendas will deal with nuts and bolts issues, such as franchise agreements with cable companies, trash haulers, adopting building codes and so on.
The timing of the meetings is being dictated by the law and by the desires of the residents. For example, residents of both communities have insisted city leaders make planning and zoning a priority. So as soon as the two cities become functional, the city councils will begin the process of taking over land use decisions. Both will freeze planning and zoning applications until their ordinances are in place and legal, probably in a couple of weeks.
They also will be approving agreements with Fulton County to continue providing some services, such as police and fire protection, which are being contracted out until Milton and Johns Creek can launch their own departments. Milton hopes to have its own public safety department in place by May 1 while Johns Creek plans to wait until next year. Other services, such as water and sewer will continue to be provided by the county indefinitely.
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