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Milton offers invite to ‘Meet the Neighbors’ By AMBER PERRY amber@appenmedia.com MILTON, Ga. — Milton residents are invited to come out April 15 for “Meet the Neighbors,” an opportunity to interact with horses and those who love them. Hosted by the Milton Equestrian Committee, the event is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the 12-acre greenspace at Freemanville and Birmingham roads. The entrance is 15660 Freemanville Road. A primary goal of the occasion is giving people time with and exposure to horses — the “neigh” in “Meet the Neigh-bors” — whether they have ridden since childhood, live on a horse farm or simply want to hang out with animals. The event will include a demonstration from the Milton FireRescue Department’s Technical Large Animal Emergency Rescue Unit as
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well as arts, crafts and other types of vendors selling equestrian-themed goods, and food and drinks. “Meet the Neighbors” aims to increase awareness and foster Milton’s proud, storied equestrian community. That community includes those who
own horses as well as those who feel a special affinity with horses and what they mean to the city. For more information, email Emily Salerno, Milton Community Outreach Manager, at Emily.Salerno@miltonga. gov.
Milton unveils online tool to help with fire, life safety MILTON, Ga. — Milton recently unveiled CRAIG 3000, a valuable tool that can be used to better plan out fire and life safety initiatives. While this program will be used primarily in-house by the Milton FireRescue Department, CRAIG 3000 has a public-facing component. This way, residents have access to key information and data points that will allow them to fully understand the factors and decisions made by Milton’s firefighters and city leaders.
Governor notes ‘significant holes’ in state’s adopted spending package
A product of the National Fire Protection Association, the acronym CRAIG stands for Community Risk Assessment Insight Generator. Its dashboard incorporates incident data that’s overlayed with local community indicators. For example, you can dig deep into things like: • Numbers and trends for fire, EMS (or medical), hazardous condition, even false alarm calls • The “age,” number of rooms and household sizes of Milton residences
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Population breakdowns, like the percentage of those age 65 and over in specific parts of Milton This type of information, as gathered and presented through CRAIG 1300, gives departments like Milton’s a more robust, fact-driven, holistic understanding of what’s called in, where and how crews are responding, and how the department can become even more effective. To view the tool, visit miltonga.gov/ CRAIG1300.
ATLANTA — Lawmakers signed off on a $32.4 billion spending plan for next year as the clock expired on the 2023 legislative session, although Gov. Brian Kemp warned of “significant holes” in the budget. “I think it’s important for me to say tonight that the recent news from the Federal Reserve and others suggest there may be storm clouds on our nation’s economic horizon,” Kemp told members of the Senate on the final day of the session. “Additionally, there are significant holes in this year’s final budget that my office will need to work closely with you all, the House and the Office of Planning and Budget to address in the coming months.” Kemp called on lawmakers to assist in making the tough decisions necessary to keep the financial health of this state on sound footing. As with all bills that pass through the Legislature, the governor has the power of the pen and can veto lines in the budget he finds problematic. The close of the session kicks off the usual 40-day bill signing period, and Kemp has already signed a few bills, including a controversial measure banning most gender-affirming care for minors. Kemp also pressed senators to sign off on renewing a tax break for
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