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School budget spending details draw comments at Milton forum By DELANEY TARR delaney@appenmedia.com
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Charlie Lancelot, 82, leans against the Providence Park pier, which jets out onto Providence Lake. Lancelot, deemed the “keeper of Providence Park,” spent more than a decade maintaining the 42-acre park on his own to continue his daily running routine. Read story, Page 4.
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MILTON, Ga. — Fulton County District 2 School Board member Lillie Pozatek held a community meeting on April 18 where educators and community members gathered at Hopewell Middle School in Milton to hear details on the school district’s proposed 2023-2024 budget. Pozatek, who represents areas of Alpharetta and Milton said the meeting was also an opportunity to get feedback from her district on the proposed 2023-24 budget, rounding out at about $1.1 billion. “I know this is a team effort, I am here to represent you,” Pozatek said. Fulton County Schools Chief Financial Officer Marvin Dereef presented the budget, which is scheduled to be adopted on June 6. The budget has been discussed at previous school board meetings, and it calls for employees to receive a 7 percent salary increase for the 2023-2024 school year. Dereef said the compensation increase is the highlight to the budget, because “we’re
See BUDGET, Page 6