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City delays decision for new development on Hickory Flat Road By AMBER PERRY amber@appenmedia.com
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From left, graduating seniors Shweta Awasthi, Allison Kitchens, Caroline Daniels from Girl Scout Troop 11489 earned Gold Awards, the highest achievement that can be earned by a Girl Scout. Five other Milton seniors in various troops earned the award as well, including Parinita Vardhineedi, Sumana Naganathanahalli, Swara Viswanadha, Katie Wishert and Snigdha Jannu.
Milton Girl Scouts earn Gold MILTON, Ga. — Eight graduating Milton seniors earned Gold Awards, the highest achievement that can be earned by a Girl Scout. Nationwide, only about 6 percent of all eligible Girl Scouts achieve the Gold Award, which requires at least 80 hours of planning and implementation on a challenging project that is innovative, engages others and has a lasting impact
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on its targeted community. Gold Award recipients were Parinita Vardhineedi, Sumana Naganathanahalli and Swara Viswanadha from Troop 11763; Katie Wishert from Troop 11483; Snigdha Jannu from Troop 12481; Shweta Awasthi, Allison Kitchens and Caroline Daniels from Troop 11489; Ambuja Sharma and Anvitha Suram from Troop 14512 graduated from
Cambridge High School last year but earned their Gold Award in 2023 as well. “These girls each developed and implemented an incredible individual project to help make the world a better place and should be very proud of their achievements,” said Cindy Tippett, Milton service unit director.
North Fulton charity marks 40 years
— Amber Perry
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MILTON, Ga. — Plans for a restaurant and event facility drew resident concerns about density and preservation of the Birmingham Crossroads character area at the June 19 Milton City Council meeting. Curtis Mills, owner of Matilda’s Under the Pine and 7 Acre Bar N Grill, has applied to repurpose a 2,640-square-foot, 1890s-era farmhouse along Hickory Flat Road into a new breakfast restaurant. Plans also include adding a 2,000-square-foot indoor event pavilion alongside a 1,550-squarefoot patio. The development, which covers 6.5 acres, would bisect two zoning districts, AG-1 – or agriculture – and C-1, which is generally reserved for transition areas that allow neighborhood and community-oriented retail and service activities. Among the zoning variances requested, new village center buildings would be set back more than 10 feet to allow for parking as well as some parking lot requirements eliminated. City staff recommended approval of all the requested zoning variances, but with conditions.
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