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Elections committee wraps up findings for presentation By AMBER PERRY amber@appenmedia.com MILTON, Ga. — The Milton committee, tasked with studying the feasibility of the city running its own municipal elections, nailed down two remaining issues at its last meeting Dec. 1. The Municipal Election Feasibility Committee could stand as a model for other north metro Atlanta cities following the election study. Considering Fulton County’s recent suggestion to cities to conduct their own municipal elections due to skyrocketing costs, self-sufficiency has become a more important objective. Deputy City Manager and committee member Stacey Inglis did not release the overall cost estimate of a city-run election. But the cost is expected to be far lower than what Fulton County has once charged. At the meeting, Milton City Manager Steve Krokoff was there to help explain last-minute calculations that anticipate the necessary staff and/ or polling locations to accommodate voter turnout. Calculations were made based on the best- and worst-case scenarios, using historical data, and
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Milton Mayor Peyton Jamison keys into information provided by Alyse Hensel, the program director of One Johns Creek Coalition.
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Paul Moore, Milton City Councilman and Municipal Election Feasibility Committee member, talks about the committee’s findings Dec. 1.
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ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The year-end meeting of One Johns Creek Coalition – a group committed to fighting drug abuse – was packed with around 30 stakeholders, including representatives from Milton and Alpharetta who are looking to form their own wellness alliance. The Nov. 30 meeting, hosted at Brady Ware in Alpharetta, was the second gathering of minds where all three cities talked about a common goal — reducing drug addiction among youth. Milton Mayor Peyton Jamison, Milton Police Capt. Charles Barstow and Alpharetta EMS and police were there to key in on strategy. Johns Creek Mayor John Bradberry, Councilwoman Stacy Skinner and a representative from Johns Creek police were there as well.
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