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Milton reduces speed limit on three major roadways MILTON, Ga. — Police will enforce a new 40 mph speed limit on three roads in Milton after the Public Works Department installed signage April 15. The speed limit decreased from 45 to 40 mph on: • Bethany Bend between Ga. 9 and Hopewell Road • Thompson Road between Redd Road and Hopewell Road • New Providence Road between Arnold Mill Road and Birmingham Highway CITY OF MILTON/PROVIDED
Motorists will see signage along three major roadways in Milton alerting them to new reduced speeds. Enforcement went into effect April 15.
The City Council voted to implement the speed reductions in March after the Georgia Depart-
ment of Public Safety approved the changes. This is the third round of speed limit modifications in Milton since council members approved a Local Road Safety Plan in 2022. The initiative identified areas where safety can be improved for drivers, cyclists and pedestrians. The school zone around Cambridge High School on Bethany Bend has also been extended to include King’s Ridge Christian School and surrounding areas. The speed limit within that school zone was also decreased from 35 to 30 mph. — Hannah Yahne
City adopts new AG-1 zoning changes By LYDIA MAGALLANES newsroom@appenmedia.com
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MILTON, Ga. –– The Milton City Council voted unanimously April 13 to lift the moratorium on applications for minor subdivision plats of less than 3 acres in Agricultural Residential (AG-1) zoning districts. The vote came after city officials spent the better part of two hours reviewing recommendations for changes to the city building and zoning codes. The city has already devoted several weeks reviewing public feedback on the proposals which, in general, are aimed at protecting existing
landowners and preserving Milton’s rural aesthetic. Community Development and Public Works Director Sara Leaders said reviewing the Unified Development Code (UDC) has been a months-long process. “It started in early January with the moratorium just to get a better look at what was going on with minor plats and some trends we were seeing,” Leaders said. “The first month was spent really digging into the problem before we started looking at opportunities.”
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From left, Sara Leaders, Community Development and Public Works director, and Tracie Wildes, deputy director of Community Development, present code amendments to the city’s AG-1 policy.
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