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Pine beetle curse dooms trail trees at municipal park MILTON, Ga. — Around two dozen trees at Bell Memorial Park will be removed the week of Dec. 8 due to pine beetle infestations, the City of Milton said. The removal will take place along the trail on the eastern side of Bell Memorial Park and behind the football and lacrosse fields. Most of the trail will remain open, but visitors should follow signage and avoid areas where tree removal work is underway. The City of Milton said the contractor from One Two Tree will work on infested trees before they fall from damage. Once trees are infected, their structural integrity declines making way for branches or the trunks to break. If the trees are not removed, the pine beetle infestation can spread quickly, damaging healthy trees. Tree removal is expected to take a week, the City of Milton said. — Hannah Yahne
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From left, Mayor Pro Tem Carol Cookerly and Councilman Jan Jacobus listen to a presentation on a proposal to change yard setback requirements in agricultural (AG-1) zoning at the Dec. 1 Milton City Council meeting.
Milton residents, City Council debate home setback changes By HANNAH YAHNE hannah@appenmedia.com
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MILTON, Ga. — Potential zoning changes to front yard setbacks in AG-1 properties dominated discussion Dec. 1, as residents tangled with city officials. A proposed text amendment would alter the setback requirements for subdivisions constructed in agriculturally zoned (AG-1) areas. Currently, the setback requirements are a 60-foot front yard setback, a 50-foot setback in the rear, and 10-feet between a pool
Mark San Fertello, a resident of the Taylor Glen subdivision, speaks in opposition of the proposed text amendment changes to AG-1 zoning during public comment.
and the rear property line. With the exception of several commercial corridors, agriculture zoning dominates Milton’s landscape. City staff say the goal is to provide homeowners more design flexibility in their backyard by reducing the front yard setback within qualified subdivisions. Two versions of the amendment reducing front yard setbacks were originally proposed at the Nov. 20 Planning Commission meeting.
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