EDUCATION
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Planning commission, city talk ‘Destination Deerfield’ By HAYDEN SUMLIN hayden@appenmedia.com MILTON, Ga. — Milton officials are looking at potential revisions to city code, specifically in the city’s eastern Deerfield district, dealing with density, design standards and mobility. Special Projects Director Bob Buscemi gave a general overview Feb. 10 of “Destination Deerfield,” a catch-all term for the city’s effort to revitalize its easternmost commercial district along the spine of Ga. 9. Buscemi said the fun part is looking at potential redevelopment concept plans from interested builders and investors. He said the reason the city started the Deerfield Implementation Plan was to respond to the interest of several developers and large property owners in the district. SARAH COYNE/APPEN MEDIA
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Bill Lusk, former city council member and founding President of the Milton Historical Society, holds up the blueprint for The Friends of the Milton Library Book Barn, made by Timothy Bryan. The Milton Historical Society met to discuss the History of the Milton Library and Book Barn at the Milton Library on Feb. 11.
Historical society show origin of Milton Library, Book Barn By SARAH COYNE sarah@appenmedia.com MILTON, Ga. — Local history buffs reminisced at the History of the Milton Library and Book Barn event Feb. 11, presented by the Milton Historical Society at the Milton Library. Matt Kunz, author and former city council member, and Bill Lusk, former city council member and founding President of the Milton Historical Society, presented over 200 photos alongside anecdotes from the creation of the library and book
barn to those in attendance. Members of the community and friends of the library also provided stories about the creation of the book barn. The foundation The library board originally selected a piece of property in Deerfield as the location for the Milton library, with the Alpharetta library set to plant near Wills Park.
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CITY OF MILTON/PROVIDED
A map shows the southern tip of the Deerfield district in Milton with commercial properties in blue, residential areas in yellow and office buildings in red. The city says property owners have approached them with redevelopment plans, and it’s looking at how to ensure future growth matches what residents want.
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