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Speaker pro tem Jones announces retirement By ZOE SEILER zoe@appenmedia.com MILTON, Ga. — Georgia Rep. Jan Jones (RMilton) announced Feb. 19 that she will not seek reelection to House District 47 this year. Jones currently serves as the House speaker pro tem. She will retire after more than two decades in office, according to a news release. Jones was first elected in 2002. She said she will miss the work, he ability to help constituents and her colleagues. ZOE SEILER/APPEN MEDIA “Over these years, I’m incredibly proud of Georgia Rep. Jan Jones (R-Milton), left, is what we’ve accomplished on education polnot seeking reelection in 2026 and will icy: restoring full funding to public schools, retire from the Georgia General Assembly. keeping teacher pay the highest in the Southeast, expanding access to Pre-K and the best business climate in the country and bolstering that workforce and strengthenthese investments in our workforce will keep ing parent choice with more public charters us at the top for years to come.” and the Promise Scholarship,” Jones said. “Conservative leadership has given Georgia See JONES, Page 26
City approves plats for two subdivisions
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Milton staff members grab shovels and help plant a witch hazel tree at the Mark Law Aboretum in Bell Memorial Park in celebration of Georgia’s Arbor Day Feb. 20. Attendees went home with their own persimmon seedling, a tree native to the Southeast that produces edible fruit. Georgia’s Arbor Day is two months earlier than the national holiday because the state’s tree planting season peaks in February.
By HANNAH YAHNE hannah@appenmedia.com MILTON, Ga. — The Milton City Council approved final plats for two subdivisions at its formal meeting Feb.18. Brooke Hall and Blakely Manor subdivisions have already secured land disturbance and other permits to begin construction. The vote was unanimous, with Mayor Peyton Jamison and council members Juliette Johnson and Carol Cookerly absent.
Final preliminary plat plans for the Brooke Hall subdivision on Francis Road show seven single-family homes on a total of 10 acres. Two acres are dedicated to open space. The front entrance, mail kiosk and detention pond for the gated community are complete, and developers can begin construction on individual lots. The neighborhood will include two-story ranch homes with 4–6-bedroom plans with a maximum buildout of 8,000 square feet.
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