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Cities join Milton in bid to reverse law suit decision By SARAH COYNE sarah@appenmedia.com
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From left, Outdoor Recreation Supervisor Jen Young inducts 7-year-old Pranav Sujesh into the Junior Ranger program at the Milton Parks and Recreation Advisory Board meeting July 17.
New rec programs on tap this fall in Milton BY SARAH COYNE sarah@appenmedia.com MILTON, Ga. — Milton residents can look forward to two new youth and adult programs that will be offered this fall, following approval from the Milton Parks and Recreation Advisory Board July 17. The seven-member board meets
monthly to review and offer guidance for Milton’s parks and recreation system. Beginning in October, the city will offer a dance program through Little River Ballet. Kelsey Shackleford, owner, spent 11 years as a professional dancer with the Georgia Ballet and has more than a decade in teaching experience. “There would be two semesters, October to December and then January
to May,” Shackleford said. “And each semester would end with a ballet performance at the end of the classes.” The school will offer classes such as creative movement, pre-ballet, beginner ballet and beginner contemporary for ages 3 to 10-years-old. Tuition will range from $10 to $22.50 per class.
See PROGRAMS, Page 20
MILTON, Ga. — More than 61 cities have signed onto a friend of the court brief supporting the City of Milton in a $35 million wrongful death lawsuit. The joint amicus brief, or letter of support, comes as the Georgia Supreme Court is poised to review the case sometime in late October. The case is Chang v. City of Milton. On Nov. 18, 2016, Josh Chang, a Yale University student, was killed in a single-car accident after his car struck a concrete planter on the shoulder of Batesville Road in Milton. Chang’s parents sued the city for wrongful death and won after a Fulton County State Court jury ruled in their favor, ordering the city to pay more than $32.5 million in damages. According to the ruling, the court found enough evidence of negligence and cited inconsistent testimony on the part of Milton.
See LAWSUIT, Page 21
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