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City boosts conservation plan for portion of Birmingham Park Residents speak By SARAH COYNE sarah@appenmedia.com MILTON, Ga. — Milton officials took the next step to establish a conservation easement at Birmingham Park during the April 21 City Council work session. The evening’s discussion focused on the conversation easement area and Birmingham Park parcels.
A conversation easement is a voluntary, legal agreement that allows the city to restrict future uses of the property, in this instance to help protect natural resources. “It’s about protection, preservation and perpetuity,” Public Works Director Sara Leaders said. The easement will be established by deed, with the city as owner and a holder as a charitable trust. The agreement would
allow for the regulation of improvements on the land and restrict or limit activities. A holder will be decided at a future meeting. A total of 208.64 acres is owned by the city for the park, with 165.75 acres deed restricted to either parkland and greenspace, or restricted as green space per Department of Natural Resources grant.
See PLAN, Page 24
Milton senior marks 100-year milestone By SARAH COYNE sarah@appenmedia.com MILTON, Ga. — Three days a week, Myrtis Chipman takes the bus to spend her day with Milton Senior Services, but on April 30 she celebrates her 100th birthday. Born in 1925 in Andros, Bahamas, Myrtis is one of nine children. Longevity runs in the family, with her sister Coraine, aged 102. Myrtis and Coraine left the Bahamas bound for employment, at the ages of 18 and 20. They moved to Colorado but shortly found their home in New York City. SPORTS
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Myrtis Chipman turns 100 years old on April 30. SARAH COYNE/APPEN MEDIA
She’s just very resilient and just very ambitious in terms of getting what she wants to get done, done” DELORIS DAVIS Daughter of Myrtis Chapman As a single mom to three children, Myrtis worked hard to serve her family, while instilling the values of faith, independence and resourcefulness.
See CHIPMAN, Page 24 BUSINESS
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against townhomes on Five Acre Road
Second public hearing slated for end of May By SARAH COYNE sarah@appenmedia.com MILTON, Ga. — Residents gathered to speak out against a proposed plat on Five Acre Road marked for townhomes at the April 23 Milton Planning Commission meeting. The preliminary plat at 265 Five Acre Road proposes to subdivide 3.87 acres into 20-unit townhomes at a density of no more than 10,000 square feet per acre. The development would contrast with the traditional feel of Five Acre Road, which is known for having lots sized 5 acres or more, with one single-family home. Developer, Epic Design & Build, LLC, owns the 1.88 acres and 1.97 acres at Ga. 9 and Five Acre Road. The commission cannot approve or reject the preliminary plat, but it may provide comments and recommendations based on the public hearings to the city’s community development director. Planning Commissioner Sumeet Shah recused himself from the item because he lives in the neighborhood next to the preliminary plat. Zoning Manager Robyn MacDonald presented the history of the parcels to the commission.
See TOWNHOMES, Page 24
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