HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTION NO 17 05 424I
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STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF FU LTON RESOLUTION NO. 17-05-424
A RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT THE DOWNTOWN MILTON I CRABAPPLE
PLACEMAKING PLAN
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council and the Mayor of the City of Milton, GA while
in a Regular Meeting on May 15, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. as follows:
WHEREAS; the City of Milton Comprehensive Plan Update 2016 identifies the
Crabapple area as a Master Planned Area and specifies that Crabapple
represents a unique rural based village center that lends itself to becoming the
City Center for Milton; and,
WHEREAS; previous planning efforts for Crabapple have set the community vision
for the area as a walkable village, and contributed to Crabapple's emergence
as the City Center for Milton; and
WHEREAS; the City sought to re-engage the community and focus on the details
of facilitating a walkable village; and,
WHEREAS; in July of 2016 a consulting team lead by firm TSW, worked with City
staff to conduct a series of community meetings and design workshops to discuss
the possible locations for parks and trails, street and sidewalk connections, and
preferred redevelopment of some sites; and,
WHEREAS; the draft designs that documented the input provided by the
community were presented at open house meetings on September 15, 2016 and
on November 30, 2016, and later refined into a draft Downtown Milton I
Crabapple Placemaking Plan document that was presented to the Planning
Commission at their January 25, 2017 meeting; and,
WHEREAS ; the Planning Commission recommended acceptance of the draft
Downtown Milton I Crabapple Placemaking Plan at its January 25, 2017 meeting;
and,
WHEREAS ; an additional Town Hall meeting was held on April 20, 2017 to gather
final input and address the community's comments and concerns prior to the
presentation to the Council on May 1, 2017; and,
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NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Downtown Milton I Crabapple
Placemaking Plan is accepted.
RESOLVED this 15th day o May 201 7.
Joe Lockwood, Mayor
Attest:
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Sudie AM Gordon, City Clerk
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