HomeMy WebLinkAboutPublic Comment Card CC - 05/06/2011 - Public Comment 05 02 11� � l
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Planning Commission Members
Re: BOE School Redistricting 1!
The undersigned members of Milton's Planning Commission oppose Plan C of the redistricting plan
proposed by the Fulton County Board of Education.
The Planning Commission is charged with assessing a variety of issues that come before the City
and acting as a recommending body to the Mayor and City Council. Members have an acute
awareness of land use plans included in Milton's Comprehensive Plan, and we believe Plan C is in
conflict with several of the basic goals of the Comprehensive Plan. We also believe Plan C is in
conflict with the tenets of the Milton Transportation Plan and the Lew Oliver Crabapple Master Plan.
Plan C calls for a majority of the students that would attend the new high school on Bethany Bend to
travel in an east/west traffic pattern. The primary feeder roads to this new high school are
Birmingham Road, Redd Road, Bethany Bend and Providence Road. Each of these roads is already at
or over capacity. The new student, family and bus traffic on these roads will destroy the fragile
balance of cross -city commuter traffic from Cherokee County and the current Milton resident
commuter traffic that already put these roads at over capacity.
The BOE Plan C also calls for a majority of the future students at Milton High School to come from
the current Roswell district. The primary feeder roads for the Roswell students traveling to Milton
will be Crabapple Road through the Crabapple intersection and Bethany Road to Mayfield Road.
These roads are at or over the capacity of the current infi astructure. The Crabapple Master Plan
recently proposed by Lew Oliver calls for traffic calming measures for the already burdensome traffic
volume and patterns. The traffic volume that would result from the significant student population
coming through these crossroads as a part of Plan C will destroy any possibility for the new Crabapple
plan being a success.
We respectfully request the Mayor and City Council formally oppose Plan C and ask the Board of
Education to develop a redistricting plan that takes the traffic components of Plan A and B into
consideration while considering the fixture pians of Milton. Please pass a Resolution that formally
advises the BOE that the Mayor and City Council of Milton oppose Plan C and call for the creation of
a new redistricting plan.
The BOE should also be asked to formulate plans to reduce the number of private vehicles traveling to
and from all the schools in the area, regardless of which plan is adopted. Significant traffic is
generated by individual cars picking up and dropping off students. Parents should be encouraged to
place all students on BOE provided buses, thereby reducing traffic congestion, enhancing safety of
pedestrians and preserving the environment.
Members of the Milton Planning Commission:
George Ragsdale
Paul Moore
Joe Creamer
Jennifer Fletcher
Curtis Mills
Fred Edwards
Concerned Citizens supporting the letter read by Paul Moore, May 2°'j, 2411 at the City
Council Meeting.
Paul Moore
May 28 via email
Confirming my support of the letter.
15290 White Columns Drive
Milton, GA 30004
Curtis Mills
Apr 28 via email
Paul — thanks for driving this.
15355 Birmingham Hwy
Milton, GA 30004
Joe Creamer
Apr 28 via email
Paul,
Count me in.
Joe
125 Wynstead Court
Milton, GA 30004
You have my permission to include me as a signor.
Jennifer Fletcher
Apr 28 via email
Looks good! You have my permission to
add my name to the letter.
Jennifer Fletcher
3334 Galley Walk
Milton, GA 30004
Fred Edwards
May 1 via email
Paul, Sorry for the lateness in getting my reply back.
I vote for the letter to be sent.
Fred Edwards
915 Hopewell Pl. Dr.
Milton, GA 30004
George Ragsdale
May 1 via email
Sorry, Paul. I am DK with having my name on the letter_
540 Treybum View
Milton, GA 30004
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If rezoning hearing (only) check what may apply: ❑Yes ❑ No—Within the z years immediately precedingthe filen of this
zoning petition have you, as the applicant or opponent for the rezoning petition, or an attorney or agent of the applicant or opponent for the rezonin
petition made any campaign contributions aggregating $250.00 or more or made gifts having an aggregate value of 250.00 to the Ma ar or an
member of the City Council? NOTE: In accordance with O.C.G.A. § 36-67A-3, any opponent of a re -zoning application must file this disclosure
at least five calendar days prior to the first hearing by the local government or any of its agencies, which is usually the Planning Commission
meeting. Pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 36-67A-4, knowing failure to comply with this requirement constitutes a misdemeanor. Accordingly, an individual
who has made contributions exceeding the above amount within the past two years who has not complied with this disclosure requirement is
strongly advised not to participate in public comment opposing the application.
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CommentCard lnstrAtions:
1. Complete the card including case number, your:name, address, acid phone number:
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3- When your.name is called -and you wish to- speak, approach the podium speaking directly into the rnicrophone stating your name and address for the record.
QuestionlCom meat:
If rezoning hearing (only) check what may apply: ❑Yes ❑ No**within the 2 ears immediately preceding the filing of this
zoning petition have you, as the applicant or opponent for the rezoning petition, or an attorney ora ent of the applicant or opponent for the rezoning
petition, made any campaign contributions a re atin 250.00 or more or made gifts having an a re ate value of $260.00 to the Mayor or an
_member of the City Council? NOTE: In accordance with O.C.G.A. § 36-67A-3, any opponent of a rezoning application must file this disclosure
at feast five calendar days prior to the first hearing by the local government or any of its agencies, which is usually the Planning Commission
meeting. Pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 36-67A-4, knowing failure to comply with this requirement constitutes a misdemeanor. Accordingly, an individual
who has made contributions exceeding the above amount within the past two years who has not complied with this disclosure requirement is
strongly advised not to participate in public comment opposing the application.
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Name----Lowra -&f44W L'i Support or ❑ oppose
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Group Affiliation (if any) ❑ Applicant U] l am a paid representative of either the support o r oppo sitiori
or neighborhood ❑ Other
Check what may appiyXI wish to speak or ❑ I do not wish to speak, but want my comments read into the record.
Comment Card instructions.-
I. Cornr!ote the card including case`rrt;inber; your name, address, and phone Harr her.
2. Submit the card to th e City Clerk staff:
3. When your name is called and you. wish to speak, approach. the podium speaking directly into the microphone stating your name and address for the record:
QuestionlComment:
If rezoning hearing (only) check what may apply: ❑Yes ❑ NO—Within the (2) years immediately preceding the filing of this
zoning petition have you_as the applicant or opponent for the rezoning etition or an attorney oragent of the applicant oro onent for the rezonin
petition, made anv campaign contributions aciareaafina $250.00 or more or made sifts havina an aaareaate value of $250,00 to the Mavor or anv
member of the City Council? NOTE: In accordance with O.C.G.A. § 36-67A-3, any opponent of a re -zoning application must file this disclosure
at least five calendar days prior to the first hearing by the local government or any of its agencies, which is usually the Planning Commission
meeting. Pursuant to d.G.G.A. § 36-67A-4, knowing failure to comply with this requirement constitutes a misdemeanor. Accordingly, an individual
who has made contributions exceeding the above amount within the past two years who has not complied with this disclosure requirement is
strongly advised not to participate in public comment opposing the application.
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Comment CA' S ructions:
1- Complete the card -including case number, your name,: qqq( " `' stone number:
2. Submit the card to the City Cleric staff -
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3. When your name is called and you wish to speak; approach the podiurn speaking directly into the rrilcrophone stating yaurname`and'ad ss ort a ttsoor .
Question/Comment:
if rezoning hearing (only) check what may apply: F]Yes ❑ NO—Within the (2) years_ immediately preceding the filing of this
zoning petition have you, as the applicant or opponent for the rezoning petition, or an attorney oragent of theapplicant or opponent for the rezoning
petition, made any campaign contributiatts a re atin 250.00 or more or made ifts Navin an a re ate value of 250.00 to the Mayor or an
member of the City Council? NOTE: In accordance with ❑.C.G.A. § 36-67A-3, any opponent of a re -zoning application must file this disclosure
at least five calendar days prior to the first hearing by the local government or any of its agencies, which is usually the Planning Commission
meeting. Pursuant to OZ-G.A. § 36-67A4, knowing failure to comply with this requirement constitutes a misdemeanor. Accordingly, an individual
who has made contributions exceeding the above amount within the past two years who has not complied with this disclosure requirement is
strongly advised not to participate in public comment opposing the application.