🌱 Repaving Roads in Milton + Daylight Savings + HOA Communications

Hey, neighbors! It's me, Gail Lafleche, your host of the Alpharetta-Milton Patch newsletter — here to impart everything you need to know about what's happening locally. Including news on...

• Upcoming road work in Milton.
• Daylight Savings today.
• Communication between HOA's and the City of Alpharetta.

But first, today's weather:

Today will have rain and a thunderstorm. It will be much cooler with a high of 50 and low of 43.

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Here are the top stories in Alpharetta-Milton today:

1. The City of Milton is planning to repave roads at a few locations over the next few weeks, and drivers will experience delays. While the projects take place, roads will will have one lane open with flaggers directing traffic. Here is a list of the streets: Cox Road (between Arnold Mill and King Roads), Mid Broadwell Road (between Mayfield Road and just before Charlotte Drive) and Webb Road. This link provides the schedule, which could change due to weather. (City of Milton, Georgia - Government via Facebook)
2. It's time to spring forward - Daylight Savings Time starts today, and you need to turn your clocks ahead one hour. It will be light longer in the evening, and sunrise will be later in the morning. You'll lose an hour of sleep, but this means that spring is on its way! (City of Milton, Georgia - Government via Facebook)
3. The City Of Alpharetta wants to ensure quality communication with all of the HOA's on community information and make it easy to report issues to city leaders. If you're on the board of your HOA, please click on this link to complete the registration form HOA Registration Form. This information won't be shared with any outside groups. (Press Release Desk )

Today in Alpharetta-Milton:

• Dino Safari…A Walk Thru Adventure at the North Point Mall, 1000 North Point Circle in Alpharetta (12:00 PM)
• Breakdown Burger Food Truck at Truck & Tap Alpharetta, 30 Milton Ave. (12:00 PM)
• Silent Sky presented by Act 1 Community Theater at Innovation Academy, 125 Milton Avenue in Alpharetta (2:00 PM)
• Spring & Vine Wine Dinner Featuring Duckhorn Vineyards at Milton’s Cuisine & Cocktails, 800 Mayfield Road in Milton (5:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Are you interested in learning more about the history of Milton? You're in luck - the City and Milton Historical Society - Georgia have a new group that provides information on the city and "personalities from Milton’s past. " For example, there are 27 cemeteries in Milton, some going back to the early 1800's. One of the oldest ones is is near the Boiling Springs Primitive Baptist Church, and there will be a cemetery tour this Tuesday, March 14 at 6 p.m.To learn more about and to join this group, go to https://www.miltonhistoricalsociety-georgia.org/. (City of Milton, Georgia - Government via Facebook)
• Stacker recently compiled a list of the best public elementary schools in Georgia and Midway, located at 4805 Atlanta Highway in Alpharetta, was on the list! It was ranked number 16, with a 16:1 student to teacher ratio and niche grade of A. The top rated school in our state is Dove Creek Elementary School in Oconee County, which has a 13:1 student to teacher ratio and grade of A+. (Northwest Georgia News)
• Would you like to meet members of the Milton Police Department and enjoy some delicious coffee? You can do that at Bloom Roadside next Wednesday, March 15 between 10 a.m. and noon. Bloom Roadside is located at 15260 Hopewell Road in Milton. (Milton Police Department via Facebook)

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Alrighty, you're all caught up for today! I'll be in your inbox tomorrow with another update.

— Gail Lafleche

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