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Milton council approves consent agenda, issues alcohol license and OKs Echo at Crabapple final plat
Summary
At the March 3, 2025 council meeting Milton approved consent agenda items, granted an alcohol beverage license to Stowe Milton LLC (Your Pie) and approved the final plat for Echo at Crabapple; the council also added an executive session on personnel, land acquisition and litigation.
The Milton City Council on March 3, 2025, unanimously approved routine consent items, granted an alcohol beverage license for a restaurant relocation and approved the final plat for a 23‑lot residential subdivision.
Council also voted to add an executive session to the meeting agenda to discuss personnel, land acquisition and litigation and then adjourned into that executive session.
Votes at a glance
- Agenda amendment to add executive session: motion by Councillor Cranmer; second by Councillor Cookerly; outcome: unanimous approval. The amendment added an executive session to discuss personnel, land acquisition and litigation.
- Consent agenda (items a–h): motion by Councillor Cranmer; second by Councillor Johnson; outcome: unanimous approval. Consent items included approval of the Feb. 19, 2025 meeting minutes; financial statements and investment report for period ending Jan. 30, 2025; an intergovernmental agreement with Fulton County Board of Education to use Hopewell Middle School for recreational purposes; a change order to repair a guardrail at the Hopewell Road/Francis Road roundabout; a task order for land acquisition services for Cox Road at King Road Roundabout; renewal agreement with AT&T for a dedicated Internet circuit at the Public Safety Complex; an intergovernmental agreement with Alpharetta for Mayfield Farm demolition services; and a services agreement with Tri Scrapes LLC for right‑of‑way landscape maintenance.
- Alcohol beverage license (agenda item 25‑055): Stowe Milton LLC, doing business as Your Pie (2955 Bethany Bend, Suite 300), application approved for consumption on premises of wine and malt beverages, including Sunday sales. Motion by Councilor Cameron; second by Councilor Haney; outcome: unanimous approval. Staff reported the application met the floor‑plan requirement (41% dedicated to seating) and projected food‑and‑beverage sales at 97% of gross, above the 50% threshold; the application was advertised in the Milton Herald in February.
- Final plat — Echo at Crabapple (agenda item 25‑056): motion by Councillor McHanmer; second by Councillor Johnson; outcome: unanimous approval. Land development staff described Echo as a roughly 5‑acre, T4‑zoned project with 23 single‑family lots (five units per acre zoning rule), rear‑entry homes, two common areas and four civic areas intended for active uses (examples shown included dog parks, community garden, outdoor eating and fire pits). Staff said underground detention had been installed and that two building permits were under review; approval of the final plat allows recording at Fulton County and sale of individual lots.
Attendance and voting record
City roll call at the start of the meeting recorded a quorum: Mayor Peyton Jamieson and council members Juliet Johnson, Carol Cookley and Phil Kramer were present. Council member Doug Haney was listed as running late; council members Andrea Verhoff and Jan Jacobus were absent. For motions recorded as unanimous on the transcript, the meeting reflected an affirmative voice vote by the members present.
Process notes
- The alcohol license hearing was a public hearing; no public comment was recorded at the meeting. Staff confirmed the applicant met local floor‑plan and food‑sales thresholds used in the license review.
- The final plat for Echo at Crabapple had previously completed planning and design review; staff presented construction photos of the installed underground detention system and confirmed architectural review had been completed. A representative for the developer, Ethan Hashim of Arkin Homes, described the higher cost of underground detention in this project (he estimated roughly 3.5 times the cost compared with open ground detention, depending on site conditions).
No contested votes or roll‑call tallies were recorded on the public record for these items; the meeting transcript records voice votes with unanimous consent where noted.
Ending: After approving new business, council moved into the added executive session to discuss personnel, land acquisition and litigation.
