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Milton council abandons old road, approves grant pre‑application and several contracts
Summary
The Milton City Council on Oct. 20 approved abandoning a portion of Old Bullpen Road inside Birmingham Park, authorized staff to apply for a $200,000 Recreation Trails Program grant for a restroom and trail improvements, and unanimously approved a consent agenda of contracts and renewals.
Milton — The City of Milton Council on Monday voted unanimously to abandon a portion of Old Bullpen Road within Birmingham Park, authorized a pre‑application for a federal Recreational Trails Program grant to add a restroom and trail improvements, and approved a consent agenda of city contracts and renewals.
The actions matter because they move forward a conservation easement process for Birmingham Park and set up a potential $200,000 federal grant to fund amenities residents have requested. Council also approved multiple procurement and service agreements in a single consent vote.
Public Works Director Sarah Leaders told the council that “Georgia law allows municipalities to abandon roads that no longer serve substantial public purpose,” and that abandoning the right of way would let the city remove the road from future surveys and align the right of way boundary with the planned conservation easement. The council approved the formal resolution to…
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