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Dozens attend 'Open House' for Arnold Mill Small Area Plan
This “Open House” capped the second of three stages in the development of an Arnold Mill Small Area Plan, which aims to address needs and propose potential new amenities while maintaining that section of southwest Milton’s distinctly rural feel. (You can learn more about this project at www.miltonga.gov/ArnoldMill.) Collecting and analyzing community input vision was a focus of this critical phase, including a survey and two in-person forums in addition to Thursday’s “Open House.”
At this latest event, attendees looked at large posters in the back of City Hall’s Council Chambers that hit on these topics:
- TRANSPORTATION: The Georgia Department of Transportation has indicated it plans to eventually turn Arnold Mill Road/State Route 372 from two to four lanes. This poster depicted ideas for how, with trees and greenery, a widened road could retain a rural feel. There were also suggestions for other roadway changes aimed at alleviating congestion and providing more connectivity.
- ACTIVITY NODES: The Small Area Plan will likely feature proposals for what might be in two “activity nodes” along Arnold Mill Road. The “Gateway Village” runs from the Little River/Cherokee County line to around the former Chadwick Landfill. The other is closer to where Arnold Mill Road intersects with Cox Road (on the opposite
side of the street from Ebenezer Methodist Church and Legacy Park).
- DESIGN GUIDELINES: This poster laid out different building styles, with the intent of soliciting opinions for the types that are best fits for the Arnold Mill character area.
Those who came engaged and shared their opinions with members of the Arnold Mill project team about these proposals and other possibilities for the Arnold Mill area. Team members, led by Milton’s Principal Planner Shubha Jangam and including presenters from the City’s partners at TSW, also shared highlights verbally during a brief presentation.
That team will now assess the latest round of feedback as part of its process of crafting a complete Arnold Mill Small Area Plan document. They’ll also bring these ideas, and solicit direction, from Milton’s City Council in the coming weeks.