This past year, the city took major steps forward in many ways. We opened our new Fire Station 42. We completed important plans and other initiatives. We saw our community events surge in popularity. And much, much more. In other words, 2023 saw tremendous positive developments in Milton.
As great as the year has been, I’m even more excited for 2024.
Our team is committed to making Milton even better over the next 12 months, because that’s what our citizens deserve. To make that happen, we’ll listen, assess facts, consider options, then act. And we’ll always be mindful of what makes Milton unique – and how we can keep it that way.
Oftentimes, this means tackling issues head-on. Transportations improvements are prime examples. As much as we might prefer to stop anyone else from driving through Milton, we can’t ignore congestion or dangers. This is the year we’ll kickstart implementing citizen-guided plans. You’ll see work on roundabouts at Freemanville and Birmingham, Providence Road and Bethany Road, as well as Bethany Creek Drive and Bethany Bend. We’ll also work to make getting around Crabapple safer and easier on foot, by car, as well as in PTVs.
Anticipation is also growing for Fire Station 45, which we expect to begin building later in 2024 by the Providence Road/Birmingham Highway roundabout. Fire and EMS statistics showed a notable “hole” around this part of Milton – which, significantly, is close to our emerging downtown and denser surrounding neighborhoods – when it comes to emergency response times. Constructing this station is a potentially life- and property-saving measure to address that deficiency, mindful that every second counts in a crisis.
Since we are Milton, though, this won’t be a cookie-cutter structure. Our City Hall, Public Safety Complex, and the rebuilt Station 42 demonstrate the City…
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