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December 17, 2014 | miltonherald.com | 75,000 circulation Revue & News, Johns Creek Herald, Milton Herald & Forsyth Herald combined | 50¢ | Volume 9, No. 50
Kids shop with cops Holiday event draws needy families By JONATHAN COPSEY jonathan@appenmediagroup.com
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Knox Winchester, 6, shows off his Spider-Man toy he picked out along with the help of Alpharetta Officer Amanda Clay and Police Explorer Trenton Arnold (in back).
MILTON, Ga. – Nearly 100 children were able to take part in a shopping spree at the Windward Walmart store Dec. 9 as part of the annual Shop with a Cop event. The evening event groups children with police, fire and emergency officers along with a donated amount of money to gather Christmas presents for the children or their families. As part of the event, Alpharetta Police Athletic League also delivered 50 food baskets to needy families the following weekend. This is the 16th year for
Shop with a Cop. Members of Milton and Alpharetta public safety personnel guided the children from the electronics department to the toy aisles to bikes and clothing in search of gifts for both themselves and their families. Each child had up to $100 to spend. Veronica Carew, executive director of Alpharetta PAL, said the children are chosen based on need from PAL’s programs, North Fulton schools, the North Fulton Miracle League and North Fulton Community Charities. For more on Alpharetta PAL, visit them online at alphapal.org.
Milton readies new tornado sirens Fills in emergency gap
We have an outdoor community and people are not always near their computer or cellphones. This is the last gap of warning the public to get to a safe place.”
By JONATHAN COPSEY jonathan@appenmediagroup.com MILTON, Ga. – The city of Milton’s new tornado siren system went live Wednesday, Dec. 10. Matthew Marietta, the city’s emergency manager and fire marshal, said that the sirens provide a necessary benefit to the community. “Tornadoes are not unheard of in this area. We have had two in the last 10 years,” Marietta said. “We have an outdoor community and people are not always near their computer or cellphones. This is the last gap of warning the public to get to a safe place.” Milton will have eight operational sites: • Ga. 9 just south of Bethany Bend • Francis Road one mile from the Cogburn Road intersection • Hopewell Road north of the Manor
MATTHEW MARIETTA Milton fire marshal
The city of Milton has eight operational sites in their tornado siren system. subdivision • Birmingham Road near Canterbury Chase • Freemanville Road near the Pritch-
ett Mountain water tower • Fire station No. 43 (750 Hickory Flat Road) • Thompson Road near North Christopher’s Run • Birmingham Highway at the Provi-
dence/New Providence roads intersection Two more sites are expected at Ga. 140 near Old Holly Road (operations should begin in the first quarter of 2015) and at the site of Providence Park, which is still owned by Fulton County. Marietta said Milton’s system is designed to complement neighboring Alpharetta’s existing sirens covering the Ga. 9/Deerfield corridor and the Crabapple Crossroads area. If needed, they can work in concert to promote safety across all areas of both cities, said Marietta. Milton was the last jurisdiction in the area without an emergency warning siren system. Milton will still use mobile phone warning system CodeRed and social channels for emergency alerts in crisis situations. For more information on these options, visit the city’s website at www. cityofmiltonga.us.