Mayor pumps ‘Team Milton’ at State of the City address

By AMBER PERRY amber@appenmedia.com

MILTON, Ga. — Milton Mayor Peyton Jamison told his son he’d be treated to ice cream if he sat still through his “State of the City” speech Feb. 15 at City Hall.

It ran only 30 minutes, but Jamison covered a lot of ground, highlighting the city’s accomplishments over the past year, including major milestones in parks development, to the crowd of more than 100.

Once park poor, the mayor announced the city recently purchased 47 acres of active park space. Seven acres, off of Bethany Bend, will likely be an indoor sports complex and community center, he said, in addition to 40 acres on Hopewell Road that will serve as a new athletic complex full of fields and playgrounds.

Jamison reiterated the city’s priority to enhance resident access to nature and parks, describing updates to Birmingham Park and Legacy Park. Providence Park has undergone a transformation over the past 15 months, he said, including a wheelchair accessible trail, Eagle Scoutmade signage and permanent restrooms.

“There’s no porta-potties at Providence Park,” Jamison said.

Milton City Park and Preserve, once the Milton Country Club, saw a new community center unveiled last year. Most of the property is passive use, funded through the $25 million greenspace bond passed by residents in 2016.

The bond helped allow the city to add