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Milton City Council to vote on $10M Chang settlement By JOSHUA WILSON and ERLANDRYA RUTLEDGE joshua@appenmedia.com erlandrya@appenmedia.com MILTON, Ga. — The Milton City Council is set to vote Monday, Aug. 24, on a proposed $10 million settlement that would go to John Chang and Rebecca Zhu, the parents of Yale University student Joshua Chang, who died in 2016 when his car struck a concrete planter off the roadway. Under the proposed settlement, the city’s insurer, the Georgia Interlocal Risk Management Agency, and its reinsurer, NLC Mutual Insurance Co., would cover $6.67 million, with the city responsible for the remaining $3.33 million. The settlement would resolve all claims against Milton. In an interview with Appen Media Group Thursday, Milton Mayor Peyton Jamison said the agreement does not include an admission of fault by the city or its insurer.
See SETTLEMENT, Page 2 Editor’s note: This story was finalized ahead of the Milton City Council’s Monday, Aug. 24, vote on the proposed settlement, so it does not reflect the outcome of that vote. It also does not include comment from the Chang family or their legal representatives, as Appen Media Group was unable to reach them before this issue went to press. This story will be updated online if and when we are able to speak with them. For the latest on the council’s decision and the case, visit appenmedia.com/milton.
Milton City Hall is located at 2006 Heritage Walk.
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Milton council hears residents’ concerns on church plan By ERLANDRYA RUTLEDGE erlandrya@appenmedia.com MILTON, Ga. — The Milton City Council on Aug. 17 unanimously voted to send a draft of its capital improvements update to the Atlanta Regional Commission for review. The plan update prompted residents to voice their concerns about a proposed church relocation in the city,
which they described as a “land-use issue.” The capital improvements draft is part of the city’s development impact fee program, which collects funds from new commercial projects. The review of the capital improvements update is required under state law. The update includes a financial report for the prior fiscal year and an updated five-year community work
program that determines projects eligible for impact fees. Milton’s comprehensive plan five-year update included a review of the future land-use map. Building on the 2040 comprehensive plan, the updated map highlights land use over the next 20 years and serves as a basis for future zoning changes.
See PLAN, Page 24