Milton Approves Montessori School Expansion

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The city of Milton on Monday gave the green light for a Montessori school to expand its footprint on its property.

The Milton City Council approved a request from Wisdarium LLC, dba Red Apple Montessori, to rezone 2.89 acres at 3503 and 3505 Bethany Bend from O-I (office-institutional) and AG-1 (agricultural) to O-I and to obtain use permit for a private school.

Red Apple Montessori, which is located at 3505 Bethany Bend, currently operates a 2,000-square-foot daycare in its existing building and has a total of 50 students, according to city staff.

Plans call for the construction of a new 6,000-square-foot building on adjacent property at 3503 Bethany Bend. The expansion will allow the school to increase its student body to 150 students, add 10 teachers and offer elementary school classes.

City leaders also approved an agreement with the Fulton County School System to help catch motorists who violate the state’s school bus passing laws.

According to the agreement, Milton will provide law enforcement review of each violation transmitted by American Traffic Solutions, the company the school system uses to provide school bus arm cameras and services to administer the enforcement program while students are loading and unloading from buses.

The Milton Police Department will verify and approve the violation, and ATS will deliver the citation and collect fines from violators. As part of the agreement, Milton will receive 50 percent of the fines from Fulton County Schools after all expenses have been paid to ATS.

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