Four Billboards Likely to Rise in Milton

A lawsuit against Fulton County that predates the North Fulton city's formation allows LED signs along GA 400, Hwy. 9 and Arnold Mill Road.

Milton wasn't even a city when outdoor sign companies filed suit against Fulton County over billboards. But now that a settlement agreement has been reached, four billboards most likely will be erected in several nodes around the city. Milton City Attorney Ken Jarrard told City Council Wednesday night that permit applications were filed with Fulton County. "There were applications for up to 16 billboards within the area that would in the future become the city of Milton," Jarrard said. A judge struck down the Fulton County billboard regulations, which affected Milton. "Milton is required to comply with that order and otherwise deal with the loss of that litigation," he said. Now the city is liked to get four LED billboards, but Jarrard …

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Travis Allen

4:23 pm on Sunday, January 27, 2013

Thanks Chris, that makes more sense.   more ›

Billboard Lawsuit Lost by Fulton Affects Milton

The result of a lawsuit that's older than the city of Milton by billboard companies against Fulton County affects the city also.

  A nine-year lawsuit over billboards has caught Milton in its legal wrangling and now City Council is working with its City Attorney to figure out how to meet the terms of a court order. Fulton County lost another round in court in a lawsuit brought after the county denied permits for 32 billboards next to busy thoroughfares. At the time Milton wasn't even a notion – it became a city in 2006. But now it has its own sign ordinance and the billboard companies want signs in the young city also. Milton City Attorney Ken Jarrard doesn't normally explain why the City Council was going into executive session, but he took the opportunity at the Sept. 6 meeting. Jarrad explained that the judge struck down the Fulton County ordinance. The county …

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No Name

7:27 pm on Friday, September 7, 2012

They look trashy and low class. I'll make it a point not to patronize any business that advertises on them.   more ›

Alpharetta High Student Loses First Round in Suit to Regain Presidency

A federal judge ruled Reuben Lack engaged in his own causes, but was disrespectful to faculty advisors and failed to complete required tasks of the position.

Reuben Lack still won't be Alpharetta High's student body president when Spring Break is over in another week. A federal judge ruled on March 30 against a motion for a temporary order to reinstate him to the position he lost earlier this year. U.S. District Judge Richard W. Story ruled against him, but his attorney, James Radford, said that was just the first step in the lawsuit seeking temporary relief. He and his client plan to continue with the lawsuit. Lack's suit claims his First Amendment rights were violated by his removal, citing reasons he was given by his faculty advisors. Judge Story found Lack's Facebook post saying Principal Shannon Kersey shot down a proposal was protected, as was a speech to incoming freshmen that asked them…

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Judge Rules Against Alpharetta Student Who Wants President's Job Back

Reuben Lack aggressively engaged in his own causes, but failed to show respect for faculty advisors or complete required student council "spirit" tasks.

Alpharetta Medical Device Manufacturer Sues Competitors

EndoChoice claims three companies have infringed on its patent for the Cinchpad.

An Alpharetta company is suing three other firms on claims they infringed on its patent for Cinchpad, an absorbent pad and impermeable membrane, protecting the work surface and equipment during a gastrointestinal procedure. After surgery, medical staff can use the Cinchpad's drawsting to close it for easy removal. EndoChoice filed a complaint against Austin Medical Inc., AVID Medical Inc. and Cygnus Medical LLC in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, alleging that each defendant makes and/or sells a scope transport pad that infringes EndoChoice's patent.

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