The board of the North Fulton Community Improvement District (CID) learned Friday that its Encore Parkway streetscape and bike lane project has been awarded a $4 million grant from the Atlanta Regional Commission’s Livable Centers Initiative (LCI) program. The project will connect the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre on the west side of Ga. 400 with the Big Creek Greenway trail system on the east side. The LCI grant, which is for streetscape work and bicycle enhancements leading up to the Encore Parkway bridge over Ga. 400, covers nearly half the cost of the estimated $9 million bridge replacement and roadway improvement project.

GARBAGE DAY

The Public Works Departments of Milton, Alpharetta and Roswell are joining together to offer residents a chance to clean out their garages, basements, and attics and dispose of unwanted items at no charge.

On Saturday, March 20, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., residents in Milton, Alpharetta and Roswell can bring items to the City of Roswell Public Works Division at 1810 Hembree Road. This event has become so popular, please expect delays.