Could the city of Lafayette simply annex Milton?
Longtime Milton resident Bob Bixenman is serious. He says the unincorporated community in southwest Lafayette Parish has little, if any, say in how it is dealing with the accelerated growth.
The 180-lot Milton Commons development illustrates the problem. Residents spoke against the project when it came before Lafayette Consolidated Government’s planning commission last month, but the commission approved it because, under existing parish regulations, it had little legal authority to deny it…