As we work on the budget, and the Council and Mayor determine how the budget will be spent, we are aware of the numerous existing capital improvements which we have already funded, but which have not been completed or in some cases even started.

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One of the cardinal rules we follow in budget preparation is to maintain a reserve balance. Our objective is in the range of a rainy day fund to cover three months of operations.

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Our City Manager has taught the Council a neat method to determine spending priorities for capital improvements as we prepare the next year’s budget. The method avoids a lot of wrangling.

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Budget preparation is not as difficult in Sandy Springs as some other local governments. For one thing we have no huge pension liabilities.

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Spring is the season for budget preparation in Sandy Springs. The first step is always to estimate revenues for the forthcoming year.

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The Traffic Management Center at City Hall now has a way of adjusting the traffic signals when congestion occurs.

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A survey conducted by a national survey group found the residents of Sandy Springs are mostly quite pleased with their city services. The subject that elicited the least satisfaction involves traffic.

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The number of school days lost due to snow and ice may or may not all be "made up."

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One suggestion that has been offered to clear streets of snow and ice is for private contractors to obtain scrapers that attach to the front of trucks or heavy equipment.

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We sure have a lot of Monday morning quarterbacks figuring out how Georgia and our cities could have handled the snow/ice storm better. Storms of this severity hit our region on average of every 10 years.

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