Annual Report now online
The Sandy Springs 2006 Annual Report is now available on the City’s Web site. Be sure to check out all the City's accomplishments during 2006.
To download a PDF version of the report, go to the home page at www.sandyspringsga.org.
Meinzen McEnerny to hold Town Hall
Sandy Springs District 6 Councilmember Karen Meinzen McEnerny will hold her next Town Hall Meeting on Monday, April 9. It will be the first in a series of Town Hall Meetings held every other month. Meinzen McEnerny will discuss the Comprehensive Land Use Plan, among other topics. The meeting will be at 7 p.m. in the Library at Holy Spirit Preparatory School, 4820 Long Island Dr NE (on the eastern side of District 6), Sandy Springs, 30342.
Click here for more information.
Save a life by taking CPR class
Citizens are encouraged to learn valuable lifesaving skills by attending the Friends and Family classes on April 21. The free sessions begin at 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. at all four Sandy Springs fire stations. Sandy Springs firefighters will teach the classes, which include instruction on CPR, the Heimlich maneuver and the use of automated external defibrillators. Cosponsoring the event are Leadership Sandy Springs’ Team Heat, the American Heart Association and the City of Sandy Springs.
For a list of fire station locations and to register, click here.
Get tips on posting address numbers
Clearly posting your address numbers can help the Sandy Springs Fire Rescue Department find your house more quickly during an emergency. The requirements for posting of street numbers and apartment building numbers are based on the Sandy Springs City Ordinance and the International Fire Code. The numbers must be clearly legible and visible from the street or road fronting the property. They also must contrast with the background. Requirements call for numbers at least 4 inches high and a half inch in stroke width.
For complete guidelines, including apartment addresses, click here.
The Sandy Springs Fire Rescue Department is also offering information online about Apartment Fire Safety and the Knox Rapid Entry System, a device with a key box that allows firefighters to enter during an emergency.
City removing signs from rights of way
Field crews from Public Works have begun Saturday-morning sweeps on the major rights of way to collect signs that lack permits. This is an effort to promote a clean appearance on rights of way and curtail installation of unpermitted signs. The collected signs are stored for seven days in case someone wants to claim them. After the seven-day storage period, the City disposes of the signs.
Read the Sandy Springs sign ordinance here.
Note on Business Occupational Taxes
All Business Occupational Taxes are due on or before March 31, 2007. Please contact Revenue at 770-730-5600 if you have any questions.
Medical director travels to Mozambique
Dr. Ian Greenwald, Sandy Springs Fire Rescue Medical Director, traveled to Maputo, Mozambique, in March as a consultant for the World Health Organization (WHO). Greenwald helped the group in its efforts to set up an EMS/Fire service in the African country. During the trip, the group interviewed doctors who will travel to the Emory University Rollins School of Public Health where they will be trained in public health so they may take what is learned back to their country.
Read the complete release here.
Upcoming meetings
The City Council meeting scheduled for April 3 has been cancelled in observance of Passover. City Council will hold a work session at 6 p.m. on April 10 and a regular meeting at 7 p.m. on April 17, both at City Hall. Other meetings at City Hall include the Design Review Board (9 a.m. on April 10 and 24), Board of Ethics (9 a.m. on April 11), Board of Zoning Appeals (7 p.m. on April 12) and the Planning Commission (7 p.m. on April 19). Public comment meetings for the proposed Comprehensive Plan are scheduled for 7 p.m. on April 11 and 16, with the Citizen Advisory Committee meeting at 7 p.m. on April 23 and the Impact Fee Advisory Committee meeting at 3 p.m. on
April 25.
For a complete list of meetings visit the Sandy Springs online calendar.