Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Celebration Held Jan. 21
Please join us at City Hall on Monday, Jan. 21, for our Third Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration. The event will begin at 9 a.m., and the winner of this year’s City of Sandy Springs Humanitarian Award will be announced at the celebration. We hope you can join us this day as we pay homage to a tremendous leader and acknowledge a well-deserving resident for his or her humanitarian contributions to society.
Please join us at City Hall on Monday, Jan. 21, for our Third Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration. The event will begin at 9 a.m., and the winner of this year’s City of Sandy Springs Humanitarian Award will be announced at the celebration. We hope you can join us this day as we pay homage to a tremendous leader and acknowledge a well-deserving resident for his or her humanitarian contributions to society.
City Recognized as Qualified Local Government (QLG)
The City of Sandy Springs has earned the status of a Qualified Local Government (QLG) from the Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA). Official QLG status is the result of City’s adoption of its comprehensive plan! The Comprehensive Plan represents the City’s vision for growth and planned development over a 20-year period. This plan was created over an intensive 18 months and is intended to highlight community goals and objectives as well as determine how the City government proposes to achieve those goals and objectives.As a result of Sandy Springs; QLG status, the City is now eligible for a number of assistance resources, including state and regional grants, from DCA to aid in Comprehensive Plan implementation.
To link to the City's Comprehensive Plan Web page, click here.
City Continues to “Pave On” in 2008
The City of Sandy Springs continues to pave the way to better roads and plan transportation improvement projects for your benefit. Beginning January 7, crews will continue work to complete the 2007 Local Assistance Roads Program (LARP).To date, more than 11 miles have been paved. Crews will then begin work on the 2007-2008 Capital Paving Project. Click here to visit our Paving Project Web page to see which roads are scheduled to be paved or to complete our project survey. As always, please call 770-730-5600 if you have any additional questions.
New Year, New Transportation Improvements to Come
On-site activity at the City’s first sidewalk construction project begins this January. The Mount Vernon Parkway Sidewalk and Traffic Calming project will install new sidewalk, additional storm drainage features and traffic calming measures from Crest Valley Drive to Mount Vernon Highway.
In addition, three Capital Improvement Project public input meetings are planned for January. At 6 p.m. on Jan. 7, an initial fact-finding meeting will take place at City Hall to discuss the proposed I-285 Tunnel Underpass. Members of the public are welcome to attend and provide their input to the City.
Also, from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. on Jan. 19, a Livable Centers Initiative (LCI) Workshop will be held in the media center at Holy Spirit Preparatory School at 4820 Long Island Drive. Residents are invited to take part in small group discussion that will help guide the redevelopment of the Roswell Road corridor south of I-285. Finally, at 6 p.m. on Jan. 28, a public input session will take place to discuss Roswell Road streetscape improvements from Johnson Ferry Road to Abernathy Road. This meeting will take place at the Dorothy C. Benson Center.
Keep Safe and Warm This Winter
The Sandy Springs Fire Rescue Department is joining forces with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to issue an important warning to the community in these winter months: If you have a power outage, please exercise caution when using a portable generator. A generator's exhaust contains poisonous Carbon monoxide (CO) which can be deadly.
Last year in the United States, at least 65 people died from generator-related Carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning. Many of the deaths occurred after winter storms knocked out power. If you use a generator this winter, follow these important safety tips:
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Never use a portable generator inside a home, garage, shed or other partially enclosed space, even if doors and windows are open.
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Place portable generators outside only, far away from the home. Keep generators away from openings to the home, including doors, windows and vents.
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Read the label on the generator and the owner's manual, and follow the instructions.
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Install Carbon monoxide (CO) alarms with battery backup in the home outside each sleeping area.
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Get to fresh air immediately if you start to feel sick, weak or dizzy.
Have an Athletic New Year
The Sandy Springs Recreation and Parks Department is offering an assortment of recreation and sports programs for the winter and spring seasons. On Jan. 14th, the Hammond Park winter adult basketball league play will kick off for men and women. Registration is taking place now. Ongoing youth soccer clinics for children ages 5-11 will also start this season, with convenient after-school hours and four-week schedules. Registration will begin on January 14th for the spring recreational soccer league for boys and girls ages 5-11. For more information and a full 2008 schedule of programs, visit the Recreation and Parks Department page on www.sandyspringsga.org. The department can also answer questions by phone at 404-252-6310.
2008 Wishes
On behalf of all the staff who serve you at the City of Sandy Springs, Happy New Year. We wish you and your families all the best in 2008 and look forward to continuing to provide you with superior service.