Press Releases
Media Advisory | 11/9/2010
November 9, 2010—Veterans Day is a day to honor ALL American veterans and is intended to thank them for their dedicated and loyal service to our country. On November 11, 2010, the City of Sandy Springs will celebrate our veterans. The City will host our inaugural Vete...
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For Immediate Release | 11/2/2010
November 2, 2010—Veterans Day is a day to honor ALL American veterans and is intended to thank them for their dedicated and loyal service to our country. On November 11, 2010, the City of Sandy Springs will celebrate our veterans. The City will host our inaugural Vete...
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For Immediate Release | 11/2/2010
November 2, 2010—On the evening of Sunday, November 7, 2010, daylight savings time will end. This is a great reminder to change the batteries in your smoke detectors. Almost 400,000 home structure fires occurred in the U.S. in 2007, according to the National Fire Prot...
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For Immediate Release | 10/27/2010
October 27, 2010—After a review by the State of Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA), 135 parcels were transmitted to DCA for approval as the City of Sandy Springs Opportunity Zone. The City’s redevelopment area covers 495 acres and contains 964 parcels...
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For Immediate Release | 10/25/2010
October 25, 2010—Sandy Springs Fire Rescue says be safe this Halloween. When purchasing a costume, masks, beards and wigs, look for the label Flame Resistant. Although this label does not mean these items won't catch fire, it does indicate the items will resist burnin...
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Media Advisory | 10/20/2010
October 20, 2010— Beginning the week of October 25, 2010, the City of Sandy Springs will begin work to repair a damaged storm drain and a failed retaining wall on Riverside Drive. The portion of Riverside Drive just below the North Harbor Subdivision entrance and the ...
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For Immediate Release | 10/15/2010
October 15, 2010—Sandy Springs Fire Rescue Chief Jack McElfish has been awarded the Alan Brunacini Fire Service Executive Safety Award by the International Association Fire Chiefs (IAFC). This national honor is cosponsored by Provident Insurance and is awarded to the ...
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For Immediate Release | 10/15/2010
October 15, 2010— Sandy Springs District 1 Councilmember John Paulson, District 4 Councilmember Ashley Jenkins and Dunwoody City Councilmember Denny Shortal of District One, Post-1 will hold a Town Hall meeting on Monday, November 1st on public safety. This is the fir...
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Media Advisory | 10/15/2010
October 15, 2010— Beginning the week of October 19, 2010, the City of Sandy Springs will initiate work on utility relocations in preparation of the start of two transportation construction projects. Both projects will improve traffic flow along Dunwoody Place and the ...
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For Immediate Release | 10/8/2010
October 8, 2010—The City of Sandy Springs has completed the required environmental assessment for phase one of the 2010 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program Multiyear Sidewalk Construction Project. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) reg...
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For Immediate Release | 10/4/2010
October 4, 2010—Sandy Springs Fire Rescue Department will be the first prehospital department in the metro Atlanta area to use the LUCAS™ 2 Automated CPR device. The LUCAS™ Chest Compression System is a safe and efficient tool that standardizes chest compr...
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For Immediate Release | 9/23/2010
September 23, 2010—For the second year in a row, Sandy Springs Fire Rescue Department is again holding an exciting event in our community—the Sandy Springs Fire Rescue Fire Station Open House. The event will be held in celebration of Fire Safety Week on Tuesday,...
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For Immediate Release | 9/22/2010
September 22, 2010—The City of Sandy Springs has been awarded the Certificate of Achievement of Excellence in Financial Reporting by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) for its comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR)...
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For Immediate Release | 9/22/2010
WASHINGTON – The Justice Department announced that it reached agreements this week with the city of Kings Mountain, N.C., and the city of Sandy Springs, Ga., in the form of consent decrees filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. If approved by t...
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For Immediate Release | 9/21/2010
September 21, 2010—Nominations are open for the Sandy Springs Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Humanitarian Award.
The award will go to a person distinguished for humanitarian contributions to society in his or her business, profession, volunteerism or philanthropic ...
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