The city’s “Next Ten” planning process has two big updates on MARTA station areas and the new Comprehensive Plan coming next week. A July 18 meeting will focus on the “Small Area Plan” for the existing North Springs and possible Northridge MARTA station areas, as a follow-up to an initial meeting in March. A July […]
A possible building code change to require “higher-quality” apartment construction in Sandy Springs is moving ahead after a June 21 City Council vote. A state review and a final council vote are still required. The proposed change would require apartment buildings over three stories tall or over 100,000 square feet in size to be constructed […]
Sandy Springs Police held an open house June 30 for area law enforcement agencies to tour its new firearms training facility where officers can practice for such events as mass shootings. The warehouse building, located in Doraville, allows officers to train with simulator rounds in a facility that is designed to look like a school […]
Small-scale producers of beer, liquor and wine can do business in Sandy Springs under zoning code changes approved by the City Council June 21. Micro-breweries, micro-distilleries and “farm wineries” under 20,000 square feet can now do business in commercial and mixed-use zoning districts. City Councilmember Gabriel Sterling said it’s important to “throw open the doors” […]
Everyone is invited to gather at the Concourse lawn Sunday, July 3, 2016 to celebrate the nation’s birthday as part of a Stars and Stripes Celebration. Pack a picnic and enjoy an evening on the lawn, with fireworks beginning at 9:45 p.m.
Music from the band, Shiloh, will begin at 7:30 p.m. and the fireworks will begin at 9:45 p.m.… Read More »
Cobb County’s recently announced plan to divert future Braves stadium traffic onto Northside Drive was enough to outrage Sandy Springs officials. But adding fuel to the fire was the plan’s lack of any of five traffic fixes the city has suggested for nearly two years. In the wake of a follow-up meeting between Cobb Chairman […]
Five local companies made this year’s Fortune 500, an annual ranking of the nation’s corporations by total fiscal year revenue as compiled by Fortune magazine. Sandy Springs gained a new Fortune 500 member, Veritiv, a packaging, printing, logistics and facilities firm that formed in 2014 from a corporate merger. However, the city will soon lose […]
From police reports dated June 12 through June 20. The following information was pulled from Sandy Springs Police-2-Citizen website and is presumed to be accurate. Driver flees car crash that knocked out power to Sandy Springs residents The driver of a 2015 Cadillac Escalade crashed into a power pole on the morning June 18 at […]
Parc Communities will withdraw its controversial plan for senior housing at a Sandy Springs church property after facing heavy local opposition and a rejection from the city Planning Commission, according to developer attorney Chip Collins. The Apostles Church at the corner of Glenridge and Hammond drives intended to sell its property to Parc for a […]
Sandy Springs Mayor Rusty Paul and Cobb County Chairman Tim Lee met today, June 23, to discuss the fallout from Cobb’s controversial proposal to direct Braves stadium traffic onto local streets. Paul blasted the plan as a “nightmare” at a June 21 City Council meeting and said Lee had not returned his calls for months. […]
The holiday is a great time to get together with family and friends!
It’s become a much-anticipated tradition, and on Sunday, July 3, 2016, the Sandy Springs community will gather once again at the Concourse Corporate Center lawn to celebrate the nation’s birthday as part of the City’s Stars and Stripes Celebration. The community is invited to pack a picnic and enjoy the afternoon and evening on the lawn, with fireworks beginning at 9:45 p.m.… Read More »
The intersection of Mount Vernon Highway and Sandy Springs Circle in Sandy Springs is reopen after almost two months of reconstruction work that snarled traffic and affected local businesses. The city chose to completely close the intersection for two months rather than a partial closure for five months to get it over with sooner, officials […]
A Sandy Springs blood donation center says it has seen an increase in people donating following the massacre of 49 people in a mass shooting at an Orlando gay nightclub this weekend. “We have definitely seen an uptick from normally what we are used to … and a lot of first-time donors,” said Toni Holmes, […]
Banker Chris Burnett and airline pilot Joe Houseman meet June 21 in a special runoff election to choose a Sandy Springs City Councilmember to represent District 3. They were the top two finishers among the five candidates in the May 24 special election. For a special runoff Voters Guide, the Sandy Springs Reporter asked the […]
