Press Releases
For Immediate Release | 10/24/2006
Sandy Springs District 6 Councilmember Karen Meinzen McEnerny will hold her next Town Hall Meeting on Monday, November 6th. This meeting is one in a series of Town Hall Meetings held every other month to update residents on City issues and progress. “The Town Hall mee...
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For Immediate Release | 10/17/2006
The National Council for Public-Private Partnerships (NCPPP) has selected the City of Sandy Springs, operated by CH2M HILL OMI, as a 2006 recipient of its Annual Public-Private Partnership Innovation Award. Sandy Springs and CH2M HILL OMI staff will be presented with the aw...
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For Immediate Release | 10/13/2006
The International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) honored the Sandy Springs Web site with a Bronze Award during the annual 2006 Golden Flame Award ceremony in Atlanta on Oct. 12. The Web site (www.sandyspringsga.org) received recognition from the Atlanta chapte...
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For Immediate Release | 10/12/2006
Chief Gene Wilson is a recipient of the 2006 Governor’s Public Safety Award. Governor Perdue presents the honor to public safety officials for their dedication and selfless work each year.
“It’s a great honor to be recognized by the governor of the...
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For Immediate Release | 9/28/2006
Residents of Sandy Springs’ River Chase neighborhood are about to take a major step to protect their safety and well-being. On Wednesday, October 4, residents will gather at the neighborhood entrance at 5:45 p.m. to unveil their new Neighborhood Watch sign and kick-of...
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For Immediate Release | 9/27/2006
A sewer line is to be installed by Fulton County at the intersection of River Valley Road and Colewood Way. Work is scheduled to begin approximately Wednesday, October 4, 2006, and continue for the following two weeks. Work will take place between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. an...
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For Immediate Release | 9/27/2006
Citizens with a 30350 ZIP code soon may be printing “Sandy Springs” on all their mail instead of “Atlanta.”
Sandy Springs Mayor Eva Galambos and Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.) worked together with the U.S. Postal Service, Atlanta District, to have the...
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For Immediate Release | 9/21/2006
Sandy Springs District 4 Councilmember Ashley Jenkins will hold her next Town Hall meeting on Monday, October 16th. This meeting is one in a series of Town Hall Meetings to update residents on City issues and other issues that are extremely important to District 4 constitue...
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For Immediate Release | 9/19/2006
On Saturday, September 30, an afternoon service will be held in memory of John Ripley Forbes at Big Trees Forest Preserve. Forbes, a resident of Sandy Springs, passed away at age 93 on August 26, 2006 after suffering a heart attack. He will be remembered as a preeminent con...
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For Immediate Release | 9/13/2006
The City of Sandy Springs Transition Office is on the move. The office, located at 115 Perimeter Center Place, NE, Suite 115, will close on September 15, and will relocate to City Hall. This will be the first time all City services, with the exception of public safety, will...
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For Immediate Release | 9/12/2006
The City of Sandy Springs will be cleaner thanks to a donation from Newell Rubbermaid. The Fortune 500 corporation, headquartered in Sandy Springs, is donating 170 Rubbermaid Brute WeatherGuard refuse containers to the City. They will be placed at all MARTA stops along Rosw...
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For Immediate Release | 9/11/2006
This past Friday, Raymond J. Wilke, PE was named President of the Georgia Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). The Sandy Springs City Engineer and Assistant Director of Building and Development was appointed to his new role at the ASCE annual meeting, ...
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For Immediate Release | 8/30/2006
Citizens have an opportunity to comment on a proposed Sandy Springs ordinance regulating solid waste collection services. A draft of the ordinance and an accompanying electronic form are available at on the home page of the Sandy Springs Web site at www.sandyspringsga.org. ...
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For Immediate Release | 8/25/2006
City of Sandy Springs transportation officials are urging motorists to take note at the intersection of Dunwoody Place and Roswell Road. The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) has announced there will be a temporary traffic shift at this intersection beginning Augu...
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For Immediate Release | 8/25/2006
Sandy Springs will invite citizen comments and suggestions at three two-hour public meetings about the City’s Recreation Master Plan. The first meeting will take place at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, August 30, at Sandy Springs Middle School, 8750 Colonel Drive NE.
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