Press Releases
For Immediate Release | 5/27/2011
May 27, 2011—The next meeting of the City of Sandy Springs Charter Commission will be held on Tuesday, May 31, 2011, beginning at 5:00 p.m. at City Hall, 7840 Roswell Road, Building 500, in the Board Room. The meeting is open to the public.
Per the City Charter...
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For Immediate Release | 5/25/2011
May 25, 2011—The long-awaited bridge widening on Roswell Road over Interstate 285 has begun. Georgia Power has started utility relocation work and once complete, Comcast and AT&T will begin utility relocations. The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) recen...
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For Immediate Release | 5/19/2011
May 19, 2011—The Recreation and Parks Department is holding competitive team tryouts for their Little Stars, Pre Team and Team programs on May 21, 2011, from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Registration for tryouts begins at 12:30 p.m. The selection and placement for the Hammond Sta...
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Media Advisory | 5/18/2011
May 18, 2011— The Georgia Department of Transportation contractor, C.W. Matthews, will remove the chain link protecting fence from around two protected oak trees on Friday, May 20, 2011 weather permitting, to install special fill materials. Removal of the protective f...
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For Immediate Release | 5/17/2011
May 17, 2011 – Long recognized as a trailblazer in Public-Private Partnerships, the City of Sandy Springs is once again breaking new ground with the recently completed re-bid of General Government Services. Following a year-long process, the City awarded contract...
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For Immediate Release | 5/17/2011
May 17, 2011─ Sandy Springs Fire Rescue Department (SSFRD) was named a Heart Safe Community by the International Association of Fire Chiefs at the EMS Section annual meeting in Las Vegas last week.
“I am extremely proud of the men and women who make up the Sand...
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For Immediate Release | 5/16/2011
May 16, 2011—The next meeting of the City of Sandy Springs Charter Commission will be held on Tuesday, May 17, 2011, beginning at 2:00 p.m. at City Hall, 7840 Roswell Road, Building 500, in the City Council Chambers. The meeting is open to the public as it is a public...
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For Immediate Release | 5/16/2011
May 16, 2011─The City of Sandy Springs falls under the jurisdiction of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Environmental Protection Division (EPD) outdoor burning ban. The City does not allow outdoor burning year round, with the exceptions for cooking ...
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For Immediate Release | 5/11/2011
May 11, 2011─ Children in Sandy Springs will take part in a grassroots movement to reclaim America’s parks through play on Saturday, May 21, 2011, to commemorate National Park Trust’s (NPT) inaugural National Kids to Parks Day. Mayor Eva Galambos will proclaim N...
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Media Advisory | 5/11/2011
May 11, 2011─ Effective immediately, Tisa Moore will take on the role of Acting Director of Media & Communications for the City of Sandy Springs. She has been with the City of Sandy Springs since January 2006. Moore will replace Judy Parker who has been reassigned to a ...
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For Immediate Release | 5/4/2011
May 4, 2011—The Mayors of cities in Fulton and DeKalb Counties have organized a meeting to build support among the legislators from Fulton and DeKalb Counties toward enactment of a regional transit agency with regional transit funding.
The taxpayers of Fulton a...
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For Immediate Release | 5/4/2011
May 4, 2011— Sandy Springs Mayor Eva Galambos was among the first alumni of Georgia State University to receive the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies’ 2011 Distinguished Alumni Award in a special ceremony held recently at the university’s student cente...
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For Immediate Release | 5/2/2011
May 2, 2011—Sandy Springs District 6 Councilmember Karen Meinzen McEnerny will hold a Town Hall Meeting on Monday, May 9th at 6:30 p.m. This meeting will provide a legislative overview from State Representatives Ed Lindsey, Joe Wilkinson and Wendell Willard.
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For Immediate Release | 5/2/2011
May 2, 2011—May 15-21, 2011, is dog bite prevention week. To promote safety between dogs and children, Sandy Springs Fire Recue is hosting a dog bite prevention class for children ages five through 12 on May 14, 2011, at 2:00 p.m. at Sandy Springs Fire Station 4.
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Media Advisory | 4/28/2011
April 28, 2011—Sandy Springs Fire Rescue responded to the Georgia Mutual Aid Group (GMAG) request for assistance from throughout the state to assist in search and rescue or recovery in disaster areas hit by last night’s storms. SSFRD personnel are assigned to Ca...
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