Press Releases
Media Advisory | 4/27/2011
April 27, 2010—The ever-popular Sandy Springs Police Academy is graduating its eighth class on Thursday, April 28, 2011 at 6:00 p.m. at Sandy Springs City Hall Council Chambers. Members are graduating from the eight-week course, which was taught at Police headquarters...
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For Immediate Release | 4/26/2011
April 26, 2011—With severe weather on the horizon, the City of Sandy Springs is encouraging all residents to sign up for CodeRed, its Weather Warning system. This system is a reverse 911 system that will automatically call residents and businesses with a recorded mess...
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For Immediate Release | 4/18/2011
April 18, 2010—The next meeting of the City of Sandy Springs Charter Commission will be held on Tuesday, April 26, 2011, beginning at 7:00 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 pu...
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For Immediate Release | 4/14/2011
April 14, 2011—Did you know the car seat standards recently changed? Did you know that four out of every five child car seats are installed incorrectly? Did you know that one-third of children are riding in the wrong restraints for their age and size? Sandy Springs Fi...
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For Immediate Release | 4/14/2011
April 14, 2011—Sandy Springs’ Police officers will be serving fun and food for Special Olympics. Officers from the Department will be working at the “Tip a Cop” fundraiser on the Friday, April 22, 2011, from 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. at the Flying Biscu...
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For Immediate Release | 4/13/2011
April 13, 2011—Future meetings of the City of Sandy Springs Charter Commission will be held on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at 4:00 p.m. at City Hall, 7840 Roswell Road, Building 500, Board Room 2. The meetings are open to the public. Members of the Cha...
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For Immediate Release | 4/11/2011
April 11, 2011—The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), along with the Sandy Springs Police Department, will hold the second National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, which will take place on Saturday, April 30, 2011, from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. at the Sandy Springs Police ...
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For Immediate Release | 4/6/2011
April 6, 2011—Sandy Springs Code Enforcement Division, along with Marta Police, conducted a sweep of vehicles for hire, or “gypsy” cabs, operating at various locations within the City limits.
Throughout a two-day period, code enforcement officers is...
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For Immediate Release | 4/6/2011
April 6, 2011— Sandy Springs Fire Rescue Deputy Chief Dennis Ham and Battalion Chiefs James Curry and Manuel “Manny” Trujillo have been redesignated Chief Fire Officers by the Center for Public Safety Excellence, Inc. A Chief Fire Officer is an individual ...
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For Immediate Release | 4/1/2011
April 1, 2011—The City of Sandy Springs completed one of the first local government solar photovoltaic (electric) and solar thermal (hot water) systems in Georgia at Fire Station #1, located at 1425 Spalding Drive and Fire Station #2, located at 135 Johnson Ferry Road...
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For Immediate Release | 3/30/2011
March 30, 2011—Major changes on Johnson Ferry Road from the River to Abernathy will take place next week. Night paving work will start on April 4th and will continue through April 10th, starting at the Johnson Ferry Road and Riverside Drive intersection, then working ...
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For Immediate Release | 3/29/2011
March 29, 2011—The 2011 National Work Zone Awareness Week is scheduled for April 4-8. The theme for this year is “Safer driving. Safer work zones. For everyone.” Safety in work zones means having the “undivided attention” of motorists who navig...
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For Immediate Release | 3/29/2011
March 29, 2011—The City of Sandy Springs received the 2010 All-Star Award from Constant Contact®, Inc., a provider of survey tools and electronic communications campaigns for the City of Sandy Springs. The City was selected for meeting Constant Contact’s bes...
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For Immediate Release | 3/21/2011
March 21, 2011—March 22, 2011, is World Water Day. The United Nations General Assembly designated the 22nd of March each year as the World Day for Water. The international observance of World Water Day is an initiative that grew out of the 1992 United Nations Conferen...
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For Immediate Release | 3/21/2011
March 21, 2010—The organizational meeting of the City of Sandy Springs Charter Commission will be held on Thursday, March 24, 2011, beginning at 4:00 p.m. at City Hall, 7840 Roswell Road, Building 500, Board Room 2. The meeting is open to the public.
Per the Ci...
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