As the City of Atlanta prepares to enforce its new short-term rental regulations, the experiences of some of those north metro suburbs who started earlier show some of the challenges.
Tag: Sandy Springs
Posted inColumns
A founder of Sandy Springs’ privatized government advises Buckhead cityhood backers
We wouldn’t be talking about Buckhead cityhood if it wasn’t for the landmark 2005 incorporation of its north metro neighbor Sandy Springs amid similar tensions over political unity and government services.
Posted inColumns
Will Democrats’ ‘blue wave’ push in suburban city elections drown nonpartisan tradition?
From Tucker to Sandy Springs, the state Democratic Party is making good on plans to run candidates in suburban city elections. Think local ripples from the “blue wave” that already washed Republicans out of north metro Congressional and General Assembly seats, helped flip Georgia to Biden, and, Democrats hope, puts one of their own in the Governor’s Office in 2022.
Posted inLatest News
Fulton Development Authority’s hiring of lobbyists is questioned
The Development Authority of Fulton County is spending $5,000 a month on government lobbyists, a service some similar metro authorities don’t use. Until very recently, those lobbyists included a firm owned by the mayor of Sandy Springs that previously paid consulting fees to longtime DAFC board chair Bob Shaw — a situation one ethics watchdog […]
Posted inLatest News
South River Forest, housing affordability studies among projects gaining ARC assistance
The massive South River Forest public park concept and housing affordability studies in Buckhead and Chamblee are just a few of the programs that this week won technical or financial assistance from the Atlanta Regional Commission. The ARC on May 12 announced eight winners of its competitive, annual Community Development Assistance Program support. Through CDAP, […]
Posted inLatest News
John Ripley Forbes Big Trees Forest Preserve named to Old-Growth Forest Network
The John Ripley Forbes Big Trees Forest Preserve, in Sandy Springs, has been designated part of the Old-Growth Forest Network, a national network of mature forests that are protected, native and publicly accessible.
Posted inLatest News
Ellen Dunham Jones’ ‘Retrofitting Suburbia,’ pandemic, Sandy Springs revitalization
When it comes to Georgia Tech professor Ellen Dunham-Jones’ latest book, Case Studies in Retrofitting Suburbia, Sandy Springs is in a unique position because of the major redevelopment initiative it has underway plus its ties to Jones.
Posted inColumns
Deluxe Corp. cites sustainable values in new offices in Sandy Springs, Minneapolis
Recent headlines about Deluxe Corp. have focused on the 700 high tech, $90,000-plus salary jobs it is to bring to Sandy Springs. Barry McCarthy chose his words in a recent conversation to shine a light on corporate values that include community outreach – without mentioning his own lengthy record of service.
Posted inSean Keenan
Sandy Springs mayor urges landlords to nix late fees during pandemic
The mayor of Sandy Springs has joined the chorus of metro Atlanta leaders calling for help in the fight against a wave of impending evictions that’s sure to send a shockwave through communities near and far.
Posted inLatest News
Sandy Springs begins talks on inclusion, belonging to address ‘21st Century racism’
Sandy Springs has started a series of virtual conversations on the topics of inclusion and belonging. The Sandy Springs City Council is to review the findings this autumn with the goal of establishing policies to create an environment where more individuals feel welcome and respected.
Posted inColumns
City of South Fulton: Creating a sense of place on a blank slate
When it comes to creating a sense of place, the three-year-old City of South Fulton started with a blank slate – for starters, the name doesn’t refer to a previously known community. Now it has Wolf Creek Amphitheater, a 200-acre development planned along the Chattahoochee River, and a detailed economic development plan that offers a vision of a Town Center.
Posted inLatest News
Sandy Springs takes first step toward its planned 31.4-mile network of trails
Sandy Springs’ planned Marsh Creek Greenway is to be the first of the city’s planned 31.4-mile network of trails that is to link the city’s parks, Perimeter Center and the city’s central park. The PATH Foundation was chosen to oversee the project.
Posted inLatest News
Sandy Springs’ feud over billboards illustrates challenges of urban redevelopment
Sandy Springs’ efforts to build a fire station, add sidewalks and relieve traffic congestion in a high-traffic area near the City Springs municipal complex illustrate the challenges of retooling urban spaces when private owners object to the plan.
Posted inColumns
Sandy Springs embarks on mixed income housing; wants nothing like ATL BeltLine
Sandy Springs’ city officials have called for mixed income housing development to be on the site of a zombie shopping center, and have hired a consultant to help devise a plan to with input and support from city residents. Mayor Rusty Paul has specifically warned against any outcome that looks anything like the sky-high housing market typical along the Atlanta BeltLine.
Posted inLatest News
Sandy Springs adopts trail system longer than BeltLine, seeks to hasten construction
Sandy Springs has adopted a master plan for a trail system that sets the city on course to build a trail network nearly 10 miles longer than the Atlanta BeltLine. The first 7-mile phase is to be built within a decade – sooner if money can be provided.
Posted inColumns
Remaking Atlanta’s suburbs: Sandy Springs’ milestone in region’s redevelopment
A milestone in the region’s growth was passed last week in Sandy Springs. It marks a trajectory in the effort to retool suburbs from places built for Baby Boomers into ones suited for Gen Zers, and beyond.
Posted inColumns
A 17-mile trail system taking shape in Sandy Springs to connect parks, neighborhoods, destinations
Sandy Springs is moving forward briskly with planning for an estimated 17-mile set of trails to link parks, Perimeter Center and the city’s central park. The city council has allocated $750,000 to further a plan still on the drafting tables at PATH Foundation.
Posted inColumns
Special Atlanta moments with two music masters – Itzhak Perlman and Gary Brooker of Procol Harum
Two 73-year-old musicians graced town over the weekend – performing in new venues – and proving that music bridges over generations and locations.
Itzhak Perlman, the internationally-renowned violin virtuoso, performed at the Sandy Springs Performing Arts, on Saturday evening. And the next night, Procol Harum’s Gary Brooker and his band performed at the City Winery next to Ponce City Market.
Posted inColumns
Building trails can build regional connectivity, state incentives would help
By Guest Columnist, MELODY L. HARCLERODE, executive director of the Sandy Springs Conservancy
Engineers from the Union Army noted a tributary in north Fulton County running into the Chattahoochee River as “Mans Cr” or “Mars Cr” on 1864 map. Now, the nonprofit Sandy Springs Conservancy is spearheading the development of the Marsh Creek Trail along Abernathy Road in partnership with the City of Sandy Springs as the initial stage of a city-wide trail system, envisioned as, “a beautiful amenity that can build physical and civic connections in Sandy Springs.”
