Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Local Government
Fulton County commissioners will hold a joint session with all 15 city mayors, including Sandy Springs Mayor Rusty Paul, on Monday, Aug. 3, at the Government Center in Atlanta; no agenda has been released.
Local Government
The Sandy Springs City Council on Tuesday, July 21, approved new alcohol licenses for Roswell Road businesses, advanced multi-use path construction, and took action on a potential new round of TSPLOST transportation funding.
Local Government
Sandy Springs awarded a $223,750 contract for a Roswell Road safety study after city data showed 11,649 crashes on surface streets in five years, while the $4.6 billion SR 400 Express Lanes project won't open until 2031 and 94% of the city's 132,000 jobs are held by commuters navigating congested corridors.
Local Government
GDOT will close southbound Exit 5 on SR 400 at a date not yet announced this summer, cutting off the primary ramp to North Springs MARTA, Abernathy Road, and Hammond Drive. Two temporary exits will open simultaneously, and tree clearing resumes on six sections in early August.
Local Government
The Sandy Springs City Council voted Tuesday, July 21, to fund the city's $150,000 share of a $300,000 project to fill a pedestrian sidepath gap on Glenridge Drive near the I-285 interchange, splitting costs with the Fulton Perimeter Community Improvement District.
Local Government
A little-known regional jail authority voted 3-2 on Monday, July 20, to approve financing for Fulton County's $1.36 billion jail renovation, with Chairman Robb Pitts confirming taxpayers across the county, including Sandy Springs residents, will pay interest on the bonds.
Local Government
Fulton County commissioners approved a land transfer enabling sidewalk improvements at 5025 Roswell Road, a no-cost sewer relocation deal tied to the $4.6 billion SR 400 Express Lanes project, and a $9.5 million behavioral health grant for North Fulton.
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