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Sandy Springs to host fire station ceremony SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — The City of Sandy Springs will break ground on its newest fire station at a ceremony at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, March 16, at 7800 Mount Vernon Road. Sandy Springs Fire Station 5 will be
built as a state-of-the-art, 10,000-squarefoot firehouse and will serve the city’s northeastern “panhandle area.” “The city’s “panhandle area” is currently served by Fire Station No. 51, located on Spalding Drive at Roberts
Road,” officials said. “Response time to reach some areas within this district can take from 10 to 15 minutes. The new station is designed to blend in with the residential character of the neighborhood and will significantly reduce
response times by as much as seven minutes.” Last September, the City Council approved an $8.4 million construction contract with Reeves and Yong to build the new fire station.
City approves funds for $5.7 million park recognizing veterans By ALEXANDER POPP alex@appenmedia.com
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This rendering shows the future Sandy Springs Veteran’s Memorial Park, which will be built at Roswell Road, Johnson Ferry Road and Mt. Vernon Highway, adjacent to City Hall. A $5.7 million construction contract for the park was approved at a City Council meeting March 8.
SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — City officials plan to have a fully completed park honoring local veterans in downtown Sandy Springs by Veterans Day this November,. The Sandy Springs City Council gave final approval March 8 to a $5.7 million construction contract with Reeves Young to build Veterans Memorial Park on a triangle-shaped property between Roswell Road, Johnson Ferry Road and Mt. Vernon Highway, directly adjacent to City Hall. Plans call for the park to include a series of large
fountains that mirror the Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center fountains on Roswell Road, a memorial area commemorating local veterans and wide multi-use sidewalks connecting the park to City Springs and the rest of the city. The park project, which has been under consideration for more than 10 years, was approved by a split 3-2 vote, with District 6 Councilman Andy Bauman and District 4 Councilwoman Jody Reichel casting dissenting votes. Bauman and Reichel each said that while they
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