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City Springs Phase II: council to vote on Trammell Crow team
Sandy Springs staff want Trammell Crow Co. to lead City Springs Phase II on 5.5 city-owned acres, with a hotel, shops and 28 homes. The council votes Tuesday.
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Parks
Council backs Springway river trail grant bid, 4-2
The City Council voted 4-2 to seek a $3 million state grant for Springway Segment 2C, a 1.6-mile Chattahoochee River trail. The pre-application is due Friday.
Housing
Sandy Springs home prices up 41%, incomes 19%: study
Home prices rose 41% from 2019 to 2024 while owner incomes rose 19%, a city housing study finds. Renters under $50,000 are short about 5,000 homes.
City hall
Sandy Springs TSPLOST vote: what $129 million would build
Early voting opens Tuesday. The Nov. 3 TSPLOST renewal keeps the 0.75% sales tax, and $44.6 million of the city's $129.2 million list goes to Hammond Drive.
City hall
Sandy Springs sets 3 hearings on 2026 property tax rate
Sandy Springs keeps its 4.731-mill rate. Its notice calls that a 0.26% increase, but its own rollback form puts the rate 0.26% below. Hearings Oct. 20 and Nov. 3.
City hall
Council approves $713,000 more for Mount Vernon path
The City Council voted 5-1 to cover $712,922 more for the Mount Vernon Highway path after an asphalt estimate came in short. The contract is now $13.23 million.
Parks
Sandy Springs seeks $3M for Chattahoochee River trail
Sandy Springs wants a $3 million state grant for a 1.6-mile river trail from Morgan Falls Overlook Park to Grogans Ferry Road. It would cost about $14 million.
Parks
Morgan Falls Dog Park ribbon cutting set for Oct. 14
The renovated Morgan Falls Dog Park gets its ribbon cutting at 2 p.m. Oct. 14, with new shade, fountains, wash stations and a fix for the mud.