Our Sandy Springs

Before Sandy Springs became a city…

…builders shaped the area with few guidelines in place.

  • Sandy Springs pioneered a public/private partnership model for city services and this demonstrates our ability to try new approaches

  • Business leaders are supportive of the expansion of attainable housing

    • Attainable housing strengthens employee recruitment and rentention

    • Traffic congestion and commute times can be reduced with attainable housing

  • The time is right to try something new

    • The Mayor has extensive previous experience with affordable housing; he has made a commitment for his final term, 2018-2021, to focus on redevelopment of the northern end

    • The mayor has expressed interest in finding a way to keep housing affordable in Sandy Springs

    • The city council has expressed support for affordable housing to be a part of the re-development

    • The city formed a task force to explore possible public/private partnership approaches.

    • Next 10 Year Comprehensive Plan discusses priority for housing affordability and the importance of preserving current rental inventory

And today, we want to be sure that any decisions we make as a community benefit everyone who has chosen to live here.

It’s clear that Sandy Springs is poised to develop in new, smart and pioneering ways. It’s essential that everyone’s voice be included in the process.