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Council approves road work
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boring into the soil along the
road drilled down as much as 40
feet in some places before hitting
solid rock. The quality of the soil
beneath the road will mean cost
ly fixes before road crews can sta
bilize it.
“We have a lot less rock than we
thought we had,” Coleman said.
“We have little to no substantial
[useable] rock in the rock face it
self.”
The road work could cost as
much as $1.5 million, according
to information Coleman gave the
council.
The road closure isn’t blocking
any driveways, but it is disrupting
a north-to-south route that many
residents take to avoid the conges
tion of Roswell Road.
Prior to the city closing both
sections, residents living near the
closed section of the road noted
that some drivers were attempting to get
around the detour by heading north in the
southbound lane of Lake Forrest, a move
they believed could’ve resulted in a serious
accident. Police officers issued tickets to
drivers attempting to get around the road
block.
City Councilman John Paulson, a pro
fessional engineer, said under optimal cir-
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Lake Forrest Drive is closed between
Chevaux Court and Lake Summit
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cumstances the work could be finished
within two months. He said the small size
of the site will make the repairs challeng
ing for any contractor.
Paulson said the project could have im
plications for other roads in the city, too.
“This isn’t the only near vertical rock
face in the city,” Paulson said. “We’ve
now got a process in place to start look
ing at the rest of these.”
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More than 96 percent of alarm calls are false alarms.
Responding to false alarms takes public safety personnel
away from proactive patrol efforts in the community. To help
reduce the number of false alarms, the City Council adopted
an alarm ordinance requiring all residents and business
owners to register their alarm system with the city.
Registration must be renewed each year. Failure to register
your alarm system will result in a $100 fine. In the case of
repeated false alarms (two or more), a series of graduated
fines will be charged to the alarm user, ranging from $50 to
$500 for each violation. To learn more about the alarm ordi
nance, visit SandySpringsCA.gov/Alarm.
CITY OF SANDY SPRINGS, GEORGIA
7840 Roswell Road, Building 500, Sandy Springs, Georgia, 30350
Telephone: 770.730.5600 SandySpringsGA.gov/Alarm
GEORGIA
Two more
properties
purchased for
city center
City Council approved the pur
chase of the Waffle House on Mount
Vernon Highway and the old Mellow
Mushroom building on Roswell Road.
The purchases put the city closer to
its goal of redeveloping its city cen
ter, located north of the intersection
of Roswell Road and 1-285.
The city has entered into an agree
ment to buy the Waffle House for
$1.15 million and the old Mellow
Mushroom for $400,000.
As part of the agreement, the city
will pay to relocate the Waffle House
to another site on Roswell Road after
Jan. 1, City Attorney Wendell Willard
said.
“We’re very happy they’re going to
stay in the community,” Willard said.
Willard said the owners of the Mel
low Mushroom building have asked
to be able to use the property through
the end of the year. Willard said it is
the original Mellow Mushroom loca
tion, and the company wanted to use
it in its 40th anniversary celebrations.
—Dan Whisenhunt
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