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SANDY SPRINGS
School board OKs $14.1 M
contract for North Springs work
A rendering of the new North Springs campus. (Courtesy Fulton Board of Education)
By Bob Pepalis
The Fulton County School Board
approved a contract on April 26 for more
than $14.1 million to perform site prep
work for a new North Springs FFigh
School building.
Chief Operations Officer Noel Maloof
told the board during its work session on
April 16 that the recommended contractor
for the phase one site construction was
Vertical Earth of Cumming.
Staff recommended that the board
include a 10 percent contingency amount
of $1.4 million, making the project total
$15.6 million, he said.
Maloof said this phase of the project is
expected to be completed in December.
The project will include demolition
of sports facilities including the softball
field, competition field, stadium, practice
field, and tennis courts. Also slated for
demolition are the surrounding parking
lots, driveways, and hardscape, Maloof
said.
Other parts of the project include
the installation of a new curb cut at
Trowbridge Road and new access
driveways; construction of new retaining
walls; relocation of existing utilities, and
installation of new utilities; installation
of new storm drainage pipe systems, and;
an underground detention pond, and two
above-ground detention ponds/sediment
basins.
A later phase will include clearing and
grading activities to prepare a building pad
for the proposed high school building.
Maloof said that the proposed project
costs are within budget.
Council of Neighborhoods hears
updates on greenspace projects
By Bob Pepalis
The Sandy Springs Council of
Neighborhoods invited guest speakers to
discuss plans for parks, greenspace, trails,
and paths in the city during its annual
meeting on April 18.
The council was first updated on
some news: Colonial Pipeline has
begun removing the structures used
for its pipeline project under the
Chattahoochee River.
“They’re starting to disassemble the
trestle bridge and pull out so you will see
a lot of trucks in the near future, but then
they’ll be finished,” Chattahoochee River
National Recreation Area Superintendent
Ann FFonious told the group at its annual
meeting.
FFonious was one of the speakers
invited to speak about greenspace in the
city.
The park has 48 miles of river from the
first of its 15 land units at Buford Dam
down to Peachtree Creek. Sandy Springs
has 854 acres within its city limits of the
7,000 total acres of the park.
Ronda Smith, president of the Council
of Neighborhoods, said that the group
supported parks and greenspaces as they
help protect neighborhoods and provide
quality of life for residents. That led to the
choice of speakers for the group’s annual
meeting.
Recreation and Parks Director Brent
Walker and Parks Assistant Director Steve
Ciaccio updated the group on the city’s
projects.
Walker said the Abernathy Greenway
South trail, Old Riverside Park, and phase
III of the Morgan Falls Athletic Complex
improvements are in design. The Morgan
Falls Dog Park grading plan has been
created to fix drainage problems. Dog
6 | MAY 2024
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