Sandy Springs OKs Inflatables on Buildings for the Holidays

Inflatables were an issue for Halloween but in the spirit of the Holiday season and the city’s first annual holiday decorating contest, business owners can place blow-up figures on top of their buildings, through mid-January.

During Tuesday’s City Council meeting, members placed a moratorium on enforcement of the prohibition of certain seasonal lights and decorations. The moratorium expires Jan. 15, 2012.

In October, Red Baron's owner Bob Brown received a notice that he would be fined $1,000 if he did not remove the atop Red Baron's Great Gallery, at 8655 Roswell Road. He took it down.

The “Sparkle Sandy Springs” contest runs through Dec. 14. Business owners are encouraged to decorate their buildings and storefronts in the spirit of the season with lights and decorations. For more information visit www.sandyspringsga.gov/sparkle.

Following City Council’s vote on holiday decorations, member Tibby DeJulio said, “On my way to work this morning, when I passed all those inflatables on Peachtree Dunwoody, I got a nice smile for Christmas.”