Downtown Development has Sandy Springs at a Crossroads
Sandy Springs staff plans to select a master planner by early March, to develop downtown.
As city staff reviews its short list of candidates for a qualified master planning consultant to develop downtown Sandy Springs, local business leaders believe the city is at a critical point. Sitting between Perimeter, Alpharetta and the Cumberland area, Sandy Springs is in danger of becoming a town folks pass through on the way to somewhere else, they say. And the city’s fate may only get worse if Dunwoody’s downtown community is developed sooner than Sandy Springs. “We have something going for us,” said Cheri Morris with the Main Street Alliance, recently. “We’re the ninth wealthiest city in America and that’s hard to kill.” City staff plans to select a master planner by early March. Last year, staff met periodically with local …
