By Amy Wenk
amywenk @ reporternewspapers . net
A contractor for Sandy Springs in September will begin inspecting the 3,300 fire hydrants that are located in public right of way.
Since the city of Sandy Springs incorporated in December 2005, it has ordered only one inspection of the fire hydrants located along public roads and called “public” hydrants by city officials. Those hydrants are owned and maintained by the Atlanta Watershed Department.
Beginning this budget year, Sandy Springs will conduct two inspections of the public hydrants a year.
The Sandy Springs Fire Rescue Department in August awarded the contract to




































27-Aug-2010
Posted by : Joe Earle
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Green light: Time for a change … for the worse
Category : Sandy Springs Commentary, Sandy Springs Public Safety, Sandy Springs Reporter
Tags: Johnson Ferry Road, red light, sandy springs reporter, tamper, traffic light
By Amy Wenk
amywenk @ reporternewspapers . net
Someone – perhaps fed up with Sandy Springs’ traffic congestion — felt it was time for a change.
So he or she broke into the traffic signal cabinet, that silver box that controls the signal time, and added 45 to 50 seconds to the traffic signals at Johnson Ferry and Abernathy roads, as well as Abernathy and Brandon Mill roads, said Chris Waters, Sandy Springs traffic services manager.
But their sneaky efforts were in vain.
Waters said lengthening the time the lights were
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