Sandy Springs Rolls Out Website Dedicated To Future Planning

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As part of its commitment to community engagement in planning the city over the next 10 years, the city of Sandy Springs has branded the effort and launched a new website devoted to the project.

The project website, The Next 10, launched on Tuesday, and will focus on providing information and interacting with the community as part of the planning process.

“A community effort created the city of Sandy Springs, and a community effort is needed as we plan our next ten years,” said Sandy Springs Mayor Rusty Paul. “Sandy Springs began as a suburban outpost. We are now a business center, alongside a great collection of neighborhoods. As we build upon what’s great and improve on what is weak, we plan to use all the tools at our disposal to bring the community into the conversation.”

The website will contain background information on the city and the planning process. The planning team will also host input sessions online, providing the community opportunities to give feedback on specific topics and share thoughts as the planning progresses. Community thought will also be gauged through regularly rotating poll questions. Meeting notices will also be posted on the website’s calendar.

The city’s consultant, Rhodeside and Harwell, began meeting with stakeholder groups in August and will continue those meetings into September.

The team will take part in the 30th annual Sandy Springs Festival, with activities that include interactive polling questions regarding the city, with the feedback later posted on the website.

“To reach the many different types of residents within Sandy Springs, we plan on using a variety of tools, from social media and the web, to interactive polling, to mobile workshops and traditional meetings,” added Deana Rhodeside, director of Rhodeside & Harwell. “At the end of this process, our goal is for the entire community to feel included.”