Veritiv Wants Building Permit, Business License Fee Waiver From Sandy Springs

A company that has its eye on relocating to Sandy Springs has petitioned the city to waive two sets of fees.

Veritiv Corporation has submitted an application to receive a waiver of building permit fees and a two-year waiver of occupational tax — commonly known as business license — fees for its relocation to Northpark 400.

The Sandy Springs City Council will consider the request at its Tuesday, Jan. 20 meeting. The meeting will start at 6 p.m. at Sandy Springs City Hall.

The waiver was submitted under the city’s Economic Development Incentive Policy, which was adopted in October 2011.

Veritiv in December announced plans to move into 68,000 square feet space owned by Cousins Properties at Northpark Town Center. The new offices will be home to roughly 125 to 150 of Veritiv’s senior leadership and corporate support functions.

According to its website, Veritiv was established in 2014 following a merger of International Paper Company’s xpedx division and Unisource Worldwide, Inc. The Atlanta-based Fortune 500 Company employs about 9,500 employees across more than 170 distribution centers in the United States, Mexico and Canada.

Council members will also consider approving a contract with Tople Construction to perform the Powers Ferry Road sidewalk project in the amount of $443,140.85 (pending approval by the city attorney and Finance Departments).

The Council meeting will take place in Building 500 at City Hall, which is at 7840 Roswell Road.