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SERVICES �i I I I FACT: Sanitation service would be improved and would cost less if Sandy Springs joined Atlanta. In addition to two garbage collections each week, residents would receive other services now available only within the city limits : rubbish pickup, street cleaning, gutter cleaning, and sanitary inspection. Sandy Springs now has two rates for residential garbage collection, $28 or $35 a year, depending on location . Inside the city the maximum residential charge is $22 a year . FACT: Water bills inside the city are one-half those outside the city . Most homes and businesses in Sandy Springs already get _their water from the city under on arrangement between the city and the county. However, users outs ide the city are billed at a double __ rote . The minimum monthly rote inside Atlanta is $1.57; outside it is $3. 14. Therefore, the annual savings on water bills in the city is at least $18.84. And since most homes use~than the minimum water supply, savings for most people would be even greater . FACT: If your home is already on a sewer line, you would c ontinue rec eiving re gular servic e with no change s or spe cial charges . Th e re is strong likelihood of a sewer service charge in the city to help finance its part of the metropolitan s ewer system . Si nee Fu Iton County is port of the sy s tem, it would hove to raise it s portion of the f inanc ing by a sewe r serv ice c harge or o t he r me an s . If your home is now served by a working septic tan k, you wou Id be affecte d only if a ne w sewer l ine we re ext~nde d to you r s treet . Thi s is al wa y s by pe ti t ion of res ide nts . If, aft e r nei ghborhood petition, you rece ived sewe r servi ce for t he f irs t ti me, y our property wo uld be a ssessed a t th e re g ular $3 .50 pe r front foot rate plus $80 to $120 for connecting your home to the sewer line. You would be given up to s ix years to pay the assessment. This assessment system a Iready exists in the county as well as in the city . In other words, whether Atlanta or the county improves the sewer system, assessments wi II be charged. FACT: While most streets in Sandy Springs are in good or average condition, there ore some below average streets. The city has pledged to assign a high priority to re-surfacing these streets within the next year. The cost of re-surfacing and maintoinence of already paved st-reets is borne .by the city. In it ial paving of streets and sidewalks in the city is done only after neighborhood petition . Assessments for sidewalks is about $2°.60 per front foot, and property owners may take up to 4 years to pay . Charges for street paving and .curbing range from $6 .50 to $7 .50 per front foot and owners ore allowed up to 10 years to pay for street paving and 5 years for curbing . Sidewalks in front of schools ore installed at city expense with no petition required . At present two schools 1n Sandy Spr ings ore withou t sidewalks, •••••• SANITATION, SEWERAGE, WATER SERVICE, STREETS AND SIDEWALKS . . . THES E ARE BASIC BUSINESS AND RESIDENTIAL NEEDS. GIVE SANDY SPRINGS TH E ADV ANT AG ES OF IMPROV ED AND EXPANDED CITY SERVIC ES. VOT E "Y E S" MAY 11 �Howard Starks & Matt Connor, Co-Chairmen 6125 Roswell Road, N.E. / Phone: 252-2324 J [ Sandy Springs / Atlanta Team for Tomorrow II ,, �ROUTE TO, SLIP /lf&z l~ da n FROM: R. £ ~ LANDERS. ~ ~ o u , iofo,ma<ioo D Please refer to the attached correspondence and make the necessary reply. D Advise me the status of the attached. I F ORM 25· 4 - L �//~

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I BUCKHEAD �IT APPEARS THAT THERE ARE CERTAIN INCORRECT RUMORS CIRCULATING ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED IN BUCKHEAD AFTER IT BECAME PART OF AT LANT A . AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE FACTS WILL CLARI FY MANY OF THESE MISCONCEPTIONS . Rumor . boxes have been installed and the entire alarm system improved . In addition, Buckhead has had the services of all city fire inspectors since 1952 . As a result of these improvements, fire insurance rates in some portions of Buckhead were lowered from Class 6 to Class 3 within a few months after Buckhead ' s joining the city, and the entire annexed area had been brought up to Class 3 standards, with resulting fire insurance reduc tions, within 18 months . . Propertytaxes were doubled or tripled after Buckhead joined Atlanta . Fact . . . . By a legislati ve act in 1951, the Georgia General Assembly d ir ected that Fulton County make a reappraisal of a 11 property in the county and the City of Atlanta, including that portion of Atlanta in DeKalb County . The same act required that Fu Iton County pay the cost of the reappraisal program in Fulton and that a one-mill tax be levied on all property in Fulton County for one year to cover the cost of reappraisal. (Atlanta paid the county $15,000 for the cost of reappraisal in the DeKalb County portion of the c ity . ) As provided by the act, the findings of the reappri::I i sa I program were submitted in 1955 and put into effect on January 1, 1956 . The result was that property taxes were EQUALIZED THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND COUNTY. Some property taxes did go up as a result of the equalization,but the taxes on many properties were LOWERED . Rumor . Buckhead property values have gone down . Fact .. Since 1952 Buckhead has experienced a tremendous rise in property values, due in part to Atlanta ' s strictly enforced zol")ing standards and classifications . Buckhead is now considered to be one of Atlanta ' s finest residential areas, including eight new subdivisions already bu il t, with others in the planning stage. Furthermore, the new governor ' s mansion will be located in Buckhead . Rumor . . . No changes were made in Buckhead's fire protection and prevention facilities. Fact . . . . Four new fire stations have been constructed to serve the annexed area since 1951, one of them a short fime after the Plan of Imp roveme nt went into effect . Twenty new alarm Rumor . . Buckhead has inadequate parks and recreat ional and serv ice foci lities . Fact . .. . The city has bui It Bagley Park, one of the best smal I sports parks in Atlanta . It has bui It baseball d iamonds lighted for n ight use, built numerous tennis courts, enlarged and improved Ida Wi Iii ams Library, and developed Chasta in Amph itheater as one of the South ' s outstand ing outdoor entertainment centers , In the way of services, the c ity has added a $1,000,000watertank and $300,000 in new water mains in the Buckhead Area to guarantee a h igh le vel of f ire protection as well as to meet the other water needs of c itize ns . Rumor . Buckhead has had no v o ice in its own government since entering the city . Fact .. The two aldermen from the Buckhead Area serve on a tot a I of 13 different alderman ic comm ittees, and they serve as chairman or vice chairman of several of these committees, including the Zan ing Comm ittee, the Urban Renewa I Pol icy Comm itt ee , the Planning and Development Comm ittee, and the Parks Comm ittee . Additionally, Buck head c itizens have the satisfaction of knowing they pro vi de a high percentage of Atlanta ' s top leadership , . . in cluding its Mayor . WHAT HAPPENED IN BUCKHEAD CAN HAPPEN IN SANDY SPRINGS UNLESS SANDY SPRINGS DECIDES TO GO IT ALONE. V OT E "Y E S" MA Y 11 �Howard Starks & Mat~ Connor, Co-Chairmen 6125 Roswell Road, N.E. / Phone: 252-2324 J [ SandJ Springs / Atlanta Team for Tomorrow II ,, �-, REPRESENTATION IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT �F A CT: FA CT The Sandy Springs Area is governed by three county commissioners who represent the entire county and not any particular section . At present, none of the commissioners resides in the Sandy Spr ings Area . The Ful_ton County School Board is not elected but is appointed by the Grand Jury. At present, Sandy Spr ings res idents are unable to partic ipate in election of city off icials or on programs undertaken by the c ity, although they are directly affected in many ways by the results of these ele cti ons . Upon coming into the c ity Sandy Spr ings residents would be able to vote in elect ions in v ol v ing c ity offices and city issues . FACT: FA CT : If the Sandy Springs Area joins Atlanta, it will enter the City as the new Ninth Ward. Representation would include 2 Aldermen, l member of the Boa rd of Education . . . . al I elected by Ninth Ward voters in an election in November, 1967 .. . . al I residing in the N inth Ward. Sandy Springs would also be represented on various city boards . Through appo intment of its alde rmen to var ious alderman ic comm ittees, including zon ing, it would ha ve a vo ice in matte rs concern ing Sandy Spr ings spec if ica l ly , and the city as a whole . In add ition , citizens of Sandy Springs also would ha ve an opportun it y to s e rve on var ious appointed comm itt e es and comm iss ions . FAC T: F AC T: Beginning with the 1969 city election, these representatives would be elected by city-wide vote. Howeve r, candidates wou Id sti 11 have to be residents of the wards they represent . In other words, Sandy Spr ings representatives would ha ve to be Sandy Springs residents . A h igh pe rcentage of Sandy Springs re sidents earn the ir liv e lihood in the C it y of Atlan t a . Th e y depend on Atlanta for many s er vices , and us e many c it y fac i l it ie s . Th e re for e, it seem s re ason abl e tha t they s hould ha ve a voice in th e gov e rn ment of Atlanta . At pre s ent, they do not. •••••• FACT: Since Sandy Spr ing s has a far smaller population than any other c ity Ward, its proport ionat e repres e nta t ion would be great e r t han tha t of other Wa rds . Fo r t his reason , Ward realignment would be a futu re prob a bil ity . But Sandy Springs pe opl e sti 11 wou Id have repr e senta t ive s from their own s e c t ion of t he City SAN DY SPR INGS RESIDENTS ARE DIR ECT LY AFFECTED BY ATLANTA' S CIT Y GO VERNMENT . BUT THEY CANNOT EXPRESS THE IR OPINIONS ON THE ISSUES INVOLVED. LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD IN ATLANTA V OT E "Y E S" MA Y 1 1 �Howard Starks & Matt Connor, Co-Chairmen 6125 Roswell Road, N.E. / Phone: 252-2324 [ Sandy Springs / Atlanta) Team for Tomorrow JI ,, �- , I FIRE AND POLICE PROTECTION �POLICE PROTECTION FACT: If Sandy Sp~ings became a part of Atlanta, it would receive the full-service police protection given a heavily populated urban area, instead of its present rural police service. This expanded protection would include: • patrolmen on duty in the business district • motorcycle patrolmen on traffic and patrol duty • unlimited services and facilities of Atlanta's Juven.ile . Crime Prevention Squad and special Detective Department • increased radio patrol service*

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trend toward mobility in police protection via two - way patrol cars. In accordance with the trend, no additional precinct stations ore planned for the city, nor would they be planned for Sandy Springs at present . FACT: Atlanta now has about 1.5 uniformed policemen for every 1,000 population and hopes to increase that ratio, giving more protection to the entire city. Compare this ratio with only .5 per 1,000 in Sandy Springs. FACT: At present, the only laws enforceable in Sandy Springs are state laws, most of them designed to cover rural areas. Violators of state laws are turned over to the Fulton County sheriff for trial in a state court. If Sandy Springs joined Atlanta, city ordinances as well as state laws would be enforced as they now are in Atlanta. FIRE PROTECTION , FACT: Atlanta has a Class3 fire protection rating which compares favorably with other cities of similar size . This means city fire protection is good, based on number and location of fire stations, ample water supply in all areas, and number of men and eng ines. It also means fire insurance rates in the Atlanta area are considerably lower than in Sandy Springs, since fire premiums are based .on the rating of the district. FACT: Sandy Springs has two different fire ratings, neither of which is equal to Atlanta's . Class 6 rating covers the area south of Dalrymple Road, which is the fire district . . . and Class 10 covers the area outside the fire district. FACT: Sandy Springs' present fire ratings mean .. . • higher fire insurance rates • less adequate fire protection Sandy Springs' fire protection is furnished by one fire station equipped with one fully manned engine company, plus another fully manned engine company operating out of a city fire station on Northside Drive. Emergency back-up assistance is available from the Northside Drive Station and a station in Buckhead. Fire protection for the Sandy Springs fire district is furnished under a contract with Atlanta, for which residents of the fire district pay a 4.5 mill tax. FACT: A preliminary study of Sandy Springs indicates the following would be required to bring the area up to Class 3 standards permanently: • 3 new fire stations • replacement of 2 existing engines • l new engine and l new ladder true k • approximately 35 additional men FACT: Atlanta's good fire protection rating depends on maintenance of top quality fire fighting facilities throughout the city. Once Sandy Springs joined Atlanta, the city would have to bring the Sandy Springs area up to Class 3 requirements . . . or jeopordize the excellent rating now enjoyed by the entire city. FACT: Fire prevention as well as protection would be improved if Sandy Springs joined Atlanta . • At present, the county has no fire inspectors. Once Sandy Springs joined Atlanta, it would have the services of city fi re inspectors and fire investigators, including arson specialists �l I (or investigators ) . . . plus the benefits of Atlant-a's fire prevention program. At the present time, ·arson in vestigation in the Sandy Spr ings fire distr ict is accomplished through the State Fire Ma rshal's office. • High standards of train ing and supervision w ith in the city would also be contributing factors toward fire pre vent ion and protection. • In case of s e r ious emergency, Sandy Springs would have the back-up protection of the ent ire c ity fire department , not only its own local fire fight ing fac i l ities. •••• GOOD FIRE and POLICE PROTECTION ARE BASIC COMMUNITY and FAMILY NEEDS. SANDY SPRINGS MUST NOT SETTLE FOR LESS THAN THE BEST IN THESE IMPORTANT AREAS. Howard Starks & Matt Connor, Co-Chairmen 6125 Roswell Road, N.E. / Phone: 252-2324 l J [ Sandy Springs Atlanta Team for Tomorrow II ,, �l I ~)y ;,1,i I 'h ,}"'~ iv . f' \ FIRST CLASS PERMIT NO. 4908 ATLANTA, GA. BUSINESS REPLY CARD N o POSTAGE STAMP N ECESSARY IF MAI LED I N T l-I E UNITED STATES Charles L. Davis Comptroller City of Atlanta City Hall Atlanta, Georgia 30303

�Gentlemen: I· I Please furnish me with a comparison of ad valorem taxes on the following property: Location of property: _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Name in which property was returned for 1965 Fulton County tax: _ __ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ In the event you need additional information, I may be reached at telephone _ __ _ _ _ (Note: Please address the attached post card to yourself.) �Dear Resident of Sandy Springs: On property located a.___ ______ _________ your 1965 Fulton County ad valorem taxes were._ _ _ _ __ If your property had been located in the Atlanta City limits as of January 1, 1965, your City of Atlanta and Fulton County taxes would have bee.~-----Note: In addition , you should take into considera tion that your wa ter bill for the year would have been reduced by 50 %, your sa nitary service charge would have been a maxjmum of $2 2 fo r the year, you would have a savings on F ederal and State income taxes, and also you would have a savings in your fire insurance (contact your insurance agent for this info rm ation). ___j �TAXES �FACT: Property taxes would be higher inside the city, but the increase would be largely offset by reductions in water b i lls, sanitation service charges, and fire insurance . Net result: a modest total increase in taxes. All property VALUE of HOME I. $ 16,360 11. 28,160 ASSESSMENT Co. City Co. C i ty 43,000 Co. City PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX WATER BILL SANITATION 135.84 215.73 30.49 28.90 93.16 46.96 28.00 22. 00 + 79. 89 - 1.59 - 46.20 - 6.00 305.46 414.58 79. 36 75.22 93.16 46.96 35.00 22.00 109.12 - 4.14 - 46.20 - 13. 00 518.79 663.82 87.99 83.40 69.07 34.75 28.00 22.00 t 145.03 - 4.59 - 34.32 - 6.00 4,090 5,720 7,040 9, 860 10,750 15,040 The fol lowing actual examples are from a random survey of Sandy Springs Homes. REAL ESTATE TAX t Ill. assessments in the city and county are made by the Jo int Board of Assessors in accordance with the formula established in 1956. NET CHANGE + 26. 10 + 45.78 + 100. 12 FACT: FACT: Federa l and state income tax returns allow for deduction of local tax payments. The major part of th e increase in property taxes would be recovered through income tax deductions. Ta king into consideration increased property ta xes, reduced water and sanitation bill s, reduced fire ins urance premiums, the home own e rs in the examples above wou ld pay the follow ing add itional amounts annually if Sandy Spr ings joined Atlanta: FACT: The City of Atlanta ha s a Class 3 fire rating, refl e cting its high quality fire fighting facilitie s. Sandy Springs, with less fire protection , is rate d Class 6 . Since the cost of fire insurance is based in part on the rat i ng of the district, pre miums would be reduced if Sandy Springs became part of Atlanta. Th e following figures are for the same homes used in the example s above , a ss um ing these are a l I brick ve neer hom es which receive th e lowest ins uran ce rates. Pre mium cost s cover straight fire ins urance only. Volue of Home Clo ss 3 Annuol Fire ln suronce Premium Closs 6 Annuol Fire In suran ce Premium I. 11. $16, 360 28, 160 30.00 46. 00 111. 43, 000 44 .00 67.00 $20.00 $29. 00 I. $17. 10 II. 29.78 Ill. 77.12 These figures do not take into consideration deductions allowed on state and federal income ta x returns . • •• INCREASED FIRE and POLICE PROTECTION; BETTER ZONING; CHEAPER WATER , SA NITATION ond F IR E INSURANCE; EXP ANDED SCHOOL FAC ILITI ES. THESE ARE SOME OF THE AD V ANTAGES OF LIV ING IN T H E CITY . WHAT A RE THEY WO RTH A Y EAR TO YOU ond YOU R FAMILY? �.., J [ SandJ Springs / Atlanta Team forTomorrow II ,, �_Memo DATE From CHARLES L. DAVIS To , / 1,vv /2-e.~~ �This 1s the comp leted renort on the comnarRtive tax r e tes. Ed h Hs the origin el . I have sent Jim K~ng of the ~hamber of Commerce a copy . George �Fd- tc1~il ~ P~ ~~ M'I ,. "f · ,t~ Mt '. .J~~ �ATLANTA , GEOROIA PHONE JA. 2 • 4 4 6 3 Linda Price ci5dl .-If) ~ ~ ~ /4/Jt k ~ FORM 25· 11 6'acb - 7 �@/flbe/&/I M ~ ATLANTA,GEORGIA / ~ ( ) ,0 PHONE JA. 2•4463 ~ R. Earl Landers 6 '-<.ft.;./e, ,P7 1--,L e:1~,, .{l 7' ~ /~., . . -i,,:i-z .f.v/. ~"!.,L1,/4 "~~ ~,;,/( , ,, �g/C.bc,-1 4:-,:;~ /l ~ / 4&-/ Cq .f c- .f �@~C(Y~/Ue;~ ~ ' 7 A TL A NTA GEORGI A PHONE JA. 2 • 4463 ~ 143.215.248.55A T/ ~ G,. J> , / ".,,tMJ . I[ Earl Lande./4) G) ,Z) .( / / o~ 6 --0 0 .. !:)2) �-<:~:~@fo143.215.248.55 f 1/ ) I.LviJ1 ,' /ti VV ATLANTA,GEORGIA PHONE J A ' 2 • 4463 R. Earl Landers

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f e-,{,,, c- / L 7--- I~ ,f_? 17 ):/ /h_; ~ �\ \ \ I AtemJ' DATE From CHARLES L. DAVIS To A }d;;(L~ ~ ~°1 a:;/~ · ~J"" ·~ ~ - n ~( ~ b~ ~ ~ �JP /, ri)tb~&/U&~ ..< - 1/'f P .A , A TL AN T A ,GEORGI A 6- PH O NE JA. 2 ·4463 R. Ea rl L a nde r s IY,R ~- \/4,/2/J C et.-/""- ,;77,tf¼, _s Y rJ" - ~~d"' �I 5-t; udf f fi/1/v h /4 �521-0845 CURTIS ATL.ANTA H. DRISKELL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 1300 COMMERCE BUILDING • ATLANTA, GEORGIA �QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Sandy Springs Referendum May 11, 1966 Prepared for Sandy Springs/ Atlanta Team for Tomorrow The facts and figu.res in this booklet have been thoroughly checked and approved by the City of Atlanta . �PREFACE Atla nta ' s reputation as a major busine ss, cultural, social, and industrial c e nter didn't develop by ac c ident. It is a product of t hou ght f ul planning b y imaginat i ve people who poo l ed ideas, efforts and resourc e s. Part of the secret o f our ar e a's new a n d ex citing promise is simple reco gnition of the fact that p eop le wo rking together toward a g oal ar e more e f fective tha n people worki ng i n fragme nt e d div isions. In t h e r ef er endum o f Ma y 11, the p e ople of Sandy Spring s will be offered an o ppor tun i t y to join i n the adventure o f helping build a unique a n d remarkable c ity. For Sandy Spring s resident s , the quest ion at issue i s not me rely "How would corning into the c ity affect taxes, or schools, or rep r esentation in local government? " these are important. Though , o f cou rse, a l l The l arger que st ion is "How can Sa ndy Sp rin g s take full advantage of, and get i t s share of the rewards of the t remendous economic, cultural, and industrial boom now gripping Atlanta?" An d the answe r is ..• by b e coming an integral part of the city. By participating i n its l eader ship. By see ing t h e v i sion o f a great, and con tinually greater Atlanta. By joining in the grand enterprise of full p ar tic ipa tion in the invig orating p r esent and the stimulatin g fut u re of one great c ity . Atlanta is an at titude .• . not an a r ea. �The following letter text attests to the accuracy of the material in this booklet: March 16, 1966 Atlanta Chamber of Commerce Gentlemen: We have carefully studied the report of the Committee on Annexation of the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce as revised March 14 ' 1966 entitled "Questions and Answers on Proposed Sandy Springs Annexation" and find no inaccurate statements of fact therein. In accordance with our previous statement of policy this letter is not to be construed as an endorsement of annexation. We have agreed to cooperate with the Chamber of Commerce in editing this report solely for-·purpose of guaranteeing the citizens of Sandy Springs the opportunity to make their decision on the question of annexation based on an accurate and unbiased knowledge of the facts. Sincerely, George H. Ivey, Jr., President Greater Sandy Springs Association �CONTENTS Page ..... ...... . 1 A Compar i son o f Taxes . . . . . . . . • . . . . . • . . 3 Represen tation i n Lo cal Governmen t . . . • • . • . . . 5 • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • 7 ....... 9 Police Protection . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Sanitation Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Water Service . . . • . . . . . • • • . , . . . . . . • 13 Sch ools • • . . • . . . . . . • . . . • . . . . . • . . 14 Sewers . . . . . . 15 Str e e t Lights and Traffic Signa l s . . . . . . . . • . . 16 Street s a n d Side wa lks • . . . . · • • . . . . . . • . . 17 Map • IBC . . . . . . . Ad Valorem Taxes Growth a nd Zonin g • . . . . Fire Pro t e ction and Fire I nsurance . . . . . . . . . . • . . • • · • · . . . • . • • • · • · · . . . . . . . . . . . . . �The following questions and answers cover the main issues involved i n the May 11 referendum. For answers to more specific and individual questions, contact Sandy Springs/Atlanta Team for Tomorrow, 6125 Roswell Road, N.E., Sandy Springs Shopping Center, Telephone 252-23 24, 252-2325, or 252-2326. AD VALOREM TAXES Q. - What would happen to my tax bill? How much more would it cost me to receive the improved services inside the city ? A. - The ad valorem taxes on your home would be higher i nside the city, but the increase in taxes would be largely offset by r eductions in other charges. In almost every case, the net result would be only a moderate increase in the total. As an example, consider the effect on one of the homes t aken from a random survey of Sandy Springs residences. The example is a single-family frame dwelling on Dalrymple Road. Its v alu e, for tax purposes, is $38,400. The 1965 Fulton County real estate tax b{ll (exclusive of personal property) on this property was $452 .6 6. If the home had been inside the city, the county and city tax combined would have been $586.42, an increase of $133.76. This increase in ad valorem taxes would hav e been l a r gely off s et by lower charges in three areas: Wa t e r , s a nitation serv ice and fire insurance. The actual water bill for this residence l a s t year was $94.62, which is very close to the average b i ll s h own in a survey of some 55 homes. Inside th e city , the water bill would have been $47.70, a decrease of $46 . 92 . The sanitat ion service cha r g e would have been $22.00 inst ead of $35. 00, for another saving of $13. 00. It is more difficult to arrive at the precise s aving po ss ible in lower insurance rates f or this homeowner, because of the several different types of insurance he might choo se. But a good estimate c an be obtained by c omparing t he rates for straight fire insurance on his dwelling . Si nce t h e value of hi s lot makes up part of the tota l valu e of his pr opert y, assume that his dwelling is valued at $3 2 ,000 of the $38 ,400 t otal . Straight fire insurance on this amount would be $95 . 40 in the Sandy Springs Fire District, which has a Class 6 r a ting. I nside Atlanta, wh i ch has a Class 3 rating, the s ame ins urance wou l d cost $55 . 20, a difference of $40.20. (If the home were a few bl oc ks beyond Dalrymple Road, outside the fire dis t rict, the same policy would cost $296.60.) Thus, in t he exampl e , an a d valorem tax increase of $133.76 would be offset by sav i ng s o f $46.92 (water), $13.00 (sanitation) and $40.20 (fire ins urance ) , a total of $100.12. The net difference would be only $33.64 if the home were inside the city. Another "intangible" saving will work to the benefit of homeowners when they file federal and state income taxes. Both federal and s t ate income tax procedures allow local tax payments to be claimed as a "deduction." Payments for such items as water and insurance - 1 - �are not "deductible." This means that the homeowner inside the city - whose property taxes are higher and other charges lower can deduct a greater portion of his total payments for income tax purposes. The net effect on his income tax bill would vary, of course, depending on the income bracket and other factors. But a conservative estimate is that the typical homeowner could reduce his combined federal and state income taxes by about 20 per cent of the additional amount deductible for ad valorem taxes. In other words, the taxpayer in the example shown above could deduct $133.76 more if he were inside the city, and the estimated saving on his income taxes would be $26.75. Considering all aspects of his taxes and charges, the homeowner cited in the example would actually pay about $7.00 more per year for the advantages of being inside the city. - 2 - �A COMPARISON OF TAXES AND CHARGES FOR SEVERAL TYPICAL HOMEOWNERS (Sandy Springs - City of Atlanta) In the following examples - all of which are actual residences in a random survey of Sandy Springs homes the ad valorem taxes, water bill and sanitation charges paid in 1965 are compared with what the same items would have been if the homes had been inside the corporate limits of the City of Atlanta. The "net change" shown does not reflect the saving in fire insurance, which would range from a few dollars to a substantial amount, depending on type of dwelling, location of the residence, type of insurance carried, etc. The change also does not include the savings on Federal Income Tax deductions. See page 1, last paragraph. Value of Home Example !fl $23,680 w Example 112 Example 11 3 Example 114 Example !I S 20,720 33',880 16,360 11,960 Assessment Real Estate Tax Co. $ s, 920 City 8,280 $ 241.06 338.82 Co. City 5,180 7,250 Co. 8,470 City 11,850 Co. City Co. City 4,090 5,7 20 2,990 4,1 80 Personal Property Tax $ 71.31 65.59 Water Bill $ 79.29 39.93 Sanitation . $ Net Change 28.00 22.00 + 97.76 5.72 - 39.36 6.00 198.51 289.21 35. 08 33.25 53.01 26.61 28.00 22.00 + 90. 70 1. 83 - 26.40 6.00 387.69 510.44 166.76 158.06 129.66 65.46 28.00 22.00 +122.75 8.70 - 64.20 6.00 135.84 215. 73 30.49 28.90 93.16 46. 96 28.00 22.00 + 79.89 1. 59 - 46. 20 6.00 72. 59 141. 70 31. 05 29. 43 38.41 19.21 28.00 22.00 + 69.11 1. 62 - 19.20 6.00 + 46.68 + 56.47 + 43.85 + 26.10 + 42.29 �Example 116 Example 117 29,440 12,960 7,360 Co. City 10,300 Co. City 3,240 4,540 323.8 6 435. 86 175.96 1 66 .78 78 .56 39 .56 35. 00 22.00 +112.00 9. 18 39 . 00 1 3. 00 86. 96 158. 84 68. 44 64 . 87 82 . 94 41. 78 28 . 00 22 .00 3. 57 - 41.16 6 .00 79.3 6 75.22 93. 16 46 . 96 35.00 22. 00 4. 14 - 46 . 20 - 13.00 70 .15 66 . 4 9 85.86 43. 26 35.00 22 .00 3 . 66 - 42 . 60 - 13. 00 87. 99 83. 40 65. 42 32 .90 28 . 00 22 .00 4 . 59 - 32 . 52 6 . 00 85.11 80 . 67 112 . 14 56 .58 28 . 00 22. 00 4 . 44 - 55 .56 87 . 99 83 . 40 69 . 07 34 . 75 4 .59 - 34 .32 + 71. 88 Example 118 28,160 Co. City 7,040 9,860 305 .46 414.58 +109.12 Example 119 33,920 Co. 8,480 City 11,870 Example 1110 23,800 Co. City 5,950 8,3 20 21,360 Co. City 5,340 7,480 43,000 Co. 10 ,750 City 15 ,040 - 207. 71 300.17 + 92. 46 Example 1112 - 242.7 9 340. 78 + 97.99 Example fi ll - 388 . 26 511.30 +123.04 .i:-- - - 518.79 663 . 82 +145.03 - - 6. 00 + 50 . 82 + 21 . 15 + 45 . 78 + 63 . 78 + 54 . 88 + 26.46 28 .00 22 . 00 - 6 .00 + 100.12 �L REPRESENTATION IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT Q. - What representation would I have in local government? Other than being able to vote in elections involving city offices and city issues, how would my voice in local matters be increased? A. - You would have more representation in your local government, and you would have a greater voice in matters affecting your communit y because you would be closer to your representatives. The legislative act which provides for the referendum in Sandy Springs spells out specifically that the area would join the city as the new Ninth Ward. The new ward would be represented by two members of the Board of Aldermen and one member of the Board of Education, all elected. The act further provides that only the voters in the new ward could vote in the first election for these three offices. The first election of Ninth Ward officials would be held in conjunction with the general election in November, and the officials would take office the first of 1967. The Sandy Springs area presently is governed b y , and participates in the election of, a three-man county commission. County commissioners must be responsive to the citizens of all areas of the county, and rightly so, since they represent all the county. The five members of the Fulton County Board of Education, each representing a school district, are appointed by the Grand Jury for five-year terms. The county school superintendent is elected by county-wide vote. By having two aldermen, both r e siding in the ir ward , Sa n dy Springs citize ns would have a stronger voice in matt ers o f local government and, in effect, would be closer to their elected representatives. In future elections t h ey would vote in the election of Atlan ta' s mayor, the president of the Board of Aldermen, all member s o f the Board of Aldermen and Board of Education, and two members of the City Executive Committee from th e i r own ward. The Sandy Springs ward also would b e represented on other board s, such as the Atlanta Public Library Board o f Trustee s. Additionally, the area's repr esentation would be enhanced by the appointment o f its aldermen to various aldermanic committees which would deal with matt ers pertaining specifically to the Sandy Sp ring s area as well as thos e affecting the city as a whole. It should be ke pt in mind tha t the Sandy Sp rings area, with a population of only abou t 2 0 , 000, has far fewer citizens than any one of the city's other eight wards. The present eight wards are made up of more than 500,000 citiz e ns , f o r an avera ge of almost 65,000 per ward. Therefore, representation of the Ninth Ward from the beginning woul d be proportionately much greater than the current ratio in the other wards. It is logical to expect, then that some f orm of ward rea lignment is a possib ility in the future.' No such p l an is presently pending, however, and the new ward would seem a ssured of its proposed representation for several years. - 5 - �Future elections of Ninth Ward aldermen and school board members, beginning with the next city election in 1969, would be by citywide vote, as is the present procedure for the eight wards. But candidates would still be required to reside in the wards they represent. - 6 - �GROWTH AND ZONING Q. - What would happen in the field of zoning and future development of the Sandy Springs area? A. - 1. You could expect the Sandy Springs area to continue to develop as primarily a low density single-family community. Future apartment and commercial development could be expected to take place along portions of the major thoroughfares with emphasis on strong neighborhood commercial centers at appropriate intervals as opposed to continuous strip commercial development. Property would be reclassified into the City of Atlanta zoning district which most closely resembles the classification which it is presently zoned under in the Fulton County Zoning Ordinance. Zoning designations as established and use permits as approved by Fulton County prior to January 1, 1967 will be honored by the City of Atlanta, and will remain in effect. 2. Public hearings for consideration of proposed zoning changes in the Sandy Springs area would be held only four times a year, following the area system as is now presently being used in Atlanta. These hearings are held only by the Zoning Committee after receiving recommendations by the staff of the Planning Department and the Atlanta-Fulton County Joint Planning Board. The decision of the Zoning Committee receives final action by the full Board of Aldermen and Ma yor. 3. The Atlanta Zoning Ordinance contains district classifications which closely relate to those in the Fulton County Ordinance, although similar classifications in Atlanta generally contain more restrictive requirements. In addition to these similar districts the Atlanta Ordinance contains several new classifications which permit only a highly selective number of uses with regulations which permit and encourage high development standards. These classifications provide for a reasonable use of certain properties while permitting onl y the best development for the communit y. A brief description of these new districts follows: The "R-9 Single-Family Dwelling Group District" provides for the construction of townhouse units for individual unit sale under condominium ownership. Units may not be rented under this district. The district p r ovides for a maximum of twelve dwelling units per aGre and a maximum ground coverage of thirty-five percent including. buildings , parking and drives. Several fine townhouse develop ments are presently under construction in Atlanta under the provisions of this district . - 7 - �The "A-L Apartment-Limited Dwelling District" provides for low-density, high-standard apartment developments generally compatible with substantial single-family residential areas. The district permits garden apartments (two story units) at a maximum of twelve dwelling units per acre and permits only thirty-five percent ground coverage including buildings, parking and drives. The "C-L Commercial Limited District" permits primarily office and institutional uses and a few selected retail studios and shops. Signs must be attached to the wall of the building and be only twenty square feet in size. This district provides often for a reasonable use of portions of the major thoroughfare while discouraging all the inherent ill effects of continuous strip commercial retail zoning. It has been found to be generally compatible with certain residential uses as well. 4. Work would begin immediately to include the Sandy Springs area into the comprehensive planning process now underway in the City of Atlanta. This comprehensive planning process is made up of four elements as follows: 1. Projected future land use needs and their location as a guide to future rezoning evaluations. 2. Designation of Major Thoroughfares and their future effect on the adjacent use of land . 3. Plans for needed community facilities such as parks, schools and libraries along with genera l locations . 4. The programming of improvements and source of funds necessary to implement these future plans. - 8 - �FIRE PROTECTION AND FIRE INSURANCE Q. - How would my fire protection be affected? What would this mean in regard to what I pay for my fire insurance? A. - Your fire insurance rates would be reduced -- substantially , in many cases. But, more important, better fire protection would be afforded to your home or business. Fire protection and fire insurance rates go hand in hand. The better the protection available to you, the less you must pay for fire insurance. Ratings are assigned to particular areas on the basis of fire protection facilities and other factors. Fire insurance rates , in turn, are determined b y a formula based on the rating. The City of Atlanta has a Class 3 rating, which compares ve ry favorably w~th other cities of similar size across the nation. Atlanta has kept well within the requirements o f its Class 3 rating by building, equipping and maintaining fire stations at k e y points throughout the city, and by assuring an ample water supply in ev e r y area. Fire protection, in short, is ex cellent and f ire insu r ance rates are as low as rates in all but a few major cities . Sandy Springs, on the other hand, has t wo different rat i n g s : Class 6 for the Sandy Springs Fir e District (which comprises r oughly t h e area south of Dalrymple Road) and Class 10 f or the ar e a o u ts i de th e fir e district. Fire insurance rates for Cla ss 6 are signif i c antly higher than Cla ss 3 , and the rates for Class 10 ar e eno rmo u s ly higher -- particularly in the c a s ~ of a f rame dwelling, for whi c h the rates are as much as five and a h a lf time s gr e a ter than Cl a s s 3. Protection for the Sandy Spring s Fire District is f u r n i shed by one fire station in t h e area, manned b y one compa ny, a nd by another company of firemen operating from a City of Atlanta f ir e statio n on Northside Drive . (The additional compa ny wor kin g fr om t he Atlanta station is support e d by the Sandy Sp.r i ng s Fir e Di s tr i ct. When this prot e ction was a dded , the district ' s ra t i n g improve d from Class 7 to Class 6 . ) Emergency "back-up" a ss i st anc e is availab le from th e Northside Dr ive station and another stat ion in Buc khead. The protection is f u r nished b y the Cit y of Atlant a un der a c ont ract arrang ement , and residents o f the distr ic t pay a 4.5 - mil l tax for the serv ic e. Atlanta ' s Class 3 r ating depen d s on a h i gh degree o f protection thr ou g hout t he ci ty. Thu s , i f Sa n dy Springs joined the city, it would b e come t he c i t y' s r esp on s ib ili t y to all its citizens to bring the n ew area up t o Cl as s 3 s t a nda rds as quickly as possible . The ci t y cou l d n o t ri s k t he l o s s of i ts Class 3 rating, and it would not a llow any ar e a to g o with o u t ad e quate protection. Once Sandy Sprin gs voi c ed it s desire to become a part of Atlanta , th e city would immedia tely reque s t the Southeastern Underwriters - 9 - �to undertake a survey of the new area to determine what needs must be met to satisfy Class 3 requirements. The recommendations from the survey would have to be met for Atlanta to maintain its rating. Although the recommendations from the survey would be the final guide, the city has made a preliminary study of the area. It is anticipated that three new fire stations would be required. One of these would replace the existing station, which is considered substandard and poorly located to cover such a large area. The anticipated equipment needs include replacement of two e x isting engines and acquiring one new engine and a ladder truck. (Present equipment would be ineffective in fighting a fire in a building taller than two stories.) Personnel needs have been estimated at 35 additional men, seven of whom would form a battalion chief's unit. At l anta's present situation -- facilities, equipment and manpower which comfortably meet minimum standards -- would give the city a head start toward bringing the new area up to Class 3 standards in a minimum time. By submitting a reasonable, workable timetable fo r meet ing standards within an agreed period, the city could help effec t a lowering of insurance rates within a year. An ex a mp l e of the city's efforts in this respect can be taken from the 195 2 Plan of Improvement, by which a large new area entered the c ity. Some areas were brought up to Class 3 within a few months and the entire area within 18 months. - 10 - �POLICE PROTECTION Q. - What changes would occur in police protection? Would the city build a new precinct station in Sandy Springs? A. - Police protection would be greatly expanded and improved -- and the basic concept would change from the type of service provided in rural areas to the "full-service" protection afforded in a heavily populated urban area. No additional stations are contemplated in any area of the city, at present. Sandy Springs presently receives its police service from the City of Atlanta under a contract arrangement with Fulton County. The service includes four patrol cars in the area around the clock, but the service is limited by the number of officers assigned. The only laws enforceable are state laws, which are designed, for the most part, for rural areas. Anyone arrested as a violator of a state law must be turned over to the Fulton County sheriff for trial in a state court. If the area chooses to join the city, it would be necessary to increase immediately the radio patrol service now provided; foot patrolmen would be added for duty in the business district, and a number of motorcycle patrolmen would be put on traffic and patrol duty. (The number of additional men required is under study by the Atlanta Police Department.) In addition, the citizens of the Sandy Springs area would receive the benefit of all the services and facilities of the Juvenile Crime Prevention Squad and the special squads in the Detective Department, which are not now available to the area. Policemen would enforce city ordinances , as well as state laws, the same as they are enforced in the rest of Atlanta at present. The City of Atlanta presently has appro x imately 1 . 5 policemen for every 1,000 population. The city is striving not only to maintain that ratio but to improve it for the increased protection of all its citizens. As for the addition of a precinct station, the trend is a wa y from the precinct concept in these days of two-way radio communications and other modern facilities. A radio patrol car , manned by two officers or even just one, is literally a "traveling precinct station." With radio communications, the patrolman can call for assistance and have other officers at his sid e within moments . There are no plans for any precinct stations, and the emphasis will continue to be on mobility and close communications b y r adio . - 11 - �SANITATION SERVICE Q. - How would my garbage pickup and other sanitation services be affected if Sandy Springs joins the city? have to pay more for this service? As a homeowner, would I A. - Your sanitation services would be expanded and improved and it would cost you less. As a resident of Atlanta, you would begin receiving several services which are not now available to you -- rubbish pickup, street cleaning, dead animal removal, sanitary inspection, and "guttering", which means periodic removal of grass and other obstructions from street gutters. It is the city's responsibility to bring all these services to its citizens, as well as providing two garbage collections each week. Instead of paying more for these additional services, your sanitation charge would be reduced to a maximum of $22.00 a year. This is based on a base charge of $6.0b plus $4.00 for each 25 feet of lot frontage or fraction thereof, but not to e x ceed the $22.00 a year maximum for residences. This would mean a savings of either $6.00 or $13.00 a year for you, depending on where you live. Two different types of garbage collection service are now provided to the people of Sandy Springs under an arrangement between the City of Atlanta and Fulton County. "Indistrict" service is provided to those within the sanitary district, which includes all of Sandy Springs south of a line extending 300 feet beyond Abernathy Road. Residents within the district receive two garbage collections per week, for which the homeowners pay $28. 00 per year per premises . The rest of the Sandy Springs area receives "out-of-district" service, which includes two garbage collections per week on an optional basis. Those homeowners who desire the service pay $35.00 per year for it, and no charge is made of those who do not want the service. Business establishments throu ghout the Sandy Springs area now p ay for garbage collection on the basis of the actual cost of rendering the service. Most businesses would realize a substantial saving b y being a part of the city -- and would receive improved service as well. A survey of city sanitary services is being conducted presently by the Public Administration Service . These findings, which will be available soon, will result in improved services. Any change in rate schedules will apply both to city residents and to county residents now receiving city services under contract with the county government. - 12 - �WATER SERVICE Q. - What difference, if any, would there be in the way water is supplied to my home or business? Would my water bill be affected? A. - The only difference would be on your water bill, which would be cut in half.

Virtually all the existing homes and businesses in the Sandy Springs area already receive their water from the City of Atlanta Water Department under an arrangement between the city and Fulton County. Users outside the city, however, are billed for water at a double rate. The minimum monthly water bill for City of Atlanta users is $1.57; for those outside the city, the minimum is $3.14. Thus, the annual savings for water users inside the city is at least $18.84. In reality, savings run much higher than the minimum, however. Atlanta _people are accustomed to having a plentiful supply of good water at low rates, and they use it in quantity. Ex perience has shown that very few homes, inside or outside the city , use little enough water to be billed for the minimum. An actual survey of 55 homes in .the Sandy Springs area chosen at random, showed that the average water charge paid during 1965 was $90.10. Only five of these homes were within a dollar of the minimum bill , and three of the larger users paid $203.39, $240.62 and $366.39. If these same homes had been inside the city, their water bills for 1965 would have averaged $45 . 57. The average sav ings would h ave been $44.53 per home. A similar survey of businesses, also chosen at random to include small operations as well as large, revealed an av erage wat e r b ill of $130.26 per year. The average savings inside the city would have been $62.83. - 13 - �SCHOOLS Q. - What changes would occur in the schools my children attend? Wha t would be done about school bus transport a tion, since the Atlanta system does not have free transportation? A. - Several maj or differences would occur in the way of advantages: The addition of kindergartens in the schools of the Sandy Springs ar ea; a greater emphasis at the high school lev el on vocational programs, in addition to the college preparatory and general programs; and the benefit of more specialized programs and more technical specialists. School bus transportation, admitt e dly, is a problem which would have to be dealt with - and right away. In general, the curricula of the Atlanta system and the Fulton County system are similar, as are the personnel policies , overall operational procedures and financial structures. Addition of kindergartens to the Sa ndy Springs schools would -b e an ex p e ns ive undertaking f o r the ci ty, p a rticularly wher e e x isting fa cilities are operating almost at capacity. In those elementary schools where space is immediately available, kindergartens would be started in January, 1967, and teachers provided. In elementary schools where cla ssr oom space is not readily availa ble, air-conditioned supplemental cla s s rooms would be r e a dy for use , with necessary teache rs, b y t h e opening o f school in Sept ember, 196 7. Prima r y stud i es show th a t 1 0 additional teache rs and some $243,000 to $293,000 in additional funds would be required to provide programs for the estimated 4 50 kindergarten pupils in the a r ea. The salary s chedul e s f or teachers are s omewhat higher in th e Atla nt a s ys t em , which al s o would me a n ad diti on a l exp e nditure s. In gen eral , Atlant a t e a c her s ma ke 8 . 9 perce n t mor e t h a n Fulton Count y t eache rs . I n b e comin g a part o f the At l a n t a Sc hoo l Sys t e m, t eache rs i n t h e Sa ndy Springs s c hoo ls wou ld t r ansfer directly to the city 's pension plan without loss of a n y money or benef its. Atlant a an d Fulton school offi cial s both say t hat p e n sion b e n efits of both s y stems a re p r a c tically the same . The Fulton County s y s t em provide s fr ee b u s t r a ns port a ti on f or pup i ls who live furt h e r than 1 - 1 / 2 mil es fr om scho ol, a n d t h is exp e ns e i s cove r ed by lo cal a n d s t a t e f u nds . On t he o ther han d , the Atla nt a Tr a ns i t Sy stem provides bus tran sportation fo r Atla n t a sys t em pu p il s on r out es d e t e rmin e d by pupil n eed and with pup i l s payin g as t hey ri de . Robert Sommer v ille, pr e sid e nt o f the Atla n t a Tr a n sit Sy st em , has given assu ranc e t hat s chool bus route s will b e provid e d for p upil s in the Sandy Sp rin gs area. Ad dit i on a l construction n eed s a re e vid ent in the Sandy Sp r i n g s ar e a . Enr o l lment ha s increa s ed s ome 56 percen t sin ce 1 960, and it co n t i n u e s to inc rease. Estimates are tha t the e n r ollment in k inde r g ar t ens through the twel fth grade wil l ex ceed 1 0,000 pupils b y 1970. Q. - Wha t would happ en to s choo l pupils l i ving in the a r e a south of Roswe ll a nd nort h o f the Sa ndy Spr ing s ar ea , not affe ct e d by t h e r efer e nd um? A. - Both city and county s chool offic i als have g i v en a ssurance that these pup i ls would be al l owed to rema in i n the i r p resen t sc hoo l s i f t h ey c h oos e. - 14 - �SEWERS Q. - Would there be any major chang es in the system of sewer service? Would I be assessed any sewer charges before sewer service is ex tended to my home? A. - If your home is already on a sewer line , or if you have a working septic tank, you probably would see no immediate changes that would affect you. Certainly, there would be no sewer assessment charged until sewer service is provided . The city already has made a preliminary study of the probabl e needs of the area, and it would undertake to make the necessary improvements and additions as soon as possible. However , y our present situation would largely govern the effect on y ou and your home . For example, if your home already is served b y a sewer line , you would see nothing different. You would continue receiv ing the service with no special charges or other chang es, ex cept where such might be applied city-wide. If your home is serv ed b y a working septic tank in g ood condition, then y ou would not be affected until a sewer line is ex tended to your street. Ev en when this occurred, you could be granted as long as six y e a rs to pay the assessment which is alway s made for this se rv ice . If sewer service were brought to your neighborhood for th e f irst time -- this is always by petition of the r e sidents -- then y our property would be assessed on a front-footage basis for the sewe r line in front of y our property. This assessment is set b y l aw at $ 3.50 per f ront foot. The connection to y our home fr om t he sewer line, if the line were laid on a str e et t h at is a lready p aved, would be between $80 and $1 2 0. And a gain , if y ou a l ready h ave a satisfactory septic tank , you could be allowed up to six yea r s to pay t h e assessment. This policy e x ists in the case of a lready ex ist ing r es idences a n d does not a pply to va c ant p r op e rt y, howeve r . The p r elimina r y study b y the c i t y has i ndi cated several immed i ate needs in t h e ar ea , s ome of wh ich wou ld be p riori t y requirements. One o f these n e eds i s f o r an out f all s ewer in t he a r ea of Heard's Ferry Ro a d, wh i c h wo ul d connect to t he Mar s h Creek Wa t e r Pollution Cont r ol Pla nt . Anoth er d ef in i te need i s for e x pan sion of some segments o f th e Nan cy Creek t r unk sewer, whi ch would b e a joint projec t with DeKalb Count y. Severa l o the r n eeds are a ntic ipa t ed in the near future, but, in g enera l , mo s t of the Sandy Sp rin gs area is reasonab l y well sewered ex c e p t in s ome areas where the t o pography of the land will always be a p rob l em i n p r oviding an extensive system of sewer service. - 15 - �STREET LIGHTS AND TRAFFIC SIGNALS Q. - Would the city provide street lights in my neighborhood right away? What would be done to improve our traffic signals? A. - As a general policy, the City of Atlanta provides street lights in areas as requested by the residents, and it has kept up with demands since the 1952 Plan of Improvement. As for traffic signals, first attention would be given to upgrading the ex isting signals at several intersections and to satisfying the known needs for new installations at key intersections. No wholesale program of street light installation is anticipated in any part of the city, because of budget limitations. In other words , a neighborhood . that has not expressed a positive desire for t h is service need not fear that street lights would be forced on them . However , the city, through its Traffic Engineering Department , has been attentive to the requests of those who do want lights and ·is currently right on schedule in meeting these demands. Additionally , a program of upgrading street lights on major t horoughfares is in progress to bring these facilities up to the lat es t recommended standards. A prel iminary survey in the Sandy Springs area has shown that some 20 2 street lig hts a re currently in use, 90 on arterial streets and 11 2 on local stree ts. The estimated needs for arterial streets includ e a n a d ditional 1,341 lights, which, obviously , could not be ins t a l led al l a t once. The estimated needs for local streets are for some 2, 7 00 add i tional lights, which would be undertaken by the city on the basis of r equests by the residents. In genera l , t he cit y inst a lls traffic signals at intersections where traff ic co n d i ti on s satisfy the " warrants" set out by uniform national sta ndard s, a s a dopted and prescribed by the Georgia Highway Department. Howev er, Atla nta citizens on occasion have shown a de s ire f o r and have p rov ided the necessary funds to have signals ins talled a t s ome i nt er sections where the "warrants" are not fully met. This can be acc omp l is hed at ·i ntersections where signals are a help t o traffic movement a n d a convenience to the citizens . Eight traffic s ignals a re now in ser v i ce in the Sandy Spring s area , and an e s timate d f i ve or s i x new signals would be needed in the next two to three y e ars , a c co rd ing to the city survey. These would be undertaken according to p rio r i ty n eed . 16 �r------- 1 STREETS AND SIDEWALKS Q. - What could Sandy Springs expect in the way of street and sidewalk improvements, now and in the future? How can we get sidewalks or streets paved, and how much would it cost? A. - A survey by the City of Atlanta Department of Construction found three streets in the Sandy Springs area in "below average" condition, ten streets still unpaved, while the remainder of your streets are in "good" or "average" condition. The "below average" streets -- Davis Drive, Morgan Falls Drive and Northside Drive -- wi ll require resurfacing in the very near future, probably during 1967, the Construction Department said. The city has pledged to assign a high priority to these projects and already has projected an estimated cost of $45,000. Paving of streets and sidewalks in the City of Atlanta, with two exceptions, requires a petition signed by more than 50 percent of the property owners involved. Property owners are assessed for the cost of the paving on a front-footage basis. The average assessment for sidewalks in residential areas (six-foot sidewalks) is about $2.60 per front foot, and property owners are allowed up to four years to pay. Charges for street paving vary with the size of the project, but the assessment generally is between $6.50 and $7.50 per front foot for paving and curbing. Property owners are allowed up to 10 years to pay the assessments for street paving and up to four years to pay for curbing. The t wo exceptions to the petition method are for sidewalks which are deemed necessary in rare instances for reasons of safety , and for sidewalks in front of schools. If a sidewalk is required for public safety, the city may put one in without being petitioned and then assess property owners on a front-foota g e basis. Sidewalks in front of schools are built at city e x pense , with no petition required. Two schools in Sandy Springs are presently without sidewalks -- Morgan Falls School and Brandon Mill School (under construction). In line with the city's policy on school sidewalks, these two projects would be undertaken at the e a rliest possible date. - 17 - �C 0 B B 0 C u N T y D C E O K U A N L T B y PROPOSED SANDY SPRINGS ANNEXATION �SANDY SPRINGS INCORPORATE, BE ANNEXED, OR STAY AS WE ARE? JUNE 1965 THE SANDY SPRINGS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION Executive Committee: William Waronkar, President ·Edward H. Wasson, Jr., Vice President Edgar Orr, Treasurer mrs. w. W. ford, Jr., Secretary E. E. "Tom" Fuller Mrs. John Galambos Ben Cbris Harris Mrs. Robert Hosse Max Shatzen (President, 1964 - Frank Love, Jr.) �W ILLIAM B. HARTSFIELD ATTORNEY AT LAW STANDARD FEDER.'\ L SAVINGS BLDG. ATLANTA, GA. MAYOR EMERITUS CITY OF ATLANTA Mr. R. Earl Landers Administrative Assistant City of Atlanta Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Earl: I have yours of the 14th. with reference to annexation . The Act passed in 1966 would, in my opinion, enable Atlanta to annex contiguous land in DeKalb County. In the areas of North Atlanta and Druid Hills, there are many people who would come into Atlanta if given the opportunity, however, DeKalb County would probably not like to lose water customers , and I think it would take some skillful ne gotiations on t he part of t he City. However, s ince the stakes involve control of some $700,000 , 000 . 00 wor t h of city f acilities , p lus the good name of the South's greatest city, I think such high stake s would warrant an intensive campaign to bri ng thes e people in - however arduous i t might be . The Bill st at es that it is cumul at i ve, which means that you could still re l y on t he old Plan of Improvement Act of 1951 when annexing Fulton County. It is much s imp l er except you must annex by contiguous land l ots. Another vague section of t he 1966 Bi ll requires that the area be cont i guous with the pr e sent city limits f or at least 1/ 8 of the areas' aggre gat e externa l boundary. I pr esume this could easily be met in the case of Drui d Hi ll s and North Atlanta , a lthough t o me i t is r a ther vague, and, of course, bright- eyed lawyers on t he other s ide would subj ect .e very st ep of such procedure to microscop ic inspection. Why could not the c ity det a il several peopl e , without fanfare or publicity, to t hese t wo areas and a l so to t he l and l ot adjacent to Atlanta in the Sandy Springs area for t he purpose of securing s i gna t ures. Of course, it i s up to you to decide whether you want to us e the 1951 law in Sandy Springs and the 1966 law in DeKalb, or whether you wish to use the 1966 law in both counties . The future stakes are high and well worth the effort. If you will listen to me, however, any advance publicity will simply result in the officials �\VILLIAM B. HARTSFIELD ATTORNEY AT LAW STANDARD FEDERAL SAVINGS BLDG. ATLANTA, GA. MAYOR: EMERITUS CITY OF ATLANTA involved raising a public hullaballoo to prevent citizens from signing and you will then get nowhere. If it is done quietly by explaining the facts to each citizen and getting his signature, I think you would have a reasonable chance of success . Yours truly, wbh/ctb / P. s. In the case of the land lot adjacent to Sandy Springs, they already voted for annexation, and most of the parents want to send their children to Dyke s School. �WILLIAM B. HARTSFIELD ATTORNEY AT LAW STANDARD FEDERAL SAVINGS BLDG. AUANTA, GA. April 20, 1967 MAYOR EMERITUS CITY OF ATLANTA Mr . Earl Landers City Hall Atlanta, Georgia Dear Earl: As you know, there is an area immediately a djacent to the Atlanta city limits in the Sandy Springs area, which has always voted for annexation to Atlanta. One of the Plan of Improvement Acts prov ided that if a land lot had sufficient people and sufficient taxable values, that i t could be annexed by a petition t o t he Superior Court. The County Attorney (who,incidentally, has alway s been a bitter opponent of the Plan of Improvement) has indicated that possib ly this act was rendered invalid by a Home Rule Act later passed by the Legislature . I notice that the Supereme Court of Georgia in the case of Lee versus the City of Jesup, has hel d that the Home Rule Act of 1965 does not provide the sole method for annexation , but that the General As sembly still has power to do so by special act. This would indicate that the method set forth in the Plan of Improvement Act of 1951 would still be val id. If the City would be willing to encourage the people in this land lot, I believe they would get up such a petition. If it were successful and if the Court upheld it, this would mean that you could annex selective contiguous areas of desirable citizens by direct court action instead of being browbeaten and treated as we were when the last annexation referendum was authorized by the legislative delegation. It would also start a trend, which in Sandy Springs to come in. my opinion, would induce the balance of The Legal Department might also look into the question as to whether or not this method would be valid in the case of land in another county. North Atlanta is contiguous to At lanta. I live a few hundred feet from it, and many of my neighbors would like to come into the City. Yours sincerely, 1~~frAM 17~4 B. HARTsdELD WBH/bjc �May l , 1967 Honorable William B . Hartsfield Mayor Emeritus - City of Atl nta Standard Federal Savings Building Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Mayor H :rtsfield : Ref rence is made to your letter of .April 20th pertaining to m thod of annexation nd the possibility of the City ann xing the area adjacent to the Atlanta City Limits in the· S ndy Springs re whkh has lways voted for anne tion. I am enclo ing be:r · with for your information a copy of Senate Bill #182, "Municip litie - Ann x tion by Petition, Procedur ,. Etc." adopted in 1966 together with n ordinance by th M yor and Bo rd of Ald rmen approved Sept mber 20, 1966 . It would appear to me that wh r th re idents of eith r the Sandy Springs r or the No,:th Atl nta rea re conti.gu.ou to the City Limits of Atlanta and th re ident of uch ar a de ire to be annexed th t this would be th mo t expedient mean bf a.nn x tion. I would ppr ciate rec iving your opinion on thi . Sincerely your , R. Earl L nd rs Admini trative A REL:lp Enclosur s is nt �.,. D ·, ,. I \ \I ', l ARESO UTION BY NING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Wr:'- .E I the Mayor and Be d o 1 Aid rmen of he C"fy of Ac-lonta have col'\tra¢ ,.:d ~ now roce·ved a repo · e • le II Gover '. .., e · of rile C·ty of Avlanva, Georgia ( Survey epor 1965) 11 prepared by Pu lie Admin"s· a ion Service, a martage menv he WHE 1-S, 1e c:::::::::-:sa·d repo ma:<es ccaot · ... c·ty of A~lanta; a nd ecommendaNons for improving the ·ve or oniza ··on cmd proce u es o" .e Covy of A Ia n a government which recom:::ie da~·ons dese1Ve W HE ,! orooi: ,cl cor:s •... 0rotoon; and sil'/J y JS, he MO\/O of he C°fy or. A an··a 1as p oposed ·ha a commission be o srudy '.1e repo'" CJ .cl cfavc _ fme ab e he .t o pro tdc adequa e repress ~a •01 from 0 1· ocfon, sa id commission

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ca izens o~ the e NOW,, HEREFORE , O F - "EC a cc;n or. T RESOLVED B Y OF ATLA1HA ~to. e ~yo b3 cmd he ·s eiieby au ihorrized ~o creare · om k.e a ~orciJgh s~-udy ari serv·c of Chicago., II ·no·s.1 and Gov~rnmen .,'St'Udy Com •ss·01 - F -~1H:R RESOLVcD -t e h'=. \AYO AND BOARD OF ALDERMEN ev·ew of ! e v-epoit on -·~led 11 Govemmen~ ciS· s • co m·ss·on be offfo_ iaily named The AtlanM . ', • ~1 ~ • coi ·c~·· g ·he a~u 'y and r;e.v·ew of sa"d reporrv ~hat . a .Governmen~ S dy Comm "sso . s II ma ke ade u te p1ov·s·on for all nd af ected pa •es to be heo d o BE F ·. THE~ RESOLVED tha of e m~<·ng such s udy and rreview of ~he S<llid report, . The A anta Government Study Commiss·on. s~oll presen~ i·o ne Mayor and Boord of Aldermen of the City of Atlan a he f'nd"ng:. and recommenda ions of lhe Commission specif eally detciling (1) whic;h recomme dcdo, s co,-, c ined in said eporv aha II be • . < in implernen cl; (2Ywhat sequence he recomrn~ndafona con a cned in sa id report shaU be imple:cen ....d; and (3) w· h regard to he recommcndof ons o.· Gaid.rspo can ~, w • h of ~hese .. Implemented by action of the Mayor and Bocrd o Aldernt~n oft~ Ci~· ilf°Atlcm~a .Y~ '

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With the assistance of federal funds to help finance a comprehensive study of our total governmental operation, we embarked on such a course in 1963. The Survey Report by the Public Administration Service, contracted for in May, 1965, and enclosed herewith, i's the first of several studies covering our past, present and future needs. Also enclosed is the Community Improvement Program Staff Report. This Rep~;rt details our deficiencies and prescribes changes to correct these. I concur with these findings in principle and substance. A COPf of this Repof't is being forwarded to each member of the Board of Aldermen and to each Department Head. I am asking that each person give studied consideration to the comp._ete Report and to the effect that its implementation would have on his particular area of operations. �• P a ge Two • While the deficiencies cited therein did not <:ome about over night, but are in fact a ninety-two year accurnulati~, I believe that time is running out and that we must move expeditiously to implement many of these recommendations. I prop:,se that a Governmental Study Commission be created to develop a timetable of action, and I seek your thoughts on the composition of this Commission, which should consist of adequate representation from the Board of Aldermen and from the citizens of Atlanta. I will greatly appreciate your response, erely yours , Ivan Allen, Jr; Mayor IAJ i- :lp Enclosure �CITY OF ATLANTA COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM CITY HALL • 68 MITCH ELL STREET, S. W. • ATLANTA , GEORG IA 30303 • IVAN ALL EN. JR Mayo r, C,t1 0 1 Atianta 522 -4463 GEOR ·L Oa· • , PLA NNING AND DEVEL OPMENT COMMI TTEE BOARD OF ALDERMEN RODNEY M Cha,rman COOK. E GREGORY GRIGGS. Vice Cha,rman ROBER T S. DENNIS E A. GILLIAM CHARL ES H LEFTWICH J BEN MOOR E JACK SUMMERS COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAlv\ STAFF REPORT TECHNIC AL ADVISORY BOARD EXECUTIVE COMM/ TT [£ R EARL LANDERS Adrr.-n Asst to the '11ayor, Ctiauman WYONT B BEAN P 11nnmg f,-.g nee.· Subject: Government of the City of Atlanta, Georgia (A Survey Report 1965) by Public Administration Service, Chicago, tllinois Dafe: FebnsQry 21, t966 HENRY L BOWDEN C- t1 Attcrney CHARLES L DAVIS Comprrolfer WILLIAM S HOWLAND Exe ut,.,e O·re, (!.,r. CA CUR RAY A NIXON Chef c,/ C nr;tru-:t n M B. SATTERFIELD Exe::. Dr At,anta Housing A 1!t')..Jr.ry 1 WILLIAM R WOFFORD Background J,,,':.pe, tvr Jf Building OTHER MEMBERS DUANE W BECK E"ec O,r Cc;rnmun,tv In August 1964, the Mayor and Board of Aldermen adopted C, unc f I At'JntJ GLENN E BENNETT £ ,ecu 1 ,1e D rf' t r A R M P C KARL A BEVINS Tr 1fl- and approved the submission of an application to the Urban Renewal Engmeer JACK C DELIUS Par"s Gen~r:Jf Man:,p,er DR J F HACKNEY O,r Pub NPiJ th. F ultun [('> Administration of the Department of Housing and Urban Development C H HILDEBRAND f,re Ct::ef PAUl 8 IVEY Land Agent JOHN H JACOBS D ,,., ti r ,,f L•br.11 P• for grant funds under Title HERBERT T JENKINS P e Ct.,el to assist in financing the preparation of the Community Improvement I of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended, ALAN F KIEPPER Fu/ n ,!.Jr iy ', 11nJger DR JOHN W LEf<;Ot, Supf ,I :>(h Program. A contract between the federal govetnment and the City c:; PAUi W MILLER r;, t ,,,.,, in 4 F C JP B EMORY C PARRISH Ass·r $t<1te H.•r1 P ann ,,g [ng neer fHOMAS H ROBERTS of Atlanta for the grant funds was approved and executed by the P1c1nnmg Dir , A R M P DR T O VIN<;ON D 1r Pub HeJfth Dt~Ka 1b C 1 PAULL WEIR Water Works Gen Mgr Mayor and Board of Aldermen in December 1964. Several studies are required by virtue of the application and subsequent contract. The enclosed study on governmental administration is one of these required studies. ATLANTA'S MUNICIPAL RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM L ALOR ~CE > �Community Improvement Program Staff Report Page 2 Commensurate with the approval of the above appl ic:ation, the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Atlanta adopted II A Pol ic:y Statement on Community Development" which was to serve as an obiective framework for the preparation and development of Atlanta's Community Improvement Program. Section IV of this policy statement enumerated several objectives pertaining to governmental and related activities, namely: 1. 11 To more clearly define the functions and obiectives of the various agencies and governments involved in the urban development process; and, to determine the most effective forms of organization needed to attain these objectives." 2. "To encourage closer cooperation between the agencies and governments engaged in redevelopment activities in this region, including the encouragement of patterns of continuous liaison and the free exchange of information. 11 3. "To seek adoption within the City government of improved administrative procedures yielding greater efficiency." In May 1965, the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Atlanta retained under contract Public Administration Service, a non-profit corporation of Chicago, Illinois, to undertake a broad-scale inventory and evaluation of its system of government. Their examination was also to include recommendations for governmental Improvement. Public Administration Service �Page 3 . Community Improvement Program Staff Report has proven itself well qualified for this undertaking in that it has achieved international acclaim for its excellence in the field of governmental organization and management studies. Their report entitled 11 Government of the City of Atlanta, Georgia (A S1.:i'vey Report 1965)," is now complete. It is e1 comtn.1ctive report aimed at the broad 0·1erd I fonctions of C:~y govcrnmen·~o The report includes a review of m'Jnagf::,nent prn.:tices., cdmirii~,·rathre procedures, personnel and budge1i!1d pol k.ies, pbnnit~fh e i'c, A proj.a~tcd population to double our current ;;b.:e by 1985 cmd a co~.1me1"1s11rn~e in.c;·eose in demand for municipal services provided the atmosphere in whid-. inis report was undertaken. 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Cl ayton Di sposa l Pl ant : 2440 Bol ton .Roa d , N.W . F 10 , 000 Ent r enchment Creek Disposa l Pl ant : E/S Ceme tery Ro a d F 3 , 500 (Remode ling) We s t of Pl ant F 10 ,000 E. C. Vandiver W, P, C. Opera t or III 1805 Boul de r crest Rd,, S. E. B-V 14,000 R. H. Morr is s C.E . I V Flint River Di sposa l Pl ant : 48 3 Pine Stree t , Hapev i lle F 10,000 T. E. Swann W.P .C. Opera t or II 180 F 10,000 J. M. Nobl e s W. P.C. Oper a to r I 181 CvB 8,000 C.L. Banks ·· w. p. c. B-V 14,000 L.L. Waller W. P.C . Ope rator III 126 B-V 9,000 S.D. Love · W.P . C. Opera tor III 128 B-V 14,000 M.L. Pe tty 20,00 0 Sam Freeman L/~ j~ 'J Pine St r ee t , Hapev ille South River Di s po sa l Pl ant : 258 7 Forres t Pa rk Road 253 7 Fo rre st Park Ro ad 23 ( . ' Ope r ator II 121 Ut oy Dispos a l Plant: 4651 Bakers Fe r r y Rd ., s ..w. Sandy Cre ek Plant 388 1 Sandy Cree k Road , N.W. 1628 Key Road (und er construc t ion, t o be oc cupied by- ) W.P . C. Opera t or I I Civil En gineer III 175 32 �PARKS DEPARTMENT: ADDRESS CONSTRUCTION STATEMENT OF VALUES OCCUPIED BY East Lake Park : 2665 M~mo r i a l Dr ive,S.Eo F $ 10 1 000 This property may be over- insured. Pierc e Whitley CLASSIFI CAT ION POSITION NUMBER Asst. Gen Mgr. 2 Chastain Park: Power s Ferry Road, N.W. F 8,400 Horse Trainer not city employee. Th i s dwel ling is on pr oper ty leased to Charties Mounte d Patrol. f - I �,\'.l' E}i WOW(.S DEPAHTt-fENT : ADDRESS CONSTRUCTION STATEMENT OF VALUES OCCUPIED BY CLASSIFICATION POSITION NUMBER Hemphill Station: 1280 Hemphili Aven ue 1 2 75 Bishop Pla ce 625 Bishop Stre e t 629 Bishop~treet 633 Bishop Str e et 632 Hoke Str~et · 622 Hok e St~e et 625 Hoke Stre et 621 Hoke S tre et 617 Hoke Street 1365 Res e rvoir Drive Res e rvoir Drive (./JT GRE'eN} 11~29 Howell Mill Road 61~7 Green Str eet 641 Gre e n Street 653 Gr ee n Street 370 7 Aqua La n e , N. W. 3711 Aqua La ne, N. W. F B- V F F F F F F F F F F F F F B- V B- V B- V s 99000 10 , 000 6jooo 6 9000 ,6 1000 7 9000 ~,ooo 6,ooo 6,000 6 , 000 5 9000 6,000 6,000 6 ,ooo · 6,000 10,000 10,-000 · io,ooo Lind se y G. Va ughn. Pum~. Plant Eng.III Richar d R .. Smith Wa t e r Pur. Supt. J ohn W. Reeve s Pump. Pl a nt Fo r eman Ch a rlie C~ Brown Pump. Pl a nt Fir eman I W, L. Cochran Pump. Plant _tn g . II J ame s E. Co gg ins . P~mp. Pl a nt Fir eman II J ose ph H. Rud es al Pump. Plan~ Eng. 11 · Pa ul Christ ense n Wa t e r Pur. Op e rator II E~ L. B&llew Wa ter Pur. Superinterident J. Harvey V,1l1ghn Hater Pur. Operator II Vacant Water Pur. Op e rator II W.R. Shepherd Pump. Plant Fireman I I. L. Tolb e rt, Jr. Pump. Plant Fireman I John E. Black Water Pur. Operator I A. W. Clark Pump. Plarit Eng. II J. Howa rd Bullaid Wat e r Works Dist. Supt. Julius M, Allen Gen. Maint. Me ch. 11 Luke B. Landers Wat e r Horks Foreman II 76 99 78 309 80 82 1, 562 487 593 ! . I - 1· I L- . !~· - i I I ·- 83 464 104 .; . i I 77 114 455 386 I- Chattahooche e Pumping Station: 2537 Chatt a hooche e 2529 Chatt a hooche e 2528 Chattahooc he e 2533 Chattahoochee 2545 Chattahoochee 2549 Chattaho9che e 2551 Chatt a hoochee 2553 Chattahoochee 2565 Chattahoochee 253~___Qhattahoochee 2541 Chattahoochee 2532 Chattahooche e __________r .7.500 Dupree Drive 7860 Benwell Rd. Circle · Cir cle Circle Circle Circle Circle Circle Circle Circle Circle Circle Circle F B- V B- V F 6,000 9,000 9,000 15,000 Charlie B. Greer B. F • .Ha ges Edward J. Wooten B. F. Poss John D. Barbour James B. Peyton G. H. Mccravy L.A. C~gle J.C. Stephens Howard R. Peters w. - T. Bush C. F. Hill J. D. Vaughn 15,000 c. B-V 7,000 7,500 F F F F 5,500 5,500 B- V B-V F B- V 6,000 7,500 9,000 9,000 7,000 W. Cline W. Pur. Operator II l, 91 Pump. Plant Foreman 61 Pump. Pl a nt . Engineer III 58 / Pump.Plant Eng. II 59 Pump. Plant Fireman I 66 Pump. Plant Fireman II 64 Pump. Plant Fir eman I 68 Pump. Plant Eng. II 60 Pump. Plant Fir eman I 4 70 Dir. Water Pur. Plants 486 A~st. Gen. Manager 98 Pum~. Plant Eng. II 471 Asst. Water Works Dist . . 310 Sup ~rint endent: 468 Ci vil En gin·eer I V - . . ·---·······-· - - - ·------------------------·--- -·-·-··-· -----· ····- - --···· ··-- ~--· - �CITY OF AT LANT A COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM CITY HALL • 68 MITCH ELL STREET, S. W . • ATLANTA, GEORG IA 30303 • 522 - 44 63 GEORGE L. ALDRIDGE JR D•rector /AN ALLEN. JR ·~ayor City of Atlanta PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMI TTEE BOARD OF ALDERMEN RODNEY M COOK, ChJ•rman E GREGORY GRIGGS, Vice.Chairman ROBERT S DENNIS E A G1LLIAM CHARLES H LEFTWICH J BEN MOORE JACK SUMMERS COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM STAFF REPORT TECHNICAL ADVISORY BOARD EXECUTIVE COMM/ TT[£ R E"RL LANDERS ~rjr k .., · ·r f, !' P \~3f ' Subject: Government of the City of Atlanta, Georgia (A Survey Report 1965) by Public Administration Service, Chicago, Illinois Date: February 21, 1966 f,1irr 1n I'. YONT B BEAN P/.J,"r ~~ Ent: n,,~, HENRY L BOWDEN City Atr-)rney CHARLES L DAVIS C mc,r, ·,e, W LLIM~ S HOWLAND Dre t • ~ CUR E,,, :ut .e r RA'/ A NIXON t,f f C r.~tru<.f n M 8. SATTERFIELD E~e D, Ar 1v1tJ Hou-c rr Auther r1 VIILL'A'~ R. WOFFORD r,., " OP ' r I Background Bu 'drn," In August 1964, the Mayor and Board of Aldermen adopted OTHER MEMBER S DI IAN[ W BECK fxe u r C rn,;,Jf t.n /, f At-'1,.·11 ...1L(Nr.; E B(N~ETT Exe u',,e O tr> t. r AR ',1 P and approved the submission of an application to the Urban Renewal KARL A BEJINS T, ,tt E-igmeer JACK C DELIUS Pari, Gere, •.1Jn1gPr DP J F HACKNEf ') r Pub Hea :n Fv1t ri Administration of the Department of Housing and Urban Development r C H HILDEBRA"JD F ,,, Chief for grant funds under Title I of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended, PAUL 8 IVE I L l :J Ag('nt JOHN H JACOB ,,, I r of l,(,ry,. to assist in financing the preparation of the Community Improvement l~E RBERT T JENl-'.INS P e Chief /ILAN F K1EPr>ER ,·· r. ur tv J.,f m-u~e· ,R JOHN N LET 1N 5 pt , Program. A contract between h the federal government and the City PAUL\'.' M,ll ER hr J AICJPR t '." R( C PARRlq~ I f fe • ,\ I I' 'Jr rg Eng nf' TrlV~A5 H µ, 8[RT<;, A P Df< ,T pO, () y'll"~'...n,./~ D,r Pub Ye of Atlanta for the grant funds was approved and executed by the !..PMP r... " fJ Mayor and Board of Aldermen in December 1964 . Severa l studies Pt, Jl l V,t.!R ,'i1tN W ,rks Gt:>r: Mer are required by virtue of th e application and subsequen t contract. The enclosed study on governmental a dmi nistrati on is one of these required studies . ATLANTA'S MUNICIPAL RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM �Community Improvement Program Staff Report Page 2 Commensurate with the approval of the above application, the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Atlanta adopted 11 A Policy Statement on Community Development 11 which was to serve as an objective framework for the preparation and development of Atlanta's Community Improvement Program. Section IV of this policy statement enumerated several objectives pertaining to governmental and related activities, namely: l. 11 To more clearly define ~e functions and objectives of the various agencies and governments involved in the urban development process; and, to determine the most effective forms of organization needed to attain these objectives. 11 2. 11 To encourage closer cooperation between the agencies and governments engaged in redevelopment activities in this region, including the encouragement of patterns of continuous Iiaison a nd the free exchange of information 11 ; 3. 11 To seek a dopt ion within the City" government of improved adm inistrative procedures yie lding greater efficiency . 11 In May 1965, the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Atlanta, Georgia reta ined under contra ct Public Administration Service, a non- profit corpora tion of Chicago, Illinois, to undertake a broad- sca le inventory a nd eva luation of its system of governme nt. Their examination wa s a lso to include recommendations for governmenta l improvement . Pub lic Administration Service ha s proven itsel f we ll qua lified for this undertaking in that it has achieved internationa l acc laim for its exce ll ence in the fie ld of governmental organization and management stud ies. �Community Improvement Program Staff Report Their report entitled II Page 3 Government of the City of Atlanta, Georgia (A Survey Report 1965), 11 is now complete. It is a constructive report aimed at the broad overall functions of City government. The report includes a review of management practices, administrative procedures, personnel and budgeting policies, planning, etc. A projected population to double our current size by 1985 and a commensurate increase in demand for municipal services provided the atmosphere in which this report was undertaken. Action In the months immediately ahead the findings, conclusions and recommendations contained in this report should receive the objective attention, careful scrutiny and evaluation of the citizens of Atlanta and their elected representatives. The future development of the City of Atlanta and the role its government should play may wel I be governed by the outcome. _j �CIT:Y OF ATLANTA COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM CITY HALL • 68 MITCHELL STREET, S. W . • ATLANTA , GEORGIA 30303 • February 21, 1966 IVAN ALLEN. JR ".1ayor. City cf At:anra PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE BOARD OF ALDERMEN RODNEY fl Ch3Jrrian COOK, E GREGORY GRIGGS. v,ce-Chd rman ROBERT S DENNIS E A G'LL,t.M Cl"ARLES H LEFTWICH J BEN MOORE JACK SU.,.MERS TECHNICAL ADVISORY BOARD EXECUTIVE COMM/TT[[ R E<RL LA'lDERS t.j, n A(s l tot'·"' IAcJt ,' Cra.1rr,an NYONT 8 BEAN P ar)f) flg Er.g :,eer HENRY L BOWDEN C,ty Attc,ney CHARLES L DAVIS Comptro er WILLIAM S HOWLAND Exe u' ve O,•ecur CA CUR RAY A NIXON Ch,et cf Ccn~r,u,..t n M B SATTERFIELD Exec O.r. A:Jarta Housing Autr.v,.ty WILLIAM R WOFFORD lnspec•r., cl Bwfd•ngs OTHER MEMBERS DUM>E W BECK Exec Dr. C mmun ty C ,,n I ct Atl1nta GLENN E BWNETT ExecutveOlfeCl,v ARMPC KARL A BEVINS Traff r Engineer JACK C OHIUS Park• General f,1an1ger OR J F HACKNEY D,r Pub Health. Fult'ln Co C H HILDEBRAND Fife Ch,et PAUL B •VEY Land Agent JOHN H JACOBS Dre( ro, of L brar,:,, HERBERT T JENKINS hJ1ceC~1ef ALAN F K EPPER To the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Atlanta Gentlemen: It is our pleasure to transmit herewith the first study to be completed under Atlanta's Community Improvement Program, along with a Staff Report on the study. This is one of eight reports related to urban development and renewal activities being prepared in connection with the Community Improve me nt Program o Whereas this report is now complete, the remaining seven reports will be forwarded to you as they are developed and can be made availa ble du ring the next year. Fu f, ,., f"ouriry \1 ·m-:Rer OR JOHN W lf T ON Respe ctfully submitted , 'iupc f n PAUL IN MlllER (h.1,rmm AFCJPR EMORY C PARPl3H A 'i r S 1 Ht' H.-.y P 1nr1,r'R [nginet:r THOMA., H F~CAf P J Pl u ,ng D, A /, M P DR T O VI N')ON Dir Pub I-If> th , d' t:, PMJL l '.\·£1R Water W rk"- GPn Mw George L. Aldr idge, Jr. GLA,Jr/lm Enclosure ATLANTA'S MUNICIPAL RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 522-4463 GEORGE L ~LDRIDGE Jq 0 rect0r �CITY OF AT LANT A COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM CITY HALL • 68 MI T CHEL L STREET, S. W. • ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303 • February 21, 1966 VAN ALLPL JR ·.~ay. • C ti 'Ar,:Jnt PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE BOARD OF ALDERMEN R lDNEY ~' COOK. E LREGORY GRIGG" V ce C".J rm.Jn ROBERT S. DUl',IS E A Cilll,AM CHARLES H LEFTWICH J BEN 1/00RE JACK SUMMERS TECHNICA L ADVISORY BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMI TTE E p E_;.r. r -~ ~R ,:., ..:· t t • '/ ,'/'1(-NT 8 BEA', P J"'n '1g Eng ,'"eer HENRY L BOWDEN CtyAtt.·rney CHARLES L DAVIS Con ptro !er WILLIAMS HOWLAND fyecu' ,e O,,ertor, CA f Cl' , ..... JI • To al I Department Heads City of Atlanta r UR RAY A NIXON Chef ,:r C wtru:t n ',I B SATTERFIELD [Yee Dr. At,anta Hous,ne At1tfl,r l> WILLIAM R. WOFFORD fn O t r · 1 Bur/d,ng OTHER MEMBERS DUANE W BECK [x(' L, L -r.mun·!1 Cun I f At13r.11 GLf'<N E BENNETT (x.P u' ve D r"?ct r AP '.1 P KARL A BEVINS T, .Jfl Eng,neer JACK C DELI US P,1rYs Grreral Man 1ger DP J F Hf.CKNEY [ r Put Heath. Fu•t n ( C H HILDEBRAND Fife r;i,ef PA JL B VU Lar J Ager,t JOHN H Jf,COB, ,,. t r ii L br J' e t~tRr.iERT T J£1\jK'1-I f' ' e Cri,ef Al AN F KlfPPfR r r n f Ii' ry ,t~ m JR ,f? uHU W LET N Ui.. • PA f It is our pleasure to transmit herewith the first study to be completed under Atlanta's Community Improvement Program, along with a Staff Report on the study. This is one of eight reports related to urban development and renewal activities being prepared in connection with the Community Improvement Program. Whereas this report is now complete, the remaining seven reports will be forwarded to you as they are developed and ca n be made avai Iable during the next year . Respectfully submi t ted , ,, W '.'IL ER .i ,1 Ar r J f- A (M lh C PARRISH t , 1e Hi"/ Pt:,n I OMAS H <CB[RT f ir r ng {-' , A R M t OR Gentlemen: f ng n('er T O V NSUN { r F Jb He !t Geo rge L Ald ridge , Jr. 1' 1 b P JL, NE R .~- , r W rk J r: ·~1er G LA,Jr/l m Enc losu re ATLANTA'S MUNICIPAL RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 522-4463 GEORGE L o·,ectvr LCq'DC:£ �~ - .FULTON COUNTY TAX LEVIES IN CITY. OF ATLANTA' . ~ :,_ , ;,, PER $1 , 000. 00 Afj SESSMENT . ~' l (B) 195i State $1.50 $5.00 ,.' J Courlt'y Operation !(A) County Bonds ' ',

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I I .. , I . j' .' . i{ ,' �7 I OFFICE OF CLERK OF BOARD OF ALDERMEN CITY OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA - ~- March 7, 1966 RESOLUTION BY FINANCE COMM ITTEE: WHEREAS 9 the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, at the regular session in 1966 0 passed House Bill No •. 86 which provides for the annexation to the incorporated limits of Atlanta certain unincorporated areas of Fulton County known as Sandy Sprin gs and Adamsville, effective January 1 1 1967 provided, however 9 such annexation is approved by the voters of each of the areas in a referendum to be held May 11, 1966, and WHEREAS, Fulton County has issued business licenses, building permits, and other licenses and permits in each of the areas 9 some of which will extend beyond the January ·1 0 1 96 7 annexation date, and WHEREAS 0 the City has, under previous annexations , honored the licenses and permits issued by Fulton County, and in keeping with said policy, the City desires to extend this privilege to the citizens of the Sandy Springs and Adamsville Areas if such areas should be annexed to the City of Atlanta 9 THEREFORE 9 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF ALDE RMEN OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA that the licenses and permits issued by Fulton County to business establishments a nd citizens of the Sandy Springs and Adamsville areas be and are hereby honored by the off icials of the City of Atlanta until such licenses or pe rmits shall expire or terminate if the respective areas should be annexed to the City of At lanta. ADOPTED By Board of Aldermen Mar ch 7, 1966 APPROVED March 9, 1966 A true copy, .j �OFFICE OF CLERK OF BOi.RD OF ALDERMEN CITY OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA A RESOLUTION BY ZONING COMMITTEE BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Atlanta as follows: 1. That within any territory hereafter annexed to the City of Atlanta, zoning designations as established and use permits, as approved by Fulton County prior to January 1, 1967, will be honored by the City of Atlanta and will remain in effect. 2. That a ny law f ul use of property permitted under the zoning regulations of Fulton County and existing on Janu ary 1, 1967, may continue in effect after annexation. ADOPTED By Board of Aldermen March 21, 1966 APPROVED March 22, 1966 of Aldermen �~nalysis of$ 51.91 differential in taxes and charges levied on$ 15,000 home in _f.:3.Ildy Springs and City of Atlanta-Fulton County. Sandy Springs Levy City-County Increase or (Decrease) in event of annexation County Bond 8.74 8.74 County Wide Bond Tax 2.62 2.62 .44 .44 County Operating 32.24 32.24 County School Bonds 20.63 None (20.63) 7.87 None ( 7.87) 43.75 None (43.75) None 18.38 18.38 City School Operating Non• 99.75 99.75 City General Operations None 29.25 29.25 Park Levy None 1.62 1.62 State . Sandy Springs Fire District County School Operating "- City Bond Tax Sub Totals- Property 116.29 193.04 Sanitary Charge 28.00 22.00 ( 6.00) water 37.68 18.84 (18.84) 181.97 233.88 51.91 Taxes Total I �-------., Mr. Bob Lyle, Memo t o : Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr., Mr de Mr . Collier Gladin, Dr. John Letson From: P • Baker Subject: March 28th Forum on Sandy Springs, sponsored by the Sandy Springs Businessmen's Association, formerly the Greater Sandy Springs Association 7:30 p.m., Sandy Springs High School Auditorium Format wJ.11 be as f ollows: "Pron aide will have fifteen minutes (will split 5 minutes per man, alternf,lting 1t h "Conu side., our speakers will be~ ! Howard Stark$, Co -Chairman , S ndy Springs/Atlanta · Team for Tomorrow Don Rutherford , Committee Member J1m Golden, Oommitt · e Member C & S Bank ) Retai l Credit) Ford Mot or Oo.) "Conu aide will a l oo fifte n minutes, same arrangement as abov . Th ir speakers will 'bet l Tomi . Wes ley, JI'. Eugene Simmons A.B. Hunter Then e ch s1d Allen~Grayson Realty ) Attorney ) soma rese roh firm) will h ve · 7 l/2 min. r buttal. Following this, qu stions will be posed from the audience, in writing o l under tand, and th person po ing the qu t1on will go to ingl mike to ddres . hia question to on of th sp ak r or to m mber or th ource p nel, which conei~t of the following: yor Iv n A11 ·n County Comm . Ch. Arohi rl nd· rs Lind ey f / Al n K 1pper Dr. John L tson Dr. P ul w t co111 · r Gladin Dick Forb mb r of Joint T x A R p. from S Und r a. mb r of tb SS/A TFT will b pr s nt nd to pos qu t1cn to both "Pro" nd "Con" id for mot rrectiv pr ent t1on or r 1 t oto and is u · . If you h . v · ny qu tion you w nt k of you or ot oth r id, pl put in wr1t1 with prob bl nsw r · nd 1ve to Mo ·rd St rk or Bill · rr prior to th orum tonight. Bill' numb r 1s 521-0845, How d' 1 588- 2.9. �' J ., ln,. it 1 t ( ) • ) 1 • �o: J ) T • �QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Boulder Park Referendum May 11, 1966 The facts and figures in this booklet have been thoroughly checked and approved by the City of Atlanta. �PREFACE In the referendum to be held May 11, 1966, the people of Boulder Park are being offered an opportunity to join the City of Atlanta and to help make a great city even greater. It will be the first time this question has been considered by the Boulder Park voters. This booklet contains questions and answers dealing with the main issues involved in the referendum. The information was compiled by the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, with the full cooperation of the City of Atlanta. All the facts herein have been thoroughly checked by the City of Atlanta and their accuracy confirmed. CONTENTS Page Ad Valorem Taxes ... 1 A Comparison of Taxes 3 Representation in Local Government 5 Growth and Zoning . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Fire Protection and Fire Insurance 8 Police Protection 9 Sanitation Service 10 Water Service . ........................ . .. . .... 11 Schools .. . . ............... . .. .. ... ..... 12 Sewers .. . .......................... ....... 13 Street Lights and Traffic Signals 14 Streets and Sidewalks . . . . . . . . 15 �., ,• ..-1, ~ ~ ' ,~ ·· -_'::._~.:::---· w 0 5,000 FEET I I 0 I MILE. I l'A "' '?\\ ..... . ~ _··-< ' -~ �. ~ Q. -· What would happen to m y tax bill? How much more would it cost me to receive the improved services inside the city? A. - The ad valorem taxes on your home and personal property would be higher inside the city, but the increase in taxes would be largely offset by reductions in other charges. In almost every case, the net result would be only a moderate ine-rease in the total. In some cases, the homeowner would pay less inside the city. As an example, consider the effect on one of the homes taken from a random survey of Boulder Park residences . The example is a singlefamily frame dwelling. Its value, for tax purposes, is 14,920. The 1965 Fulton County real estate tax bill on this prope rty was 107. 35 and the personal property tax was j 32. 33 -- a total tax of $139. 68. If the home had been inside the city, the county and city real estate tax would have been _$ 191. 63 and the personal property tax would have been $33. 25 for a total tax of 224. 88 . The increase inside the city would have been $85. 20. This increase in ad valorem taxes would have been largely offset by lower charges in two areas: Water and fire insurance. The actual water bill for this residence la st year was $80 . 02 , which is very close to the average bill shown in a survey of some 25 homes in the Boulder Park area. Inside the city, the water bill would have been ~40. 30, a decrease of 39. 72 It is more difficult to arrive at the exact saving possible in lower insurance r at es for the homeowner, becaus e of the several different types of insurance he might choose. But a good e stimate can be obtained by comparing the rates for "straight fire insurance" on his dwelling. Since the va lue of his lot makes up part of the total value of his prop er ty, a ssume that his dwelling is value d at $ 12, 000 of the $ 14, 92 0 total . Straight fir e insurance on this amount would be $120 . 6Q_in Boulde r Par k, which has a Clas s 10 r ating . Inside Atlanta, which ha s a Class 3 r a ting, the sa me fire insur ance would cost $25.2 0, a difference of 95.40. The s anitary servic e c harge fo r this home is $21. 00 at pr esent . In the c ity the c harge would be $22. 00 for greatly impr oved service . Thus, in the example, an ad valorem tax incr ease of. 85. 20 and an incre ase of j 00 ·n s a nitary service charge would be offset by savings of_ 39. 72 (water) and $.a5_.-4.0 (fire insurance ). The net difference would be a saving of $48. 92 if the home were inside the city. Another "intangible" saving will work to the benefit of homeowners when they file federal and state income taxes . Both federal and state income tax procedures allow local tax payments to be claimed as a "deduction" . Payments for such items as water and insurance are -1- �not "deductible." This means that the homeowner inside the city -whose property taxes are higher and other charges lower -- can deduct a greater portion of his total payments for income tax purposes. The net effect on his income tax bill would vary, depending on the income bracket and other factors. But a conservative estimate is that the typical homeowner could reduce his combined federal and state income taxes by about 20 per cent of the additional amount deductible for ad valorem taxes. In other words, the taxpayer in the example shown above could deduct $85. 20 more if he were inside the city, and the estimated saving on his income taxes would be $17. 04. Considering all aspects of his taxes and charges, the homeowner cited in the example would actually save almost $70. 00 by being inside the city, while enjoying improved services. - 2- �A COMPARISON OF TAXES AND CHARGES FOR SEVERAL TYPICAL HOMEOWNERS (Boulder Park - City of Atlanta) In the following examples - all of which are actual residences in a random survey of Boulder Park homes - the ad valorem taxes, water bill and sanitation charges paid in 1965 are compared with what the same items would have been if the homes had been inside the corporate limits of the City of Atlanta. The "net change" shown does not reflect the saving in fire insurance, which would range from a few dollars to a substantial amount, depending on type of dwelling, its value, location, type of insurance, etc. The change also does not include the savings on federal and state income tax deductions. See page 1 and 2. Value of Home Example #1 @ Example #2 Example #3 Example #4 Example #5 $14,800 17, 120 19.760 11,600 17,200 Assessment Co. $3,700 City 5,180 Co. 4,280 City 5,990 Co. 4,940 City 6,920 Co. 2,900 City 4,050 Co. 4,300 City 6,020 Real Estate Tax Personal Property Tax Water Bill $105.76 189. 67 $19.61 20.17 $60.31 30.31 $21. 00 22.00 + 83.91 + . 56 - 30. 00 + 1. 00 136.50 228.64 + 92.14 28.09 28.89 + .80 248.17 132.68 -115. 49 21. 00 14. 00 - 7. 00 171. 48 273.25 +101. 77 46.64 47.96 + 1. 32 77.83 39.19 - 38.64 21. 00 22.00 + 1. 00 + 65.45 63.36 135.51 + 72.15 21. 73 22.35 + .62 53. 74 26.98 - 26.76 21. 00 18. 00 - 3.00 + 43.01 137.56 230.05 57.77 59.41 50.82 25.50 21. 00 18.00 + 92.49 + 1. 64 - 25.32 - 3.00 + 65.81 Sanitation Net Change + 55.47 29.55 �Value of Home Example #6 Example #7 Example #8 Example # 9 18,280 14,920 7,800 20,040 Assessment Co. 4,570 City 6,400 Co. City 3,730 5,220 Co. 1, 950 City 2,720 Co. 5,010 City 7,010 Real Estate Tax 151. 87 248.29 Personal Property Tax Water Bill 29.15 29.98 Sanitation 69. 8 0 35.12 21. 00 22.00 Net Change + 96.42 + . 83 - 34.68 + 1.00 + 63.57 107. 35 191. 63 + 84.28 32.33 33.25 + . 92 80.02 40.30 39.72 21. 00 22.00 + 1.00 + 46.48 15.27 72.58 + 57. 31 4.24 4.36 + .12 95.35 48.07 - 47.28 21. 00 14. 00 -7.00 + 175.19 .277. 70 +102. 51 63.07 64.86 + 1. 79 160.32 81. 00 - 79.32 21. 00 22.00 + 1. 00 + 25.98 166 . 71 266. 75 +100. 04 23.32 23.98 + .66 38.41 19. 21 21. 00 22.00 - 19. 20 + 1. 00 3.15 I ~ I E xample # 10 19,400 Co. 4,850 City 6,780 + 82.50 �REPRESENTATION IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT Q. - What representation would I have in local government? Other than being able to vote in elections involving city offices and city issues, how would my voice in local matters be increased? A. - You would have more representation in local government, and you would have a greater voice in matters affecting your community because you would be closer to your representatives. The legislative act which provides for the referendum in Boulder Park spells out that the area would join the city as part of the present Seventh Ward. The ward is represented by two members of the Board of Aldermen and one member of the Board of Education, plus two members of the City Executive Committee. All of these are elected. Residents of Boulder Park could vote in the next city election in 1969 for these and other offices. The Boulder Park area presently is governed by, and participates in the election of, a three-man county commission. County commissioners must be responsive to the citizens of all areas of the county, and rightly so, since they represent all the county. The five members of the Fulton County Board of Education, each representing a school district, are appointed by the Grand Jury for five-year terms. The county school superintendent is elected by county-wide vote. By having two aldermen, both residing in their ward, Boulder Park citizens would have a stronger voice in matters of local government and, in effect, would be closer to their elected representatives. In future elections they would vote in the election of Atlanta's mayor, the president of the Board of Aldermen, all members of the Board of Aldermen and Board of Education, and two members of the City Executive Committee from their own ward. Their ward also would be reprE:sented on other boards, such as the Atlanta Public Library Board of Trustees. Additionally, the area's representation would be enhanced by the appointment of its aldermen to various aldermanic committees which would deal with matters pertaining specifically to the Boulder Park area, as well as those affe cting the city as a whole. - 5- �GROWTH AND ZONING Q. - What would happen in the field of zoning and future development of the Boulder Park area? A. - You could expect the Boulder Park area to continue to develop as primarily a low density single-family community. Future apartment and commercial development could be expected to take place along portions of the major thoroughfares with emphasis on strong neighborhood commercial centers at appropriate intervals as opposed to continuous strip commercial development. Property would be reclassified into the City of Atlanta zoning district which most closely resembles the classification under which it is presently zoned in the Fulton County Zoning Ordinance. Zoning designations as established and use permits as approved by Fulton County prior to January 1, 1967 will be honored by the City of Atlanta, and will remain in effect. Public hearings for consideration of proposed zoning changes in the area would be held only four times a year, following the area system as is presently being used in Atlanta. These hearings are held only by the Zoning Committee after receiving recommendations by the staff of the Planning Department and the Atlanta-Fulton County Joint Planning Board. The decision of the Zoning Committee receives final action by the full Board of Aldermen and Mayor. The Atlanta Zoning Ordinance contains district classifications which closely relate to those in the Fulton County Ordinance, a lthough similar classifications in Atl anta generally contain more restrictive requirements. In addition to these similar districts the Atlanta Ordinance contains s everal new classifications which permit only a highly selective number of uses with regulations whic h permit and encourage high development standards. These classifications provide for a reasonable use of certain properties while permitting only the best developme nt for the community. A brief description of these new districts follows : 1. The "R-9 Single- Family Dwelling Group District" provides for the construction of townhouse units for individual unit sale under condominium ownership. Units may not be rented under this district. The di s trict provide s for a maximum of twelve dwelling units per acre and a maximum ground coverage of thirty-five percent including buildings, parking and drives. Se ve ral fine townhouse developments are presently under construction in Atlanta. unde r the provisions of this district. - 6- �2. The "A-L Apartment-Limited Dwelling District" provides for low-density, high-standard apartment developments generally compatible with substantial single-family residential areas. The district permits garden apartments (two story units) at a maximum of twelve dwelling units per acre and permits only thirty-five percent ground coverage including buildings, parking and drives. 3. The "C-L Commercial Limited District" permits primarily office and institutional uses and a few selected retail studios and shops. Signs must be attached to the wall of the building and be only twenty square feet in size. This district provides often for a reasonable use of portions of the major thoroughfare while discouraging all the inherent ill effects of continuous strip commercial retail zoning. It has been found to be generally compatible with certain residential uses as well. Work would begin immediately to include the Boulder Park area in the comprehensive planning process now underway in the City of Atlanta. This comprehensive planning process is made up of four elements as follows: 1. Projected future land use needs and their location as a guide to future rezoning evaluations. 2. Designation of Major Thoroughfares and their future effect on the adjacent use of land. 3. Plans for needed community facilities such as parks, schools and libraries along with general locations. 4. The programming of improvements and source of funds necessary to implement these future plans. -7- �FIRE PROTECTION AND FIRE INSURANCE Q. - How would my fire protection be affected? What would this mean in regard to what I pay for my fire insurance ? A. - Your fire insurance rates would be reduced substantially, but, even more important, better fire protection would be afforded to your home or business. Fire protection and fire insurance rates go hand in hand. The better the protection available to you, the less you must pay for fire insurance. Ratings are assigned to particular areas on the basis of fire protection facilities and other factors. Fire insurance rates, in turn, are determined by a formula based on the rating. ' The City of Atlanta has a Class 3 rating, which compares very favorably with other cities of similar size across the nation. Atlanta has kept well within the requirements of its Class 3 rating by building, equipping and maintaining fire stations at key points throughout the city, and by assuring an ample water supply in every area. Fire protection, in short, is excellent and fire insurance rates are as low as the rates in all but a few major cities. ~ The Boulder Park area, on the other hand, has no fire protection available at the present time. As a result, the area has a Class 10 rating. Rates for straight fire insurance under the Class 10 rating are enormously higher than the rates under Class 3 -- as much as five and a half times greater in the case of a frame dwelling. The Fulton County Commission has passed a resolution declaring a new fire district, known as the Fulton Industrial Fire District, which encompasse s the Boulder Park area. The county has petitioned the City of Atlanta to contract the justified fir e protection services for the new district to earn a Class 6 rating. Those in the Fulton Industrial Fire District would pay a special fire tax levy of seven mills to satisfy this contract. It is expected that the contract will be realized during 1966. Should the citizens of the Boulder Park area voice their desire in the May 11 r eferendum to become part of Atlanta, thus s eparating the mselves fr om the Indus tr ial Fir e Dis trict, the y would become part of Atlanta's Class 3 rating and would realize the same fire protection as similar portions of the city. The City of Atlanta already has plans to construct a new fire station in the Adamsville area dur ing 1966. This station, as well a s othe r c ity fire units in the s urrounding area, would respond to fire ca lls in the Boulder Park area, thus m eeting the requirem ent s of the Southeastern Unde rwrite r s. Thus, by voting to be come part of Atla nta, Boulder P ark re sidents could expect thei r fire ins urance r a tes to be reduced at the time they joined the city (Ja nuary 1, 196 7 ) a nd they would not pay the proposed s even- mill fire tax for t he additional prot ect ion. -8 - �POLICE PROTECTION Q. - What changes would occur in police protection? Would the city build a new precinct station in Boulder Park? A. - Police protection would be expanded and improved -- and the basic concept would change from the type of service provided in rural areas to the "full-service" protection afforded in a heavily populated urban area . No additional stations are contemplated in any area of the city, at present. Boulder Park presently receives its police service from the City of Atlanta under a contract arrangement with Fulton County. The only laws enforceable are state l aws , which are designed, for the most part, for rural areas. Anyone arrested as a violator of a state law must be turned over to the Fulton County sheriff for trial in a state court. If the area chooses to join the city, it would be necessary to increase immediately the radio patrol service now provided, add foot patrolmen for duty in business districts, and add motorcycle patrolmen for traffic and patrol duty. In addition, the citizens of the Boulder Park area would receive the benefit of all the services and facilities of the Juvenile Crime Preve ntion Squad and the special squads in the Detective Department, which are not now available to the area. Policemen would enforce city ordinances, as well as state laws, the same as they are enforced in the rest of Atlanta at present. The City of Atlanta presently has approximately 1. 5 policemen for every 1,000 population. The city is striving not only to maintain that ratio but to improve it for the increased protection of all its citizens. As for adding precinct stations, the trend is away from the precinct concept in these days of two-way radio communications and other modern facilities. A radio patrol car, manned by two officers or even just one, is literally a "traveling precinct station." With radio communications, the patrolman c an call for assistance and have other officers at his side within mome nts. The city has no plans for adding precinct stations, and the emphasis will continue to be on mobility and close communications by radio. . - 9- �SANITATION SERVICE Q. - How would my garbage pickup and other sanitation services be affected if Boulder Park joins the city? Would I have to pay more? A. - Your sanitation service would be expanded and improved, and many residents actually would pay less than they pay now. The maximum increase would be a dollar a year, or just two cents a week more. As a resident of Atlanta, you would begin receiving several services which are not now available to you -- rubbish pickup, street cleaning, dead animal removal, sanitary inspection, and "guttering," which means periodic removal of grass and other obstructions from street gutters. It is the city's responsibility to bring all these services to its citizens, as well as providing two garbage collections each week. You are presently receiving only one garbage pickup each week. For these additional services, your sanitation charge would be a maximum of $22. 00 a year, as compared to the $21. 00 a year you are now paying for far less service. The $22. 00 charge is figured on a base charge of $6. 00, plus $4. 00 for each 25 feet of lot frontage or fraction thereof, but not to exceed the $22. 00 a year maximum for residences. Some residents would pay as little as $14. 00 a year. Business establishments throughout the area now pay for garbage collection on the basis of the actual cost of rendering the service. Most businesses would realize a substantial saving by being a part of the city -- and would receive improved service as well. An estimated 800 homes in Boulder Park are getting garbage collection service (one pickup each week) at this time, according to the City of Atlanta Department of Sanitary Engineering. Full service would be extended to these residents immediately after their area became part of the city. The maximum charge for even the most remote residence would be only $22 . 00 per year. A survey of city sanitary services is being conducted at this time by the Public Administration Service. The findings of the survey, which will be available soon, will result in improved services. Any change in rate schedules will apply to both city residents and county residents receiving city services under contract with the county government. -10- �WATER SERVICE Q. - What difference, if any, would there be in the way water is supplied to my home or business? Would my water bill be affected? A. - The only difference would be on your water bill, which would be cut in half. Virtually all the existing homes and businesses in the Boulder Park area already receive their water from the City of Atlanta Water Department under an arrangement between the city and Fulton County. Users outside the city, however, are billed for water at a double rate. The minimum monthly water bill for the City of Atlanta users is $1. 57; for those outside the city, the minimum is $3. 14 per month. Thus, the annual savings for water users inside the city is at least $18.14. In reality, savings run much higher than the minimum, however. Atlanta people are accustomed to having a plentiful supply of good water at low rates, and they use it in quantity. Experience has shown that very few homes, inside or outside the city, use little enough water to be billed for the minimum. An actual survey of some 25 homes in the Boulder Park area, chosen at random, showed that the average water charge paid during 1965 was $78. 32. Only one of these homes was within a dollar of the minimum bill, and three of the larger users paid bills of $131.12, $160. 32 a nd $248. 17. If the se same home s had been inside the city, their water bills for 1965 would have averaged $39. 78. The average savings would have been $38. 53 per home . - -11 - �SQH @L i Q. - What changes would occur in the schools my children attend? What would be done about school bus transporation, since the Atlanta system does not have free transportation? A. - Several major differences would occur in the way of advantages: Kindergartens in the Atlanta system schools; a greater emphasis at the high school level on vocational programs, in addition to the college preparatory and general programs; and the benefit of more specialized programs and more technical specialists. In general, the curricula of the Atlanta system and the Fulton County system are similar, as are the personnel policies, overall operational procedures and financial structures. However, the salary schedules for teachers are somewhat higher in the Atlanta system. In general, Atlanta teachers are paid 8. 9 per cent more than Fulton County teachers. Any teachers who become a part of the Atlanta School System would transfer directly to the city's pension plan without loss of any money or benefits. Atlanta and Fulton school officials agree that pension benefits of both systems are practically the same. A survey by the Atlanta School System showed that there are 380 pupils in the area included in the May 11 referendum ·-- 270 elementary school children and 110 in high school. Of these, 69 already are attending Atlanta schools: 54 elementary pupils in Fain, Oglethorpe, Stanton, Towns and West Haven schools, and 15 high scho'ol students in Harper, Turner and West Fulton schools. The remaining 216 elementary pupils attend East Point Elementary School, and the other 95 high school students attend South Fulton (in East Point), Thomas (in College Park) and Lakeshore (in College Park). A 14-room elementary school is under construction in the Boulder Park area and will be available for occupancy in September, 1966. School officials say it is possible this school could help relieve some of the overcrowding in adjacent schools, such as Fain and Towns. Additionally, two other sites in the area have been secured for future construction of an elementary school and a high school . As for the loss of bus transportation, officials say this problem would be dealt with right away. The Fulton County system provides free bus transportation for pupils who live further than 1-1/2 miles from school, and this expense is covered by local and state funds . On the other hand, the Atlanta Transit System provides bus transportation for Atlanta system pupils on routes determined by pupil need and with pupils paying as they ride. Robert Sommerville, president of Atlanta Transit System, has given assurance that school bus routes would be provided for pupils in a r eas joining the city. -12- �SEWERS Q. - Would there be any major changes in the system of sewer service? Would I be assessed any sewer charges before sewer service is extended to my home ? A. - If your home is already on a sewer line, or if you have a working septic tank, you probably would see no immediate changes that would affect you. Certainly, there would be no sewer assessment charged until sewer service is provided. The city already has made a preliminary study of the probable needs of the area, and it would undertake to make the necessary improvements and additions as soon as possible. However, your present situation would largely govern the effect on you and your home. For example, if your home already is served by a sewer line, you would see nothing different. You would continue receiving the service with no special charges or other changes, except where such might be applied city-wide. If your home is served by a working septic tank in good condition, then you would not be affected until a sewer line is extended to your street. Even when this occurred, you could be granted as long as six years to pay the assessment which is always made for this service. If sewer service were brought to your neighborhood for the first time -- this is always by petition of the residents -- then your property would be assessed on a front-footage basis for the sewer line in front of your property. This assessment is set by law at $3. 50 per front foot. The connection to your home from the sewer line, if the line were laid on a street that is already paved, would be between $80 and $120. And again, if you already have a satisfactory septic tank, you could be allowed up to six years to pay the assessment. This policy exists in the case of already existing residences and does not apply to vacant property, however . - 13- �STREET LIGHTS AND TRAFFIC SIGNALS Q. - Would the city provide street lights in my neighborhood right away? What would be done about traffic signals? A. - As a general policy, the City of Atlanta provides street lights in areas as requested by the residents, and it has kept up with demands since the 1952 Plan of Improvement. No wholesale program of street light installation is anticipated in any part of the city, because of budget limitations. In other words, a neighborhood that has not expressed a positive desire for this service need not fear that street lights would be forced on them. However, the city, through its Traffic Engineering Department, has been attentive to the requests of those who do want lights and is currently right on schedule in meeting these demands. Additionally, a program of upgrading street lights on major thoroughfares is in progress to bring these facilities up to the latest recommended standards. A preliminary survey in the Boulder Park area has shown that some 18 street lights are currently in use, all on local streets. The estimated needs for arterial streets include 80 lights, which, obviously, could not be installed all at once. The estimated needs for local streets are for some 221 additional lights, which would be undertaken by the city on the basis of requests by the residents. - In general, the city installs traffic signals at intersections where traffic conditions satisfy the "warrants" set out by uniform national standards, as adopted and prescribed by the Georgia Highway Department. However, Atlanta citizens on occasion have shown a desire for and have provided the necessary funds to have signals installed at some intersections where the "warrants" are not fully met. This can be accomplished at intersections where signals are a help to traffic movement and a convenience to the citizens. No traffic signals are now in service in the Boulder Park area, but one new signal may be needed in the next two to three years, according to the city survey. �STREETS AND SIDEWALKS Q. - What could Boulder Park expect in the way of street and sidewalk improvements, now and in the future? How can we get sidewalks or streets paved, and how much would it cost? A. - A survey by the City of Atlanta Department of Construction found two streets in the Boulder Park area in "below average" condition -- Fairburn Road and part of Boulder Park Drive. Both of these will require resurfacing in the very near future, the Construction Department said. The city has pledged to assign a high priority to these projects. The other streets in the area are in "good" or "average" condition and will not require immediate work. Paving of streets and sidewalks in the City of Atlanta, with two exceptions, requires a petition signed by more than 50 per cent of the property owners involved. Property owners are assessed for the cost of the paving on a front-footage basis. The average assessment for sidewalks in residential areas (six-foot sidewalks) is about $2. 60 per front foot, and property owners are allowed up to four years to pay. Charges for street paving vary with the size of the project, but the assessment generally is between $6. 50 and $7. 50 per front foot for paving and curbing. Property owners are allowed up to 10 years to pay the assessments for street paving and up to four years to pay for curbing. The two exceptions to the petition method are for sidewalks which are deemed necessary for reasons of safety, and for sidewalks in front of schools. If a sidewalk is required for public safety, the city may put one in without being petitioned and then assess property owners on a front-footage basis. Sidewalks in front of schools are built at city expense, with no petition required . In line with its policy on school sidewalks, the City of Atlanta would move as quickly as possible to install sidewalks in front of the new elementary school now under construction in the Boulder Park area. - 15- �' 11-< 11~ I / 1~ cfe h . 0 /*? -~ I /t; /;5 . /'e £ k / /;l5 ~ /e)< Gfu/e..,/4/ �57wciir~ HOWARDS . STARKS 9}tutlwl'?vJ/~ PJJ:vnh sftiwd«/!J-;rv JOJO2 ~ EXECUTIVE VICE PRE S IDENT May 18, 1966 Dear Earl: A million thanks for your help in our efforts to make Sandy Springs a part of the City. We certainly feel that a lot of progress was made, just not enough. Let's hope that one day these people become aware of the vast opportunities Atlanta affords, and will share our feelings. Mr. Earl Landers Administrative Assistant to the Mayor 68 Mitche ll Street , S.W. At l anta , Georgi a �Much compl11i11t ill timannt:1.ng ftcJnt tht:1 Gt1Vutt1ment C.1\Tet' the f ,u:t tha l: llt11ne BVdngs GttHll> objected to 1:hl! At I.Mlt t\ Cl:lt y ttlllmhou ot. I~ a1t\ra R~~ily jIr o 1mt e nr At t ~tl~~ dj.~y Officials, a ttott1eya, a nd 11cli11hl Jll(HldHl:or\dMII ~ u~ tt1111I h~tk fot pro-atttte>ce tit1nU t clebal:e l·N1 THE tAcT cm t'I-lll: t~M"t'e:R tS ~hat Pui IPh Ohl.int~ Of ticials, a l though quit ra oot1t'l:.ibllll 11n1l hal pt tH nat1.1ta of t heir jobs, Betvfo1t to take t ha same . partis an flt AiL , hettJll..ls ll tJt 1:11 l' tJt,TOH CCIUH'J1Y• 111'11 1111l CHt ot not At lant ll _,mi, l.b)'ti 10>1. fJ hn ,1 ad()pted. Fulton County Of ~·l tdal d .-ib11 t a , t o giv e fact s ag1dnat atrn exation. I ithet fot (It but hf•VU no t Lalw n • 1t11h~ h t hh If i peaket hav11 lrnett 11t 1M el\ t a ~ t.1uJ fo1' ,iu it 011011'.l d he , 1-~imtu ar t.a 110 ill ?\ 1ip 11red tiu1t j:1111 h vu rto ftto.t s a t hand 1 then 1rnld ai ugg ett t hey ,l uE1t 1t ubstit:\J t1 tht! Ci ty Of fi cials oancet n t!d 111ld 1 t th m b e t h e d 1:1 bat et e , c er t ainl y t hey will look af t ~r At lftn t a 1 1 int eros c a , ' . J?ul ton County Of H1, h lll OA~OT ru• t1t>1'lsi bl U ty for t:hp sav ,~ I~1ll1dy au utn t hJ? H1,r i tiQII Clotl'llll I t I c Hhens of tl:te llnittcmti>t>r 11tu1l ,ir etl • b ~cHtilfle are ei ected byt ~i t y bf At i~~t• re1ldehta re~i dents out~ i dt the city l Lmlts . .. ~hay 4$ W 11 a mo br I>th tar t·~~teher\~ 1 H111l •• co~nty �.!1!1 1J 1v1q _JfA.t'..tL.t\1'.!ill! ANNICXATIOJ~ Senate Bill 101, J!J5L, i!l H1I act tu 1H1 tHhlillh C\ m8t:hod for providing garbage tl :I.Bl>OIH11 uystems .Ill t:lrn unincorporated portion of F'ult 1111 COl.11\tY) to authot1 ~u th~ Commissioners of Fulton Counl·.y tp ca ll an the Oily o.f Atlantn to furnish facilities for the collection and disposal of garbage and refuse, the cleaning of streets and roads and related services in unincorporated areas of said county; to require said city to furnish said county with an estimate of the cost thereof and provide such services at costj to prohibit Fulton County from providing such services except through the City; , , , ,to pro~id a for defraying the cost of such services by a tax or assessment on property or property .owners in garbage dispo sal districts,, , 11 The City of Atlanta is required by law to furnish garbage collection, street cl eaning services, and r elat ed s ervices, AT COST. The capital le~ters are ours, The s tatement, though, is the law . Sanitation cos t s would no t be reduced by annexation enough to make it wor th s harp ening a pencil to figur No t only do Sandy Springs residents gC1t two garbage coll ections a we ek, but Fulton County has now inata lled a service whereby e ight collection stations have been located near concentrations of homes in the area. This is on even better servic e than the City .. 2 • .. �') provides, because area residents do not have to drive around piles of leaves and trash such as litter the city streets until sanitation trucks finally make their rounds. Just a few blocks in any direction will find the eight cubic yard containers, which will hold everything from raw garbage to cardboard boxes, They are located as follows: Mt. Vernon Highway at -Dupree Drive Hammond Drive at Glenridge Drive Spalding Drive at Roberts Drive Northside Drive at West Garmon Road Powers Ferry Road at Mt, Paran Road Sandy Springs Circl e at Johnson. Ferry Road Roswell Road at Dalrymple Road Roswell Road at Hightower Trail These refuse conta iners have been installed out of necessity in spite of the 1952 Plan of Improvement prohibi tion on Fulton County's engaging in the collection and disposal of garbage and ref us e , Section ll, Samit Bill 105, Geor gia laws 1951. 1 states that the authority of Pulton County to ~&t~hlish and maintain water I s ewer and Hr" pr aventi.on sys t 12mo :la "her by r<?pealed, 11 .. ' 3 .. �ANNEXATION :iJ SEWAGE The Public Admini s tration Service report states on page 37, 11 Most of Atlanta's t.i:ea tmcnt plants, which, as not ed earlier, serve a much larger nroa than just the City, provide only primary treatment-- which removes only 30-35 percent of the pollutant material b efore the sewage is discharged back into streams. ' 1 The "PETITION AND PAY 11 plan is the only way Sandy Sp'!'ings would ever get s ewer service. City sewer s ervi co would no t automatic a lly be ex t ended to a ll homes as a r es ult of annexat ion, There ar e m1tny area s within the city limi ts nf Atlunta wh ich do not have sew r servic e. New s ewer serv i c e would cos l:, as per front fo ot. El t by law , $3 , 50 There would be a corme ·tion fue of $80 to $120, T~is means i t would cost approximately $420 to insta ll sewer linus down the averag e R-2A 120 foot lot. Fulton county has plans to i mprov e the sewer grid, as well as do es the City of Atlanta Springs already on sewers. witness those homes in Sandy This was obtained under Fulton County Government, WITHOUT "PETITION AND PAY' 1 • •. �.ANNEXATION 1r4 INCREASED REPRESENTATION City of Atlanta officials have mad e much of the fact that Sandy Springs area resid ent s could expect to be a new ninth ward, and have two Aldermen olecl ed to represent them. The subject tha t no one within th e Ci ty of Atlanta has brought up is contained on page 3114, Georr; ia Laws 1951, in the so-called Plan of tmprovement. It reads as follows: '~he mayor and general council shall have power to make change s in ward lines whe never it is deemed advisable to contract or ext end th em for the benefit of the citi z ens thereof, provilled that the ward line s, when rearranged, shall not b l! more than nine wards." The day aft er e l t!Cti on of Aldermen from the n ew nin t h war d, the City of Atl a nt a 's mayor and general council could, BY LAW, do away with exclusiv e representation fr om .the Sandy Springs ar ea . ANNEXATION #5 PROPERTY TAX The lat est mailing f rom the Atlanta Team fo r Tomor row repeats the old stat ement " taxes would be hi gher, but t he increase would be largely offset . . . . " and give s an exampl e of a tax increase of $1 00 . 12 on an e xisting $43,000 home in t he area. - 5 - •. Now, �wha t this i .. ~est bit of fi guring DOESN'T DO is to r epeat the stat ement made in the ir March 14th release, and we quote, "Furthermor e , Buckhead r esidents found that property values wi t h in th ~ city went up a ut oma tically (afte r annexation). We s a y thi s st a t ement prob a bly i s true , b ec a us e only by re-va luing (or re-ass e ssing , if yo u wi l l'.) a hous e can taxes b e drastically incr ea sed. We ar e sur e t ha t s uch increase will b e just a s /I UTOMATIC for r es id en ts of Sandy Spr i ngs, should the ar ea b e a nnexed, as it wa s for Buckhe11d. In addition, ev e r y se t of f i gur e s we 've seen k eeps DEDUCTING f or fir e t axe s, garlrn ge s er vi ces , etc . We l l, you c an b Lllev e it or not, but tha t s ame amuun t of nwncy is s till going out PLUS th a t little incr e ase t he y j us t h app en to me n tion. Prop er ty t ax e s a r 8 a ss es s ed , by the way , pur s uant t o t he 195 2 P l a n of Imp r ov ement , by a join t Ci ty - Fu lton County boa rd . "Op e r a tions a r e conducted at and from t h e Fulton County Administration Building . The Tax Asses s men t Department i s h eaded by a thr ee -memb e r At l a nta-Fulton County Jo int Boa rd of Ass e ss o r s . .. . Exc ept fo r its a ppo i n t men t, the Joi n t Board has l itt l e r e s pons ibility t o e ither t h e Ci ty or Coun t y Gov ernment"*

From the Public Administra tion Servic e Report.

AND DI D YOU KNOW FULTON COUNTY COLLECTS ATLANTA'S CITY TAXES FOR THEM? Ch e ck the Plan of Improv ement , - 6 - The l aw , �r e quir es Fu lton County no t on l y to collect Atlanta's taxes, but t o p r epar e t ax bills a nd pr ov i de offic e spac e , as we ll. ANNEXATION #6 FI RE PROTECT ION Muc h ha s b e en ma de of the f a ct that th e City of Atlanta f urn i s hes f ir e protecti on to Fulton County r e sid ents of the uninc o rpo ra t ed ar ea . • Unde r t he 1952 Plan of Improvement th e Fu lton Coun t y Commi ss i oner s wer e forb i dden BY LAW to mainta i n eith er a f i re d epa r t men t or f ur ni s h f i re pr ev ention facili t i e s ex c ept UNDER CONTRACT WI TH THE CITY OF ATLANTA, or anothe r muni c ip a l ity . Senat e Bill No . 105 of the p l an of I mpr ov emen t was writt en " to au t hori ze the c ommissioner s of said c ounty to ent e r in t o c ontract s with one or mor e municipa l it i e s ther e i n f or a f i r e p rev entio n sy s t em in any unincorporated area of s aid county or to c all on t he Ci ty of At lant a t o f urnis h t he same at ACTUAL COS T a s long as paymen t is ma de the r e for; t o prohib it Fulton County from ma in ta ining fir e prev ent i on syst ems .... ' ' So you s e e , t he City only can charge Fulton County resi d en t s of t he Uni ncorp orat ed ar ea for the ACTUAL COS T of fire protec ti on, and the County CANNOT hav e a f ir e department . Sinc e Sandy Spri ngs i s dev elop i ng a business area of i ts own, these business e s should be a bl e t o cont ribu te t o low ering t he cos t of - 7 - �fi re p r o t e c t i o n t o ar ea r e s ident s . At l a nt a ma i ntain s t ha t its d owntown bus i n e ss e s h e l p d ef ray the co s t of fire ins u ranc e fo r homeowner s . We main t ai n t h is wou l d be true in t he Sandy Springs a r e a, wi thou t incur r i ng a n indebtedne ss o f a n op e ration whi c h is i neff i c i en t and poor l y organiz e d , a nd has li t tle a ttr a c t i o n fo r qualif i ed pers onne l . The Survey Rep o rt of t h e P ubl i c Administration Service says abo u t At lanta ' s fire prote ction, " Man n ing o f the d2p ar t ment i s s ho r t o f Amer i ca n Ins u ranc e As so c iation standards , .. Qua li fie d r e c r ui t s are inc reasingly hard to a ttract and resi g nations are increasing at an alarming r ate ". In add i tion , t he c omment was ma d e in t h is report, " Its lowest rating (Atl an ta ' s) i n the mo st rec en t revi ew b y t he Board (in October, 1964) was in fire prevention . " To get down to the hard facts o f fire protection -Sandy Springs will nev e r get any more fi r e protection than Sandy Springs c an pay for . Atlanta reportedly c annot keep enough men o n the job now to fun ction efficien tly . Buildings ove r two stori es in height were built without conforming to zoning in exist ence when the Sandy Spring s fire classification was obtained . Inadequat e fire protection is the fault of the joint city-county zoning board, which allowed structur e s not prov ided for in the fire prev ention program. - 8 - We �~~ i i:t a in ·h ~s ~ bu i l d i n g s shoul d pay an i n c reased f i re tax to provi rie for s pec ia l pr o t e ction NEEDED BY THEM b e c aus e the y were

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in appar ent violation o f e xisting s pecific ati ons . POLICING Und e r t he 1952 Pl a n of I mp r ovement, the unin c orpora t e d s2cti0,.s of F ulto n Co u nty MUST r e c e ive p ol i c e protection from t h e Ci-cy of At lan ta . In Sa ndy Spr i ng s , b e c a us e of t he limi t e d p opulation, the police have b e en d o ing a mo r e t h a n a d e qua te job . b ec1 saf2 going t o s h o pp ing c e n ter s . within the City o f At l an t a is s man per thousand po~ulation Wome n h av e The incide nc e of r a p e a l o ne hi g h t h a t it a pp e ars the ir 1 . 5 ee <ls to be 2 . 5 me n pe r thous a nd , whil 2 the 1 per thousand i n the Sandy Spr ing s area s eems to b e esta'.)lishing a fi ne re cord for prev ent io n o f c rime o f thi s t ype . Theft and ho usebreak ing , and the mor e seriou s c rime s of vi lence and murd er , hav e almost seeme d to c onf ine th emse l v es to che Ci · y l imits . If handl i n g offe nses i n the u ninco r p orat e d area through the Fulton County Criminal Cour t continu es to hol d crime at cne pecty low level now maintained i n Sa n dy Sprin gs , we d o not f_e: 1t would be wi se to s wap fon City jus t ic e s , city ordi nanc es of >t143.215.248.55ca, and city c rime . - 9 - �ANNEXATION ,rJ PAVING AND L IGHT S S t r e e t s , s idewa l k s , s t ree t ligh ts and tr a ffic li g h ts a lmo s t a ll c ome und e r th e " PET ITION AND PAY" p l a n . Ex c e ption p r o b a b l y i s in t he t r affi c l i g l1t ar e a , and of th e e i g ht ligh ts r e connnend e d a s b e ing n eed e d , J, u lt o n County a lr e ady has tak e n no t e . P l a n s a lr eady a r e und e r way fo r installation of some of th ese li g hts . The r e c ommended stree t lig hts d e finit e ly will b e on a pet iti o n b a s i s . At lanta c o u l d find o n l y THREE MAJOR STREETS I N SANDY SPRINGS BELOW STA11DARD . We say t his is r emark a ble i n a n a r ea r o u g hly on e - th i r d the s i ~e of t he City o f Atlant a . Ext e ns i on of th e s e fi g ur e s SHOULD MEAN th ~ t At lan t a only ha s nine Stlb -st andard ma jor str ee ts . Is tha t so ? By th e way -- paving c ome s und e r the " PETITION AND PAY " pl a n in t h e . Ci t y o f P. tlant a . To ge t a st r ee t pav e d in fro nt o f th e aver age R- 2A lot wou l d c ost THE HOMEOWNER b e twe n $ 7 26 and $900, s h ou l d h e liv e If he wa nts a s idewal k , it will c os t about $192 mor e . in Atlanta . "P ETIT I ON AND PAY" aga in, exc e pt whe re inc rease s in publ ic safety n e e ds a ll ow the c ity to l ay a sid ewalk witho ut p e tition and c har ge own e rs o n a front - foo t b a si s . ANNEXATION #9 INCOME TAXES City taxe s are d e d uc t ib l e items on income tax es. - 10 - �\ nyone who has ev e r figured a n income t ax knows just how muc h credit you will ge t on " Income Taxes " for the amo u nt of city t axes paid . And you s till have to pay th e city taxes! Will th e deduc t i on you ge t balanc e the t ax y ou wi l l e v e r has y e t ! have to pay? Also , we point out deduction d oes not apply i f short form return is u sed ; only when long form 1040 is us ed, lis t ing all d e ductions, would these taxe s be dedu c tible. ANNEXATION 1/:10 SCHOOLS Atlanta schools have nothing to o ffe r c hildr en attending Fulton County schools . Altho u g h Atlanta schools alleged l y have received preferential tr ea tme nt from the Joint Fulton County-City of Atlanta t ax assessment bo a rd, th e Fulton County schools have more than measured up . In fact, Dr. John Letson admitted that there was substantially no difference in the two systems. Dr. Paul West o f Fulton County added that f or years th e two systems · had been 9pera ting under a coordinat ing board. The city schools offer free kindergartens. It is in tere sting to note tha t the State of Ge orgia is now considering a plan to add-free kind e r ga rt ens to all state schools. Fulton County and Atlanta both have a progr am for mentally and physically handicapped children. - 11 - The tuition is FREE �for both . , ev e r, i n th e cas e of •u l ton County , i f the c h i ldren l i ve too far from th e scho ol, they are TR./1.NSPORTED . Needless t o say , t h i s is a real help to a family wh ic h alrea dy ha s t he ex tr a burde n of a handicapp ed child. Fu l t on County h as school psyc h olo g i s ts a nd p s; chomet ri sts . It pionee r e d specia li st s i n suc h a r e as as c u r r iculum development and re a ding . Fulton County operate s a j oi n t voc a tio n al tr a i n i ng program with the Ci ty of Atlanta . If bus servic e is lost , Atlanta Trans i t Company HAS NOT agre e d to furn i sh transportation at t e n c ents a r i d e . ii And -~ did, it would only take some $57,000 a year t o t r ansport those childr en now b e i ng transport e d free . Try dividing this among th e famil i e s of Sandy Spring s, and see how mu c h this NEW , NON - DEDUCTIBLE (on your income tax) "TRANSPO TATION TAX " would add to the cost o f going into the Ci ty o f Atlanta. Since Judge Wood's decision that city schools and ' county schools must have their tax structure equalized, for the ·first time in 1967 Fulton County Schools will have adequate funds. At l a nt a schools will not . Dr . John Letson says he n e eds 64 MILLION DOLLARS to have ad e qua te f u nds. He can borrow only 21.5 million , b e c ause , to put it quite simply, the property he has just won't t ake any big ge r firs t mort gage ( s chool tax - 12 - �as se ssment . , The amount of money. that can be borrowed is limited by the tax b a se ( amoun t of property) by t he State Leg islature . SO, I STEAD OF FULTON COUNTY SCHOOLS BEING IN DIRE NEED, IT IS I N EALITY THE CITY OF AT JTA SCHOOLS , in · spite of larger tax assessments , and no homestead exemption deductions, that are I r DIRE NEED O FUNDS . Fulton County schools have NO CHILD EN ON DOUBLE SESSION -- Atlanta ha s more t han T n E THOUSAND . Just in p as sing , City and County officials alike are OT agreed that the eve nt ua l er ge r of the two s y stems will take pl 2c e . - 13 - �7 Tucker Wayne & Company Sandy Springs Annexation Mailing Piece on Zoning CLIENT: PRODUCT: CAMPAIGN: Job 1fa966 4/25/66 SM/Y (cover) GET THE FACTS ON GROWTH Al'l'D ZONING (inside) FACT: The resul ts of poor zoning in Sandy Springs are already obvious on Roswell Road. •- ~;;;:w.! :w :;J.=ef...... i ~'l:,RH a•2t·i*:¥ ~---'"--L.--&,-t<t.¥&i~ ' a - t ~ S tricter zoning laws . · ~-:-~ ~ i fl.£.~ Thes e classifications would provide - ~ for cont rol o ev e lopment o f apar t ments and commercial centers along major thoroughfares at appropriate intervals instead of the present continous strip commercial development. FACT: I f Sa ndy Springs j oins Atl a nta i t will b ecome part of the pla n fo r growt h now und er way in the city a plan which takes the f ollowing into consideration: 0 f u t ur e l a nd needs and thei r location; d esignat ion of ma jor thoroughfa r es ; need f or community fa ciliti es such as parks, schools , l i brar i es ; pr ogramming o f t h ese impr ovement s a nd t heir sourc es of funds . FACT: Sandy Springs is now a "low-densit~ single-family" communi ty and this kind of development would continue. if it became part of the ci t y . Zoning designations 1and busines s licenses approved by the County before January 1, 1967 would be honored b y the city. Business licenses now in effect would come up for renewal in the usual wa y , at the us ual time . FACT: In general, Atlanta zoning closely resembles county zoning. However, city zoning is more restrictive, and also includes provision for the following new classifications: �Tucker Wayne & Company -2- 4/25/66 townhouse units for individual unit sale; low-density, high-standard apartment developments; office and institutional development with selected ~e~ai l §~Yet~~ gft~ @h.e~~. These restricted classifications encourage high development standards, provide for reasonable use of certain property, and at the same time allow only the best community development.

DO YOU HAVE AN INVES'1MENT IN HCME OR BUSINESS PROPERTY IN SANDY SPRINGS? IF SO, PROTECT YOUR INVES1MENT AGAINST LAX OR UNWIS E ZONING LAWS. VOTE YES MAY 11 SM./Y �