Join us and be a part of the Plan! You Have Until Friday to Help Shape Sandy Springs’ Next Chapter
A city plan can sound distant until it changes something close to home: the road you cross every day, the park your family uses, the kind of housing available near your job or what gets built along a familiar corridor.
Sandy Springs is now beginning that kind of long-term planning. The City is updating its Comprehensive Plan and Recreation & Parks Master Plan, which will help guide decisions about growth, housing, mobility, parks, recreation and public investment for years to come.
The first online input period closes Friday, July 17. That leaves residents only a short window to add their voices before the process moves from early visioning into policy development.
You don’t need to understand planning jargon. You only need to know what matters to you and take a few minutes to say it.
Why this moment matters
The comments submitted now can help shape the questions the City studies next and helps establish what residents believe deserves attention from the beginning.
The City is still in the early stage of the process, when planners are gathering information about current conditions and the community’s vision.
From July through October, the project moves into developing goals, identifying needs and opportunities and building a preliminary policy framework.
Four ways to share your input
1. Share your vision
The first prompt asks what Sandy Springs’ next chapter should include in 140 characters or fewer.
Use it to name one clear priority: safer streets, more housing choices, better park access, stronger neighborhood connections or another issue you want planners to remember.
2. “Bookmark This!”
This activity asks what Sandy Springs should preserve.
Think about the places, features or community strengths you do not want lost as the city changes. That could include a neighborhood’s character, a park, tree cover, a local destination or something else that makes Sandy Springs feel like home.
3. “Turn the Page!”
This is where you can describe what should change.
Do not worry about proposing a technical solution. Explain what is not working, who is affected and what a better result would look like.
4. “Map It!”
Some concerns make more sense when tied to a location.
Use the map to point out a dangerous crossing, a missing sidewalk, a difficult intersection, an area that needs better park access or a place where redevelopment could improve the community.
How to write a comment planners can use
The most useful comments are simple and specific. Try including four things:
What is the issue?
Where is it happening or who is affected?
Why does it matter?
What outcome would you like to see?
For example, “We need better transportation” names a broad concern. A more useful comment might say:
People walking to bus stops along Roswell Road need safer crossings and complete sidewalks.
A housing comment might say:
The plan should examine whether young families, seniors and people who work in Sandy Springs can find homes that meet their needs and budgets.
Your lived experience is what matters most in this process. If everyone shares their ideas then we can work together to make Sandy Springs better for everyone.
Take ten minutes before the deadline
Before Friday, visit the “Plan the Next Chapter” engagement page and complete the activities that matter most to you.
You can identify one thing Sandy Springs should protect, one thing that should change and one place that needs attention.
That is enough to make your perspective part of the public record at this early stage.
Stay involved after you submit
The most important decisions will develop over many months. Sandy Springs Together will continue reviewing the documents, explaining the process in plain language and sharing opportunities for residents to participate.
Sign up for Sandy Springs Together’s Comprehensive Plan updates to receive meeting reminders, clear explanations and alerts when your voice can make the greatest difference.