Sandy Springs City Council heard opposition on Aug. 5 on the $50.5 million bond issue for two new fire stations and additions to a third from residents who didn’t like the cost and the proximity of the facilities to homes.

The city council authorized the bond issue to finance a new Fire Station No. 4 within the city limits, a replacement Fire Station No. 1, and an addition to Fire Station No. 3. The city bought property at 5275 Roswell Road and 0 Roswell Road to provide a location for the new Fire Station No. 4.

Bill Griffith said during public comments that the city was committing funds to more glamorous projects at the expense of many other public safety needs, including the goal to eliminate fatal and serious injury crashes on city streets.

The council had voted on April 15 to adopt

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