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Box 8, Folder 22, Document 8
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FIRE AND POLICE
PROTECTION
POLICE PROTECTION...
FACT:
If Sandy Springs 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 patro|men on traffic and patrol duty
* unlimited services and facilities of Atlanta’s
Juvenile Crime Prevention Squad and special
Detective Department
* increased radio patrol service”
*This increased service follows the present
trend toward mobility in police protection
via two-way patrol! cars. In accordance with
the trend, no additional precinct stations
are 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 ore state laws, most of them designed to
cover rural areas. Violators of state laws are
turned over to the Fulton County sheriff for trial
ina 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 lacation of fire stations,
ample water supply in all areas, and number of
men and engines. 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 sta-
tion 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 tox.
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
* 1] new engine and 1 new ladder truck
* 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 fire inspectors and
fire investigators, including arson specialists
(or investigators) . . . plus the benefits of
Atlanta's fire prevention program. At the pre-
sent time, arson investigation in the Sandy
Springs fire district is accomplished through
the State Fire Marshal's office.
* High standards of training and supervision
within the city would also be contributing
factors toward fire prevention and protection.
* In case of serious emergency, Sandy Springs
would have the back-up protection of the entire
city fire department, not only its own local
fire fighting facilities.
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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
( Sandy Springs / Atlanta
Team for Tomorrow
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FACTS
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FIRE AND POLICE
PROTECTION
POLICE PROTECTION...
FACT:
If Sandy Springs 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 patro|men on traffic and patrol duty
* unlimited services and facilities of Atlanta’s
Juvenile Crime Prevention Squad and special
Detective Department
* increased radio patrol service”
*This increased service follows the present
trend toward mobility in police protection
via two-way patrol! cars. In accordance with
the trend, no additional precinct stations
are 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 ore state laws, most of them designed to
cover rural areas. Violators of state laws are
turned over to the Fulton County sheriff for trial
ina 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 lacation of fire stations,
ample water supply in all areas, and number of
men and engines. 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 sta-
tion 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 tox.
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
* 1] new engine and 1 new ladder truck
* 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 fire inspectors and
fire investigators, including arson specialists
(or investigators) . . . plus the benefits of
Atlanta's fire prevention program. At the pre-
sent time, arson investigation in the Sandy
Springs fire district is accomplished through
the State Fire Marshal's office.
* High standards of training and supervision
within the city would also be contributing
factors toward fire prevention and protection.
* In case of serious emergency, Sandy Springs
would have the back-up protection of the entire
city fire department, not only its own local
fire fighting facilities.
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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
( Sandy Springs / Atlanta
Team for Tomorrow
VOTE
“VES”
MAY il
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