[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14169]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   NEW CITY OF SANDY SPRINGS, GEORGIA

  (Mr. PRICE of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. PRICE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise to congratulate the new 
city of Sandy Springs. A celebration that has been 30 years in the 
making took place in Fulton County, Georgia, on Tuesday night as 94 
percent of voters chose to incorporate into what will be Metropolitan 
Atlanta's second largest city.
  Countless people worked long and hard to make this city a 
possibility. All those folks who put in the time and effort into making 
the city of Sandy Springs a reality are to be raised up as an example 
of the positive outcome from fervent belief and diligent commitment.
  I have always believed that the government closest to the people is 
the most responsive. And it is only fair for these citizens to have 
their local tax dollars to better their own community and have their 
own city council, one much more attuned to their needs and concerns.
  Mr. Speaker, take note: the birth of this new city is a landmark day 
for my district. I am confident that great things will come from their 
residents and their leaders. What a privilege it is for me to represent 
a constituency so involved and passionate about their destiny and that 
of our State and great Nation. Freedom rings in Sandy Springs.

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