Sandy Springs decides not to enact tougher rules yet
Most of the expected restrictions were passed yesterday, with the exception of Sandy Springs. They were considering banning outdoor watering for all businesses, but decided not to do that yet.
Their reasoning makes sense — they get their water from the city of Atlanta, so they don’t feel that their businesses should have to squeeze tighter than the city does.
However, I think we’ll come to regret decisions like this if things get dire. I tend to agree with their lone opposing council member, Karen Meinzen McEnerny, who said “We need to take leadership here, and not just go with the flow.”
November 14th, 2007 at 10:44 am
I’d still like to know what other municipalities buy their water from Atlanta. When we are figuring out “Atlanta’s” water usage, we have to include those municipalities.
November 14th, 2007 at 11:50 am
The city of Atlanta manages water for Atlanta, Sandy Springs and unincorporated (and presumably the freshly incorporated bits) of south Fulton. Fulton county handles water for freshly incorporated north Fulton and the city of Alpharetta, but this is handled through the Atlanta/Fulton County Water Resources Commission. I’m not sure how that relationship works.