<P> The referendum was held on June 21, 2005, and residents voted 94% to 6% in favor of incorporation . Many residents expressed displeasure with county services, claiming, based upon financial information provided by the county, that the county was redistributing revenues to fund services in less financially stable areas of the county, ignoring local opposition to rezoning, and allowing excessive development . Many residents of unincorporated and less - developed south Fulton County strongly opposed incorporation, fearing the loss of tax revenues which fund county services . County residents outside Sandy Springs were not allowed to vote on the matter . Efforts such as requesting the U.S. Justice Department to reject the plan were unsuccessful . </P> <P> A mayor and six city council members were elected in early November 2005, with Eva Galambos, who had initiated and led the charge for incorporation, elected mayor by a wide margin . Formal incorporation occurred on December 1, making Sandy Springs the third - largest city ever to incorporate in the U.S. The city's police force and fire department began service in 2006 . In 2010, the city became the first jurisdiction in Georgia to successfully "bail out" from the preclearance requirements of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act . </P> <P> The boundaries of Sandy Springs are Atlanta to the south, Cobb County (at the Chattahoochee River) to the west and north, Roswell (also at the river) to the north, and Dunwoody and Brookhaven, at the DeKalb County line, to the east . A small panhandle in the northeast extends between the Chattahoochee River to the north and Dunwoody to the south, ending in a very small border with Peachtree Corners in Gwinnett County . </P> <P> Sandy Springs has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa). During January and February 2014, Sandy Springs and Atlanta experienced an ice storm which gained national attention due to the huge traffic jams all over interstates such as 285, 75, and GA 400 . People were forced to stay in their cars overnight in freezing temperatures . </P>

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