Sandy Springs has named nine residents to form an Economic Development Advisory Committee. Members will use their expertise in the business world to advise the city's new economic development manager, Jahnee Prince who was hired last month.

Mayor Eva Galambos said the committee is being formed to provide a shot in the arm to the local economy and help fill vacant commercial space.

Committee members are: Frank M. Bishop, Chris Burnett, Pat Chesser, James D. Comerford, Eric deGroot, Alan Herrick, Graham McDonald, Kevin A. Moyer and Charles Roberts.

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Fulton DA Fani Willis (center) with Nathan J. Wade (right), the special prosecutor she hired to manage the Trump case and had a romantic relationship with, at a news conference announcing charges against President-elect Donald Trump and others in Atlanta, Aug. 14, 2023. Georgia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025, upheld an appeals court's decision to disqualify Willis from the election interference case against Trump and his allies. (Kenny Holston/New York Times)

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