Sandy Springs has closed on the first of six houses damaged in the 2009 floods that it is buying with state and federal money.
The city received $2.7 million to buy the six homes, demolish them and level their lots. All six received substantial damage from multiple floods, including those after storms in the fall of 2009.
The city bought the first property on Pine Forest Road for $400,000, two weeks ago. It expects to soon close on the second property, on Hitching Post Trail, for $385,000.
The remaining homes are in the same area. As part of the program, the owners must agree to pay 15 percent of the demolition costs.
It could take up to a year for the city to complete the work on all of the homes.
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