Sandy Springs has announced public hearings on a millage rate for the coming year that would remain 4.731 mils – unchanged since the city’s incorporation, and representing a 1.07 percent increases in property taxes over the rollback millage rate.

The first hearing is set for 6 p.m. Aug. 23 in the City Hall Council Chambers, 7840 Roswell Road.

State law requires a rollback millage rate to be computed, reflecting what the rate would be to collect the same amount of revenues as the previous year after reassessments.

If a city sets a millage rate higher than the rollback, the law requires three public hearings. Additional hearings on the Sandy Springs rate are scheduled for 7:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Aug. 30 at City Hall.

Earlier this summer, the City Council set a tentative $103.5 million budget for fiscal 2017.

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Ceudy Gutierrez reads a book to her 2-year-old son, Matias, at their home in Buford, GA, on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. Ceudy Gutierrez is struggling to make ends meet for herself and her three young kids following her husband’s ICE arrest earlier this fall. (Miguel Martinez/ AJC)

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