In 2005 when Sandy Springs became Georgia’s newest city, it was the first new city in Fulton County in over 100 years.
The historic event is credited with launching the region’s cityhood movement.
Research says between 2005 and 2015, neighbors in eight unincorporated neighborhoods in Fulton, Gwinnett and DeKalb counties all voted to form their own cities.
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