On Friday, our nation once again celebrated the peaceful transition of power through the inauguration of our 45th President, Donald Trump.  While this election strained our nation and pitted neighbor against neighbor, friend against friend, our Republic remains strong because of the love for and belief in America that so many of us share, regardless of our party or candidate.  At times, we have seen the stress of divisiveness within our own city, bred in part by the success and growth that our community has enjoyed and the pressures that this places on our infrastructure and our nerves.  This coming week, our city leadership will spend significant time in strategic planning sessions to address the important issues that impact our city as we strive to make Sandy Springs one of the very best home towns not just in Georgia, but in America.  In future newsletters, I will update you on initiatives that come from these planning sessions.

And finally, we capped off this past week with a great Falcon's victory and we are now headed to the Super Bowl.  As I watched the game, I was struck by the significant diversity of the crowd, and yet the tremendous unity that the fans felt for their team and their community.  For 3 1/2 hours, we set aside our differences and disagreements and rallied behind one common cause, to rock the Dome and send the Packers home!  If we can put that same energy and fervor into our community and our nation, there is truly no limit to what we can achieve together.  I hope everyone has a great week and let's go Falcons!