Here’s another one of those stories that will never see the light of day in the MSM. Sandy Springs, originally a part of Fulton Country, GA, tired of seeing their tax dollars sucked into Atlanta and getting nothing in return, incorporated in 2005. Basically creating a new city from scratch, they were able to plan for fiscal responsibility from day one. Six years later, they have no long-term liabilities!

But they do have quality services at reasonable prices. And that’s primarily because everything, other than police, fire and EMS (who all contribute to their own benefit plans), is contracted out. Sandy Springs hired a city management company which sub-contracts out all the various services. Their operating costs are $25,000,000/year in contrast to the $50,000,000/year that an average city of comparable size spends. Also note that the two people who were key in the city’s development were not professional politicians.

Great video from reason.tv – “Sandy Springs, Georgia: The City that Outsourced Everything”:

My favorite quote, from the mayor: “If your city is fixin to go bankrupt, there might have to be some changes.”
Maybe I should tell that to our Leftie neighbor:

On second thought, I better not. They have a sign on their front door that reads: “NO CHRISTIANS”.