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East Cobb Restaurant Scores: Egg Harbor Cafe, Fresh to Order, La Madeleine, Mediterranean Grill, Righteous Que, Zeal and more

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Egg Harbor Cafe, East Cobb restaurant scores

The following East Cobb restaurant scores from March 13-April 10 have been compiled by the Cobb & Douglas Department of Public Health. Click the link below each listing to view details of the inspection:

Addison Elementary School 
3055 Ebenezer Road
March 22, 2018 Score: 100, Grade: A

American Wings
2555 Delk Road, Suite A-8
March 16, 2018 Score: 86, Grade: B

Big Joy 
2852 Delk Road, Suite 215
March 20, 2018 Score: 85, Grade: B

Biscuits and More
3162 Johnson Ferry Road, Suite 140
March 28, 2018 Score: 95, Grade: A

Blackwell Elementary School 
3470 Canton Road
March 16, 2018 Score: 100, Grade: A

Boston Market Restaurant 
3606 Sandy Plains Road
March 13, 2018 Score: 78, Grade: C

Brazilian Bakery 
1260 Powers Ferry Road, Suite A
March 22, 2018 Score: 81, Grade: B

Brumby Elementary School 
1306 Powers Ferry Road
March 21, 2018 Score: 100, Grade: A

Chipotle Mexican Grill
1281 Johnson Ferry Road, Suite 104
March 27, 2018 Score: 100, Grade: A

CoConutz Jamaican Restaurant 
3349 Canton Road, Suite 201
March 27, 2018 Score: 78, Grade: C

Davis Elementary School
2433 Jamerson Road
March 20, 2018 Score: 100, Grade: A

Del Taco
4269 Roswell Road
April 6, 2018 Score: 91, Grade: A

Domino’s Pizza
2323 Shallowford Road
March 21, 2018 Score: 98, Grade: A

Domino’s Pizza
1230 Powers Ferry Road
March 14, 2018 Score: 96, Grade: A

East Cobb Middle School 
380 Holt Road
March 28, 2018 Score: 100, Grade: A

East Side Elementary School Cafe 
3850 Roswell Road
March 14, 2018 Score: 100, Grade: A

Ege Sushi & Japanese Cuisine 
2100 Roswell Road, Suite 3100
March 26, 2018 Score: 91, Grade: A

Egg Harbor Cafe (Food Service Inspections)
4719 Lower Roswell Road, Suite 210
March 15, 2018 Score: 100, Grade: A

Espresso Place
1350 Terrell Mill Road
March 23, 2018 Score: 96, Grade: A

Firehouse Subs
2745 Sandy Plains Road, Suite 102
March 14, 2018 Score: 84, Grade: B

Five Guys Burgers & Fries 
4648 Woodstock Road, Suite 210, Roswell
April 4, 2018 Score: 96, Grade: A

Fresh To Order 
1333 Johnson Ferry Road
March 28, 2018 Score: 90, Grade: A

Garrison Mill Elementary School
4111 Wesley Chapel Road
March 14, 2018 Score: 100, Grade: A

Giga-Bites Cafe
1851 Roswell Road
March 23, 2018 Score: 81, Grade: B

Goianao Restaurant and Catering 
1475 Terrell Mill Road, Suite 103
March 23, 2018 Score: 98, Grade: A

Harold’s Chicken & Ice Bar
1477 Roswell Road
April 10, 2018 Score: 91, Grade: A

International House of Pancakes
3130 Johnson Ferry Road
March 21, 2018 Score: 100, Grade: A

J.J. Daniell Middle School 
2950 Scott Drive
March 16, 2018 Score: 100, Grade: A

Jada’s Caribbean Cuisine 
2595 Sandy Plains Road, Suite 4
March 14, 2018 Score: 91, Grade: A

Keheley Elementary School 
1985 Kemp Road
March 13, 2018 Score: 100, Grade: A

Kell High School 
4770 Lee Waters Road
March 16, 2018 Score: 100, Grade: A

KFC/Taco Bell 
4720 Alabama Road, Roswell
April 3, 2018 Score: 91, Grade: A

Kincaid Elementary School 
1410 Kincaid Road
March 23, 2018 Score: 100, Grade: A

La Bella Pizza 
2635 Sandy Plains Road, Suite A-7
March 16, 2018 Score: 96, Grade: A

La Madeleine French Bakery & Cafe 
4101 Roswell Road, Suite 812
March 23, 2018 Score: 86, Grade: B

Lassiter High School 
2601 Shallowford Road
March 20, 2018 Score: 100, Grade: A

Los Arcos Mexican Restaurant
3101 Roswell Road, Suite 104
March 19, 2018 Score: 91, Grade: A

Marco’s Pizza
2555 Delk Road, Suite A7
March 21, 2018 Score: 75, Grade: C

Mediterranean Grill
1255 Johnson Ferry Road, Suite 15
March 30, 2018 Score: 96, Grade: A

Mellow Mushroom Pizza
2421 Shallowford Road
March 20, 2018 Score: 99, Grade: A

Moe’s Southwest Grill 
4401 Shallowford Road, Suite 100, Roswell
April 2, 2018 Score: 93, Grade: A

Moe’s Southwest Grill 
2022 Powers Ferry Road, Suite E
March 14, 2018 Score: 93, Grade: A

Mountain View Elementary School 
3151 Sandy Plains Road
March 14, 2018 Score: 100, Grade: A

Nicholson Elementary School 
1599 Shallowford Road
March 13, 2018 Score: 100, Grade: A

O’Charley’s 
3550 Sandy Plains Road
March 20, 2018 Score: 100, Grade: A

Okko Ramen
3045 Gordy Parkway, Suite 108
March 28, 2018 Score: 88, Grade: B

Paradise Grill
3605 Sandy Plains Road, Suite 165
March 26, 2018 Score: 95, Grade: A

Piu Bello Pizza 
2014 Powers Ferry Road, Suite 450
March 28, 2018 Score: 69, Grade: U
April 10, 2018 Score: 96, Grade: A

The Pokeway
1100 Johnson Ferry Road, Suite 365
April 4, 2018 Score: 91, Grade: A

Pope High School Culinary Department
3001 Hembree Road
March 21, 2018 Score: 100, Grade: A

Powers Ferry Elementary School 
403 Powers Ferry Road
March 27, 2018 Score: 100, Grade: A

Righteous Que 
1050 E Piedmont Road, Suite 146
April 6, 2018 Score: 89, Grade: B

Rio Steakhouse and Bakery
1275 Powers Ferry Road, Suite 230
March 20, 2018 Score: 82, Grade: B

Rocky Mount Elementary School 
2400 Rocky Mountain Road
March 22, 2018 Score: 100, Grade: A

Rosa’s Pizza
3605 Sandy Plains Road, Suitee 110
March 14, 2018 Score: 87, Grade: B

Shallowford Falls Elementary School 
3500 Lassiter Road
March 20, 2018 Score: 100, Grade: A

Shivam Chaat Corner
1826 Lower Roswell Road
March 29, 2018 Score: 81, Grade: B

Simpson Middle School 
3340 Trickum Road
View inspections:
March 14, 2018 Score: 100, Grade: A

Sprayberry High School 
2525 Sandy Plains Road
March 16, 2018 Score: 100, Grade: A

Subway 
2525 Shallowford Road, Suite 100
March 19, 2018 Score: 93, Grade: A

Subway 
2872 Canton Road, Suite A
March 13, 2018 Score: 90, Grade: A

Taco Bell 
2169 Roswell Road
March 13, 2018 Score: 95, Grade: A

Tandoor Restaurant
279 Powers Ferry Road, Suite F
March 16, 2018 Score: 82, Grade: B

Tritt Elementary School 
4435 Post Oak Tritt Road
View inspections:
March 23, 2018 Score: 99, Grade: A

Vatican Indian Restaurant
1475 Terrell Mill Road, Suite 105
March 16, 2018 Score: 90, Grade: A

Waffle House 
550 N. Greenbriar Parkway
March 21, 2018 Score: 71, Grade: C

Walton High School 
1590 Bill Murdock Road
March 27, 2018 Score: 100, Grade: A

What’s For Lunch
2995 Johnson Ferry Road, Suite 440
March 13, 2018 Score: 94, Grade: A

Wheeler High School 
375 Holt Road
March 29, 2018 Score: 100, Grade: A

Whey to Go
1453 Terrell Mill Road, Suite 953
March 13, 2018 Score: 100, Grade: A

Wing Cafe & Tap House 
2145 Roswell Road, Suite 170
March 19, 2018 Score: 100, Grade: A

Zeal Kitchen & Bar
1255 Johnson Ferry Road, Suite 42
April 5, 2018 Score: 61, Grade: U

 

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Cobb commissioners seek $90M in short-term loans; East Cobb citizen appointed to planning commission

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The Cobb Board of Commissioners on Tuesday authorized county budget officials to begin the process of taking out short-term tax-anticipation notes (TANs) that would be repaid later this year.

By a 5-0 vote the commission approved a measure that would obtain $90 million in TANs, which are short-term loans used to plug county finances and spending between budget years. The current fiscal year 2018 (with a general fund budget of $405 million) ends at the end of the September.

Since the Cobb tax digest is revealed and millage rate is set in July, the county doesn’t begin collecting property taxes until a new fiscal year is underway. Those bills are mailed out in October. The county tax assessor’s office began mailing out assessment values to residential and commercial property owners last month.

According to a background sheet from Tuesday’s meeting agenda, Cobb has been issuing TANs since the late 1980s, a practice that “provides the needed liquidity at attractive borrowing rates to the County.”

(The Cobb County School District also occasionally seeks out TANs, and recently obtained $40 million in short-term loans for construction purposes.)

The TANs are general obligation bonds and interest is usually tax-exempt. Last year Cobb borrowed $60 million in TANs, but the amount has gone up because of a projected fiscal year 2019 deficit of at least $30 million.

The county budget office will begin a competitive bidding process for the TANs in May and present a low bid to the commissioners for approval before any loans would be obtained.

The TANS would have to be repaid by the end of November.

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Andy Smith, the newest member of the Cobb Planning Commission.

Also Tuesday, East Cobb resident Andy Smith was formally announced as the newest member of the Cobb Planning Commission, which advises the commissioners on zoning issues.

He is the appointee of District 2 commissioner Bob Ott and will serve at his first meeting in May.

Smith succeeds Mike Terry, who retired after last week’s planning commission meeting. Terry was appointed when Ott first took office in 2009. Ott, a former member of the planning commission, said Terry did “a yeoman’s job” during his long tenure.

Terry was also the board’s chairman. Judy Williams of Northeast Cobb, appointed by District 3 commissioner JoAnn Birrell, will assume duties as the new chairwoman next month.

In other business Tuesday, the commissioners formalized the spending of $47,000 for emergency repairs for a sinkhole on Woodlawn Drive (previous East Cobb News post here) and approved a change-order for a $332,781 savings in its final contract with C.W. Matthews for a roundabout project in front of Pope High School.

The final cost for the project, which was completed right before the start of the school year, comes to $3,053 million.

 

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Save Cobb Libraries citizens group launches website

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East Cobb Library
The East Cobb Library opened at Parkaire Landing Shopping Center in 2010.

What started out as a Facebook page has expanded its presence online. The citizens group Save Cobb Libraries launched a website Monday as part of its continued efforts to stave off proposed Cobb library cuts.

Rachel Slomovitz, an East Cobb resident who started the Facebook page, said Monday in introducing the site that “here we are, gathering our supplies, getting prepared for battle in these next 3 months really.”

The East Cobb Library is one of eight slated for closure or consolidation as part of proposed library cuts amounting to nearly $3 million, or roughly one-third of the Cobb library system budget.

Cobb commissioners will approve a fiscal year 2019 budget in July, with projections of a deficit of at least $30 million. Cobb commission chairman Mike Boyce announced last week several budget town hall meetings in June, including one at the East Cobb Senior Center.

At a recent town hall meeting Slomotitz and other library advocates attended, Cobb commissioner Bob Ott pledged that the East Cobb Library “isn’t going to close,” but urged citizens to lobby his fellow commissioners.

The Save Cobb Libraries website has details about the proposed cuts, suggests talking points, urges citizens to contact their commissioners and sign a petition and has testimonials from patrons about the value of libraries.

In her message Monday, Slomovitz also said she’s sending out an e-mail update every Monday for those who aren’t on Facebook (contact info@savecobblibraries.com) and encouraged fellow library advocates to stay active:

“The Commissioners are convinced by those that come up and represent their views. So if no one comes out in favor of the libraries, they say it’s clearly not a priority, it will be an easy one to cut. If people come out with force, then it’s less likely going to end up on the chopping block.”

 

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Wheeler basketball star E.J. Montgomery to sign with Kentucky

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After it looked like Wheeler basketball star E.J. Montgomery might attend Duke University, the Wildcats’ high school All-American announced on Monday he will sign with the University of Kentucky instead.

Montgomery, a 6-foot-10 senior, said on a Kentucky-based radio program that he was committing to Kentucky, and he has been relaying reports of his decision on social media.

In addition to Duke, Montgomery also was considering North Carolina and Vanderbilt. He’s the latest Wheeler star to commit to a major-college program, and the lineage is a rich one that includes a number of past and present NBA players, including most recently Jaylen Brown of the Boston Celtics.

Montgomery is considered one of the Top 10 high school players in the country in most recruiting rankings, and like many of that caliber, may end up playing only a year in college before turning pro. Brown, now in his second season in the NBA, played only one season at California.

Kentucky’s Calipari has embraced the “one-and-done” model, as has Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski. Calipari also has coached several post players at Kentucky who’ve gone on to NBA stardom, including Anthony Davis and DaMarcus Cousins.

According to the Lexington Herald-Leader, Montgomery decided on Kentucky after Calipari paid an in-home visit on Sunday.

Montgomery recently played in the McDonald’s High School All-American game at Philips Arena (see video highlights below).

As a senior at Wheeler, Montgomery averaged 26 points and 13 rebounds. The Wildcats were 18-11 and reached the quarterfinals of the state tournament in their first season under coach Larry Thompson. He succeeded Doug Lipscomb, who led Wheeler to six state titles in 25 seasons.

 

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Cobb Republican Women’s Club candidate forums start Tuesday

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Cobb Republican Women's Club candidate forums
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Tuesday night is the first of several rounds of Cobb Republican Women’s Club candidate forums for several state and local races in the May 22 GOP primary.

(Tonight, GOP Georgia Secretary of State candidates will have a forum at Lassiter High School starting at 7.)

The first of the Cobb Republican Women’s Club forums includes candidates for governor and Congress (including the 6th House District seat held by U.S. Rep. Karen Handel) on Tuesday.

The forum lasts from 7-9 p.m. in the Cobb Board of Commissioners 2nd floor meeting room, 100 Cherokee St., in downtown Marietta. TV coverage will be provided by Channel 23, the Cobb government cable access channel (on Comcast), as well as livestreaming at cobbcounty.org.

The same time venue, and television/streaming availability will be in place for the other forums. On Wednesday, the offices include lieutenant governor, secretary of state and more legislative offices, including State. Sen. District 32 held by Kay Kirkpatrick of East Cobb.

Handel and Kirkpatrick were the only Republicans to qualify in their respective races, and will have Democratic opposition in November.

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Next Tuesday, April 17, forums for a number of East Cobb-area offices will take place, including House seats held by the following Republican incumbents who have qualified to run: 37 (Sam Teasley), 43 (Sharon Cooper), 44 (Don Parsons), 45 (Matt Dollar) and 46 (John Carson), as well as Post 4 Cobb Board of Education (David Chastain).

Only two have primary opponents. Cooper is being challenged by business owner Kevin W. James, and Parsons by retiree Homer Crothers. The other state house members and Chastain will have Democratic opposition in November.

The final forum on April 18 includes candidates for Cobb commission, Cobb school board Post 6 and other statewide offices and judicial posts.

The Cobb GOP District 3 primary includes two-term incumbent JoAnn Birrell and software account manager Tom Cheek. Scott Sweeney, who has represented Post 6 (Walton and Wheeler districts) for two terms, has no primary opposition. Democrats have qualified to run for both of those seats.

Cobb government spokesman Ross Cavitt said there will be no replays of the forums on television or streaming.

If you haven’t registered to vote in the primary, the deadline is April 24. Here’s more about how to do that, and information about advance voting and absentee balloting, which is already underway.

 

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EAST COBB THIS WEEK: Garden tour; tax help; Holocaust exhibit; Coffee with a cop; library events and more

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Spring break is over, school students are diving into Milestone testing and a beautiful (and warm) week is in the forecast in East Cobb. Some early-week events will be culminated by a Cobb Master Gardeners spring tour, but here’s what’s coming up in the community that you can dive into as you get back back into the swing of things:Kitty Weichherz, In Her Father's Eyes, East Cobb Library exhibit

  • A month-long Holocaust exhibition, “In Her Father’s Eyes,” continues at the East Cobb Library Monday-Saturday from 11-6 through May 2. It’s the story of Kitty Weichherz (in photo), a Czech girl born in the same year as Anne Frank, and told through family photographs and the diary of her father, who survived the Sobibór death camp. Holocaust Remembrance Day is Thursday;
  • Two public libraries in the community are holding free AARP tax assistance sessions this week. On Monday, from 10-2, you can bring your forms to the Gritters branch (880 Shaw Park Road); on Tuesday, the hours are from 10:30-2 at the East Cobb Library (4880 Lower Roswell Road);
  • Cobb Police are holding two more Coffee With a Cop sessions this week: On Monday at 6 p.m. at the Chick-fil-A Lassiter (3046 Shallowford Road), and on Thursday at 8 a.m. at Chick-fil-A Eastlake (2105 Roswell Road). Precinct 4 community officer Nathalie Jegg and colleagues will be on hand to answer your crime and public safety concerns;
  • On Monday night, a Republican candidates’ debate for Georgia Secretary of State takes place at Lassiter High School (2601 Shallowford Road), and while the event is free, you’ll need to sign up;
  • From 6-8 Tuesday there’s going to be an open house for information about the new draft master plan for Cobb Greenways and Trails. We posted about recommendations to expand the Johnson Ferry Trail and the Noonday Creek Trail, and that link has more information about the Cobb DOT project. The open house will be at the Cobb Civic Center (548 S. Marietta Parkway);
  • On Wednesday, the East Cobb Library is holding a chair yoga wellness session for adults 18 and over, and you’ll need to sign up for that;
  • More health tips at the library: From 7-8 Wednesday at the Mountain View Regional Library (3320 Sandy Plains Road) you can Ask a Chiropractor about what’s ailing you, but you’ll also need to register first;
  • On Thursday morning, stop and smell the azaleas and other wildflowers at the Cobb Master Gardeners spring tour from 9-12 at the Wright Environmental Education Center (2661 Johnson Ferry Road). The tour is free, but if you like what you see, they are accepting donations.
  • On Thursday afternoon, step back in time and enjoy Classic Movie Thursday from 2-4 at the Sewell Mill Library and Cultural Center. It’s John Frankeneimer’s “The Manchurian Candidate” from 1962, starring Laurence Harvey, Angela Lansbury and Frank Sinatra. You can bring your own food and drink to the black box theater;
  • If you live in the Bells Ferry Road corridor and want to keep up with what’s happening in the community, the Bells Ferry Civic Association is holding its annual meeting Thursday night from 6:30-8 at the Shiloh Hills Baptist Church (75 Hawkins Store Road). The guests include Angie Jenkins of the Noonday Creek Trail wildlife group, Eric Meyer of Cobb DOT; Cobb Police Precinct 1 community officer Fernando Pharr and District 3 Cobb Commissioner JoAnn Birrell. The meeting will take place in the church’s student center;
  • Thursday begins a three-day run of the Wheeler Theatre presentation of “Shrek the Musical.” The other shows are Friday and Saturday, all of them starting at 7 p.m. at school’s performing arts center (375 Holt Road).

Check out our full calendar listings for more, this week and beyond. Send us your event information and we’ll post it! E-mail us at: calendar@eastcobbnews.com.

Whatever your plans are for this week, make it a great one!

 

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The East Cobb News weekly newsletter for April 8, 2018 is out!

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Cobb freeze warning included in North Georgia forecast for Sunday morning

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Winter’s not quite over yet. Tonight’s for bundling up, including your beautifully blooming seasonals, as a freeze warning has been issued for most of north Georgia, including Cobb.

The National Weather Service says the warning will be in effect from midnight to 10 a.m. Sunday, and the area covered runs along a north from Carrollton, Marietta and Cleveland.

Temperatures in Cobb are forecast to hover at, or just above the freezing mark overnight and into daylight Sunday.

On Sunday afternoon, however, it’s going to warm up again, with high temperatures expected around 60. Sunday night’s low is expected in the mid-40s, and highs are expected in the mid-to-high 60s at the start of the week. There will be a chance of rain through Tuesday.

By the end of the week, it’ll really feel like spring again, with temperatures possibly reaching near 80, and a fully sunny forecast.

 

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Funding requested for emergency repairs to Woodlawn Drive sinkhole

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Woodlawn Drive sinkhole

A Woodlawn Drive sinkhole that was caused by damage to a concrete pipe has been covered by a metal plate and is surrounded with warning cones.

It’s located just north of Blackland Drive, and is at the entrance to a driveway at 111 Woodlawn Drive. Cobb County Manager Rob Hosack has authorized spending $47,163 to make repairs.

The Cobb Board of Commissioners will be asked on Tuesday to ratify the spending request and formalize the emergency contract to Chatfield Contracting, Inc. of Kennesaw.

According to agenda item information for Tuesday’s meeting, the funding is available in the 2016 Cobb SPLOST transportation category for drainage improvements.

The repair work will include clearing an obstructed part of the 18-inch concrete pipe, repairing it, repaving the road and restoring the shoulder and re-establishing a drainage ditch.

The work should take around 30 days to complete.

 

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East Cobb Stockyard Burgers and Bones opens next week; Taqueria Tsunami plans continue

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East Cobb Stockyard Burgers and Bones

The long-awaited opening of the East Cobb Stockyard Burgers and Bones location (previous East Cobb News post here) is taking place next week.

Management at The Avenue posted the news on Friday, and the photo above is what we saw when we went by there earlier this afternoon. The establishment was granted an alcohol license by the Cobb Community Development Agency on March 22.

The Marietta-based Fork U Concepts, the parent company of Stockyard Burgers and Bones, is saying that it’s taking applications from 10-6 Monday through Saturday at the new East Cobb location (4475 Roswell Road, in the former Brixx Pizza space). Job-hunters can also apply online at the Stockyard Burgers and Bones website.

More East Cobb restaurant news

Fork U Concepts also is expected to open a Taqueria Tsunami location (1275 Johnson Ferry Road) at the former Caribou Coffee and Einstein Bros. Bagel, and here’s what the site looks like now.

A revised site plan was approved by Cobb commissioners in September, and it includes removal of the drive-through window once part of Caribou and expanding parking to 42 spaces.

There’s mostly a lot of mud in the parking lot and work trucks and crews. A sign in a window says a liquor license has been applied for, but county records indicate one also was granted on March 22.

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Johnson Ferry Trail and Noonday Creek Trail expansions recommended in new Cobb master plan

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Cobb greenways and trails, Johnson Ferry Trail and Noonday Creek Trail expansions
The Noonday Creek Trail Head at Bells Ferry Road. (East Cobb News file photo)

The expansion of two multi-use trails in East Cobb, the Johnson Ferry Trail and Noonday Creek Trail, are among the recommendations included in a new draft master plan issued by the Cobb Department of Transportation.

The Cobb County Greenways and Trails Master Plan, which has been developed after more than a year of public meetings and input, will be the subject of an open house on Tuesday. That will take place from 6-8 p.m. at the Cobb County Civic Center (548 S. Marietta Parkway).

It’s the first-ever master plan for greenways and trails in Cobb, and Cobb DOT consulted with with Gresham, Smith and Partners, an Atlanta architectural, engineering and design firm, in the process (previous East Cobb News post here).

The key recommendations of the draft master plan include eight “priority trail projects” (indicatedd in the maps below in gold), two of them in East Cobb, covering a total of 210 new miles.

The draft master plan highlights include:

  • increasing connectivity between existing trails;
  • having trails in all six Cobb cities;
  • having 92 percent of all existing county parks within a mile of a trail;
  • having 57 percent of Cobb’s total population also within a mile of a trail.

What’s being proposed as the Hyde Farm to Johnson Ferry Trail would add 3.33 miles to the existing trail on Johnson Ferry, with most of that public land, utility easements and existing road right-of-ways.

Johnson Ferry Trail and Noonday Creek Trail expansions
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As the name indicates, the proposed recreational trail would start at Hyde Farm, where the utility easement is located, and would connect with the Gold Branch of the Chattahoochee National Recreation Area and to the paved trail along Johnson Ferry.

The new trail would also include guidance for users wishing to connect to trails along Columns Drive and to the Cochran Shoals unit of the Chattahoochee NRA.

The estimated cost of the proposed Hyde Farm to Johnson Ferry Trail expansion is $4.3-$4.7 million.

The proposed Noonday Creek Trail expansion also would follow along public easements and other public land for 3.67 miles northbound from the existing trailhead at Bells Ferry Road. The addition would extend to Noonday Creek Park at Jamerson Road, near the Cherokee County line.

Johnson Ferry Trail and Noonday Creek Trail expansions
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The expanded trail would cross three major roads and include other complexities that make it a much more expensive project, with an estimated cost between $11.1 million and $12.2 million.

Foremost among the issues is that much of the proposed expansion corridor is located in a floodplain or floodway.

According to the draft proposal, there would be some negotiations with private property owners if the proposed expansion is approved. A signalized crossing at New Chastain Road is also recommended, as is Cobb working with Cherokee to align the expansion with the Noonday Creek Trail Connector in that county.

The draft master plan executive summary has an overview of the project, and more details about the above trail and other recommendations can be found here.

In addition, detailed links and PDFs of every aspect of the Cobb Greenways and Trails master plan project can be accessed here.

In the fall, Cobb DOT also briefed county commissioners on their proceedings, before the draft was finalized.

Tuesday’s open house is not a formal meeting. It’s for the public to ask any question of staff about the draft master plan. If you can’t attend, you’ll have until April 16 to offer feedback by emailing: info@CobbTrailPlan.com or contacting Erin Thoresen at 770-754-0755.

 

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EAST COBB WEEKEND EVENTS: Native plant sale; Holocaust exhibit; Spoken Word Show; library events

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McFarlane Nature Park

Spring break is winding down, but spring weather is just getting into swing. East Cobb weekend events over the next few days include the first of several plant sales and garden tours in the community during the season, as well as a lot of kid-focused activities at library branches as they conclude their week away from school:

  • Georgia Native Plant Society Spring Plant Sale: The lush grounds at McFarlane Nature Park (280 Farm Road) provide the backdrop from 10-2 Saturday. Admission is free, and parking is on the back pasture. Related events in East Cobb in April include two by the Cobb Master Gardeners, a free azaleas and wildflower tour next Thursday at the Wright Environmental Education Center and its garden fair and plant sale April 20-21 at East Cobb Park;
  • A month-long Holocaust exhibition, “In Her Father’s Eyes,” started this week at the East Cobb Library (4880 Lower Roswell Road) and continues Monday-Saturday from 11-6 through May 2. It’s the story of Kitty Weichherz, a Czech girl born in the same year as Anne Frank, and told through family photographs and the diary of her father, who survived the Sobibór death camp. Holocaust Remembrance Day is next Thursday, April 12;
  • On Friday, kids 8 and under can enjoy Friday Flicks from 3-5 at the Mountain View Regional Library (3320 Sandy Plains Road). The story of “Lorax” is about a grumpy but charming creature who fights to protect his world. From 7-9 on Friday, teens are invited to the black box theater at the Sewell Mill Library and Cultural Center (2051 Lower Roswell Road) for “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle.” Four teens plot their escape from a magical video game;
  • Murderino Movies return from 11-1 Saturday at Sewell Mill with a screening of the “Cat’s Meow,” but this one’s adults-only. Like all black box theater events, participants can bring their own food and drink;
  • Also at Sewell Mill, from 2-4 Saturday, is the “Spoken Word Show,” in honor of National Poetry Month. An open mic starts at 2, and at 3 local featured performers Derrick Standifer, Wanesha Spencer, and Justin Patton will take the stage. This event is for all ages, and book and album signings will follow the show;
  • At the Mountain View branch, kids can learn how to build a chair made only out of newspapers from 3-5 Saturday, but participants will need to register;
  • At the East Cobb Library on Saturday, a Teen STEAM Virtual Reality Roller Coasters session takes place from 3:30-5:15, and you’ll need to sign up.

Check out our full calendar listings, for the weekend and beyond, for more.

Did we miss anything? Do you have an event to share with the public? E-mail us at: calendar@eastcobbnews.com and we’ll post it.

Have a great weekend!

 

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Police report missing woman in Delk Road-Bentley Road area

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Hadiya Barr, Marietta Police photo

Marietta Police say a 20-year-old woman living in the Delk Road-Bentley Road area has gone missing from her home.

Shortly after 8 p.m. tonight they issued this photo and the following information about Hadiya Barr, and what do you if you’ve seen her or have information about her whereabouts:

She is 5′ 7″ tall with a slender build. She walked out of the family home near the intersection of Delk Road and Bentley Road yesterday afternoon. When she left, she did not take any belongings and does not have friends in the area she could turn to for help.

Please contact Detective Sheffield if you have any information about her or where she may be staying at: dsheffield@mariettaga.gov or (770) 794-5345.

 

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Cobb budget town halls in June begin at East Cobb Senior Center

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A number of Cobb budget town halls will be held by Commission Chairman Mike Boyce in June, and the first will take place on June 18 at the East Cobb Senior Center.

The town hall starts at 7 p.m. The East Cobb Senior Center is located at 3322 Sandy Plains Road.

UPDATE: Cobb chairman proposes revised budget, keeping parks and libraries open

The meetings will take place a month before the Cobb Board of Commissioners is expected to adopt a fiscal year 2019 budget.

Cobb budget officials are projecting a deficit between $30 million and $55 million, but thus far the only proposed cuts have been to the Cobb library system, including the possible closing of East Cobb Library.

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Boyce has been suggesting that the Cobb general fund millage rate of 6.76 may not be enough to fund the FY 2019 budget, but he hasn’t proposed an increase or specified what a sufficient levy may be.

That’s despite some good news last week from Cobb Tax Assessor’s Office that this year’s projected tax digest of $36 billion would be a record, and 7.5 percent higher than last year’s record of $33.6 billion.

Boyce has held several town halls meetings before at the East Cobb senior center, including last summer, when he unsuccessfully supported a millage rate to fund the 2008 Cobb parks bond referendum.

He also heard from seniors upset by the imposition of a membership fee to use Cobb senior centers and fee increases for programs and classes held at them.

Other budget town halls are scheduled for June 19 at the North Cobb Senior Center, June 20 at the Cobb Senior Wellness Center in Marietta, June 25 at the Freeman Poole Senior Center in Smyrna, June 27 at the West Cobb Senior Center and July 9 at the Sewell Mill Library and Cultural Center.

 

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Cobb voter registration deadline for most 2018 elections is April 24

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The Cobb voter registration deadline for most of this year’s local, state and federal elections is fast approaching.Georgia State Senate special election

The deadline to register to vote in most of those elections is April 24. Those elections include the May 22 primaries and any runoffs that will be held on July 24.

This is going to be a busy election season for East Cobb voters, with contested races for District 3 on the Cobb Board of Commissioners, Post 6 on the Cobb Board of Education, several legislative seats and the 6th District Congressional seat.

In addition, statewide offices, including governor, as will as state and local judicial posts, will be on 2018 ballots.

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You can register to vote, or check your registration status and precinct information, by visiting the Georgia Secretary of State’s website.

The Cobb Board of Elections and Registration is also mailing out absentee ballots for those who’d rather vote that way. Voters don’t have to give a reason when applying for an absentee ballot, but they should consider applying early to allow for mailing time.

Absentee ballots must be received at the Cobb elections office by 7 p.m. on May 22.

To request a ballot, visit the Cobb Elections website and get more information by calling 770-528-2581.

In addition to absentee ballots, advance voting will once again take place. That period will run from April 30-May 18, and will include a full week of advance voting May 14-18 at the East Cobb Government Service Center (4400 Lower Roswell Road).

 

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Proposed Shallowford Road subdivision clears initial hurdle

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The Cobb Planning Commission on Tuesday recommended approval of a proposed Shallowford Road subdivision that initially garnered some nearby opposition.

proposed Shallowford Road subdivsion
Cobb zoning staff aerial photo

But changes to the proposal, including a zoning category with reduced density and a revised site plan, satisfied those homeowners.

The 6.1-acre tract on the north side of Shallowford Road, between Shallow Ridge Road and Willowwood Drive, is currently zoned R-30, and has been the site of a family farm.

It’s located just west of I-575, not far from Noonday Park, and is in the Kell High School, McCleskey Middle School and Blackwell Elementary School attendance zones.

The land is also surrounded by the Falcon Hills neighborhood, which has around 140 homes. Some residents who live there turned out at Tuesday’s meetings to speak against the proposal by Loyd Development Services, but said they supported the application after the changes.

They include seeking an R-12 zoning category instead of RA-5, which reduced the number of units in the proposed development from 20 to 18. A revised site plan includes a retention pond near the back of the property, as well as a 10-foot undisturbed buffer along the edges of the development.

The subdivision would have one street that would include a cul-de-sac. Garvis Sams, an attorney for the developer, said homes would cost from the low-400s to the low-500s and would range from 2,200 square feet to 3,200 square feet. The community also would have a homeowners association, he said.

The recommendation by the planning commission passed with a 5-0 vote. The Cobb Board of Commissioners will take final action on April 17.

Another long-delayed East Cobb zoning request is being held again. An application by Oak Hall Companies, LLC, to rezone 55 acres on Wigley Road and north of Summitop Road is being continued to May by the Cobb Zoning staff.

The application seeks rezoning from the current R-30 category to R-15 for 85 single-family homes. Staff is recommending no more than 61 homes.

 

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Shallowford Falls ES students win state Reading Bowl competition

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Students from Shallowford Falls Elementary School took first place in the Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl in Athens on March 24.

Students read 18 Georgia Children’s Book Award nominees (this year’s booklist can be found here) and memorized details of the books, then answered questions in a bowl-type format. It’s the first time Shallowford Falls has won the Reading Bowl. 

The competition is named after Helen Ruffin, school librarian in DeKalb County, and was begun in 1986. 

 

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East Cobb Robotics to hold information meetings next week

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We know it’s the week of spring break, but if you’ve been looking to get your high school-age child into a robotics program, East Cobb Robotics is having two information meetings next week. Here’s what they’re sharing with interested kids and parents about what they have to offer, and how you can get in touch:

We are SO much #morethanrobots! East Cobb Robotics is looking for students with a variety of interests to join our FIRST Robotics Competition team. Use your passion for Art, Programming, Writing, Marketing, Social Media, Website Design, CAD, Community Service, Business Plans, Photography, Video Editing, Engineering or Robotics to build Robots, Friendships and LIFE Skills.

Our FRC team is open to 9th – 12 graders. We accept public, private and homeschooled students.

Find out more by attending one of our informational meetings to see how you can SHINE!! Together we build amazing robots and good humans.

2018 SPRING FRC INFORMATION MEETINGS
When:
Tuesday, April 10, 2018 7:00pm – 8:00pm
Saturday, April 14, 2018 11:30am – 12:30pm

Where:
Mountain View Library (3320 Sandy Plains Rd, Marietta, GA 30066)

Please contact info@EastCobbRobotics.org with any questions.

 

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The East Cobb News weekly newsletter for April 1, 2018 is out!

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This week’s top stories include the festive Northeast Cobb Community Egg Drop, one of East Cobb’s signature Easter weekend events; the deaths of two East Cobb teenagers; an update on the county tax digest and the overhaul of one of our community’s creakiest old bridges.

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PHOTOS: 9th annual Northeast Cobb Community Egg Drop at Sprayberry HS

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Northeast Cobb Community Egg Drop
East Cobb News photos by Wendy Parker

Easter egg hunters by the thousands turned out on a beautiful Saturday afternoon at the Sprayberry High School stadium for the 9th annual Northeast Cobb Community Egg Drop.

An estimated 100,000 colored plastic eggs were “dropped” from helicopters and otherwise placed on the stadium grounds for several age-group egg hunts, and plenty of candy also was distributed to kids.

There were also plenty of other fun activities and games for kids, and a chance to have their pictures taken with the Easter bunny, as well as a Kids Zone.

The main sponsor of the Northeast Cobb Community Egg Drop was Superior Plumbing. Event proceeds benefitted Shop with a Yellow Jacket and Shop with a Longhorn programs at Sprayberry and Kell. Proceeds from food and concession sales will benefit the Sprayberry Booster Club.

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