Cupid to hold town hall meeting in East Cobb in September

Cobb Commission Chairwoman Lisa Cupid has scheduled a series of town hall meetings across Cobb County that begin later this month and continue into October, as part of her “All In” theme.

Tour stops include Sept. 7 from 6:30-8 p.m. at East Cobb’s Fullers Park (3499 Robinson Road).

Cupid’s office said the meetings offer residents an opportunity to “learn more about top priorities, which will be followed by networking with staff from county agencies.”

The meeting is free to the public to attend and no RSVP is needed.

Her town halls come after Cobb’s Democratic commissioners voted for a fiscal year 2024 budget of $1.2 billion that didn’t raise the general fund millage rate but that will result in higher tax bills for many residents, due to rising assessments.

Cupid spoke at an East Cobb Civic Association meeting at Fullers Park in late May and was asked at the time if she was considering a rollback to present year 2023 revenue levels. But she stressed the need to meet continuing county funding obligations for public safety personnel, among other things.

Cobb’s two Republican commissioners, including JoAnn Birrell of District 3 in East Cobb, voted against the budget and millage rate.

Cupid, a Democrat, is in her first term and is seeking re-election next year, after serving two terms as District 4 commissioner in South Cobb.

Her office didn’t specify her priorities, but she has been calling for a referendum in 2024 that, if passed, would impose a 30-year “Cobb Mobility SPLOST.”

Commissioners have yet to vote on whether to call a referendum as a consultant is preparing a final project list.

She came under fire this spring during one of her State of the County addresses for lashing out at public commenters who have been critical of her, saying that she didn’t have time to “get my panties in a bunch when people come and criticize us . . . We have lives to help, we have a county to move forward, we have agencies to run.”

Cupid’s other town halls also are scheduled from 6:30-8 p.m. on the following dates and at the following locations:

• Monday, Aug. 21 – Ron Anderson Community Center, 3820 Macedonia Road, Powder Springs
• Monday, Sept. 25 – South Cobb Community Center, 620 Lions Club Drive, Mableton
• Thursday, Oct. 5 – South Cobb Recreation Center, 875 Riverside Pkwy, Austell
• Monday, Oct. 9 – Cobb Civic Center, 548 South Marietta Parkway, SE Marietta
• Thursday, Oct. 19 – Kennesaw State University, 1000 Chastain Road, Kennesaw

An Aug. 14 town hall in Acworth will be rescheduled at a later date.

Related:

• Cobb commissioners adopt FY 2024 budget with no millage cut
• At fiery town hall, Birrell pledges effort to cut millage rate
• Cobb citizens plead for property tax relief
• Proposed FY 2024 Cobb budget has no tax rate cut