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If it’s mid-July, it’s time for the Marietta Campmeeting. The 181st edition of the summertime revival begins its week-long run on Friday, starting off a celebratory slate of East Cobb weekend events. The Marietta Campground (2300 Roswell Road) is the venue for the Marietta Campmeeting, with has a long tradition in the Methodist church, starting … Read more
Just hours after a feisty town hall meeting in East Cobb, citizens continued to sound off Tuesday as Cobb tax millage rate public hearings got underway this week. On Tuesday morning, several East Cobb citizens were among those urging the Cobb Board of Commissioners to raise the general fund property tax rate to preserve and … Read more
In his final town hall meeting, Mike Boyce told East Cobb citizens Monday night that his proposed Cobb tax increase of 1.7 mills is necessary because it “keeps everything open that’s open now” and would restore some popular and necessary services to their pre-recession levels. In a packed black box studio at the Sewell Mill … Read more
The details of the fiscal year 2019 Cobb budget proposal will be made at a Cobb Board of Commissioners work session on Monday, with a final town hall meeting Monday night in East Cobb. Cobb commission chairman Mike Boyce has taken the outlines of his proposed $453 million budget around the county to the public … Read more
A group of Cobb citizens opposed to a proposed property tax increase is holding a town hall meeting Friday night in Marietta that’s called “Cobb Budget 101.” The group includes East Cobb resident Debbie Fisher, and the town hall takes place from 6:30-8:30 Friday at the offices of the Cobb County Republican Party (799 Roswell … Read more
The Cobb tax digest total for this year is better than initially projected. Stephen White, the Cobb County Tax Assessor, has announced that it’s a record $36.7 billion for 2018, and was approved Thursday by the Board of Tax Assessors. The tax digest is the taxable value of all commercial and residential property. White said … Read more
Thanks to Nan Kiel of the Cobb County School District for the submitted photo and information about the extension of the Cobb Library PASS system, which took place earlier this week. It’s a partnership between the CCSD, Marietta City Schools, and the Cobb County Public Library System that enables public school students to use county … Read more
With the topic of ever-shrinking green space in the news (here’s yesterday’s post about the Tritt property to be sold to the county near East Cobb Park), another recently-purchased parcel of recreational space will get a public preview in highlighting East Cobb weekend events. The public preview for the future Ebenezer Road Park is Saturday from 10-12, … Read more
An overflow crowd at the East Cobb Senior Center heard Mike Boyce defend his proposed fiscal year 2019 budget of $453 million that would result in a Cobb tax increase. The Cobb commission chairman’s goal, as he asserted several times during a nearly 90-minute town hall meeting Monday night, is to return to a “level, sustainable … Read more
A revised Cobb budget for fiscal year 2019 would keep open libraries and parks that had been put on draft lifts as options for closures because of the county’s projected $30 million deficit. The revised budget, which Boyce explained in his weekly video (see bottom of this post), comes to $453 million for the general … Read more
One of the objectives laid out before a Cobb budget retreat on Tuesday was for county commission chairman Mike Boyce to “leave . . . with clear direction from the board.” That board, the four district members of the Cobb Board of Commissioners, provided him with nearly everything but that in a three-hour meeting at … Read more
A few hours before holding a budget retreat, Cobb Commission Chairman Mike Boyce said Tuesday morning that no decisions have been made about how to close a projected $30 million deficit. UPDATE: Cobb chairman proposes revised budget, keeping parks and libraries open During a public comment session at the Board of Commissioners meeting, several East … Read more
The Cobb budget crisis will soon be addressed in serious detail by the Cobb Board of Commissioners, which is holding a budget retreat on Tuesday. The week after that, next Monday, June 18 to be exact, at the East Cobb Senior Center, budget town halls will start around the county. There will be another one … Read more
A draft plan that would cut roughly 15 percent of the Cobb Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Department budget lists several East Cobb parks and recreational facilities for possible permanent closure. They include the Fullers Park and Recreation Center, the Mountain View Aquatic Center and The Art Place. Cobb PARKS director Jimmy Gisi has included … Read more
The month of June has been scheduled for Cobb budget meetings and a series of town halls, starting June 18 at the East Cobb Senior Center. UPDATE: Cobb chairman proposes revised budget, keeping parks and libraries open But before that, the Board of Commissioners will gather next week for a budget retreat. That meeting is … Read more
There’s one major Memorial Day event in East Cobb on Monday, a 5K/10K run at the LA Fitness Center on Piedmont Road at Sandy Plains Road that’s free for veterans to enter. There are several official Memorial Day observances nearby, including the Marietta National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony. That service starts at noon and the … Read more
This is part of a week-long series of posts on East Cobb News about candidates in the May 22 primaries where there are contested party races. This post includes information about those vying for Cobb Commission District 3. There are two Republicans and two Democrats on the primary ballot. District 3 includes most of Northeast Cobb, the Town … Read more
All four public library branches in East Cobb have ongoing book group discussions, and here’s a sampling of what’s on tap in May, with information courtesy the Cobb County Public Library System: Gritters Tuesday Afternoon Book Club at Gritters Library on Tuesday, May 8 from 2 pm – 3 pm. We will be discussing Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi. 770-528-2524; Men’s Book … Read more
The flowers outside Eastside Baptist Church aren’t officially part of Friday’s Sope Creek Garden Club Plant sale that kicks off a full slate of East Cobb Weekend Events, but it’s certainly an enticing invitation to get and stay outdoors. The weather’s going to be splendid most of the weekend, with cloudy skies and a chance … Read more
Three of the four Cobb commission District 3 candidates on the May 22 primary ballot turned out Tuesday night for a wide-ranging forum in Marietta, and explained their views on the county budget, spending and taxes, traffic and transit, zoning and development and other issues. The only candidate not present was the person who currently … Read more
