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After we posted details earlier this week about North Point Ministries’ plans for a church campus at Shallowford and Johnson Ferry roads, the Cobb Zoning Office is continuing the case until February. The Cobb Zoning Office noted the continuance in updating the agenda for Tuesday’s Cobb Planning Commission meeting—which you can read here. In its … Read more
A few more details about North Point Ministries’ plans for a church and townhome project at the Johnson Ferry-Shallowford intersection have been posted in the Cobb Zoning Office filings on the application, which is scheduled to be heard next Tuesday by the Cobb Planning Commission. The 33 acres sits on land owned by prominent attorney … Read more
On Tuesday voters will be going to the polls in the 2020 General Election that’s already seen record turnout for early and absentee balloting in Cobb County and Georgia. This East Cobb Election Day post rounds up everything we’ve put together before you head to your precinct—if you haven’t already voted. The polls will be … Read more
The Mountain View Regional Library and the Sewell Mill Library and Cultural Center in East Cobb will be closed on election day because they’re being used as voting precincts. They’re among the five library branches that will be used for that purpose, according to the Cobb County Public Library System. The others are the South … Read more
As he spends his last few months in office, Cobb commissioner Bob Ott is getting invited to speak about his 12-year tenure. Ott addressed the East Cobb Area Council of the Cobb Chamber of Commerce last week, reviewing business and economic development, zoning and land use issues, infrastructure, health care, libraries, parks and more. (You … Read more
The Cobb Board of Commissioners will hold a final public hearing and is scheduled to vote Tuesday morning on proposed sweeping changes to the county’s ordinance pertaining to sexually oriented businesses. Commissioners also will are slated to adopt the Johnson Ferry-Shallowford master plan that’s been two years in the making. The meeting begins at 9 … Read more
Cobb Police have charged a 19-year-old from East Cobb with vehicular homicide in a fatal car crash on Johnson Ferry Road in February that took the life of a 61-year-old man. Cobb Sheriff’s Office records indicate that Colin William Outz, of an address in the Princeton Lakes subdivision, was booked in the Cobb County Adult … Read more
Kevin Nicholas, one of three Republicans running in next week’s primary for District 2 on the Cobb Board of Commissioners, says he’s opposed to a possible sex shop in East Cobb. In a note written in response to organizers of an online petition against what they claim will be an adult retail store on Johnson … Read more
Preserving and enhancing the quality of life in Cobb County is the primary reason Kevin Nicholas said he’s seeking a seat on the Cobb Board of Commissioners. That task figures to be more formidable in the wake of vast economic damage that’s been done due to business shutdowns stemming from the COVID-19 crisis. Nicholas, an … Read more
As our community comes together in response to COVID-19, East Cobb News is compiling a list of local restaurants and businesses that are remaining OPEN FOR BUSINESS. We know how much our readers value what these local businesses and dining places have to offer. They’re not just a place to get a bite to eat … Read more
UPDATE to the fatal crash involving a motorcyclist on Feb. 22 on Alabama Road in Northeast Cobb: The driver of the car who hit the bike turned herself in Wednesday after being charged with vehicular homicide. Cobb Police Sgt. Wayne Delk said Thursday that Genesis Lugo, 21, of Woodstock, also has been charged with a … Read more
Wheeler High School will be the venue for a Nov. 11 town hall meeting held by the Committee for Cityhood in East Cobb. Group spokesman Rob Eble told East Cobb News the event begins at 6:30 p.m. in the B.B. Williams Auditorium at Wheeler (375 Holt Road). It’s the second town hall the pro-cityhood organization … Read more
A proposal by the owner of The Avenue East Cobb to extend opening hours for a fitness center and make monument sign changes won’t be heard by the Cobb Board of Commissioners on Tuesday. That’s because the case has been withdrawn without prejudice by the Cobb zoning staff, meaning it could be refiled at any … Read more
UPDATED THURSDAY, 5:05 P.M. Here’s what Cobb commissioner Bob Ott’s office released just a little while ago: The break was on our 12-inch line that connected directly to the Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority’s 48-inch line. It was determined that we do not need this connection, so our repair eliminated the connection to the Water Authority’s … Read more
We’re still waiting to hear back about the work of the East Cobb cityhood financial committee (we were told in late June it would be “a few weeks.”) In the meantime, we pulled the latest budget and financial information we could find for similar municipalities in Cobb, and in particular, some of the newer cities … Read more
An independent panel has been poring over a financial feasibility study for the proposed City of East Cobb this summer as it also fashions a working budget from those numbers. Rob Eble, a spokesman for the Committee for East Cobb Cityhood, told East Cobb News the group’s results are expected to be made public later … Read more
For several months, residents of an older East Cobb community—proud of their long-standing roots, and embracing those who’ve come to live there more recently—have felt increasingly cut off. Cut off by increasing congestion at a major intersection. Cut off by vacant commercial and residential properties fronting their neighborhood that have become eyesores. And, most of … Read more
In trying to persuade their fellow East Cobb citizens about the benefits of creating a new municipality, the leaders of an East Cobb Cityhood effort invited their peers from South Cobb to a town hall meeting at Walton High School Monday night. While there were skeptics among the 400 or so people gathered in the … Read more
The leaders of an effort to create a City of East Cobb will be holding their own town hall meeting for the first time on Monday, vowing to foster a dialogue with the public about an incorporation process that has stumbled out of the gate. The town hall meeting starts at 7 p.m. in the … Read more
Cityhood group fined over financial report The Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission fined that the Committee for East Cobb Cityhood for failing to file a required campaign finance report before the May 2022 referendum. Story. | Read the Report. Mableton cityhood referendum passes after 3 others failed Coverage of Cityhood Referendum Editor’s Note: … Read more
