Cobb County government is soliciting public feedback for a SPLOST renewal referendum that will take place in November.
Cobb commissioners recently voted to hold a referendum to extend the current Special Purpose-Local Option Sales Tax, starting in 2028, for another six years, with estimated collections of $1.15 billion.
The county has prepared a brief online survey for citizens to fill out stating their preferences.
If approved by voters on Nov. 3, those projects include relocating the East Cobb Library branch at a cost of $25 million away from Parkaire Landing Shopping Center to a standalone building on county-owned property to be determined.
Library officials said the branch needs more space and that the annual rental costs are $263,000, with the current lease expiring in July 2029.
Also on the proposed project list submitted by county department heads are renovations at the Tim D. Lee Senior Center and to purchase additional Tritt property next to East Cobb Park.
The biggest ticket item on the list is the construction of a new Cobb State Court building, to the tune of $174 million. The current buildings on the Marietta Square are more than 60 years old and have been overcrowded for years.
Other proposals call for $135 million in road resurfacing projects, $30 million to replace the Cobb Central Aquatic Center in Marietta and $18.5 million to build a new recreation center in an unspecified area.
Among the proposed traffic improvements on the list, the following are in East Cobb:
- Shallowford Road at McPherson Road ($3.5 million)
- Canton Road at Canton Road Connector ($6 million)
- Lower Roswell Road at Old Paper Mill Road ($1.5 million)
- Johnson Ferry Road Corridor ($2.5 million)
- Shaw Road Corridor ($2 million)
The full proposed SPLOST list can be found here, with additional background information. Here’s a link to the county 2028 SPLOST brochure.
The following open houses will take place over the next month about the proposed SPLOST extension:
- Feb. 12 – Acworth Community Center, 4361 Cherokee Street, Acworth
- Feb. 25 – Smyrna Community Center, 1250 Powder Springs Street, Smyrna
- March 5 – Cobb Civic Center, 548 South Marietta Parkway SE, Marietta
- March 10 – Ben Robertson Community Center, 2753 Watts Drive, Kennesaw
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