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Cobb County July 27, 2022

Cobb County millage rate and budget passed

The Cobb County Board of Commissioners passed the proposed millage rate on a 4-1 vote, with District 1 Commissioner Keli Gambrill in opposition, and the approximately $1.2 billion budget on…

Cobb County government building in article about rental assistance

Cobb County July 29, 2021

Board of commissioners approve FY 2022 budget

By Arielle Robinson At their Tuesday evening meeting, Cobb County’s Board of Commissioners approved fiscal year 2022’s budget, which includes added personnel positions and restoration of capital after the pandemic…

Cobb County July 25, 2021

Adoption of Cobb budget and millage rate on Tuesday

The vote on adoption of the Cobb County budget and millage rate will take place Tuesday, July 27. The final public hearing on the millage rate will begin at 7…

Cobb County July 15, 2021

Upcoming Cobb County budget and millage rate hearings

The county held its first budget and millage rate hearing in conjunction with the July 13 meeting of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners. The remaining hearings are as follows:…

Cobb County July 30, 2020

After low-key hearings,Cobb County BOC adopts budget and millage rate

In contrast to the packed, contentious 2018 millage rate and budget hearings, which was the last time an increase in the dollar amount of the millage rate was proposed and…

Cobb County July 7, 2020

Cobb County announces tax levy increase over the roll-back rate

Cobb County issued the following press release this afternoon: The Cobb County Board of Commissioners today announces its intention to increase the property taxes it will levy this year, over…

Cobb County July 6, 2020

Cobb County announces schedule for budget and millage rate hearings

On the county website today, Cobb County announced the schedule for the presentation of the budget by Cobb BOC Chairman Michael Boyce, the three public hearings for the budget and…

June Van Brackle of the Senior Citizen Council of Cobb speaks in favor of the Cobb millage rate increase (photo by Larry Felton Johnson)

Cobb County board of commissioners July 10, 2018

Cobb millage rate hike supporters outnumber opponents at hearing

The first of three state-mandated Cobb millage rate hearings was held Tuesday morning during the regular meeting of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners. The people who spoke in favor…

Cobb County Board of Commissioners in session

Cobb County Budget June 9, 2018

Cobb millage rate increase town hall locations

Cobb County will hold a series of town halls on the budget and proposed Cobb millage rate increase, organized by commission chair Michael Boyce. Boyce presented a case for a…

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Cobb County Budget July 8, 2017

Cupid and Volckmann to hold informational meeting about Cobb budget process

Cobb County’s budget has become a hot topic because of the projected tax increase. But in order to understand the tax increase, we also have to understand where the money…

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