At its meeting this Wednesday, March 12, the Mableton City Council will consider a resolution that will take required legal steps to establish a new health clinic on Riverside Parkway.

The Mableton Development Authority (MDA) has been in discussions with Cobb County and Cobb & Douglas Public Health (CDPH) since 2023 to donate a 5.2-acre property to construct the new health clinic.

In order for the transfer of the property to the county to take place, the Mableton City Council has to pass a resolution approving the transaction.

At the council’s Monday, March 10, worksession, CDPH Deputy Director Lisa Crossman and MDA Executive Director Dana Johnson were called forward to answer the mayor and council’s questions about the project.

Crossman described the clinic’s services and told the council the funding sources.

“It’s a 30,000 plus square foot facility that would have expanded public health services,” Crossman said. “For example, our WIC services that are currently down the street on the South Cobb government campus would move to this location, but we would expand also our other public health services like … HIV testing, STD testing, perinatal case management services to link women to prenatal care, and other public health services.”

She said the clinic would partner with the Center for Family Resources on the Family Cupboard Choice Pantry program, and with Highland Rivers Behavioral Health for mental and behavioral health counseling.

“And then we’re working to find a federally qualified health center that would be able to provide primary care for adults and children, dental services and a pharmacy,” Crossman said. “So all of that’s coming together at that location.”

Crossman said estimates for the cost of the clinic are at about $17 million, and that there are $14 million in commitments raised so far. Sources include ARPA funds, SPLOST, money from Commissioner Monique Sheffield’s discretionary fund, and money from the Board of Health discretionary funds.

She said that the reason for the transfer of the property to the county is that under Georgia law, the county owns public health facilities.

Johnson said that the MDA views the clinic as an important project.

“What I can say is that when we do get a month out, when we think we can do groundbreaking, we’ll certainly coordinate with the mayor and all city council to make sure all of you can be there,” Johnson said. “We can have an awesome photo-op moment so we can make sure we take advantage of providing this very needed service to this area.”

Mayor Owens raised two requests.

One is that the facility has Mableton in its name, consistent with other CDPH facilities within city limits, like in Smyrna. The other is that whatever goes into the remainder of the property, adjacent to the clinic, be done in a cohesive and collaborative manner.

“We know this is only part of that larger parcel and again, for the record, but I want to make sure that we are looking at this full development and this full site as one that works in harmony,” said Owens.

To read the supporting documents for the agenda item regarding the clinic, follow this link.

Agenda for the Wednesday, March 12 meeting

CITY OF MABLETON, GEORGIA

Riverside EpiCenter
135 Riverside Pkwy, Austell, GA 30168
March 12, 2025 at 6:30 PM

City Officials

• The Honorable Michael Owens, Mayor
• The Honorable Ron Davis, District 1 Councilmember
• The Honorable Dami Oladapo, District 2 Councilmember
• The Honorable Keisha Jeffcoat, Mayor Pro Tem/District 3 Councilmember
• The Honorable Patricia Auch, District 4 Councilmember
• The Honorable TJ Ferguson, District 5 Councilmember
• The Honorable Debora Herndon, District 6 Councilmember

CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING AGENDA

1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. INVOCATION
4. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
5. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
6. PUBLIC HEARINGS
7. PRESENTATIONS/ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS/PROCLAMATIONS
   1. Proclamation Recognizing MS (Multiple Sclerosis) Awareness Week
8. APPOINTMENTS
9. PUBLIC COMMENTS – 2 minutes per speaker (maximum 30 minutes total).
   Anyone wishing to make a public comment should complete and submit the public comment card to the City Clerk prior to the start of the meeting.
10. CONSENT AGENDA
    1. Approval of February 10, 2025 Work Session Minutes
    2. Approval of February 12, 2025 Regular Meeting Minutes
    3. Approval of February 26, 2025 Work Session Minutes (5:15 PM)
    4. Approval of February 26, 2025 Regular Meeting Minutes
    5. Approval of Planning Commission Meeting Calendar
    6. Consideration and Approval Authorizing the City Manager’s Office to Execute the Purchase of (1) Ford F-150 Lightning Truck for the Sanitation, Waste, and Beautification Department from Wade Ford of Smyrna, GA – Special Projects Manager Xavier Ross
11. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
12. NEW BUSINESS
    1. Consideration and Approval of a Resolution Authorizing the Mableton Development Authority to Donate Property to Cobb County for the Creation of a Cobb Douglas Public Health Clinic on Property located on Riverside Parkway – City Manager Bill Tanks
    2. Consideration of Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Approved Expenditures Within the Adopted Spending Plan or Budget That Do Not Exceed $50,000 – City Manager Bill Tanks
    3. Second Read – An Ordinance Creating Chapter 9, Fire Protection and Prevention, of the City of Mableton Code of Ordinances and for Other Lawful Purposes – City Attorney Emilia Walker-Ashby
    4. Second Read – An Ordinance Creating Chapter 11, Environment and Natural Resources, Article 1, Soil Erosion, Sedimentation, and Pollution Control – City Attorney Emilia Walker-Ashby
    5. Consideration and Approval of a Resolution Updating the Zoning and Permitting Fee Schedule and for Other Lawful Purposes – City Attorney Emilia Walker-Ashby
13. OTHER BUSINESS/DISCUSSION
14. CITY MANAGER’S ANNOUNCEMENTS/COMMENTS
15. CITY ATTORNEY/CITY CLERK/STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS/COMMENTS
16. MAYOR AND COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS/COMMENTS
17. EXECUTIVE SESSION (IF NEEDED)
    For Litigation (O.C.G.A. 50-14-3(B)(1)(A)), Real Estate (O.C.G.A. 50-14-3 (B)(1)), Personnel (O.C.G.A. 50-14-3 (B)(2)), and Miscellaneous Exemptions (O.C.G.A. 50-14-3 (B)(4)&(5)).
18. ADJOURNMENT

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