Acworth’s City Council and Board of Aldermen approved an increase in property taxes in a special called meeting Thursday evening. The decision to increase the city’s millage rate to 8.95…
The Cobb County School District Board of Education approved the proposed FY2021 budget. The CCSD issued the following press release: The Cobb County School District Board of Education (BOE) met virtually on July 16 and voted to approve…
Kennesaw’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2021, with a general fund of about $25 million, reflects no change in the millage rate and a 3% overall tax revenue increase, which…
The City of Acworth announced a property tax increase on its website (read the announcement by following this link), and announced the schedule of hearings. The announcement states that the…
The City of Kennesaw has posted their draft budget for 2020-2021 on the city’s website. The budget increase is about one percent, and no millage rate increase is proposed. The…
Residents got the chance to provide feedback on plans for the dilapidated Sprayberry Crossing shopping center Wednesday. Richard Aaronson, CEO of Atlantic Residential, led the town hall that was held…
Larry Savage is running in the Republican primary for the chairmanship of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners, hoping to unseat incumbent Chairman Mike Boyce for the GOP nomination. Larry…
Larry Thomas is running for the Powder Springs City Council, At Large Post 1, in the upcoming Nov. 5 election. Before moving to Powder Springs, Thomas served in the U.S….
The Cobb County budget process can be confusing, so residents have a chance to take part in a workshop called Budget 101. To help Cobb residents understand the process by…
The Courier had a conversation with Mike Boyce, chair of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners, at Cool Beans Coffee Roasters on Marietta Square. We talked about his campaign for…