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Cobb County Budget July 13, 2017

Cupid updates South Cobb residents on budget and expected property tax hike

Many Cobb County homeowners have learned the county’s property tax rate is expected to increase later this year, and most probably were not happy to hear the news. At a…

Lisa Cupid at her second swearing-in - Photo by Larry Felton Johnson

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…

Cobb County Board of Commissioners in session

Cobb County board of commissioners July 4, 2017

Cobb County announces details of property tax increase

Yesterday the Cobb County Board of Commissioners formally announced its intention to increase the property taxes for 2017. Chairman Michael Boyce had previously said there would be no decrease in…

Zoning June 21, 2017

Cobb BOC approves controversial west Cobb homes in 3-2 vote

Commissioners narrowly approved a new development of 42 homes in west Cobb, despite opposition from neighboring residents. At its zoning hearing on Tuesday, June 20, the Cobb County Board of…

Public Transit June 3, 2017

Addressing traffic concerns, Cobb to embark on transit study this summer

The Cobb County Department of Transportation (DOT) is scheduled to begin a transit study this summer that will look into the feasibility of projects ranging from bus service rerouting to…

Cobb County Parks May 25, 2017

Officials break ground on Aviation Park near Town Center, coming in 2018

Residents in Kennesaw and the Town Center area have a new park to look forward to next year. At a ceremony Tuesday, officials from the Town Center Community Improvement District,…

Cobb Board of Commissioners May 16, 2017

Chicken war in East Cobb

County commission votes 3-2 to prohibit child’s pet chickens It was a bad day for pet chickens in the home of the Big Chicken. The county commission voted 3-2 Tuesday…

Cobb Board of Commissioners April 25, 2017

From engineer, to county commissioner and lawyer: Lisa Cupid

Despite the laughter of others in the conference room packed with public officials, citizens and reporters, Lisa Cupid was not smiling. Cupid is the only Democrat, and the sole African-American,…

Cobb County Parks January 25, 2017

Cobb park advocates angry over shortfall of park funds

Holding up a metal cup in the traditional symbol of begging, Roberta Cook, a longtime advocate for the preservation of greenspace and the creation of parks, expressed her anger at…

Cobb County, Cobb County board of commissioners January 10, 2017

Cobb commissioners vote 5-0 to move ahead with new county parks

Supporters of new public parks for Cobb County silently celebrated by holding up “Thank You” signs, as the county commissioners voted unanimously to issue bonds for the acquisition of land…

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