Bells Ferry Civic Association

Kennesaw June 15, 2023

Community meeting about proposed large development near Town Center in Cobb to be held June 20

The Bells Ferry Civic Association distributed the following announcement about a community meeting to discuss a large mixed-use development proposed near Town Center in Cobb: Community Meeting Scheduled and Input…

Cobb County government building sign, a vertical rectangular sign with the words "Board of Commissioners," "County Clerk," "County Manager," "County Office," "Employment," and a wheelchair entrance icon

Opinion November 1, 2022

Opinion: County Commissioners Side with Developers Again to Building More Rental Apartments

[This opinion article was submitted by the board of the Bells Ferry Civic Association] A multi-family 5-story 240-unit apartment complex will be built in what is commonly called “apartment city”,…

an aerial rendering of the proposed redevelopment of Town Center at Cobb mall

Land Use and Zoning September 10, 2022

Town Center Community Improvement District releases preliminary framework for Town Center mall redevelopment

By Mark Woolsey Reaction has been mixed in the Town Center Community Improvement District area since it released a preliminary framework pointing at how Town Center at Cobb mall could…

aerial map showing triangular lot on Wade Green Road

Land Use and Zoning July 5, 2022

Cobb Planning Commission delays decision on application to allow 32 townhomes on Wade Green Road

The Cobb County Planning Commission held (or delayed) a decision until the next meeting on an application from KM Homes that would allow the company to build a 32-unit townhome…

JoAnn Birrell seated in BOC meeting room

Land Use and Zoning November 18, 2021

Cobb County BOC approves request allowing 350 apartments on Regal Cinema site in Town Center Mall

The Cobb County Board of Commissioners approved a rezoning request that will allow a multifamily apartment complex with 350 units on the site of the Regal Cinema in Town Center…

Land Use and Zoning November 6, 2021

Cobb Planning Commission recommends approval of apartment complex on Town Center Mall property

In a unanimous 5-0 vote, the Cobb County Planning Commission recommended that the Cobb County Board of Commissioners approve a rezoning request that would allow a multifamily apartment complex with…

Screenshot from Cobb County Planning Commission video

Land Use and Zoning October 5, 2021

Cobb Planning Commission delays recommendation on apartments at Town Center pending traffic analysis

The Cobb County Planning Commission voted to delay a recommendation on a request that would have allowed the construction of a 375-unit apartment complex in the Town Center area. Commissioner…

screenshot of Cobb Planning Commission meeting

Land Use and Zoning October 4, 2021

Bells Ferry Civic Association raises objections to rezoning request on tomorrow’s Cobb Planning Commission Agenda

The Bells Ferry Civic Association (BFCA) sent a letter of objection to the members of the Cobb County Planning Commission regarding a rezoning request, which if allowed, would allow the…

Land Use and Zoning September 11, 2021

Cobb Planning Commission recommends approval of rezoning for 240 apartment units in Bells Ferry area

At its September zoning hearing last Tuesday, the Cobb County Planning Commission recommended that the Cobb County Board of Commissioners approve a request to rezone 19.878 acres located at the…

Land Use and Zoning August 23, 2021

BOC approves controversial distribution center parking lot on Chastain Meadows Parkway

In the face of opposition from the Bells Ferry Civic Association and other nearby community groups the Cobb County Board of Commissioners approved rezoning for a parking lot for a…

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Bells Ferry Civic Association

Community meeting about proposed large development near Town Center in Cobb to be held June 20

Opinion: County Commissioners Side with Developers Again to Building More Rental Apartments

Town Center Community Improvement District releases preliminary framework for Town Center mall redevelopment

Cobb Planning Commission delays decision on application to allow 32 townhomes on Wade Green Road

Cobb County BOC approves request allowing 350 apartments on Regal Cinema site in Town Center Mall

Cobb Planning Commission recommends approval of apartment complex on Town Center Mall property

Cobb Planning Commission delays recommendation on apartments at Town Center pending traffic analysis

Bells Ferry Civic Association raises objections to rezoning request on tomorrow’s Cobb Planning Commission Agenda

Cobb Planning Commission recommends approval of rezoning for 240 apartment units in Bells Ferry area

BOC approves controversial distribution center parking lot on Chastain Meadows Parkway