Final public hearing on Cobb budget next Tuesday
The final public hearing on the upcoming Cobb budget will be next Tuesday, July 23 at 6:30 p.m. during the regular Board of Commissioners meeting on the second floor of…
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Learn about how the Cobb County Budget works, in Budget 101
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…
Millage rate increase needed to meet county needs says Cupid
At her District 4 town hall meeting last week, Commissioner Lisa Cupid stressed the importance in raising the millage rate — something she said is essential to keep county services…
Group critical of Cobb SPLOST spending holds town hall
A citizens group that has criticized the spending and accounting practices of the county’s Special Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) held a town hall meeting in the Cobb County Republican…
UPDATED: Boyce releases proposed FY20 budget
Cobb County Communications Director Ross Cavitt wrote in a news release that BOC Chairman Mike Boyce has released his proposed FY20 Budget. According to the announcement, the increase in the…
Cobb Fraternal Order of Police mobilizing supporters to attend BOC meeting
The Fraternal Order of Police put out a call for Cobb residents and business owners to attend the March 26 Board of Commissioners meeting to push for increased hiring of…
Bob Ott unloads on millage increase in newsletter
Cobb County District 2 Commissioner Bob Ott, in his periodic newsletter to his constituents, unloaded on the millage rate increase, which he voted against. He began by making a reference…
Budget town hall in East Cobb (Slideshow)
Town Hall in East Cobb Cobb County commission chairman Michael Boyce gave a pitch for a 1.7 mill tax increase before a packed, largely sympathetic audience at the budget town…
Boyce makes his case for Cobb millage rate increase in his weekly video update
Cobb County Commission Chairman Michael Boyce made his case for a millage rate increase on his weekly video update, hosted by Cobb Communications Director Ross Cavitt. Boyce said, “I’d just…
City of Smyrna posts $2.7 million budget surplus for 2017
In another sign of the economic growth experienced in Smyrna in recent years, it was announced at Monday night’s council meeting that the city finished fiscal 2017 with a budget…