Cobb County Planning Commission

Cobb County government building in article about rental assistance

Land Use and Zoning September 6, 2021

Cobb County Planning Commission meets tomorrow

The Cobb County Planning Commission will meet tomorrow, September 7, 2021 at 9 a.m. for its regular monthly zoning hearing. The meeting will be held at 100 Cherokee Street Marietta,…

Cobb's five planning commissioners at the desk

Cobb County August 4, 2021

Cobb Planning Commission recommends approval of controversial North Point Ministries mixed-use development

By Mark Woolsey On a 4-1 vote and after months of back and forth, the Cobb County Planning Commission has recommended approval of a proposal to rezone just over 33…

Michael Hughes at his retirement at the Cobb County Board of Commissioners)

Cobb County May 28, 2021

Michael Hughes appointed to Cobb County Planning Commission

Michael Hughes was appointed to the Cobb County Planning Commission by District 4 Commissioner Monique Sheffield, and his appointment was announced by the Board of Commissioners at their May 25…

Cobb County February 14, 2021

Deborah Dance appointed to Cobb Planning Commission

Former Cobb County Attorney Deborah Dance was appointed to the Planning Commission to replace Judy Williams, who died of COVID-19 recently. JoAnn Birrell made the nomination, and the appointment was…

Screen shot of plan for St. Benedict's School rezoning request

Cobb County August 10, 2020

Cobb Planning Commission recommends denial of St. Benedict’s School rezoning

The Cobb County Planning Commission at Tuesday’s zoning hearing voted 4-0 to recommend denial on a rezoning request from St. Benedict’s School for the purpose of expanding grades 5-8 for…

Overflow crowd at December's Cobb County Planning Commission meeting in article about Milford Church Road townhomes

Cobb County Planning Commission December 5, 2018

Planning Commission recommends approval of Milford Church Road townhomes

The Cobb County Planning Commission recommended that the Board of Commissioners approve a rezoning request for a property at Milford Church and Austell roads. The vote was 4-0 after planning…

Cobb County Planning Commission deliberates on Lost Mountain Nursery SLUP

Mableton Parkway July 3, 2018

Punky Pooh withdraws Mableton Parkway rezoning request

Applicant for rezoning of Mableton Parkway property withdraws request Punky Pooh, LLC. withdrew its request for the rezoning of an irregularly shaped parcel of land that runs between Mableton Parkway and …

Cobb County May 3, 2018

Recommendation on rezoning Wigley property on Cobb/Cherokee line postponed until July planning commission meeting

The Cobb County Planning Commission, in its May 1 hearing, voted to postpone a recommendation on the rezoning of a hilly property on the border of Cobb and Cherokee counties…

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Opinion September 27, 2023

Political Cartoon of the Day, September 27

By Clay Jones

Cobb County September 27, 2023

BOC considers amending noise ordinance; approves strategic plan

by Caleb Groves The Cobb County Board of Commissioners discussed amending the noise ordinances in Cobb during Tuesday’s work session. Lieutenant Pettitt of the Cobb County Police Department presented amendments…

Justice September 27, 2023

Supreme Court supermajority will clarify its constitutional revolution this year, deciding cases on guns and regulations

by Morgan Marietta, University of Texas at Arlington, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The first Monday in October, the traditional date for the beginning of…

U.S. Congress September 27, 2023

Wildland firefighters face a huge pay cut without action by Congress – here’s how physically demanding this lifesaving job is

by Brent C. Ruby, University of Montana, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Radios crackle with chatter from a wildfire incident command post. Up the fireline,…

Justice September 27, 2023

Attorneys spar over Georgia’s voting law after federal judge temporarily blocks some provisions

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] September 26, 2023 The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit will determine…