Lost Mountain cityhood

a map showing the boundaries of the proposed new cities in Cobb County

2022 Elections May 26, 2022

Rushed and skeptical voters give thumbs down to three proposed Cobb cities

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]May 26, 2022 Efforts to carve three new cities out of Cobb County failed Tuesday…

2022 Elections May 25, 2022

East Cobb, Lost Mountain and Vinings cityhood votes all fail

The tally is unofficial, but with 100 percent of the precincts reporting residents of the proposed cities of East Cobb, Lost Mountain and Vinings all voted no for cityhood. The…

2022 Elections May 6, 2022

Debate over Cobb cityhood movements intensifies as early voting wraps up first week

By Rebecca Gaunt As week one of early voting came to a close, advocates on both sides of the cityhood debates in east and west Cobb made it clear they…

2022 Elections May 6, 2022

Hyperlocal control on the ballot as voters decide whether to carve three cities from Cobb

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]May 6, 2022 The first week of early voting for the May 24th primary is…

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2022 Elections May 2, 2022

Residents report early voting problems in Lost Mountain cityhood referendum

By Rebecca Gaunt Some residents that live inside the boundaries of the proposed city of Lost Mountain in west Cobb are reporting that the question was not on their ballots…

Two women holding up signs opposing Lost Mountain cityhood

2022 Elections April 25, 2022

Lost Mountain cityhood opponents say it’s a “bait and switch”

By Rebecca Gaunt [Editor’s note: After the publication of this article a representative from Protect West Cobb reached out to us with a request to clarify that Protect West Cobb…

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Letters to the Editor April 21, 2022

Letter to the Editor: Lost Mountain, the City of East Cobb and the City of Vinings charters “legally deficient”

To the editor: As some voters across Cobb County make a choice about cityhood referendums this May, this proverb seems quite applicable: “Everybody learns from their own mistakes. The wise…

2022 Elections April 14, 2022

Lawsuit filed to block Lost Mountain cityhood referendum

By Rebecca Gaunt Questioning the constitutionality of its city charter, West Cobb Advocate filed a lawsuit Wednesday to remove the May 24 referendum for Lost Mountain cityhood from the ballot….

Letters to the Editor April 10, 2022

Letter to the Editor: What would change the county forever: Lost Mountain cityhood or the Uniform Code?

By Fred Beloin To the Editor: You posit that cityhood movements could change the face of Cobb County forever. Hypothetically, if those new cities adopted Cobb’s current zoning code, while…

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2022 Elections March 9, 2022

County-sponsored town hall meeting about the Cobb cityhood ballots this evening

This is a reminder that the first in a series of town halls on the cityhood initiatives that will be on the ballot for East Cobb, Lost Mountain, Mableton and…

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Lost Mountain cityhood

Rushed and skeptical voters give thumbs down to three proposed Cobb cities

East Cobb, Lost Mountain and Vinings cityhood votes all fail

Debate over Cobb cityhood movements intensifies as early voting wraps up first week

Hyperlocal control on the ballot as voters decide whether to carve three cities from Cobb

Residents report early voting problems in Lost Mountain cityhood referendum

Lost Mountain cityhood opponents say it’s a “bait and switch”

Letter to the Editor: Lost Mountain, the City of East Cobb and the City of Vinings charters “legally deficient”

Lawsuit filed to block Lost Mountain cityhood referendum

Letter to the Editor: What would change the county forever: Lost Mountain cityhood or the Uniform Code?

County-sponsored town hall meeting about the Cobb cityhood ballots this evening