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Local Government
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Local Government
Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Local Government
Cobb schedules six town halls ahead of Nov. 3 SPLOST renewal vote
Cobb County has scheduled six fall town halls from Sept. 14 through Oct. 27 to answer residents' questions about the 2028 SPLOST renewal referendum on the Tuesday, Nov. 3 ballot, with the Sept. 16 session on Sandy Plains Road being the closest to East Cobb.
Local Government
Kemp taps former commissioner Stan Wise to finish out Pridemore's term on Georgia's utility board
Gov. Brian Kemp appointed former Cobb County commissioner and longtime PSC member Stan Wise to replace Tricia Pridemore on the state utility board, putting a familiar Cobb County figure back in charge of regulating the rates East Cobb residents pay for electricity and natural gas through year-end.
Marietta, GA
2:49 am, August 29, 2026
72°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Feels like 72° · 47% rain
Local Government
Cobb schedules six town halls ahead of Nov. 3 SPLOST renewal vote
Cobb County has scheduled six fall town halls from Sept. 14 through Oct. 27 to answer residents' questions about the 2028 SPLOST renewal referendum on the Tuesday, Nov. 3 ballot, with the Sept. 16 session on Sandy Plains Road being the closest to East Cobb.
Local Government
Kemp taps former commissioner Stan Wise to finish out Pridemore's term on Georgia's utility board
Gov. Brian Kemp appointed former Cobb County commissioner and longtime PSC member Stan Wise to replace Tricia Pridemore on the state utility board, putting a familiar Cobb County figure back in charge of regulating the rates East Cobb residents pay for electricity and natural gas through year-end.
Marietta, GA
2:49 am, August 29, 2026
72°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Feels like 72° · 47% rain
Local Government
Cobb schedules six town halls ahead of Nov. 3 SPLOST renewal vote
Cobb County has scheduled six fall town halls from Sept. 14 through Oct. 27 to answer residents' questions about the 2028 SPLOST renewal referendum on the Tuesday, Nov. 3 ballot, with the Sept. 16 session on Sandy Plains Road being the closest to East Cobb.
Local Government
Kemp taps former commissioner Stan Wise to finish out Pridemore's term on Georgia's utility board
Gov. Brian Kemp appointed former Cobb County commissioner and longtime PSC member Stan Wise to replace Tricia Pridemore on the state utility board, putting a familiar Cobb County figure back in charge of regulating the rates East Cobb residents pay for electricity and natural gas through year-end.
Marietta, GA
2:49 am, August 29, 2026
72°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Feels like 72° · 47% rain
Local Government
Cobb Commissioners delay vote on west Cobb daycare over traffic concerns
Cobb County commissioners voted 4-1 on July 22 to delay a Creative World Schools daycare application at Stilesboro Road and Dennis Kemp Lane for 30 days, after county zoning staff recommended denial over traffic congestion at the intersection.
Local Government
Florida firm buys East Cobb's Merchants Walk shopping center for $93.2M
Sterling Organization, a West Palm Beach private equity firm, paid $93.2 million for Merchants Walk, the Whole Foods-anchored shopping center at Roswell Road and Johnson Ferry Road in East Cobb, making it the fund's 10th acquisition and second in metro Atlanta.
Local Government
Cobb residents push back on flat millage rate as tax bills set to rise
Cobb County held its second public hearing on the proposed FY2027 budget and flat 8.46-mill rate on Tuesday, July 21, with East Cobb residents pressing for a rollback; the final vote is set for 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 28.
Local Government
Cobb Chamber panel to spotlight Dobbins Air Reserve Base's economic role
The Cobb Chamber of Commerce's Aug. 10 Marquee Monday will feature top military and defense leaders discussing Dobbins Air Reserve Base's economic role in Cobb County, as the chamber pushes to protect and grow the base's missions.
Local Government
Trump's Wheeler High visit forces marching band camp relocation
President Trump's Wednesday visit to Wheeler High School displaced the Wildcat marching band camp to East Cobb Middle School and brought security fencing and road closures to Holt Road, less than two weeks before the Cobb County School District's 2026-27 school year begins.
Local Government
Cobb commissioners approve 588-bed student housing near KSU in split vote
Cobb County commissioners voted 3-2 on Tuesday, July 21, to approve a 588-bed student housing complex near KSU's main campus, with Commissioners Birrell and Gambrill dissenting over traffic concerns on a dead-end road.
Local Government
Commissioner Allen to hold East Cobb town hall Aug. 6 ; Commissioner Erick Allen to host East Cobb town hall Aug. 6
Cobb County District 2 Commissioner Erick Allen will host a town hall Thursday, August 6, at Switzer Library in Marietta, giving East Cobb residents a chance to engage directly with their representative shortly after the county's FY2027 budget adoption.
Local Government
Cottages of Marietta townhome project heads to Cobb Commission despite denial recommendation
The Cobb County Board of Commissioners will consider a rezoning request for a 15-unit workforce townhome project at 1471 Bells Ferry Road on Tuesday, July 21, after the Planning Commission voted 4-0 to recommend denial.
Local Government
Cobb County holds millage rate flat, but residents say tax bills still sting
Cobb County expects to collect $20.3 million more in property tax revenue this year despite holding millage rates flat, and East Cobb homeowners pushed back at the first public hearing on Tuesday, July 14, demanding a rollback while county CFO Buddy Tesar explained how the floating homestead exemption shields most owner-occupied homes from higher general fund bills.
Local Government
House unanimously backs naming VA clinic for late Cobb leader Mike Boyce
The U.S. House voted 418-0 on Thursday, July 16, to rename the Marietta VA clinic after former East Cobb resident and Cobb County Commission Chairman Mike Boyce, a retired Marine colonel who helped establish the clinic during his 2017-2020 tenure. The bill now heads to the Senate.
Local Government
Kennesaw proposes property tax hike, sets three public hearings
Kennesaw proposes raising its 2026 property tax millage rate 4.25% above the rollback rate for maintenance and operations and 3.70% for bonds, triggering three mandatory public hearings before the council can adopt the final rate.
Local Government
Costco gas station on Barrett Parkway closed through November for expansion
The Costco gas station at 645 Barrett Parkway NW in Kennesaw closed Wednesday, July 15, for an expansion project and will remain shut until November, forcing East Cobb members to find alternative fuel stops for several months.
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