MDJ – Cobb Board of Commission member Cupid removes SPLOST opposer from oversight committee
MARIETTA — With a little more than two months remaining before county voters decide whether to extend a 1 percent special purpose …
MDJ – Cumberland CID will donate up to $150K to SPLOST education group
CUMBERLAND — The Cumberland Community Improvement District on Thursday became the biggest funder of education efforts surrounding a proposed 1 percent county …
Only 4 residents attend SPLOST forum
WEST COBB — Only four Cobb residents turned out to Commissioner Helen Goreham’s forum on SPLOST projects Thursday night. While county government …
ACJ – Cobb sidesteps transit issue for now
During last Tuesday’s Cobb County Board of Commissioners meeting, the board sidestepped a contentious issue. Left unaddressed, it threatened to torpedo passage …
MRP – Records Show Close Ties between Cobb Leaders and Home Depot
Recently, Home Depot received incentives from Cobb to set up shop in the county. In 2011, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Home Depot was given $2.2 million in county property tax breaks over a period of 10 years to open up a . . .
AJC – Cobb approves major Braves stadium agreements
The Braves pitched a shutout Tuesday night — or, rather, the team’s supporters in Cobb County did. At a packed public meeting, county commissioners approved . . .
AJC – Cobb’s embarrassing handout hits the finish line
The difference between what happened Tuesday night in a Cobb County meeting room and what happens 162 days a year in a baseball season is
Crony Capitalism Goes Local with Marietta Slush Fund
Marietta in Cobb County is being touted as an urban redevelopment initiative that will revitalize the city through the purchase and demolition of apartment complexes along Franklin Road. Nothing could be further from the truth and AFP Georgia . . .