On the Agenda

What's on the Agenda: Feb. 11 Marietta Work Session

A Gone With the Wind Museum donation, new car tax collection, the Whole Hawg Happenin' BBQ, Montgomery Park, design guidelines for the Kennesaw Avenue Historic District -- take a look at the agenda for tonight's Marietta City Council agenda work session.

Marietta City Council will meet for an agenda work session Monday, Feb. 11 beginning at 5:15 p.m. An agenda review session will take place Wednesday, Feb. 13 at 6 p.m. and be followed by Council's regularly scheduled meeting at 7 p.m. All meetings take place in the City Council chamber located on the lobby level of City Hall, 205 Lawrence St. BLW Report: Council Member Johnny Sinclair gives the Board of Lights and Water (BLW) report for the meeting held on Monday, February 11, 2013. Legislative Update: Legislative update from Legislative Liaison, Steve Tumlin, to include HB176, HB153. HB128 and SR 113 et al. GWTW Museum Donations: Discussion regarding budget amendment concerning receipt and appropriation of donation revenue in the amount …

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Marietta Named One of Top 10 Digital Cities

Marietta has been named one of the top 10 digital cities in the country for the city's use of technology to improve efficiency and provide better services to the public while saving money.

by City of Marietta Marietta has been named one of the top 10 digital cities in the country for the city's use of technology to improve efficiency and provide better services to the public while saving money. Criteria for the award included how the city is dealing with the economic downturn and how prepared city staff are to deal with IT challenges including keeping up with the use of mobile devices for government business, social media technology and management, data safety and usability and integrating mobile computing with smart phones and tablets. "The awards committee took a very thorough look at all the ways we use technology internally and externally," city manager Bill Bruton said. "They looked at the sophistication of our networks…

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Mayor Presents Earl Smith Heating and Air Key to Marietta

Employees, customers and elected officials attended the ceremony honoring Earl Smith Heating and Air's 50 years of service to the community.

by City of Marietta Marietta mayor Steve Tumlin presented Earl Smith Heating and Air a key to the city on Tuesday, Oct. 9 in recognition of their 50 years of service to the community. "I've learned more from Earl Smith, and working with the (Strand) board and with the family than in all my years of college," Earl Smith Strand Theatre executive director Earl Reece said. "Where else than in the city of Marietta and Cobb County could you have a company that has survived for 50 years?" "We have a mayor who appreciates the incredible things that have been accomplished by this company, and he's sent me e-mails the past several days that say so much about the integrity and the respect that the Smith family has earned." During the ceremony, Tumlin…

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Volunteer Needed for City Committee

The Marietta City Council is seeking resumes and letters of interest from individuals interested in serving on the Ethics Committee.

The Marietta City Council is seeking resumes and letters of interest from individuals interested in serving on the Ethics Committee. As the the third member of the Ethics Committee, applicants must be an attorney in good standing of the State Bar of Georgia. City Council will make the appointment to fill the vacancy following personal interviews. Applicants must be residents of the city of Marietta and shall serve a two-year term. The purpose of the Ethics Committee is to review all complaints filed and determine whether there is clear and convincing evidence that a City Council member has violated this ethics code. The Ethics Committee consists of three persons, one appointed by the Mayor, one appointed by the Council and the third …

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Property Taxes Due by Oct. 15

Tax bills are mailed on Aug. 15 and payment must be received or U.S. postmarked by Oct. 15 to avoid late charges.

Tax bills are mailed on Aug. 15 and payment must be received or U.S. postmarked by Oct. 15 to avoid late charges. A metered postmark is not accepted as proof of timely mailing. Checks should be made payable to Cobb County Tax Commissioner and payments mailed to:
P.O. Box 100127
Marietta GA 30061-7027 Allow adequate scheduling and processing time when using a third party online bill-pay system. You can view, print and pay your tax bill at cobbtax.org. Keep up with news by subscribing to our free email newsletter, liking us on Facebook and following us on Twitter.

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City Leaders Appoint Citizens to Study Issues

The committee will recommend ideas for quiet railroad crossings, treescapes, trash management, parking and traffic around Marietta Square.

Marietta Mayor Steve Tumlin and City Council appointed a committee to recommend ideas for possibly creating one or more quiet railroad crossings in Marietta, "treescapes," trash management and improvement to replace dumpsters downtown, traffic and parking enhancements around the Square and other improvements near the Square. The committee, which will serve for 12 months, held their first meeting Oct. 1 and elected a chairman, vice chairman and secretary and scheduled their upcoming meetings. The city will provide the necessary staff to help the committee with the issues they work on, city manager Bill Bruton said.

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Cobb Could See Water Rate Increase

The county is looking for ways to reduce the projected utility hike.

Cobb County is investigating ways to alleviate the projected eight percent increase in water rates that will be passed on to consumers of the Cobb County Water System. Commission Chairman Tim Lee suggested looking at refinancing the Cobb-Marietta Water Authority's debt. With the current low interest rate, this plan could bring significant savings to the county and its water consumers. As reported in the Marietta Daily Journal, there was a transfer of $20 million from the Water System to the general fund to help balance the budget combined with a rate increase. This shuffling of funds has been decried by several people, including District 3 Commissioner JoAnn Birrell, as a back-door tax hike. Keep up with news by subscribing to our free …

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