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Cobb home prices continue to rise as tax assessor projects digest growth of 13%
Marietta Daily Journal, Ga. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoApr. 7—In a sign that Cobb County home prices continue to rise, the county's chief appraiser is projecting that this year's tax digest will grow by 13%, outstripping last year's 12.3% increase ...
Cobb man says his land sold, but he didn’t put it on the market
WSB Cox articles via Yahoo News· 9 months agoA fake ID and an out-of-state notary public is all it took for a Cobb County man to say a piece of...
Three of 4 Cobb homeowners see value hike
Marietta Daily Journal, Ga. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMay 11—As the Cobb County Tax Assessor mails out assessment notices this week, roughly 75% of Cobb homeowners will see their valuations increase. Chief Appraiser Stephen White said this week ...
'A positive direction': Battery Atlanta generating record tax revenue, says county CFO
Marietta Daily Journal, Ga. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMay 9—Last year, Truist Park and The Battery Atlanta produced more property tax revenue than Cobb County paid out of its general fund for debt service on the project, the county's chief financial ...
Cobb spotlights cityhood reform in legislative wishlist
Marietta Daily Journal, Ga. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNov. 22—Among the items Cobb County wants Georgia lawmakers to address this year is an ask to reform the legislative process for cityhood. On the heels of three failed referendums in May, the ...
Development authority advances $30M bond request for Kennesaw charter school
Marietta Daily Journal, Ga. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoApr. 22—CUMBERLAND — The Development Authority of Cobb County indicated its willingness this week to provide tax incentives to a public charter school in Kennesaw. The bond inducement resolution ...
South Cobb lawmaker comes out against Mableton cityhood
Marietta Daily Journal, Ga. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOct. 7—With just a month until Election Day, one of the biggest battles brewing in Cobb County is not between two candidates, but over a proposal to incorporate what would become the county's ...
The economics of taxpayer-subsidized stadiums
The Week via Yahoo Finance· 1 month agoA rendering of the Tennessee Titans' new stadium. The U.S. is continuing to see a rapid influx of new sports stadiums either being proposed, approved by...
Georgia Republicans seek new laws to crack down on immigrants after nursing student killed
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 4 months agoGeorgia House Republicans are pushing to require every eligible police and sheriff's department to...
Cobb development authority approves Lockheed's record $1.6 billion bond issue
Marietta Daily Journal, Ga. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAug. 23—CUMBERLAND — The Development Authority of Cobb County voted 5-1 Tuesday to approve a bond issuance of up to $1.6 billion for future expansions of Lockheed Martin's Marietta plant. The ...