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Yahoo
30-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Mableton City Council votes down services agreement with Cobb County, negotiations ongoing
A tentative agreement between the City of Mableton and Cobb County for running police and transportation services was voted down Thursday, putting both governments back at the negotiating table. A spokesman for the City of Mableton said the one-year agreement to fund police and department of transportation services in the city was voted down by the council 4-3. Channel 2 Action News reported Thursday that Mayor Michael Owens said the agreement was only set for one-year as the county and city continued to discuss longer-term service needs. To be enacted, both the Mableton City Council and Cobb County Board of Commissioners would've had to vote in favor of the terms. With the city council rejecting the $9.5 million service agreement, both governments remain in discussion about how to move forward. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] RELATED STORIES: Mableton, Cobb County reach 'initial 1-year' agreement for public services Cobb County Commission, Mableton City Council meet to discuss city service delivery agreements Mableton mayor announces 3rd straight year of no property taxes in city Mableton preparing to vote on ordinance to create city municipal court New Farmers Market starts up in Mableton to help address growing need [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Some Cobb County voters sent incorrect precinct cards
The Cobb County Board of Commissioners is warning some of its residents that human error may have caused them to get misdirected precinct cards. Some people in nine of the county's 148 precincts have gotten voter precinct cards addressed to voters who do not live at that address, Cobb County says. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] The county blamed the misdirected cards on a clerical error during the transfer of address data. The Elections and Registration Office is required to let voters know if their polling places are changing ahead of the remaining 2025 elections. The misdirected precinct cards were sent to people in the following precincts: Bells Ferry 02 Clarkdale 01 Clarkdale 02 Eastside 02 Kemp 02 Kennesaw 4A North Cobb 01 Shallowford Falls 01 Willeo 01 'Our office is working with our vendor to send corrected cards to affected households,' said Elections Director Tate Fall. The Elections and Registration Office said that just because a person's name is listed at the address on the precinct card doesn't mean that the voter is registered at the address where the card was received. Officials also reminded people that precinct change cards are sent out for informational use only, not as valid voting identification. TRENDING STORIES: These spots on GA rivers and lakes could be closed this summer Georgia Tech student dies after being shot in the head at off-campus apartment 20 charged, nearly 60K worth of drugs seized during northeast GA arrest warrant roundup Cobb County said it expects corrected cards will be mailed out by the end of the week. The county also encourages voters to check their polling location at the Georgia My Voter page. Want to register to vote in Georgia? You can do that online. To register to vote in Georgia, you must have either a valid Georgia driver license with a signature on file with Department of Driver Services or a DDS-issued identification card with a signature on file. Check voting ID requirements here. [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
