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Yahoo
09-06-2025
- Business
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Mableton, Cobb County approve short-term agreement for police, transportation services
Cobb County announced they'd officially finalized an agreement for a year of services for the City of Mableton. As of June 2, the Cobb County Board of Commissioners approved the short-term intergovernmental agreement between the county and the city, providing police services and transportation service maintenance in exchange for $9.5 million. Discussion on the one-year agreement continued for several weeks as the Mableton City Council and Cobb County Commission worked to nail down the details. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] 'Tax digest sheets show Cobb County collected an estimated $39.6 million in property tax revenue last year from Mableton property owners. The scheduled $9.5 million payment is intended to compensate the county for revenue lost due to the incorporation of Mableton,' the county said in a statement. Mableton's leaders have focused on not increasing taxes to city residents, underscoring that goal on multiple occasions. 'At the end of the day, our job is to protect the people of Mableton—not just with police officers and safe roads, but through fairness, fiscal responsibility, transparency, and foresight. This agreement wasn't perfect, but it was necessary given the situation we faced," Mableton Mayor Michael Owens said previously. TRENDING STORIES: Mableton agrees to pay Cobb County $9.5M for police, transportation services in one-year agreement Mableton City Council votes down services agreement with Cobb County, negotiations ongoing 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 While the agreement is in effect, Mableton and Cobb County will work on a longer-term agreement for services as well. 'I'm grateful we were able to move forward with the service delivery agreements with Mableton,' Chairwoman Lisa Cupid said in a statement. 'We now have a framework to provide services within the city without the threat of losing our qualified local government status.' As of June 1, Mableton assumed full responsibility for zoning and code enforcement, business licensing and permitting and waste management in the city. With the agreement reached for the one-year contract, Cobb County police will serve the city as its police force and the Cobb County Department of Transportation will serve the city's needs when it comes to things like road safety and maintenance. [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Yahoo
01-06-2025
- Business
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Mableton agrees to pay Cobb County $9.5M for police, transportation services in one-year agreement
In a Friday night emergency meeting, the Mableton City Council reversed course and voted to approve a one-year agreement with Cobb County to provide police and transportation services. For the coming year, Mableton will pay the Cobb County Government $9.5 million while remaining at the discussion table for a longer-term agreement. The county and city governments are still working to reach what's known as a services delivery agreement to cover a standardized 10-year period. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] TRENDING STORIES: Mableton City Council votes down services agreement with Cobb County, negotiations ongoing 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 The discussions between the two governmental bodies has been going on for several months, with Mableton seeking to retain the Cobb County Police Department as its law enforcement agency and have the county handle road safety needs such as road repair, among others. In the past few days, Mableton and Cobb County came to a tentative agreement, which would need vote approval from both the Mableton City Council and Cobb County Board of Commissioners. However, on Thursday, the city council voted the agreement down in a 4-to-3 vote. Then on Friday, the city changed course, voting to approve the one-year term while continuing negotiations by a 5-to-2 vote, according to city officials. [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Yahoo
30-05-2025
- Business
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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
10-04-2025
- Politics
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Mableton preparing to vote on ordinance to create city municipal court
The Mableton City Council has a process underway to potentially open its own local court system. At Wednesday's council meeting, members read an ordinance to create a Mableton Municipal Court, which would be used for cases involving warrants, writs, fines, traffic violations, citations, bail and other offenses. Should the proposed ordinance pass, and Mableton creates a municipal court, the city would have to secure a bailiff to serve the court, nominate court administrators and clerks, nominate a court solicitor, provide for the legal defense of indigent residents and nominate a chief judge and other judges to serve in one-year terms. Mableton Mayor Michael Owens told Channel 2 Action News that it was a first reading of the ordinance by the council. The council is expected to vote on the ordinance to approve or reject it on April 23, after a second read of it during the same meeting. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] TRENDING STORIES: 6 charged after shooting at Marietta apartment complex leads to chase, crash GA 911 caller hears dispatcher ordering McGriddle during emergency call Risk of large hail, possible tornadoes from storms Thursday [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
