East Cobb POV: Tim Langley

City of East Cobb: A Bad Idea

We've got community jewels like East Cobb Park as a result of being part of Cobb County; incorporation is just not needed.

Bill Byrne's proposal to create a City of East Cobb is about as bad an idea as I’ve heard from a Cobb County politician in years, maybe decades. Why in the world would the residents of East Cobb want to incorporate their own city? Sure, I’ve seen the trend over the last few years of voters in unincorporated Fulton and DeKalb counties choose to incorporate their communities as cities separate from the behemoth Governments of their respective counties.   And for areas like North Fulton, especially, I have seen the absolute disconnect and lack of concern for anything but the tax revenues contributed by those areas to county, much of which went to areas of the county that were absolute drains on resources. Being a native of Cobb County, I can’…

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Byrne Proposes 'City of East Cobb'

The Cobb commission chairman candidate, who's in a runoff with incumbent Tim Lee, said he wants to begin a discussion on the topic.

Imagine if you will: Johnson Ferry Road becoming the official heartbeat of a true City of East Cobb.  Imagine once again a real East Cobb City Hall, most likely in that corridor -- no, not Whole Foods -- where citizens could pay for municipally-provided services and keep tabs on their mayor and city council. And finally, imagine East Cobb police and fire departments providing community-focused public safety protection, instead of being part of larger, more sprawling county forces that may be understaffed.  This is the City of East Cobb that Bill Byrne wants you to imagine. Or something like it.  The Cobb Commission Chairman candidate unveiled a proposal Wednesday that would do just that, if East Cobb citizens fancy it.  Byrne, who's in a …

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