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Monthly Archives: October 2007

Alcohol/Drug Awareness Day event to take place Nov. 2

October 23, 2007 – 2:16 pm

(Marietta, Ga. – October 23, 2007) The 2007 Alcohol and Drug Awareness Day, sponsored by the Cobb State Court Judges Council, will be Friday, Nov. 2 at Eastvalley Elementary School in Marietta. The program runs from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Eastvalley Elementary School is located at 2570 Lower Roswell Road, Marietta. The program includes [...]

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Philip Goldstein and wife had two homestead exemptions

October 18, 2007 – 6:59 am

Thanks to the AJC for this story… The Cobb County tax commissioner is preparing to revoke one of two homestead exemptions a Marietta city councilman and his wife obtained on adjoining homes — and then bill the wife for four years of back taxes. State law allows only one homestead exemption per married couple. Tax [...]

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Cobb’s new mixed-use West Village

October 17, 2007 – 8:18 am

Special Thanks to Kelly Brooks for the article from the MDJOnline! MARIETTA – Cobb Commissioners on Tuesday approved a rezoning application for a $100 million shopping center called Oakdale Towne Center that will complement south Cobb’s new mixed-use West Village. Cobb planning commissioners on Oct. 2 unanimously voted to recommend approval of the application by [...]

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Scarecrows invade Marietta Square, Halloween events planned

October 12, 2007 – 8:54 am

Watch the video Scarecrows have invaded the Marietta Square and will be on display through October as part of Halloween Happenings October 20. Halloween fun for adults, children and pets will begin at 1 p.m. and will include a children’s costume contest and a pet costume contest. The 31st annual Harvest Square Arts & Crafts [...]

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Marietta Alarm users required to register with city

October 8, 2007 – 9:23 am

Marietta City Council enacted a city ordinance designed to reduce false alarms requiring a police response July 11. The ordinance, effective October 1, requires alarm users to register with the city. Users will be allowed up to two false alarms without penalty a year, and then fines will be assessed. “The new ordinance will be [...]

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Upcoming Citywide Master Plan Community Input Meetings

October 8, 2007 – 9:22 am

Upcoming Citywide Master Plan Community Input Meetings DATE LOCATION TIME Oct. 9 Central Library 10 am – noon Oct. 11 Dunleith Elementary 7 pm – 9 pm Oct. 16 Marietta High School 7 pm – 9 pm Oct. 17 Sawyer Road Elementary 7 pm – 9 pm Please join us at one of these meetings [...]

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Trader Joe’s is considering putting a location in next to One of a Kind

October 3, 2007 – 12:32 pm

Trader Joe’s is considering putting a location in next to One of a Kind (Shopping center at corner of Whitlock and Manning) . If you haven’t heard of Trader Joe’s, it is a great chain of small food markets that sell excellent, inexpensive, good for you food. It would be so fun to have this [...]

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The AJC picks up the lil chickens!

October 2, 2007 – 6:50 am

MARIETTA, Ga. — The city of Marietta is working on a plan to put chickens on every corner — fiberglass ones, that is. Organizers hope to round up 35 sponsors for the birds and to have them on display by Easter. The project stalled when for lack of donors to support the public art exhibit [...]

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