Category Archives: City Council

Redevelopment Moves Forward

March 30, 2006 – 11:30 pm

It looks as though more redevelopment is coming to Marietta. On Wednesday, the Marietta Redevelopment Corp. voted to obtain upwards of $2 million in order to acquire as much as 10 acres around the downtown area. “This fund will be used to buy properties that are blighted,” said MRC Executive Director Gary Mongeon. “Our job [...]

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Experts agree a bill that would pass Bible-based classes in Georgia is stocked full of issues.

March 27, 2006 – 2:06 pm

The state of Georgia is ripe to become the first state to push some legislative power to getting the Bible back into public schools. The heart of the debate is a bill that would allow for and sanction electives in public high schools for students wishing to take courses that study the bible. While other [...]

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Spread the word – “Blog what – It’s Your City. Your Blog” – Marietta?

March 8, 2006 – 8:39 pm
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New ethics standards for Marietta City Council members?

March 6, 2006 – 11:37 pm

It looks like the city council is torn on new ‘ethics’ standards that are being proposed. Van Pearlberg (Ward 4) and Philip Goldstein (Ward 7) have a bit of diametrical viewpoints on the new standards that would be upward of 30 pages opposed to the 4 pages of ordinance that is in place today. “The [...]

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Congratulations to new MHA new director – Pete Waldrep!

March 2, 2006 – 8:07 am

source: MDJOnline: It didn’t take long for former City Councilman Pete Waldrep to resurface in city business. The Marietta Housing Authority’s governing board voted Wednesday to hire Waldrep as its new director of development. Waldrep, a member of the City Council for 11 years, will head the authority’s efforts to buy land for new low-income [...]

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Parts of Marietta, GA will see a 1500% increase in tax base

February 24, 2006 – 7:41 pm

Dunaway touched on several of the city’s redevelopment projects, which will raise the tax base in parts of Marietta from $22 million to $335 million in an area dominated by low-income, WWII-era housing. “This tax base increase will be one hell of a return on our TAD investment,” Dunaway said, referring to a special tax [...]

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February 19, 2006 – 3:11 am

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‘Smart growth’ Cobb project too dependent on one highway

February 16, 2006 – 4:41 am

Just a buildup to gridlock Published on: 02/09/06 : Source: AJC.com Dallas Highway is a straight shot west heading away from Marietta Square, taking dead aim at the Paulding County line. It follows the same path through historic old homes and stately oak trees as two-laned Whitlock Avenue in Marietta; it opens up briefly to [...]

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Marietta Police Department Town Hall Meeting Zone 5

February 15, 2006 – 5:05 am

Town Hall Meeting – Zone 5 Hickory Hills Elementary School 500 Redwood Drive Tuesday, February 21, 2006, 7:00 p.m. The Marietta Police Department cordially invites those citizens of Marietta who reside in Zone 5 to attend a meeting on Tuesday, February 21, 2006, at 7 pm. This meeting is intended to provide an opportunity to [...]

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