Category Archives: Redevelopment

Building just West of the Marietta Main Post Office

June 21, 2010 – 9:38 am

I snapped this shot early today just off the Marietta Square – Progress! Wanted to share…

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The Marietta Square is back…

April 30, 2010 – 8:55 am

The Marietta Square is back and better than ever after a four-month long renovation. Streets are open to traffic, merchants and restaurants are open for business and parking is available. Improvements The city has installed ornamental poles for lights and traffic signals, decorative lighting and consolidated signage, brick crosswalks, a refurbished fountain in Glover Park, [...]

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Marietta Square Traffic Updates: Atlanta Street at Roswell Street closed April

April 2, 2010 – 7:04 am

The intersection of Roswell and Atlanta streets will be closed April 12-23 to connect services to a new water main and install brick crosswalks. Motorists will only be able to travel eastbound on South Park Square during the closure. A counterclockwise circulation of traffic around the Square will be maintained for access to parking and [...]

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New Cobb County Courthouse Update

March 30, 2010 – 8:50 am

The new courthouse for Cobb County is coming along very nice, take a look at the progress!

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First Data, a reseller of payment processing systems, opening 350 technology jobs in Marietta, GA

March 26, 2010 – 4:15 pm

At least 350 new technology jobs are coming to the city of Marietta in the next 18 months as a Fortune 500 company moves two offices from California to our community. First Data, a reseller of payment processing systems, has leased an approximately 260,000 square foot building on Canton Road off I-75 to consolidate its [...]

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The City of Marietta City is now accepting nominations for land for parks, greenspace

March 26, 2010 – 6:18 am

The city of Marietta is accepting nominations of land for donation or sale for future parkland, greenspace or recreation purposes. Land that is donated in whole or in part is tax deductible in accordance with IRS regulations for donations to qualified governmental units.     Marietta City Council appointed the Citizen’s Advisory Committee for Marietta Parks [...]

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Seems like there weren’t enough – Marietta Tree Planters Meeting at City Hall

March 25, 2010 – 5:47 am

Held in the city hall council chamber this evening 3-24 was one of several workshops on the trees in Marietta and how to plan and plant new trees. Too bad there were less than 10 in attendance for this information filled couple of hours. An arborist, landscape planner, and a Ga. forester presented great program [...]

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Local Marietta Square Area Restaurant Bar For Sale

March 22, 2010 – 8:32 am

It looks like one of the bars in the Marietta Area is for sale. Click here for full details Here’s the overview from the for sale page. I wonder which Bar this is? Anyone have thoughts? 2 Full Bars with Complete Kitchen and Great Patio Sales of 31 K Monthly Established Location – Plenty of [...]

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Marietta City Council reappointed Ray Buday, Mark Gibbs, Ron Francis, Terry Lee and John Schupp to the Marietta Redevelopment Corporation

March 18, 2010 – 8:30 am

Marietta City Council reappointed Ray Buday, Mark Gibbs, Ron Francis, Terry Lee and John Schupp to the Marietta Redevelopment Corporation (MRC) board for two-year terms expiring April 10, 2012. The purposes of the MRC are to strengthen the economic and residential base of the city of Marietta by revitalizing neighborhoods, commercial areas and other distressed [...]

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Marietta City Council revises historic preservation ordinance

March 12, 2010 – 2:55 pm

Marietta City Council revised the city’s historic preservation ordinance March 10 to clarify sections of the ordinance. The Historic Preservation Ordinance allows the Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) to recommend to City Council specific districts or properties to be designated as a historic district. A historic district is an area of a city that includes buildings [...]

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