Lost Mountain beauty preserved, thanks to a happy twist of fate, 05/22/13, Marietta Daily Journal

Hohmann, Leo, 'Discount deal' preserves 152 acres on Lost Mountain, 05/18/13, Marietta Daily Journal

Camp, K. R., Olens: 'Parks Bond is gone', 02/05/10, Marietta Daily Journal

http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local/millions-for-parkland-in-cobb-county-highly-unlike/nQcPB/

Pickel, M.L., Cobb Commissioners to tour proposed park land, 11/16/09, Atlanta Journal Constitution

County to tour parks bond parcels, 11/13/09, Marietta Daily Journal

Camp, K. R., County releases parks list, 10/26/2009, Marietta Daily Journal

Hungerford, Ashley, Cobb to narrow possible park purchases, 06/16/09, Marietta Daily Journal

Redmond, J., Pickel, M.L., Secrecy surrounds Cobb's parkland plan, 05/09/09, Atlanta Journal Constitution

Hungerford, Ashley, Coalition rallies support for a second park bond, 7/6/08 Marietta Daily Journal

Casciaro, A., Commissioners appoint parks advisory panel, 11/29/06 Marietta Daily Journal

Board chose well with parks panel picks, Editorial, 11/30/2006 Marietta Daily Journal

Schneider, C., Cobb gives OK for $40 million bond for parks, 11/12/06, Atlanta Journal Constitution

Casciaro, A., Voters back parks, 11/08/06 Marietta Daily Journal

Williams, A., Parks bond seeing rise in support, 06/01/06, Marietta Daily Journal

May 23, 2006 posted on Cobb Parks Coalition blogspot:

Board of Commissioners hears statement in favor of bond vote!

At last night's Board of Commissioners' meeting, community leader Carol Brown of the Canton Rd. Neighbors group offered her remarks in support of putting the parks bond vote on the November ballot. Here's what Carol said:

Good Evening Chairman and Commissioners,

For the record my name is Carol Brown.

I’m chairman of Canton Road Neighbors.

I wanted to comment briefly on the proposed bond referendum that would

enable the County to buy green space.

We all know that not enough land is being set aside for passive parks and that we have a continuing problem with air and water quality. Those of us who have lived here most of our lives are sad to see so much of Georgia’s natural beauty has been lost to development, and can never be replaced. Cobb County is nearly built out; as less land is available its value will increase. Even land that has been passed over for development in the past is now seen as a viable investment.

The County really can’t afford to wait to acquire much needed park land. The proposal that Chairman Olens has suggested; to sell bonds totaling 40 million dollars in 2007 and 2008, sounds like a good idea. It sounds like a win-win situation; the County can raise the funds needed to buy the land for parks, no one’s property or sales taxes will increase, and the public gets the green space they are asking for.

I hope this proposal will be placed on the ballot for the voters to decide this fall.

Thanks.

posted by Cobb Parks Coalition @ 10:27 AM