Cobb OKs $175M in allocations, veterans memorial left out

Cobb OKs $175M in allocations, veterans memorial left out

MARIETTA — The Cobb County Board of Commissioners allocated about $175 million to almost 50 county projects Tuesday — though the Cobb Veterans Memorial Park was not one of them.

Cobb Veterans Memorial Garden left off list for additional funding

By Mark Woolsey Despite pleas from military veterans, Cobb County Commissioners on Tuesday left the Cobb Veterans Memorial Garden off a list of projects receiving additional millions from what’s called RAP revenue, above projection, collected as a result of the 2022 SPLOST (special purpose local option sales tax). That planned memorial had earlier been allocated one million in SPLOST dollars. Commissioners approved about 50 other 2022 list proje…

Cobb rejects additional county funding for veterans memorial

Some Cobb veterans showed up in dress uniforms. Others were attired to indicate the details and places of their military service. On Tuesday a few dozen of them showed up to convince Cobb commissioners to spend an additional $1 million in county funding for a veterans memorial. But even after their emotional comments, commissioners turned down the request by a 4-1 vote. Commissioners had an extra $175 million to allocate in current 2022 Cobb SPL…