'No super secret, covert mission': Ragsdale proposes parking in place of event center

'No super secret, covert mission': Ragsdale proposes parking in place of event center

MARIETTA — Cobb Superintendent Chris Ragsdale is looking to build a parking lot on district property once slated for a $50 million special events center. Though he confirmed plans for the center on that property were canceled, he did not…

‘No super secret, covert mission’: Construction contract approved for canceled event center site

By Rebecca Gaunt In a 5-2 vote, the Cobb County school board approved a $1.97 million contract with Woodstock-based NPSG Built to add parking at 440 and 460 Glover St., next to the district’s central office in Marietta.  Becky Sayler and Nichelle Davis cast the opposing votes. The three-acre site was once intended for a $50 million multipurpose event center, touted as a venue for graduations and academic events. That plan was scrapped in July 20…

Cobb schools: 'No plan' to revive events center at Marietta site

The Cobb school district wants to improve traffic access between its main facilities in Marietta and create additional parking. The Cobb County School District wants to use property it purchased for a special events center for more parking space and to better connect its central office facilities in Marietta. During a Cobb Board of Education work session Thursday, Superintendent Chris Ragsdale said he has “no plans” to revive efforts to build an…