East Cobb, Georgia Explained

East Cobb, Georgia
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Metro Atlanta
Pushpin Label:East Cobb
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Metro Atlanta
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Georgia
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Cobb
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:164,055 (Northeast Cobb CCD)
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:1056
Coordinates:33.9661°N -84.4114°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:30062, 30066, 30068, 30067, 30075
Area Code:770/678/470/404

East Cobb is an unincorporated community in Cobb County, Georgia, United States, with a population of 164,055 people. It is an affluent northern suburb of Atlanta.[2]

History

The area was developed as a suburb of Atlanta beginning in the 1960s.[3] In contrast to other northern suburbs of Atlanta, East Cobb has remained unincorporated. Residents of East Cobb typically hold a Marietta address, although they are outside Marietta city boundaries.[4]

The idea of incorporating East Cobb as a city was suggested in 2009 by the organization "Citizens for the City of East Cobb".[5] Yet the first serious discussion of incorporating East Cobb was initiated in 1998 by then Cobb County chairman Bill Byrne.[6] Under Byrne's proposal, the city's boundary lines would be drawn by the Cobb Legislative Delegation, the county government would continue to provide water, sewer, police and fire services to the city for a nominal fee of one dollar per year, and the city would be governed by an elected mayor and five City Council members, with wards drawn by the Cobb Delegation.[7] However, Byrne was defeated by Cobb County Chairman Incumbent Tim Lee, who dismissed the idea of incorporating East Cobb as a "solution looking for a problem."[8]

In March 2019, Matt Dollar, a local representative in the Georgia House of Representatives announced that he would be submitting a bill to create the legislation necessary for East Cobb cityhood. The bill could not be approved by the legislature or by referendum until 2020;[9] the Georgia Senate passed the measure on February 10, 2022, setting up a referendum vote by East Cobb residents in May 2022.[10] If East Cobb were to incorporate as a city, it would be the largest in the county and the second largest in metro Atlanta (behind Atlanta), with around 150,000 residents.[11] The referendum vote failed with 73% no votes, effectively precluding East Cobb cityhood.[12]

Geography

East Cobb is roughly bounded by:

East Cobb is within the Northeast Cobb census county division.[13]

Climate

East Cobb has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The climate is slightly cooler than other areas of the metro with a higher elevation, predominately above in most areas. Sweat Mountain is the highest elevation in the East Cobb area at above sea level. East Cobb receives in excess of 50inches of rain and roughly 3inches of snow annually. Two of the largest snowfalls historically in East Cobb were the 1993 Storm of the Century and the storm on 7 and 8 December in 2017. Both storms dropped anywhere from 6inches-12inchesin (-in) of snow on East Cobb.

Economy

Shopping

Merchant's Walk is a 367600square feet open-air shopping center with retailers, restaurants, and a movie theater originally built in 1976 and since expanded and twice renovated, once in the early 1990s and again in 2008–2011.[14]

The Avenue East Cobb is a 236189adj=onNaNadj=on open-air shopping center. It has a horseshoe-shaped form and a "period-style Main Street design"[15] and "town square" concepts,[16] according to its designers.[17] [18]

Paper Mill Village is a collection of 33 buildings linked by over a mile of pedestrian walkways. The Village includes retail tenants, restaurant tenants, and service provider tenants.[19]

Arts and culture

Taste of East Cobb is an annual event.

The YMCA operates the McKlesky Family-East Cobb YMCA, a recreational area for the community.

Civic associations include a Kiwanis Club and a Rotary Club.[20] [21] [22] [23]

Cobb County Public Library operates the East Cobb Library.[24]

Parks and recreation

Government

East Cobb comprises districts 2 and 3 of the Cobb County Commission.[29]

Education

Public schools in East Cobb are part of the Cobb County School District. The area comprises several high school attendance districts: Pope, Sprayberry, Wheeler, Kell, Walton, and Lassiter. The western half of the Kell district lies outside of East Cobb. The extreme western portion of the Sprayberry district (the Town Center Mall area) also lies outside of East Cobb. The extreme southwestern and southern portions of the Wheeler district lie west of I-75 and south of I-285 respectively, thus excluding these small areas from being considered a part of East Cobb.

The area known as East Cobb comprises the following middle school districts: Daniell, McCleskey, Simpson, Hightower Trail, Mabry, East Cobb, Dodgen, and Dickerson (small portions of the Daniell and East Cobb Middle School districts lie outside of East Cobb; a sliver of the eastern portion of the Palmer Middle School district can be considered a part of East Cobb).[30]

Media

The paper-only weekly East Cobb Neighbor has a circulation of around 44,000.[31] [32]

Infrastructure

Cobb County operates the East Cobb Government Service Center, which contains a county police precinct, a Cobb Fire and Emergency Services station, and a license plate office.

Notable people

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Northeast Cobb, Georgia (GA 30062) profile: population, maps, real estate, averages, homes, statistics, relocation, travel, jobs, hospitals, schools, crime, moving, houses, news, sex offenders. City-data.com. 11 July 2018.
  2. Web site: Home. realtytimes.com. 11 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20120311084143/http://realtytimes.com/rtpages/20050729_atlantasuburb.htm. 11 March 2012. dead.
  3. Web site: Hill . Shelly . The History of East Cobb, GA . 2022-04-19 . www.arborcompany.com . en.
  4. Web site: About East Cobb EastCobb.com . 2022-04-19 . en-US.
  5. Web site: About | City of East Cobb . 1 October 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110725173058/http://www.cityofeastcobb.org/about/ . 25 July 2011 . dead.
  6. Web site: The Marietta Daily Journal - East Cobbers voice mixed reactions to idea about forming city . 24 December 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120813195023/http://mdjonline.com/view/full_story/19755515/article-East-Cobbers-voice-mixed-reactions-to-idea-about-forming-city . 13 August 2012 . dead.
  7. Web site: The Marietta Daily Journal - Byrne floats idea for an East Cobb city . 24 December 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120813044330/http://mdjonline.com/view/full_story/19737517/article-Byrne-floats-idea-for-an-East-Cobb-city . 13 August 2012 . dead.
  8. Web site: Could East Cobb be Georgia's newest city? | 11alive.com . 24 December 2012 . https://archive.today/20130116010251/http://www.11alive.com/news/article/252130/3/Could-East-Cobb-be-Georgias-newest-city- . 16 January 2013 . dead.
  9. News: Lutz . Meris . Marietta lawmaker to file bill for city of East Cobb . 21 March 2019 . Atlanta Journal-Constitution . 20 March 2019.
  10. News: Eason . Brian. Georgia Senate approves East Cobb cityhood bill, setting up May vote . 25 February 2022 . Atlanta Journal-Constitution . 10 February 2022.
  11. Book: Cobb County. Rebecca Nash. Paden. Joe. McTyre. 11 July 2018. Arcadia Publishing. 9780738541648.
  12. Web site: Parker . Wendy . 2022-05-24 . East Cobb Election results: Cityhood referendum defeated in landslide . 2022-08-19 . East Cobb News . en-US.
  13. Web site: "Census 2000 Block Map, Cobb County", US Census Bureau. 2.census.gov. 11 July 2018.
  14. http://www.eastcobber.com/merchants-walk-makes-changes "Merchant's Walk makes changes"
  15. Web site: Page at CMH Architects. Cmharch.com. 11 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20160224005654/http://www.cmharch.com/projects/retail_entertainment/lifestyle_centers/the_avenue_east_cobb.html. 24 February 2016. dead.
  16. Web site: Dougherty Architectural Consulting > Portfolio > Completed Portfolio > Lifestyle Centers > The Avenue East Cobb. Dougherty Architectural. Consulting. Dougharch.com. 11 July 2018.
  17. Web site: Avenue East Cobb - Marietta (Atlanta), Georgia - Open-Air Retail Shopping Center with Dining and Entertainment. City-data.com. 11 July 2018.
  18. Web site: "Stores", The Avenue East Cobb website. Eastcobb.shoptheavenue.com. 11 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20140826115234/http://eastcobb.shoptheavenue.com/stores. 26 August 2014. dead.
  19. Web site: Paper Mill Village Marietta.com . 2022-04-19 . en-US.
  20. Web site: East Cobb Park . 1 October 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100614033928/http://prca.cobbcountyga.gov/EastCobbPark.htm . 14 June 2010 . dead.
  21. Web site: Home Page - Rotary Club of East Cobb. Clubrunner.ca. 11 July 2018.
  22. Web site: Kiwanis Club of East Cobb County - . 7 November 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101105025804/http://www.eastcobbkiwanis.org/ . 5 November 2010 . dead.
  23. Web site: Taste of East Cobb. Tasteofeastcobb.com. 11 July 2018.
  24. Web site: Merchant's Walk — East Cobb Patch — Patch.com . 24 December 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131202222010/http://eastcobb.patch.com/listings/merchants-walk . 2 December 2013 . dead.
  25. News: History of East Cobb Park . 19 February 2022 . eastcobbpark.org.
  26. News: Cobb country parks . February 19, 2022 . cobbcounty.org.
  27. Web site: Harrison Park Cobb County Georgia . 2022-10-27 . www.cobbcounty.org.
  28. Web site: Mabry Park Cobb County Georgia . 2022-10-27 . www.cobbcounty.org.
  29. Web site: East Cobb Civic Association. Eastcobb.net. 11 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20110723105301/http://www.eastcobb.net/index.cfm/category/32/your-county-commissioners.cfm. 23 July 2011. dead.
  30. Web site: Planning. Cobbk12.org. 11 July 2018.
  31. Web site: Echo Media V3 Print Media Experts. Echo Media V3. 11 July 2018.
  32. Web site: East Cobb Neighbor newspaper - MondoTimes.com. Mondotimes.com. 11 July 2018.
  33. Web site: Ariel Gurian. Lucky Sammy.

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