The Cobb County Board of Commissioners recently approved by a 5-0 vote the “JOSH” Master Plan for the Johnson Ferry/Shallowford area of East Cobb.

While this guideline is for future development in the area, there is no current funding for major changes to the area, according to a county statement.

This initiative was started several years ago by Cobb District 2 Commissioner Bob Ott who said he realized there was a desire by residents in the area to come up with a plan for future development, the statement added.

The plan included an extensive public engagement process with several community meetings, a survey, virtual engagement and opportunities for public review of the draft plan document.

For more on what the 66-page plan contains and what it means, see the approved JOSH Master Plan at s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/cobbcounty.org.if-us-west-2/prod/2020-09/JOSH%20FINAL%20SEPTEMBER%202020%20-%20090820.pdf

View the board’s YouTube presentation of 26 minutes at youtube.com/watch?v=YrK1klNfVV8&feature=youtu.be

Information: CobbCounty.org/communications/news/board-approves-josh-master-plan

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