Cobb stadium public hearing proceeds despite weather
Cobb County commissioners proceeded with a public hearing Tuesday morning on new taxes and fees to help pay for its $300 million commitment toward a new Atlanta Braves stadium, despite Gov. Nathan Deal declaring a state of emergency for Atlanta metro region and other areas of the state.
Only a few residents spoke at the hearing. Roads were wet but there was no accumulation of ice or sleet on the interstate highways or surface roads around Marietta and East Cobb.
Cobb transportation officials sent out an email after the meeting stating that a winter storm warning was in effect until 1 p.m. Thursday. The advisory said it will be a mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain.
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Dan Klepal is editor of the local government team, supervising nine reporters covering county and municipal governments and metro Atlanta. Klepal came to the AJC in 2012, after a long career covering city halls in Cincinnati and Louisville, Ky. He has covered Gwinnett and Cobb counties before spending three years on the investigative team.
