The Cobb County Commission will vote Tuesday on whether to issue $24.7 million in park bonds to buy greenspace, a first step toward fulfilling a central promise of new Chairman Mike Boyce’s election campaign.

The proposed action includes an increase to the millage rate of .13 mills, or $10.49 per year on a house valued at $200,000.

The $24.7 million represents the remaining sum the county can legally collect based on a $40 million park bond referendum that passed in 2008 but was shelved due to the recession.

Boyce pledged at a work session Wednesday to find ways to fund the full $40 million, but wanted to “send a message” to voters by issuing what bonds could be issued as soon as possible.

The board rejected a similar proposal in November, 3-2, with then-Chairman Tim Lee and commissioners Bob Ott and Lisa Cupid opposing.

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