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Cobb Travel & Tourism gets $40,000 from contingency

Underway through Sunday, the North Georgia State Fair at Jim R. Miller Park, 2245 Callaway Road, Marietta is among the many Cobb tourist attractions drawing thousands each year. Courtesy of NorthGeorgiaStateFair.com
Underway through Sunday, the North Georgia State Fair at Jim R. Miller Park, 2245 Callaway Road, Marietta is among the many Cobb tourist attractions drawing thousands each year. Courtesy of NorthGeorgiaStateFair.com
By Carolyn Cunningham
Sept 30, 2016

Cobb Travel & Tourism has received its annual contribution from the Cobb County Board of Commissioners but from a different source.

Since extra money is not available in the Hotel/Motel Tax Fund this year, $40,000 will be donated from the county’s undesignated contingency fund due to a vote Tuesday by the commissioners.

Cobb travel and tourism has an economic impact of $1.7 billion and supports more than 25,000 jobs.

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