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Final hearing is Sept. 12 for Cobb budget

Public comments will be heard on the Fiscal Year 2018 budget at 9 a.m. Sept. 12 before the Cobb County commissioners make their decision. AJC file photo
Public comments will be heard on the Fiscal Year 2018 budget at 9 a.m. Sept. 12 before the Cobb County commissioners make their decision. AJC file photo
By Carolyn Cunningham
Sept 11, 2017

The final public hearing on the county’s Fiscal Year 2018 budget will be held at 9 a.m. Sept. 12 by the Cobb County Board of Commissioners.

The meeting will be in the BOC Room, second floor, 100 Cherokee St., Marietta.

Following the hearing, the commissioners are expected to vote on the $637.8 million budget that will be in effect Oct. 1 through Sept. 30, 2018.

A copy of the budget is available to the public 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Cobb County Superior Courthouse (70 Haynes St., Marietta) and the Finance Office (100 Cherokee St., Suite 430, Marietta).

Also, the budget is available at CobbCounty.org (directory, Finance Department, Latest Releases at the bottom, FY 2018 Budget Presentation link) and on the Cobb County Government YouTube channel at YouTube.com/watch?v=RAZWtgS0w0Q.

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