#cobb county

[unteriors]

Arkose Drive SW, Marietta, Georgia.

[jomiddlemarch]

[atlurbanist]

Transit votes fail in Cobb & Gwinnett and I'm weary

Darin Givens | Nov 6, 2024

Voters in Cobb and Gwinnett Counties both rejected chances to boost funding for transit in this election. What the fudge, people?

The hope was that voters would be more likely to support these measure than previous ones because this time they weren't about joining MARTA.

Seems like they might as well have made them MARTA votes after all.

The transit-tax referendums would have supported new bus lines and rapid transit systems. Only 38% of votes in Cobb supported theirs; though it was at least closer in Gwinnett, with 47% in support of theirs.

And in case you needed another reminder that "shared identity doesn't necessarily equal shared goals" -- Cobb and Gwinnett both voted blue in this election. They just didn't feel like going all the way and supporting transit.

So the struggle bus continues to struggle, and of course it's the most vulnerable among us who suffer when transit options are weak. I had hoped things were changing for the better with support for transit ridership in the core counties. Maybe they are in a very slow way, but slow acknowledgement of the needs for sustainable, equitable mobility isn't good enough in 2024.

What action can we take? For now, support the *heck* (pardon my language) out of proposals to add affordable housing near existing transit lines, especially ones with good pedestrian infrastructure. Market-rate housing is needed in these spots too and we shouldn't block those, but obviously affordable units are the biggest need. Dense up.

And support the ever-loving *shizzle* out of any proposal to improve existing transit conditions so that riding buses (and trains) is an obviously awesome option.

What else?

[thesassymetischick]

Autumn at Lake Acworth

[mumblelard]

the youths were having some kind of gumball on the outer rim in their go-go go-fast cars and i got to be right in the middle of it for a minute. real world hijinks like that always make me optimistic in an old man the kids are alright kind of way

[uboat53]

All right guys, time to innoculate you against claims of fraud.

You see, in Cobb County, Georgia, a human error at the county elections office resulted in 1,046 absentee ballots not getting sent to voters. Essentially they were marked as sent when they weren't.

It's okay, though, because the county is going to do the right thing. They've gotten the ballots out and, since they went out late, they've extended the deadline for absentee ballots until November 14th (an additional 6 days) to make sure that everyone gets a chance to turn their vote in.

But here's the thing. Georgia's Senate race is close. Very close. And it's possible that this race could determine which party takes control of the entire Senate, not just one seat. Cobb County is also mostly black and will probably send in a lot of Democratic votes. If the race comes down to a few hundred votes and we have to wait for Cobb County to count those late ballots, be prepared for Republicans to cry "fraud" because it's taking a while.

I want you to know right here and now, before any votes are counted and before we know anything about the outcome, that this particular accusation is a lie. Cobb County is going to be a little late counting ballots because they're trying to be fair and not punish voters for the mistakes of election officials. The likely accusation that this delay is because of or in order to facilitate fraud is made in bad faith; they are trying to fool you into seeing fraud where none exists and you should call out that kind of behavior for what it is.

Here's the whole story if you'd like to read it.

[cobbcountycourier]

Cobb County Courier Cat of the Day: "My name is Pebble, and at 6 lbs I won't take up a lot of room. Please adopt me!"

The Cobb County Courier's Cat of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Shelter website, is a medium-sized male black/white domestic short h

[dollfishu]

HELP NEEDED !!!

STILL WAITING FOR ADOPTION OR RESCUE.

COBB COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES IS AT FULL CAPACITY AND WILL EUTHANIZE PERFECTLY HEALTHY CATS FOR SPACE! 

Bobby needs out of the shelter. This sweet, handsome boy is waiting for his forever home since June 15th.  

Please Share and Pledge for him. 

This kitty is at:

Cobb County Animal Services 1060 Al Bishop Dr. Marietta, GA 30008 [phone]