The Fire Marshal’s Office is coming to this meeting with three new fees it wants to start charging, and the county is also asking to move where it stores explosive devices.

The 3 items worth your attention

The Fire Marshal’s Office wants a new technology fee on anyone pulling permits for plan review, fire prevention, or inspections, with the money going to fund the office’s software, hardware, and digital systems (Item 18). Separately, it’s also asking the board to create an Appeal Fee and an Expedite Fee for its Appeals Board, meaning applicants who want to challenge a Fire Marshal decision or jump the line will pay for the privilege (Item 19). Two new fees in one meeting isn’t unusual for a department updating its cost-recovery structure, but if you’re a contractor or property owner who regularly deals with the Fire Marshal’s Office, both items are worth following.

The county’s Police Department wants to relocate its explosive device storage facility to a county-owned site that meets current federal guidelines (Item 15). The current location apparently doesn’t clear the bar anymore, and the move needs board sign-off before it happens.

CobbLinc’s on-demand microtransit service is expanding. The Acworth/Kennesaw corridor is getting a new two-year contract with Via Mobility, LLC to run on-demand service there (Item 10), plus a new state Transit Trust Fund agreement to back it (Item 8). At the same time, the existing South Cobb microtransit agreement with Via Mobility is up for renewal and amendment (Items 9 and 11). That’s four separate agenda items to stand up what is effectively one expansion and one continuation of the county’s on-demand transit network.

Roads & property

• The county won’t object to annexing a 0.51-acre parcel on the south side of Lake Acworth Drive, west of Maryland Drive, into an adjacent city, which would pull it out of unincorporated Cobb jurisdiction (Item 25).
• Chatfield Contracting, Inc. is up for a drainage repair contract on Danielle Court (Item 34).
• Glosson Enterprises, LLC appears twice: once for a new sidewalk on East Callaway Road (Item 35) and once for drainage repairs on Baldwin Farms Drive (Item 36).
• Azimuth Contractors, LLC would handle intersection improvements at Barrett Parkway and Burnt Hickory Road (Item 37).
• Bartow Paving Company, Inc. is up for roadway work at Florence Road where it meets Hiram Road and Gaydon Road (Item 38).
• The county is seeking federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality grant money for two projects: an intersection realignment at Cobb Parkway/Black Acre Trail/Third Army Road and a complete streets bridge replacement on Oakdale Road (Item 33).

Where the money’s going

No dollar amounts were published in the agenda packet for any item at this meeting. The contracts and budget items listed above are real but will be dollar-less until the county releases fuller packet details.

Also notable

• The Sheriff’s Office wants a fund balance draw to cover operating shortfalls at the Adult Detention Center during FY2026 (Item 30).
• Compensation bumps for the Chief Deputy Sheriff and Assistant Chief Deputy Sheriff, back-dated to April 10, 2026, under state House Bill 1588 (Item 31).
• A contract with Carithers-Wallace-Courtenay, Inc. for a Transportation Management Center upgrade, procured through an existing state contract (Item 32).
• John W. Spratlin & Son, LLC is up for the design-and-build contract for Fire Station 20 (Item 16).
• The county’s Emergency Management Agency’s Hazard Mitigation Plan is on the table, required to keep the county eligible for federal disaster funding (Item 24).
• The county’s Economic Development Strategic Plan is up for formal sign-off (Item 26).
• Parks is seeking a BOOST grant from the Georgia Recreation & Park Association for out-of-school-time programming (Item 12).
• The Tax Assessor’s Office wants to extend its private-sector commercial and industrial property assessment contract and add Cyclomedia street-level imagery software (Item 14).
• Smyrna wants to put water meter monitoring equipment on the county’s Camp Highlands 800MHz tower, formalized through an intergovernmental agreement (Item 23).
• An alcohol permit appeal from Skylar Whitener, challenging a prior denial for an unincorporated Cobb location, gets a public hearing (Item 39).
• Fire Fund reserves would be tapped for recruit gear and training materials (Item 17).
• The county’s WorkSource Cobb local workforce plan is up for updates required under federal WIOA rules (Item 28).
• The senior nutrition program contract with Café Social House runs through June 30, 2027, under a first amendment and renewal (Item 13).

The September 8 meeting starts at the Cobb County Commission Chamber. Public comment is typically offered at the start of the meeting; check cobb county.org or call the County Clerk’s office to confirm sign-up procedures and timing.

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