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Residents and council debate service-delivery negotiations after county warned of potential service cuts

3796379 · June 12, 2025
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Public commenters and councilmembers on June 11 discussed recent service-delivery negotiations with Cobb County, including a published county letter that a resident said warned of potential cuts to law enforcement, DOT and stormwater services; council members explained why they supported a negotiated agreement in the city's interest.

Mableton — Public comment and council remarks on June 11 included extended discussion of recent service-delivery negotiations between city leadership and Cobb County and a controversial county letter that a speaker said warned of service cuts.

Resident comments: Kelly Johnson, a resident who said she filed an open-records request, read language from a county email she said was sent to Mayor Michael Owens. "That email specifically said that as of 11:59, they would cut off law enforcement services. They would cut off DOT services, and they would cut off stormwater services to the city of…

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