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​3 Important Events this week

10/23/2016

 
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​3 Important Events this week + District 3 Commissioner JoAnn Birrell's new date for the Park Bond 2008 funding resolution

  1. Monday, October 24 at 9:00 AM:  Listen live to the new Park Bond 2008 property list announcement during the Cobb County Board of Commissioner's work session.  It was reported that the list will be presented the day before the Tuesday Board of Commissioners meeting. Note if for some reason the Tritt property is not on the list of properties submitted to the Board of Commissioners for consideration, we need to press for it to be considered for purchase as it was the impetus for the entire park bond process that began in 2006.  The list being provided to the BoC is only a recommendation of properties.  It is within the full authority of the Commissioners to consider any property for purchase, if they chose to do so, whether it is on the list or not.
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  2. Tuesday, October 25 at 7:00 PM:  Attend or watch the Board of Commissioners meeting.  The meeting is located at 100 Cherokee Street, 2nd floor.  NOTE:  District 3 Commissioner JoAnn Birrell had planned to present a resolution to fund some of the 2008 Park Bond on October 25, but she has changed the date to Tuesday, November 8 meeting at 9:00 AM.   The new Park Bond property list is scheduled to be presented on Monday October 24 at a Board of Commissioner Work Session.  Check our Facebook page for updates. 


  3. Wednesday, October 26 at 7:00 PM:  District 2 Commissioner Bob Ott will be the speaker at the East Cobb Civic Association meeting at 4400 Lower Roswell Road in the Lower Roswell Government Center across from Mt. Bethel Church.   We encourage everyone to attend this meeting to express your support for the purchase of the Tritt property and full funding of the $40 million Park Bond.  It is the responsibility of the Board of Commissioners to fund what the people voted for by an overwhelming majority over 8 years ago. The Tritt property was the impetus for the Cobb County park bond program, and it was recommended for purchase by both the 2006 Park Bond and the 2008 Park Bond Committees.


    Read next:  Mrs. Tritt's Letter to Make the Tritt Property a Park + Our Next Steps

The Tritt property is the clear choice for District 2’s next park

10/22/2016

 
Marietta Daily Journal Letter to Editor:  The Tritt property is the clear choice for District 2’s next park

DEAR EDITOR:

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In October 2009, the 2008 Parks Bond citizens advisory committee recommended 29 properties for purchase by Cobb County. Commission District 2, though representing 25 percent of the population of the county, had only three recommended properties, or 10 percent of the total number of properties. District 2 includes Smyrna, Vinings, the Cumberland area and much of east Cobb. This area is heavily developed, which limits green space opportunities. District 2 has only 313 acres of county parks, the least by far of any Cobb commission district.

The 2008 Parks Bond was never issued due to the economy. Since then, two of the three recommended properties in District 2 have been developed.

The lone undeveloped 2008 Parks Bond property in District 2 is the 54-acre Tritt property on Roswell Road in east Cobb. The Tritt property was a finalist for both the 2006 and 2008 Park bonds.
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The Tritt property consists of pristine hardwood forest along environmentally-sensitive Sewell Mill Creek. The property in its undeveloped state helps keep our water and air clean, helps control flooding along the creek and generates no demand on local schools and very little traffic. The property adds to the beauty and character of east Cobb, and helps keep surrounding property values high. This property has been in the related Delk and Tritt families for over 150 years, so it represents much of east Cobb’s history. It is centrally located in east Cobb, and is likely the largest parcel available for any purpose in District 2. Most importantly, the Tritt property has an owner who is ready and willing to sell to the county.

The Tritt property is the clear choice for District 2’s next park. After a long zoning battle, the east Cobb community is fully aware of how close we came to losing this property to development, and there is overwhelming support to make this property a park for all to enjoy. Hopefully, District 2 Commissioner Bob Ott will join with the people of east Cobb in recommending this property for purchase with the 2008 Park Bond.

Robert Burke
east Cobb

Mrs. Tritt's Letter to Make the Tritt Property a Park + Our Next Steps

10/10/2016

 
Picture100+ Year Old Barn on the Tritt Property
​The Tritt family is giving our community a golden opportunity to help shape the future of East Cobb. 

​Mrs. Tritt personally wrote a letter (see below) about how she would like to see the Tritt property on Roswell Road become a park for all of East Cobb to enjoy!  To make this happen, we need everyone to join in the effort!

This property is one of the last remaining large undeveloped tracts of land in the heart of East Cobb.  It is more than just saving greenspace, it is the preservation of property that was here when East Cobb was settled some 184 years ago. We can preserve the history and create an exciting and memorable destination.
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The 54-acre Tritt property was the #1 property recommended on both the Park Bond 2006 list and the Park Bond 2008 list. In fact, this lovely "green Jewel of East Cobb" was the impetus for the entire Park Bond process!

East Cobb Park is the most popular park in Cobb County, so it makes sense as the population increases to expand park capacity in this area.
​The vision for the new Tritt Park includes tons of activities to do such as nature hiking trails, mountain biking trails, disc golf, botanical gardens with a wedding gazebo, an East Cobb history center, and an art studio for art shows.   

The Letter from Wylene Tritt to Commissioner Bob Ott

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3 STEPS TO TAKE

  • Please strongly encourage our District 2 Commissioner Ott of the importance of this property and the need for the county to help preserve it for historical and environmental reasons by sending an email.  Send an email here --->

  • On October 25, 2016 at 7:00pm Cobb County will get a new multi-million dollar opportunity to purchase land as parks with the renewed Park Bond 2008 process. Commissioner Birrell has proposed to fund $24.7 million of the original $40 million parks referendum. Connect with the Cobb Parks Coalition to encourage the full $40 million as voters approved by referendum.

  • ​Join the Friends of Tritt Park and encourage local businesses we support through our hard earned dollars to partner with us in the effort to purchase this property for the benefit of future generations who live in and visit East Cobb for its wonderful businesses and amenities.
You can fill in the form or email your own letter to bob.ott@cobbcounty.org 

    Email to Commissioner Ott: Please Choose the Tritt Property for a County Park

Send to Commissioner Ott

​The new property list for Park Bond 2008 funds may be announced at this October 25 BoC meeting too.
 
When the new Park Bond list is announced, the list has recommendations from a committee. However, Commissioners can select any property they choose to save as a park in their District.  

In fact, there is a precedent for the Board to chose another property not recommended on a committee list.  After the original 2006 Park Bond committee recommended properties, a Commissioner purchased a property not on that committee's list to expand a park.  
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View of a Birdhouse on the Tritt Property
Our goal is to push for the Tritt property to be chosen as the Park Bond property for District 2!  Please send an email (see above) to let Commissioner Ott know we want the Tritt property saved.
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View from the Tritt Property

​Our East Cobb history needs to be  preserved and shared so future generations know  our area is more than just subdivisions, retail shops, banks and gas stations. 

People  drive on roads and attend schools named after families like Tritt, Lassiter, Delk, Dickerson, Sewell, and yet the history of East Cobb is known to very few who live here.  All these families have a history and stories connected to the founding of this area and to the Tritt property directly.

Citizens love spending time in Roswell Square or Marietta Square where there is a focal point for people to gather and experience the history of those areas.  East Cobb has a chance to do the same if we are bold enough to take it!
The purchase of the Tritt property will likely be accomplished with a medley of funding, with support from the Cobb County, non-profit organizations, corporate sponsors & individuals.  Fully funding Park Bond 2008 as voters approved is a key step for the benefit of all parks & greenspace in Cobb County.
This task may seem daunting, but few things that are worthwhile come easy.   ​
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East Cobb Park dedicated in 2003
Even before the Park Bonds, this community thought the Tritt property would be a park.  East Cobb Park was originally owned by the Tritts before the Bowles who sold the land to Cobb County as a park. Mrs. Tritt spoke at the East Cobb Park dedication about how special the rest of the property 4 times as large as East Cobb Park would be for this community. ​​

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View of the Gazebo on the Tritt Property
 Volunteer to help Tritt Park at Ivy Wood 
become a beautiful reality for East Cobb!
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    The Concerned Citizens of East Cobb

    The Concerned Citizens of East Cobb represents thousands of East Cobbers who want the 54-acre Tritt property next to East Cobb Park to be fully conserved as a park.

    ​Read more blog posts from this website here,
    and read previous blogs posts from the first CCEastCobb website here.

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