Joel Cope

MIC President

(404) 550-0475 

[email protected]   

On Tuesday July 8th, at 7pm, MIC will host the last public meeting for the Chattahoochee River Line Preservation Plan. The meeting will be held at the South Cobb Community Center at 620 Lions Club Drive in Mableton. The purpose of the plan is to determine the best and most practical methods by which the battlefield can be preserved and made accessible to historians and the public. Of particular interest to MIC are 127 acres of County-owned property which is slated to become public parks with walking trails and other passive recreational uses.

MIC competed for and won a grant from the National Park Service and has hired a consultant specializing in historic landscapes to complete this Plan, which includes Civil War fortifications in Mableton, Smyrna and Vinings. The Union and Confederate fortifications on this property were abandoned by the troops as the fighting moved to Atlanta on July 10, 1864 - almost exactly 150 years ago.

More information about the Plan and MIC work in the area is on our website. Plan now to come to the meeting and learn more about the important recreational and historic assets we have in our community.  Comments and ideas from the community at prior meetings have contributed to this Plan, and now you can see the results!   

Questions?  Contact Robin Meyer. 

With the road widening project finally nearing completion, the next event will return to the segment of Floyd Road between the Post Office and the old Rite Aid store where Floyd and Hicks Roads intersect. It's been almost two years since we left due to the construction.

It takes only about an hour for MIC volunteers to pick up the accumulated trash and it's an hour well spent! Floyd Road will look a whole lot better when we are done. We will meet in front of the Pizza Hut in the Publix shopping center on Floyd Road for a 9am start. Wear sturdy shoes or boots and bring gloves if you like. We provide latex gloves, safety vests, trash bags, bottled water -- and a warm welcome. 

For more information, contact Dave McDaniel.

Terri Carter, Garden Leader at MIC's Historic Mableton Community Garden, is one busy lady! Most weeks, Terri demonstrates cooking with fresh veggies at MIC's Mableton Farmer's Market. Follow Terri and the Market at the Prudent Gardener blog.   

Terri is also working with the children and staff at the Boys & Girls Club. The Club's garden is planted and harvest is on the way. If you'd like to help out, please contact Terri. 

Gardeners are harvesting loads of fresh veggies, but it's not too late to join in! MIC's garden on Floyd Road across from the Mable House still has a plot left! Send Terri an email and get the last one!

Farmers continue to bring more produce selection each week as the hot weather brings more crops to maturity. This Thursday, Wholesome Wave Georgia will have a representative to answer questions about eligibility and assist folks with applications for benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (formerly food stamps). Please help spread the word to those in need. If you already have a SNAP card, remember you get double value every Market day.  

Farmer Terri returns with new ideas for cooking up something simple and nutritious to eat. Come and get your free sample. Check out the Prudent Gardener blog for a peek at our Market. 

On Pebblebrook Road (Z-31) west of the Highland Preserve neighborhood, the Board of Commissioners approved an application for a subdivision with 36 homes on 16 acres. The current zoning is R-20 and the requested category is R-15/OSC, which allows smaller lots with areas set aside for green space.  

Coming up in August 

A developer has filed an application for an Open Space overlay for 17 acres located at 76 Cooper Lake Road (OB-42). The property is currently zoned R-20 and would remain in that zoning category. The Open Space overlay ordinance allows a higher density in return for a set-aside of undeveloped land.  The original Planning Commission hearing date was July 1st, but a postponement until August 5th has been requested.   

The proposal is for 26 homes and 9 acres of open space. The staff has recommended denial of the application because the proposed lots are significantly smaller than surrounding neighborhoods and due to compliance issues with the County's stormwater management regulations.  This property contains a 2-acre lake and a 414-foot tall communications tower, which further limits the buildable area. 

MIC's Zoning Committee is gathering information about this application and is in contact with the applicant and Stoneybrook subdivision. To read the application, click here.    

The owner of 5780 Powell Drive (Z-55) has re-filed an application for Heavy Industrial zoning and a Special Land Use Permit for an auto salvage yard.  MIC voted to oppose this application, as it is incompatible with the Future Land Use Map and in violation of various county zoning ordinances since it opened several years ago.   

Questions?  Want to get involved?  Contact Robin Meyer, MIC Zoning Committee Chair. 

The Primary Runoff election will be held Tuesday, July 22nd. Advance voting has begun and will continue through Friday, July 18th.  There is no voting on Monday, July 21st, as the polls are prepared for Election Day. This runoff election is required for offices where no one candidate received a majority of the votes cast in the Primary Election on May 20th. For Mableton, the most-watched race is for Post 2, Cobb County School Board, where Tim Stultz and Susan Thayer are competing for the Republican nomination and will face Democrat Kenya Pierre in the fall.

For a list of voting locations, click here. For FAQs about the Primary Runoff, click here. For other information, visit the Cobb County Elections website.

The Wade Ford Concert Series continues with Smooth Summer Nights, featuring Brian Simpson, Euge Groove, Bobby Caldwell and Nagee at the Mable House Barnes Amphitheatre at 5239 Floyd Road in Mableton on Saturday, July 12th.  Gates open at 5pm and the music begins at 6pm.

Tickets are available now at the Mable House Barnes Amphitheatre box office or through Ticketmaster (online or over the phone).  The box office is open Wednesday through Saturday from noon to 6pm. Click here for more information about the Mable House Barnes Amphitheatre. 

Students in grades 3 through 12 are invited to submit their work to the Mary Ellen Wright Poetry contest, sponsored by the Cobb Library Foundation. Winners will receive cash prizes, presented by Natasha Treathewey, Poet Laureate of the United States from 2012 until 2014, in August. For entry information, click here.