Week of March 19-25

Newsletter contents (click on links):

Important public meeting dates

Large recycling event in time for spring cleaning

RSVP now for free subcontractor information session

Attend open house on parks bond nominations

Job listings

There's opportunity to Adopt-A-Mile on your road

Bring family to 'Eggstravaganza Under the Stars'

Make plans to attend large job fair April 1

Bring your whole family to FREE Spring Festival

Cupid in the Community

Community zoning meetings

Roadwork updates from Department of Transportation

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Upcoming public events and meetings

• Community Recycling Center. 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Saturday, March 19. Jim Miller Park, 2245 Callaway Road, Marietta.

• Public input open house on 2008 parks bond property nominations. 5:30-7 p.m., Tuesday, March 22. Human Resources Training Room, second floor, 100 Cherokee Street, Marietta.

• Board of Commissioners regular meeting. 7 p.m., Tuesday, March 22. BOC Room, second floor, 100 Cherokee St., Marietta.

• Purchasing Department formal bid opening. 2 p.m., Thursday, March 24. BOC Room, second floor, 100 Cherokee St., Marietta.

• "Eggstravaganza Under the Stars." 6 p.m., Saturday, March 26. Al Bishop Softball Complex, 1082 Al Bishop Drive, Marietta. Five egg hunts, by age groups, children's activities, live entertainment, inflatables and contests. Admission is free. Remember to bring flashlights. For more information, call 770-528-4333.

Large recycling event in time for spring cleaning

Join Keep Cobb Beautiful staff Saturday, March 19, for a Community Recycling Center, as part of the Great American Cleanup. This multi-material recycling event is free (except where noted). Bring your recyclables 9 a.m.-1 p.m. to Jim Miller Park, 2245 Callaway Road, Marietta.

Here is a list of what you can drop off:

• Electronics: There is a $10 recycling fee for televisions and monitors, cash only. Electronics accepted at no charge include: computers, routers, keyboards, printers, mother boards, modems, hard drives, fax machines, cell phones, copiers, printers, VCRs, DVD players, radios and hand tools. Please remove all cabling from devices and place in a separate bag.
• Secure document shredding: There is a $5 recycling fee per vehicle, cash only. Secure, on-site shredding of household documents, including cancelled checks, medical, tax returns and financial statements. Paper products only. No CDs, DVDs or binders with metal rings/clips.
• Latex paint: There is a $2 per gallon offset disposal fee, cash only. Paint must be in original, clearly-labeled, non-leaking containers. Paint cannot be mixed with anything, including other paints
• Shoes and clothing: Gently-used shoes and clothing.
• Batteries: Car batteries, USP backup, laptop, power tool, cellphone and household batteries accepted. Please tape over connectors.
• Other materials: Appliances (stoves, refrigerators, washers, dryers, water heaters, mixers, ovens, blenders, freezers and toasters). Metals: Steel, aluminum, cast iron, car parts and wheels. Lawn/outdoor equipment: lawn mowers, weed eaters, chain saws and lawn edgers. Fuel must be removed from tank.

For more information about this event, call 770-528-1135 or visit keepcobbbeautiful.org/.

RSVP now for free subcontractor info session

Attend open house on parks bond nominations

Property nominations are being accepted for potential purchase by Cobb as part of the voter-approved 2008 parks bond. PARKS staff is hosting open houses to seek public input.

The countywide open house will be held 5:30-7 p.m., Tuesday, March 22, in the Human Resources Training Room on the second floor of 100 Cherokee Street, Marietta. If you cannot attend that meeting, other open houses will be held 5:30-7 p.m.:

March 24
West Cobb Regional Library, 1750 Dennis Kemp Lane, Kennesaw
March 28
East Cobb Library, 4880 Lower Roswell Road, Marietta
March 29
East Cobb Senior Center, 3332 Sandy Plains Road, Marietta

The deadline for nominations is April 15. To nominate a property, click here.

Job listings

-- CobbWorks sent information on the following job openings. Click on each for more information.

• Material coordinator
• Archer developer
• Consumer services team supervisor
• Administrative secretary
• Food server/wait staff
• Custodian/housekeeping tech
• Certified nursing assistant PRN
• Part time library aide
• Certified nursing assistant candidates

The job listings provided are opportunities gathered by CobbWorks staff and other contributors in an effort to help share employment information with jobseekers. Although care has been taken to ensure the accuracy, completeness and reliability of information provided, we are not responsible for errors, omissions or changes. Job information and availability are subject to change without notice.

There's opportunity to Adopt-a-Mile on your road

*Article below submitted by Barry Krebs, Keep Cobb Beautiful board member

By adopting a mile, you will beatify our area and get recognition as being a good neighbor in the community. Keep Cobb Beautiful will arrange to have the Adopt-A-Mile signs, recognizing your organization's good work, placed on both sides of your adopted road. As your KCB volunteer respresentative, I will help you with your initial cleanup, document the event with photos and assist you with posting them on Facebook to gain even more recognition. All that you have to do is keep the adopted road clean. I will arrange a quarterly cleanup with volunteers or assign the task to someone in your organization to monitor and cleanup as needed. The First Baptist Church of Mableton recently received 58 "likes" and five "loves" on a recent cleanup.

If you are interested in learning more about this program, contact Barry Krebs at 770-335-1388 or [email protected]. Thank you.

Bring family to 'Eggstravaganza Under the Stars'

Cobb County’s largest egg hunt, the Eggstravaganza, will be Saturday, March 26, at a new time in a new location -- the Al Bishop Softball Complex in Marietta. The event will begin at 6 p.m. and feature an evening egg hunt, children’s art activities, live entertainment, inflatables, a hula-hoop contest, tug-of-war contest, musical chairs contest and food truck vendors.

This is a fun-filled event for the whole family to enjoy and there will be several egg hunts organized by age groups. In each hunt, there will be special prize eggs. Please bring flashlights for the night hunt. The Al Bishop Softball Complex is located at 1082 Al Bishop Drive, Marietta. Admission for The Eggstavaganza is free. For more information please call 770-528-4333. 

Make plans to attend large job fair April 1

Congressman David Scott will host the 13th Annual Jobs Fair 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Friday, April 1, at the Georgia International Convention Center.
  
Nearly 100 area employers looking to fill more than 5, 530 openings will participate, including AFLAC, Atlanta Police Department, AT&T, Chime Solutions, Clayton County Public Schools, FedEx, FBI, GLOCK, Home Depot, Kia Motors, Lowe’s, MARTA, Next Step Staffing, UPS, U.S. Peace Corps and WestRock.

These federal and state agencies will also be on hand:

• U.S. Veterans Administration and Atlanta VA Medical Center to provide special employment, health and benefits resources for veterans;
• U.S. Small Business Administration to host a Small Business Forum providing information on capital access, state and federal procurement contracts, and film and entertainment opportunities for small businesses;
• HomeSafe Georgia to deliver on-site counseling to homeowners facing unemployment or underemployment while they seek new work; and
• U.S. Office of Personnel and Management to conduct step-by-step training on finding and applying for Federal jobs (Navigating USAJOBS).

Attendees are strongly encouraged to take MARTA to the airport station and board the free ATL SkyTrain to the Convention Center or take MARTA to the College Park station and board a special MARTA bus shuttle to the event.

Georgia International Convention Center is located at 2000 Convention Center Concourse, College Park. For more information, visit www.davidscott.house.gov or call 770-432-5405. 

Cupid in the Community: Honoring diversity

Congratulations to Luther Washington, CEO and executive director of Family Life Restoration, for being honored with the Creating Community Award for District Four! He transformed a vacant building on Mableton Parkway into a place where distressed children, families and neighborhoods could seek refuge, shelter, food, clothing, medical assistance and opportunities. The facility has become a beacon of life and hope in the Mableton and Austell area. Thank you for helping foster diversity in our community and enriching South Cobb.

(Pictured from left to right: Brenda Marlin, Commissioner Lisa Cupid, Luther Washington and James Dodd.)

Other Cupid in the Community activities:

• Enjoyed addressing Attendees at the Whole Families Whole Communities event to launch a workforce development program at Family Life Restoration Center.

• Learned about environmental justice and the growing energy industry at the Just Energy Cobb County Forum hosted by the Georgia Community Coalition.

• Attended the monthly Cobb County Bar Association meeting recognizing the election of new officers.

Community zoning meetings

Thank you to all of you who participate in the regular Community Zoning Meetings to learn about and weigh on zoning cases in your community. Please note the following scheduling changes for this year.

• Zoning cases in Austell and Powder Springs will be addressed on the second Wednesday of the month, from 6 to 7 p.m., at South Cobb Recreation Center, 875 Six Flags Drive, Austell.
• Zoning cases in Smyrna, Mableton and Marietta will be addressed on the fourth Wednesday of the month, from 6 to 7 p.m., at South Cobb Community Center, 620 Lions Club Drive, Mableton.  

For a list of upcoming 2016 zoning cases please visit: zoning.comdev.cobbcountyga.gov/index.htm.

My office is happy to help share information about programs, activities and events around District Four and surrounding areas, but inclusion in the newsletter does not signify endorsement or guarantee the quality of programming included.

District Four Construction Update

Indicates project paid for with SPLOST funding

Road Closure Notice:

Factory Shoals Road
Factory Shoals Road is closed to thru traffic until May 9, between Six Flags Road and White Road.

Anderson Mill Road Sidewalks

The contractor is not planning to work this weekend.

Austell Road to White Way Drive – Monday through Friday
This project is substantially complete. Expect periodic lane closures from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The contractor will be performing punchlist work. EXPECT DELAYS

Floyd Road – Veterans Memorial to Clay Road

The contractor will work Saturday, milling and excavating for road widening. Lane closures are anticipated. EXPECT DELAYS

The contractor is not planning to work Sunday.

Veterans Memorial to Clay Road – Monday through Friday
Expect periodic lane closures from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with one lane remaining open in each direction at all times. The contractor will be installing storm drain, excavating for road widening, asphalt leveling, removing and replacing sidewalk and curb and gutter. Utilities will be relocating services. EXPECT DELAYS

Powder Springs Road at Cheatham Hill Road / Callaway Road

The contractor is not planning to work this weekend.

Monday through Friday
Expect periodic lane closures from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The contractor will be performing punchlist work. EXPECT DELAYS

Riverside Parkway Sidewalk

The contractor is not planning to work this weekend.

Monday through Friday
This project is substantially complete. Expect periodic lane closures 9 a.m.-4 p.m. The contractor will be performing punchlist work. EXPECT DELAYS

Six Flags Drive (Factory Shoals Road to Riverside Parkway)

The contractor is not planning to work this weekend.

Monday through Friday
Expect periodic lane closures 9 a.m.-4 p.m. with one lane remaining open. The contractor will be building gravity, installing storm drain and grading. Utilities will be relocating services. EXPECT DELAYS

Six Flags Drive (Riverside Parkway to Six Flags Parkway)

The contractor is not planning to work this weekend.

Monday through Friday
This project is substantially complete. Expect periodic lane closures 9 a.m.-4 p.m. The contractor will be performing punchlist work. EXPECT DELAYS

Walker Drive

The contractor is not planning to work this weekend.

Monday through Friday
The contractor will be installing fence. No lane closures are anticipated.

White Road at Riverside Parkway

The contractor is not planning to work this weekend.

Monday through Friday
Expect periodic lane closures 9 a.m.-4 p.m. with one lane remaining open. Utilities will be relocating services. EXPECT DELAYS.

I-285 at Atlanta Road Interchange Reconstruction - GDOT

Orchard Road is closed to through traffic through Jan. 5, 2017.

Atlanta Road–Saturday: The contractor will be performing bridge work.  Lane closures are anticipated.  EXPECT DELAYS

I-285 northbound: Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The contractor will be boring for fiber. No lane closures are anticipated.

I-285 southbound: Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The contractor will continue to remove concrete shoulder, installing barrier walls and performing utility work. No lane closures are anticipated.

Atlanta Road: Monday through Friday
Expect periodic lane closures between 9 a.m.-4 p.m. with one lane remaining open. The contractor will be performing bridge work. Utilities will be relocating services. EXPECT DELAYS

I-285 northbound at Atlanta Road Bridge – Monday through Friday NIGHT WORK
Expect lane closures 9 p.m. - 5 a.m. The contractor will be performing bridge demolition. EXPECT DELAYS

GDOT Northwest Corridor (I-75/I-575) Managed Lanes

Frey Road: Lane closures from George Busbee Parkway to Campus Loop Road: 7 p.m.-5 a.m., nightly through March.

I-75 southbound: Traffic pacing from State Route 120 Loop/South Marietta Parkway to Windy Hill Road: 9 p.m.-5 a.m., Sunday, March 20.

Cumberland Boulevard: Expect periodic lane closures from Interstate North Parkway to Akers Mill Road (north): 9 a.m.-4 p.m., now through mid-March.

I-285 eastbound: Ramp closure I-285 eastbound to I-75 northbound follow posted detour: 10 p.m.-5 a.m., Friday, March 18,-Sunday, March 20.

For weekly travel advisories, please visit www.dot.ga.gov/DS/GEL/NWC.

Windy Hill Road at I-75 Diverging Diamond Interchange

Windy Hill Road lane closure at I-75 overpass to cause significant delays and congestion
One westbound lane on Windy Hill Road is closed across the I-75 bridge overpass as work continues on the diverging diamond interchange. This lane closure will cause significant delays and traffic congestion for all traffic heading westbound on Windy Hill Road through the interchange, particularly, traffic traveling west to the I-75 south on-ramp and traffic going Windy Hill Road west to the I-75 north on-ramp. 
This lane closure will continue indefinitely.

For up-to-the minute traffic 24/7, log onto www.cobbcommute.org or find us on Facebook or Twitter (@CobbDOT).

The contractor will work Saturday.

Expect periodic lane closures with one lane remaining open. The contractor will be grading on Circle 75, Windy Hill, southbound exit ramp and northbound entrance ramps to I-75.

The contractor is not planning to work Sunday.

Monday through Friday: Windy Hill Road at I-75
Expect periodic lane closures 9 a.m.-4 p.m. with one lane remaining open. The contractor will be demoing bridge, grading, placing concrete and beginning wall construction. EXPECT DELAYS

Monday through Friday – Windy Hill Road at I-75 – NIGHT WORK
Expect periodic lane closures 8 p.m.-5 a.m. with one lane remaining open. The contractor will be demoing bridge. EXPECT DELAYS

Windy Hill Road Corridor Thoroughfare Improvements

The contractor will work Saturday.

Windy Hill Road at Powers Ferry
The contractor will be activating new traffic signal. EXPECT HEAVY DELAYS

Wind Hill Road – South Park Place to Cobb Parkway – Eastbound
Expect periodic lane closures with one lane remaining open. The contractor will be grading, placing sidewalks and curb and gutter. EXPECT DELAYS

Interstate North Parkway – Windy Hill Road to Interstate North Parkway East
Expect periodic lane closures with one lane remaining open. The contractor will be building wall. EXPECT DELAYS

The contractor is not planning to work Sunday.

Monday through Friday: Interstate North Parkway-Windy Hill Road to Interstate North Parkway East
Expect periodic lane closures 9 a.m.-4 p.m. with one lane remaining open. The contractor will be building wall. EXPECT DELAYS

Monday through Friday: Between I-75 and Cobb Parkway (east and westbound)
Expect periodic lane closures 9 a.m.-4 p.m. with one lane remaining open on Windy Hill Road. The contractor will continue wall construction, placing GAB, placing curb and gutter and installing storm drainage. Utilities will be relocating services. EXPECT DELAYS

Monday through Friday: I-75 to Powers Ferry Road
Expect periodic lane closures 9 a.m.-4 p.m. with one lane remaining open. The contractor will be performing grading operations, signal work and building wall. EXPECT DELAYS

Updates and information about the upcoming Windy Hill Road projects will be provided at www.cobbdot.org.

David Baggett, construction ambassador, will be located at 2470 Windy Hill Road, Suite 126, throughout the duration of the project. He will meet regularly with businesses and the public to provide project updates, share information, and address project concerns.  Baggett can be reached at [email protected] or 678-722-1740.

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