Cobb County Board of Commissioners Chairwoman Lisa Cupid issued a statement concerning the cityhood efforts currently being considered in the state legislature.

Four cityhood efforts have been underway that include Mableton, East Cobb, Lost Mountain, and Vinings. The county understood that some of these initiatives could appear on the ballot in November.

We have been communicating with a consultant on providing impact analyses. During this legislative season, it now appears cityhood measures will now appear on May ballots. The impact analyses cannot be completed by the May primary, so I and staff will be much more active in assessing our impact internally and in educating citizens, both in city limits and outside, about the financial impact in Cobb.

As a former community advocate, I am not here to thwart efforts towards determining the future of one’s community. As chairwoman of the county, I am here to ensure some sense of transparency and to better educate Cobb Citizens, more broadly, about how cityhood can impact all here.

Recognizably, time is of the essence with this likely being on the ballot in May and considering how historically, there is marginal voter turnout in May primaries. This means that very few can be determining the outcome for many with a significant impact on Cobb as we know it today.

Chairwoman Cupid is isolating at home after testing positive for COVID-19.