Cobb's 1% SPLOST passed 204,842 to 125,788 in unofficial results, so Marietta gets $78.2 million for paving, Fire Station 55 and parks from 2028 to 2033.

Cobb County voters renewed the 1% special purpose local option sales tax Tuesday. The yes side won 204,842 votes to 125,788, or 62% to 38%, with all 148 precincts reporting.

The figures are unofficial until the county certifies them. They come from the Georgia Secretary of State’s results page, which the Cobb County elections office links for election night results.

What passed

The tax is known as SPLOST. The renewal replaces the current SPLOST when it expires Dec. 31, 2027, according to the county’s August overview brochure. The brochure sets out the terms:

  • collections run from Jan. 1, 2028, to Dec. 31, 2033
  • six-year collections are projected at $1.15 billion
  • Cobb’s seven cities share $355,498,437
  • the county’s own share is $794.5 million

The county called the measure “NOT A TAX INCREASE,” because the renewal replaces the tax that ends in 2027. Cobb’s total sales tax stays at 6%.

What Marietta gets

Marietta’s share is $78,227,427.76, the second-largest among the cities after Mableton’s. The Marietta City Council approved its project list Feb. 11, the city’s Transportation Department page says.

The largest items on the city’s Tier 1 project list (PDF) are:

  • $13.2 million for citywide street resurfacing
  • $9.35 million to rebuild or remodel Fire Station 55
  • $6.25 million for sidewalks and trails
  • $5 million for streets and drainage
  • $4.98 million to replace police vehicles
  • $3.54 million to replace the turf at the Franklin Gateway Sports Complex
  • $3.5 million for a citywide traffic management system

Each of the city’s seven wards gets $500,000 for sidewalks, streets and traffic calming. The full list, by group, is in our earlier story on Marietta’s SPLOST projects.

What the county builds

The county’s share pays for a new State Court building, a new infirmary at the Cobb County jail and two new fire stations, its brochure says. It also lists a replacement for the Central Aquatic Center, an expanded Tim D. Lee Senior Center and a new 20,000-square-foot East Cobb library.

Other Cobb results

Several county races on the same ballot were close. All figures are unofficial, from the same Secretary of State page. An “(I)” on the ballot marks the incumbent.

Race Result
County Commission, District 3 Kevin Redmon (Dem) 48,712; JoAnn K. Birrell (I) (Rep) 48,163
Cobb school board, District 4 Micheal Garza (Dem) 25,487; David Chastain (I) (Rep) 20,977
Mableton redevelopment powers referendum No 14,933; Yes 13,796

The Redmon-Birrell margin is 549 votes out of 96,875 cast. The Cobb County School District board does not govern Marietta’s schools. Marietta City Schools has its own board.

Mableton is about 10 miles south of Marietta.

What it means for you

  • The sales tax you pay does not change. The renewal keeps the 1% SPLOST in place from 2028; the current one runs through 2027.
  • Marietta projects start once collections begin in 2028. The city has not published a schedule for individual streets or the Fire Station 55 work.
  • Results are unofficial until Cobb County certifies them. Updated counts appear on the Secretary of State’s results page.
  • For road work already underway with earlier SPLOST money, see our road construction and closures page. For how and where Cobb votes, see our voting guide.