Pre-Council Meeting - A. MAX BACON CITY HALL - ADMIN CONFERENCE ROOM — Minutes
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August 18, 2025 6:30 PM City of Smyrna Mayor and Council Meeting 2800 King Street SE Council Chambers Page 2 of 2 Councilmember Oglesby: The bridge at Camp Highland Rd. is great. Planning & Zoning Commission voted down an apartment complex off of Highland Pkwy. Blake Brady (WP South Acquisitions LLC) will meet with Councilmember Oglesby and any others who might want to join on Friday at 11:00 AM. This item will come before Mayor and Council in September. Mayor Pro Tem Gould: Someone at the Downtown Redevelopment Public Input session mentioned the Wells Fargo building. Discussion took place about the difficulties the city has already faced when dealing with Wells Fargo and their unrealistic expectation for that property. Councilmember Lindley: Thanked Mike Jones and the police department for their tactful handling of a homeless woman named Amy. Mayor Norton: He mentioned that Mike Jones and Kristin Robinson attended a SPLOST meeting at Cobb County today to discuss shared projects. Cobb County is proposing a project of $175M for a new state courthouse. What this means for the cities in Cobb is it will be a reduction in the amount allocated to the cities. The last SPLOST projections for Smyrna were estimated at $53M. They are projecting only $53.6M this time. Mayor Norton will meet with the seven other mayors in Cobb County to discuss strategies. City Attorney Scott Cochran: He stated that the service delivery agreement is blowing up again because of Mableton. DCA rejected the agreements with Cobb County, and there is a good chance Smyrna will be under sanctions. 5. Executive Session (As Needed) 6. Adjournment Mayor Derek Norton adjourned the August 18, 2025 Pre-Council Meeting at 6:57 PM. Facilities are provided throughout City Hall for the convenience of persons with disabilities. THIS MEETING WAS PROPERLY NOTICED AND POSTED AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NOTICING STANDARDS AS OUTLINED IN O.C.G.A. 50-14-3: The City of Smyrna website – www.smyrnaga.gov / City Hall, 2800 King Street SE, Notice Boards