Stay Informed in Cobb To sign up for the programs below, go to http://communications.cobbcountyga.gov/signup-page.htm Emergency Notification Cobb County now has an emergency notification system. SMS/Text Messaging By signing up for Nixle, residents will be informed of: 1. Armed or dangerous persons in their area 2. Missing person alerts (Amber Alerts, Levi's Call and Mattie's Call) 3. Fatality or severe injury accidents resulting in significant traffic delays 4. Other critical incidents that require real-time notification

PENS (Police Email Notification System) is a service provided by our local police precincts to inform residents about community issues, crime prevention, and safety tips.

What you and your neighbors can do:
Do not post your vacation plans on Facebook or other social media sites and frequently remind your teens of the same. When you let everyone know when you are leaving and when you will be back, you are providing valuable information to a potential thief.

Please remember to remove your valuables from your vehicles and take them inside at night and lock your cars! If you are going somewhere and plan to leave your valuables in your car, please secure them out of sight before you arrive. Do not broadcast to everyone that you are placing valuables in your trunk.

Please continue to call 911 anytime you see someone suspicious in your neighborhood. School is out for the summer and this is the time when we see an increase in daytime residential burglaries and nighttime residential entering autos. If you see anyone on foot in your neighborhood that you do not recognize or someone you do recognize that appears to be behaving suspiciously, please call and let an officer check it out. You can remain anonymous!

Register your phone number for CodeRED emergency notification
Cobb County is launching a reverse-911 system called CodeRED high-speed notification solution. On Monday, Feb. 1, the system called every land line registered in the county encouraging people to register by visiting cobbcounty.org/911 and clicking on the CodeRED Reverse 911 Registration tab. The system affords the ability to communicate time sensitive messages to targeted areas or the entire county. This will be especially helpful in delivering important information during an emergency.

The system is only as effective as the telephone number database supporting it, so residents are strongly encouraged to add their home and mobile phone numbers. All businesses should register, as well as residents who have unlisted numbers, changed their phone numbers or addresses within the past year or those who use cell phones or VoIP phones as their primary numbers. It is important to register cell phone numbers as well. The information provided will only be used for emergency notification purposes. To register, visit cobbcounty.org/911.

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Friends of Price Park

"My name is Terry Scoville. I am a resident of Amberwood Creek subdivision just around the corner from OEL.   I would like to share some information about a relatively new Cobb County Park and a non-profit friend group that has just formed to support this new park.

Leone Hall Price Park is about a 8/10 mile from Acworth Due West on Stilesboro.  It is 127 acres of forest and meadows and has Allatoona Creek running through it.  The Friends of  Price park is a 501c3 non-profit organization that is reaching out to the local community to create awareness of the park as well as seek support of developing the park as it was intended - a passive park that will be somewhat of a nature preserve for the community.

Click HERE for viewing a brochure that discusses the park and the friends group. Our website became live yesterday www.friendsofpricepark.org

Olde England Lake is one of the closest subdivisions to Price Park so I am hopeful OEL residents will find the park a great resource and will support us in huge numbers.  Any help or support the residents of OEL can give us would  be much appreciated.Best regards, Terry ScovilleVice President- Friends of Price Park, Inc.Ph.  770 499 9959

Share your opinion on how to keep Cobb beautiful
 

Keep Cobb Beautiful needs public input on important environmental issues. Whether it's recycling, greenspace, litter prevention or something else, KCB is seeking your thoughts and ideas. A quick online survey will help the organization serve the needs of Cobb's residents better. To participate, visit cobbcounty.org/KCB.

Property owners can register burglar alarms without penalty

Cobb County residents and business owners who have unregistered burglar alarms can still register them without penalty. However, if an unregistered alarm goes off before then, its owner can face fines and penalties under the county ordinance. The alarm ordinance went into effect in January and about 33,000 people have registered so far, but there are an estimated 45,000 burglar alarm users in Cobb, according to officials. Motor vehicle or boat alarms and alarms designed to call medical personnel do not have to be registered. Registration gives police contact information in case of emergency. Registration is free and can be completed online at cobbpolice.com. For more information, call the False Alarm Reduction Unit at 770-528-3819.

COBB COUNTY NEWS!
Congestion relief coming to northwest Cobb

Cobb County recently broke ground on the much-anticipated Big Shanty Extension; a two-mile roadway designed to provide significant congestion relief for the northwest sector of Cobb. Through a partnership of the Georgia Department of Transportation, Cobb DOT, the Town Center Area Community Improvement District, Kennesaw State University and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, phase III began construction in the fall, phase I began construction in January and phase II is scheduled to begin in 2011. The total project should be completed by 2012. TV23 has more on this story (video) .

For road closures and other major traffic issues, text "follow cobbcountygovt" to 40404 and receive real-time text messages of traffic problems in Cobb County.