🌱 Millage Rate Questions + School Employees Allowed To Carry Guns

Hello, everybody. It's me, Danielle Fallon-O'Leary, your host of the Marietta Daily — back in your inbox with everything you need to know about what's happening in town. I'll get right to it.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and humid. High: 89 Low: 71.

Here are the top three stories in Marietta today:

1. Some Cobb Board of Education members are questioning the decision to maintain the same millage rate as the previous year. Jaha Howard's motion to reduce the millage rate failed on a 2-3 vote. Even though the millage rate remains the same, the district will be collected an additional $65 million in tax revenue. This is technically a tax increase and the district must hold three public hearings before setting the new rate. (East Cobb News)
2. Cobb County School District has approved a new policy that would allow some employees to carry guns. The employees aren't certified police officers. Teachers have been excluded from the employees allowed to carry guns. The 4-2 vote was along party lines. In 2014, Georgia passed a law that allows educators to carry guns. (GPB News)
3. The Georgia Department of Public Health is prioritizing Monkeypox vaccinations in five Georgia counties. Cobb County is on the list. The state has confirmed 93 cases of Monkeypox, according to the department's Friday report. (AJC.com)

Today in Marietta:

• Keep Marietta Beautiful - Love The Loop/Adopt A Mile At Marietta Parks And Recreation (9:00 AM)
• Rear Window (1954): Strand Movie Night! At Strand Theatre (8:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• The City of Marietta shares the North Saint Mary's Traffic Calming Public Input Meeting. Click to watch the full video. (City of Marietta, Ga., Government via Facebook)
• The Marietta Police Department shares a video meant to raise awareness of switching lanes and coasting off the roadway during vehicle malfunctions. Click to watch the educational video. (Marietta, Georgia Police Department via Facebook)
• Councilman Andre L. Sims will be hosting a Town Hall meeting on Thursday, Jul. 28 at Marietta's Fire Station 56 on Sawyer Road. (City of Marietta)

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— Danielle Fallon-O'Leary

About me: Danielle Fallon-O’Leary is a senior writer with content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and assists Patch.com with community newsletter curation. Danielle also holds a Master’s Degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders and works part-time as a pediatric speech therapist.