🌱 Book Sale Volunteer Opps + 2040 Comprehensive Plan Comments Wanted

Hello all! Danielle Fallon-O'Leary here with your Thursday edition of the Smyrna-Vinings Daily, filled with all the local information you need to know right now. Let's do this...

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and warm. High: 91 Low: 73.

Here are the top three stories in Smyrna-Vinings today:

1. A Friends of Smyrna Library book sale will be held on Aug. 27. Yesterday, the Friends of Smyrna Library announced an upcoming book sale in which all proceeds will be used to purchase a new collection of Wonderbooks by Playaway for the Smyrna Library Youth Services Department. Over 100 volunteer opportunities are available to support the book sale from Aug. 14 to Aug. 29. (Cobb County Courier)
2. Browse new open houses in Smyrna-Vinings this weekend. The residences with open houses this weekend range from a modern 3 bed, 3.5 bath townhome for $469,900 to a spacious 5 bed, 3.5 bath single-family home for $500,000. (Smyrna-Vinings Patch)
3. The public comment period for Cobb County's Comprehensive Plan 2040 ends this Friday. The Community Development Agency will accept public comments through July 29 for the 2040 Comprehensive Plan, which is a long-range, community-designed growth strategy. The 5-year update is mandated by the State of Georgia and seeks to continue to make Cobb County an attractive place to invest, conduct business, and raise a family. A draft version of the 5-year update will be available for review and comment. (Cobb County Twitter)

Today in Smyrna-Vinings:

• Townhome Standards Committee - H.R. Training Room / A. Max Bacon City Hall (5:00 PM)
• Committee of the Whole Meeting - A. Max Bacon City Hall, HR Training Room (6:30 PM)
• DDPYOGA - American Legion (7:10 PM)

From my notebook:

• The City of Smyrna's Food Truck Tuesday was held yesterday, despite the rain. Trucks served hungry patrons from 5:00 pm until 9:00 pm at Taylor-Brawner Park. (City of Smyrna, GA Government via Facebook)
• Registration for the Smyrna Seahawks Youth Football is still open. If your child is interested in participating, click here for more information or to sign up. (Smyrna Seahawks Youth Football and Cheerleading via Facebook)
• There was a town hall meeting last night to discuss redistricting. The agenda focused on the discussion surrounding redistricting as a result of the recent census and opened the floor to public hearings. (City of Smyrna, GA Government via Facebook)

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You're all caught up for today! See you all tomorrow morning for another update.

— 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.