🌱 New Mental Health 911 Response + Tax Increase Public Hearing

Morning, friends! I'm back with your new edition of the Smyrna-Vinings Patch newsletter. Here are all the most important things to know about what's happening in town today.

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Now, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and hot. High: 94 Low: 72.

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

1. A Kennesaw State University research team and Cobb County Police, Fire, ambulance services, Crisis Intervention Team, and commissioners are working together to create a new 911 response for calls about people in emotional distress. One of the main priorities is to create an interactive dashboard that 911 operators can use to direct the correct responders to mental health calls. Once the team gets the full response set up for Cobb County, it plans to expand to local city police and fire departments within the county. (Metro Atlanta CEO)
2. A Smyrna child who was kidnapped two years ago by a non-custodial parent and taken to a foreign country was recently reunited with her father. The Smyrna Police Department helped reunite the two with aid from new investigative technologies and interagency cooperation between the U.S. Marshals Service, Cobb County Sheriff's Office, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, and law enforcement authorities in Mexico. (Smyrna Police Department via Facebook)
3. The City of Smyrna hosted its first state-required public hearing on the proposed tax increase yesterday, Jul. 17. The public hearing was centered around the city's adoption of a tentative millage rate that will result in a 14.83 percent property tax increase. If you missed yesterday's public hearing, you can join one of the next two on Jul. 25 at 10:00 a.m. at 200 Village Green Circle SE, or on Jul. 25 at 5:30 p.m. at 2800 King St. SE. (Cobb County Courier)

Today in Smyrna-Vinings:

Tuesday, July 18

• Food Truck Tuesday At Taylor-Brawner Park (5:00 PM)
• Boy George And Culture Club: The Letting It Go Show At Cadence Bank Amphitheatre At Chastain Park, Atlanta (7:00 PM)
• Karaoke Tuesdays At Juicy Crab Smyrna (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Today (Jul. 18) is the final Family Fun Day at the Cobb Safety Village. Bring the family out from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. for an event where kids can sit in emergency vehicles, enjoy an indoor puppet show, visit the mobile library, and more. Admission is $5 per person. (Cobb County Government via Facebook)
• Did you know that you can support Cobb County students and teachers during your grocery run? During checkout at Publix, you can donate to "Tools for Back to School" and receive a free reusable bag with your donation. (Cobb County Schools via Facebook)
• This upcoming Friday, Jul. 21, community members can take a tour of the Smyrna Recycling Center to learn more about the recycling process from 9:00-10:00 a.m. Register for the tour here. (Keep Smyrna Beautiful via Facebook)

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Alrighty, you're all caught up for today! I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow morning with your next update.

— Danielle Fallon-O'Leary

About me: Danielle Fallon-O’Leary is a content manager 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.