🌱 New Fire Chief + Bus Driver Pay Increase + 2022 Tax Bills Issued

Hi all. It's me, Danielle Fallon-O'Leary, your host of the Smyrna-Vinings Daily — back in your inbox with all the most important things happening in our community today.

First, today's weather:

Cloudy with a stray thunderstorm. High: 78 Low: 68.

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

1. The City of Smyrna's Monday meeting packed the house with a busy agenda. The city swore in a new fire chief, completed a few annexations, and discussed the demolition of Aunt Fanny’s Cabin. The next town hall meeting is today, Aug. 18, at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall. (Cobb County Courier)
2. Yesterday, The Cobb County School District proposed boosting pay for bus drivers by $5.25 an hour. With the proposed increase, the new hourly rate for bus drivers would range from $25 to $33.32 an hour. Funding for the pay raises would come to $7.6 million and is available from revenues generated from the rising Cobb property tax digest. (East Cobb News)
3. As of Aug. 15, the 2022 Cobb County property tax bills have been issued. A total of 267,850 tax bills representing $1,099,887,569 was calculated and payments are due by Oct. 15. For questions or assistance, email tax@cobbtax.org or call 770-528-8600. (Smyrna-Vinings Patch)

Today in Smyrna-Vinings:

• Preschool Storytime - City of Smyrna (10:30 AM)
• Ward 7 Neighborhood Town Hall Meeting - A. Max Bacon City Hall / Council Chambers (6:30 PM)
• DDPYoga - American Legion (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Dress Down Friday is this week at Smyrna Elementary; don't forget to bring one dollar for Dress Down Day! (Smyrna Elementary PTA via Facebook)
• Smyrna Library has Pollinator Census kits! The Adult Services team put together packets with instructions, an insect identification guide, a sweet treat, and a craft. Pick up your kit at the front desk of the Friends of Smyrna Libarary! (Friends of Smyrna Library via Facebook)

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• Aura Reading & Energy Check Up (August 20)
• Food That Rocks, August 19 & 20 (August 20)
• Flamenco Tablao (August 21)
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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Thursday. See you all tomorrow 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.