Taxpayers’ Report Card for JoAnn Birrell, Cobb Commission District 3

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Spending YOUR Money

red-x-hi-20x20 Voted to increase county spending to $743 MILLION for Fiscal Year 20141
red-x-hi-20x20 Voted to increase county spending to $765 MILLION for Fiscal Year 20152
red-x-hi-20x20 Voted to Voted to increase county spending to $789 MILLION for Fiscal Year 20163
red-x-hi-20x20 Voted to Voted to increase county spending to $858 MILLION for Fiscal Year 20174
red-x-hi-20x20 Voted to Voted to increase county spending to $890 MILLION for Fiscal Year 20185

Raising YOUR Taxes

red-x-hi-20x20 Voted to increase county property taxes to $275 MILLION for 20146
red-x-hi-20x20 Voted to increase county property taxes to $280 MILLION for 20157
red-x-hi-20x20 Voted to increase county property taxes to $292 MILLION for 20178
red-x-hi-20x20 Voted for $130 MILLION per year ‘OLOST’ sales tax hike9,10

Braves Stadium Boondoggle

red-x-hi-20x20 Voted to build the Braves Stadium on the backs of taxpayers after it was negotiated in secret11,12
red-x-hi-20x20 Voted to put taxpayers $368 MILLION in debt for the Braves stadium without voter approval13
red-x-hi-20x20 Voted to give the Braves a parking monopoly near the Stadium by outlawing private parking14,15
red-x-hi-20x20 Voted to condemn private property so that the government could use it to build the Braves Bridge16
red-x-hi-20x20 Voted to give the Braves an additional $14 MILLION for their road work near the stadium17,18

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Footnotes

  1. Minutes of Regular Meeting, Cobb County Board of Commissioners, 10 Sep 2013, Finance Item 10A
  2. Minutes of Regular Meeting, Cobb County Board of Commissioners, 26 Aug 2014, Finance Item A
  3. Minutes of Regular Meeting, Cobb County Board of Commissioners, 8 Sep 2015, Finance Item 8C
  4. Minutes of Regular Meeting, Cobb County Board of Commissioners, 27 Sep 2016, Finance Item A
  5. Minutes of Regular Meeting, Cobb County Board of Commissioners, 22 Sep 2017, Finance Item 8A
  6. Minutes of Regular Meeting, Cobb County Board of Commissioners, 22 Jul 2014, Finance Item 16B
  7. Minutes of Regular Meeting, Cobb County Board of Commissioners, 22 Jul 2015, Finance Item 2C
  8. Minutes of Regular Meeting, Cobb County Board of Commissioners, 25 Jul 2017, Finance Item 7B
  9. Minutes of Regular Meeting, Cobb County Board of Commissioners, 23 Jan 2018, Board of Commissioners Item 13A
  10. Jon Gargis, “Cobb commissioners to consider public safety referendum call,” Marietta Daily Journal, 19 Jan 2018
  11. Minutes of Regular Meeting, Cobb County Board of Commissioners, 26 Nov 2013, County-wide Item 8B
  12. Dan Klepal, “Braves’ stunning secret simmered for months,” Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 11 Nov 2013
  13. Minutes of Regular Meeting, Cobb County Board of Commissioners, 27 May 2014, County Attorney Item 19A
  14. Minutes of Regular Meeting, Cobb County Board of Commissioners, 23 Feb 2016, Community Dev. Item 6A, Code Section 78.406
  15. Liz Roscher, “Cobb County outlaws private parking at new Braves stadium,” Yahoo! Sports, 30 Jun 2016
  16. Minutes of Regular Meeting, Cobb County Board of Commissioners, 22 Mar 2016, Consent Agenda Item 9D
  17. Minutes of Regular Meeting, Cobb County Board of Commissioners, 14 Mar 2017, County-wide Item 10A
  18. Liz Roscher, “Braves say Cobb County owes $14 million for new stadium transportation,” Yahoo! Sports, 25 Jan 2017