Recently, the Cobb County Board of Commissioners (BOC) voted to expand the East Cobb Park by almost 30 acres. With proceeds from the 2008 Cobb Parks Bond, the BOC approved the purchase of 22 acres owned by Wylene Tritt which sits right next to the current East Cobb Park. Mrs. Tritt donated another 7.7 acres and the Friends for the East Cobb Park’s generous donation of $102,000 allowed the East Cobb Park to increase its 13-acre plot to 29.7 acres.
East Cobb Park has become one of the most heavily used parks in Cobb County and includes walking trails, pavilions, open grass areas, creek overlooks and playgrounds. For now, the newly acquired land will remain a green space. It’s the only land in District 2 that was purchased with the parks bond funding.
Friends for the East Cobb Park (FFECP) is the nonprofit group of community volunteers who raised more than $1 million to purchase the original 3 acres to create the East Cobb Park almost 20 years ago. The Friends board is planning a community-wide fundraising campaign to replenish the park’s endowment fund. The Friends group invites the community to help restore the fund which will help ensure the future growth of our community’s beloved park. In advance of the campaign’s official kickoff, volunteers will be at the EAST COBBER Parade & Festival and at upcoming Sunday Fun Day events at East Cobb Park. To make a tax-deductible gift to this community initiative, make your check payable to Friends for the East Cobb Park (with “campaign” in the memo) and mail it to P.O. Box 6313, Marietta, Georgia 30065. Contributions may also be made online. For more information, visit www.eastcobbpark.org.
“The East Cobb Park is a valuable part of the community, and we wanted to make sure that it would be available and thriving for many generations. We are confident that the community will help us replenish these funds, as well as contribute to park improvements in the future,” says Lee O’Neal, president of the FFECP Board.
This article originally appeared in the September issue of the EAST COBBER magazine, on page 7. Click here to view the digital edition.
