COMMUNITY
New resident
information
COUNTY GOVERNMENT
SERVICE CENTERS
There are two service centers
available where residents can do
the following:
• Business apps & payments
• Property Tax Payments
• Property Tax Exemptions
• Water System bill payments
• Transit ticket sales
• Vehicle Tag Renewals
• Tax Assessor reporting forms
East Cobb Service Center
4400 Lower Roswell Road, Marietta
Tag Offices: Monday — Friday
8:00 a.m. — 5:00 p.m.
South Cobb Service Center
4700 Austell Road, Austell
770-499-4494
Business Offices: Monday - Friday
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Tag Offices: Monday - Friday
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m..
*Certain offices within the Service Center
may have varying hours of operation
GEORGIA DRIVER’S LICENSE
New residents should obtain a
Georgia’s driver’s license within 30
days of establishing residency.
Cobb County Locations:
Marietta
1605 County Services Pkwy
Marietta, GA 30008
Hours: Tues.-Fri. 7:30 a.m. to
6:30 p.m.; Sat. 7:30 a.m. to 12 noon
Kennesaw-Acworth
3690 Old 41 Hwy NW
Kennesaw, GA 30144
Hours: Tues.-Fri. 7:30 a.m. –
6:30 p.m.; Sat. 7:30 a.m. to 12 noon
What to bring:
• An original or certified document
to prove who you are such as a
Birth Certificate or Passport
• Social Security Card
• Two documents showing your
residential address such as a Bank
Statement or Utility Bill
• If you have had a name change,
then you’ll also need to bring a
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document to prove that, such as a
Marriage License
More information: www.dds.ga.gov
or 678-413-8400
GOVERNMENT
To reach voter registration eligibility
residents must be:
• A United States citizen
• A legal resident of a Georgia county
• At least 17½ years old.
• You must be 18 years old before
or on Election Day
Cobb Board of Elections Main
Office
736 Whitlock Ave., Suite 400
Marietta, GA 30064
Mon.-Fri.: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
More info: Call Cobb Elections at
770-528-2300 or visit
www.cobbelections.org
TAX COMMISSIONER
The Tax Commissioner’s Office is
established by the Georgia Constitution.
It is responsible for every
phase of collecting and disbursing
ad valorem property taxes. There
are two divisions: Property Tax Division
and Motor Vehicle Division.
Cobb County
Tax Commissioner
736 Whitlock Avenue NW
Marietta 30064
(770) 528-8600
Hours: Mon.–Fri. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
REGISTERING YOUR VEHICLE
East Cobb Govt. Service Center
4400 Lower Roswell Road
Marietta 30068
North Cobb Canton Road
shopping center
2932 Canton Road NE, Suite 300
Marietta 30066
South Cobb Govt. Center
4700 Austell Road
Austell 30106
West Cobb County Fire Station #28
3858 Kemp Ridge Road
Acworth 30101
All offices are open from 8:30 to
5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and
the main office is open until 6 p.m.
on Tuesdays.
Tag helpline: 770-528-TAGS (8247)
PROPERTY TAXES
The Property Tax division bills,
collects, and distributes ad valorem
property taxes. It is responsible for
auditing, accounting, disbursing and
reporting of collections, processing
homestead exemption applications
and levying on property. Taxes are
mailed by Aug. 15 and payment is
due by Oct. 15. If a bill is not received
by Aug. 30, a copy can be obtained
at www.cobbtax.org.
Main office:
West Park Government Center
736 Whitlock Avenue
Marietta 30064
770-528-8600
Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
East Cobb Government Center
4400 Lower Roswell Road
Marietta 30068-4233
South Cobb Government Center
4700 Austell Road
Austell 30106-2004
Residents can go to these offices to
pay taxes, file for exemptions and
basic motor vehicle transactions.
Hours of operation:
Processing hours for property tax
and exemptions: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Processing for motor vehicles:
9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.
UTILITIES
Water
The Cobb County Water System
660 South Cobb Drive SE
Marietta 30060
770-419-6200, 770-419-6224 (Fax)
www.cobbwater.org
Gas
A complete list of all gas providers
is located at www.psc.state.ga.us
under the Natural Gas/Approved
Natural Gas Marketers provider.
Electric
Cobb EMC................ 770-429-2100
Georgia Power....... 888-660-5890
Marietta Power.........770-794-5150
Acworth Power.........770-917-8903
TRASH AND RECYCLING
Garbage Collection
(unincorporated Cobb County)
Advanced Disposal....678-495-0058
American Disposal.....678-720-0500
Community Waste Disposal
................................ 770-382-0736
Custom Disposal Services
.................................770-977-2788
Cycle Works Sanitation
................................. 770-592-1515
The Dumpster Company
.................................678-867-7777
Hugh’s Garbage Service
................................770-529-9330
Plum Crazy Disposal
................................678-994-6269
Pro Disposal Inc........ 770-424-1122
Quality Sanitation Service
.................................770-944-7769
Smith’s Sanitation.....770-941-2498
Sweep Corp of American D/B/A
Express Waste..........770-261-0878
Waste Industries...... 770-577-3545
Waste Management....404-898-9238
West Cobb Sanitation
.................................770-499-1279
Garbage Collection
Inside the City of:
Acworth....................770-917-8903
Austell......................770-944-4300
Kennesaw............... 770-424- 8274
Marietta....................770-794-5150
Powder Springs....... 770-943-8010
Smyrna.....................770-319-5338
RECYCLING
Cobb County encourages its
residents to recycle. Many of the
municipalities offer curbside pickup
of recyclables for city residents.
Residents of unincorporated Cobb
County need to contract with
their garbage haulers for curbside
recycling.
Recycling Facilities
• The RockTenn Company
Recycling Center
1775 County Services Parkway SW
Marietta, GA 30008
• The Solid Waste Transfer Station
1897 County Services Parkway SW
Marietta, GA 30008
Mon.-Fri. 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.;
Sat. 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• TAG Grinding Services, Inc.
vegetative waste recovery center
2150 County Services Parkway SW
Fri. 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.;
Sat. 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
/www.dds.ga.gov
/www.cobbelections.org
/www.cobbtax.org
/www.cobbwater.org
/www.psc.state.ga.us