Cobb extends ban on new billboards

A ban on consideration of new billboards has been extended in Cobb County.

The Cobb County Board of Commissioners agreed 5-0 on Tuesday to extend the moratorium on billboards until June 30.

Meanwhile county staff will re v i ew and make prop osed amendments to the sign ordinance unless these amendments are submitted and approved by the commissioners before June 30.

In January 1999, the commissioners adopted Cobb County Code Section 134-318 about billboards, also called off-premise signs — a section that was changed in July 2016.

These code sections were developed to provide policy guidance on billboards.

In September 2018, the commissioners authorized the ban on new billboards until March 31, 2019 but now until June 30. CAROLYN CUNNINGHAM FOR THE AJC

Upcoming

■ Toddler Tours: Marietta Museum of History. 10:30 a.m. Tuesday and select Tuesdays. $5/ family (one adult and up to three children), $5/each additional adult or child. 1 Depot St., Marietta. Based on programs by the Smithsonian Institute’s Early Enrichment Center, tours will be offered to toddlers, ages 3 to 5, and their parents, introducing toddlers to a museum setting through basic concepts like shapes, sounds, games, tools and jobs. Reservations: 770-794-5710 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays to Saturdays. Amy Reed at AReed@MariettaGa.gov, MariettaHistory.org

■ Acworth’s 30th Annual Celebration as a Tree City. 7 p.m. Thursday. Acworth City Hall, 4415 Senator Russell Ave. During the regular meeting of the Acworth City Council, Mayor Tommy Allegood will present a proclamation to the Acworth Tree Commission in recognition of the city’s 30th year of being one of more than 3,500 Tree City USAs by the National Arbor Day Foundation. Also to be recognized will be Arbor Day Poster Contest winners from local schools and members of the new Liberty Hill Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution for helping with planting trees in the city and an ice cream party for the schools. Acworth Assistant Recreation Coordinator Bailey Arnaud at 770-917-1234 or barnaud@acworth.org