New Mableton Town Square Opens

MABLETON, GA -- The new Mableton Town Square was officially unveiled on Thursday.

The $2.2 million project creates a new football field-sized public park for the community next door to 5220 Church Street, Mableton. The joint project by Cobb County Community Development, PARKS and Department of Transportation was funded by the county 2011 Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax.

The ceremony, which included a performance by Mableton Elementary School students, marks continuing community improvements that started in 2001 with a development effort known as “Lifelong Mableton.”

In 2009, the Atlanta Regional Commission embarked on a program called “Lifelong Communities” to study how localities could improve facilities for seniors so they could remain in their original homes.

In 2010, Cobb County had a town plan created for the area, resulting in the Mableton Design Charette code. In August 2012, the Cobb School System and the County worked collaboratively to design and open Mableton Elementary School as a part of the plan.

The Town Square project improves pedestrian safety and connectivity to the elementary school. It also involved the development of a new roadway, known as Mableton Town Square, at Walker Drive and Old Floyd Road. Originally known as the Walker Drive project, it accommodates on-street parking and wide sidewalks to encourage pedestrian activity.

Images: Cobb County Communications