Effective July 1, 2008 residential and general contractors are required to have a Georgia state licensing card that specifies the type of construction work they are allowed to perform. This does not replace your local license - when permitting you will be required to have both. To find out more on these requirements, you can go to the Secretary of State website and read O.C.G.A 43-31-14. [Additional info...]

City of Kennesaw offices will be closed Friday, July 4 in oberservance of Independence Day. For changes to the sanitation schedule this week, please go to the following link. [Additional info...]

A groundbreaking ceremony was held Tuesday for The Edge Connection Enterprise Center, a new Business Incubator and Commercial Kitchen which will help advance economic development, grow sustainable businesses and create new jobs in Kennesaw, Cobb County and the state of Georgia.

Bringing the project into Kennesaw has been a goal of City officials and the Kennesaw Development Authority (KDA) for several years, and the groundbreaking brought together a number of partnerships including the City of Kennesaw, KDA, The Edge Connection, Kennesaw State University, the Marcus Foundation and the Hewlett-Packard Foundation.

The 30,000 square foot facility is currently under construction at a large retail and office development under way at the southwest corner of U.S. Highway 41 and Kennesaw Due West Road.

The project will include 25 mixed-use incubator offices, a 6-station commercial complex kitchen, production center, market place, event space, as well as offer business development training and a certificate culinary course in partnership with Kennesaw State University.

Anticipated cost of the project is $10.5 million, of which $350,000 is from public funds, $900,000 from private funds and $2 million from foundation funding.

The Edge Connection Enterprise Center is the first of its kind in the Atlanta region and has the cooperation of Kennesaw State University, the Marcus Foundation, the Hewlett Packard Foundation and the City of Kennesaw.

For more information on The Edge Connection, please visit www.theedgeconnection.com. For information on economic development in the City of Kennesaw, please call 770-794-7075.

The City of Kennesaw’s environmental committee has saved more than 12 tons of electronics equipment from the landfill.

The committee recently collected 25,386 lbs. of old, broken and obsolete electronic items at its Electronics Recycling Day event held June 14 at Adams Park in Kennesaw.

Committee members were amazed by the sheer number of people who turned out to drop off their old electronics.

The event allowed local residents a way to dispose of unwanted items in a convenient and environmentally-friendly way.

Not only did the committee take in literally tons of equipment for recycling, they also raised nearly $700 in donations which will go toward recycle containers in the City’s parks. Recycling the electronic items ensures that they will be disposed of properly and not take up space in a landfill.

Electronic items collected included 275 computer monitors, 311 desktop computers, 81 computer printers, 75 VCRs and DVD players, 111 cell phones, 81 miscellaneous radios, stereos and TVs, which equaled 10 24-foot truck loads for 25,386 lbs.

For more information on the Environmental Committee, call 770-424-8274, extension 3018, or visit www.kennesaw-ga.gov/green. [Additional info...]

The City of Kennesaw is now partnering with the Kennesaw Business Association to provide advertising packages for businesses that are members of KBA.

This partnership will allow KBA members opportunities to advertise their businesses on the www.kennesawwifi.net website. For more information on advertising, visit www.kennesawwifi.net.

For more information about KBA membership benefits, visit www.kennesawbusiness.org.

The Kennesaw Police Department, along with City Employees and members of the community, donated more than 1,200 lbs. of food to MUST Ministries after a 30-day food drive.

The Kennesaw Police Department launched the food drive in response to a newspaper article about a food shortage at the MUST Ministries Food Center.
Barrels were placed in City Hall and in Police Headquarters to be filled with canned food and other food items, with each barrel representing around 200 lbs. Six barrels were filled, totaling approximately 1,200 lbs.

MUST Ministries distributes approximately 2,000 lbs. of food daily to families in need from its three distribution centers in Cobb and Cherokee counties. In recent months, demand for food from MUST Ministries has increased while food donations have been decreasing.

The food drive was also aided by efforts by the Kennesaw Jaycees, Kroger (3985 Cherokee St.) and the Henssler Financial Group.

The City of Kennesaw will continue to collect food donations for MUST Ministries, which can be dropped off at City Hall or the police department anytime. If you have questions about the program or donation, please call Lt. Craig Graydon at 770-422-2505.
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All contractors needing to obtain permits will be required to have their Georgia state card and local business license with them. For more information on this licensing requirement, please go to the Secretary of State Website and view the code O.C.G.A. 43-41-1 through 43-41-17. click here to go to SOS.ga.gov

For a listing of the Kennesaw Mayor and Council's regular meetings and work sessions, please click on the following link. [Meeting Schedule]

The City of Kennesaw Parks & Recreation Department will offer an Adult Co-Ed Softball League in the fall. Team registation will begin Monday, July 7 and will end on Friday, August 8. Games will begin on September 7. [Click here for more information...]

The Kennesaw and Cobb Police Departments will ne hosting a car and bike show in the parking lot of the Big Shanty Antique Mall on Saturday July 26 from 9am - 3pm. For more information call 770-917-9136 or click on the "flyer" link. [Additional info...]

The City of Kennesaw will be closed Friday, July 4, 2008 for the Independence Day holiday. There will NOT be any Garbage or Recycle services.

Thursday garbage route will be moved to Wednesday, and Friday garbage route will be moved to Thursday. If your scheduled recycle day is Friday, you will not have a pick up this week. Friday route will have recycle picked up next week on its regular scheduled day. [Additional info...]