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Abstract
Using GIS to Estimate Financial Impacts of Municipal Annexation
Track: State and Local Government
Author(s): Christian Okeke, Ed Biggs, Judy Sheppard
The six cities within Cobb County, Georgia, must petition the County Board of Commissioners to annex portions of the County into their corporate boundaries. Because the County and city governments are distinct and independent bodies, each approved petition translates into an overall loss of revenue for the County government. For example, revenue from building permits and property taxes are lost to the petitioning city. The annual financial loss of County revenue could potentially add up to millions of dollars. To help Cobb County government evaluate the financial and service delivery impacts of each annexation petition, Cobb County GIS developed the County's Municipal Annexation Model in ArcView GIS.
Christian Okeke
Cobb County
Geographic Information Systems
100 Cherokee Street
Suite 520
Marietta , GA 30090
USA
Phone: (770) 528-6974
Fax: (770) 528-8706
E-mail: christian.okeke@cobbcounty.org
Ed Biggs
Cobb County
Geographic Information Systems
100 Cherokee Street
Suite 520
30090
U.SA
Phone: (770) 528-8706
Fax: (770) 528-8706
E-mail: ebiggs@cobbcounty.org
Judy Sheppard
Cobb County
100 Cherokee Street
100 Cherokee Street
Suite 520
Marietta 30090
USA
Phone: (770) 528-8706
Fax: (770) 528-8706
E-mail: jsheppard@cobbcounty.org