City of Acworth, GA

Acworth Tourism Bureau Authority Meeting
2024-04-11 16:30, 2024-03-14 16:30, 2024-02-08 16:30 (America/New_York) | Acworth City Hall, 4415 Center Street, Acworth, GA, 30101, United States
Visit Acworth is the city’s tourism bureau authority charged with branding and marketing the city for the purpose of attracting visitors to enjoy Acworth’s two beautiful lakes and historic downtown districts. Visit Acworth meets the second Thursday of the month at 4:30 p.m. at Acworth City Hall.

Acworth Tree Commission
2024-04-09 15:45 - 16:45 | Acworth Community Center, 4361 Cherokee Street, Acworth, GA, 30101
The Acworth Tree Commission is a five-member board appointed by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen for staggered terms of four years. The Commission is responsible for the annual Arbor Day program, planting of trees in the community, and leading the efforts of the Acworth Community Garden. The Commission meets the second Tuesday of January, April, July, and October at 3:45 p.m. at the Acworth Community Center.

Public Information Open House for Overlay District
2024-04-08 15:00 - 20:00 | Acworth City Hall, 4415 Center Street, Acworth, GA, 30101, United States
The Mayor and Board of Aldermen invite you to an upcoming Public Information Open House on Monday, April 8 from 3:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. to learn about the proposed overlay district map included in the zoning ordinance map amendments. The overlay is a tool that provides certain review criteria for defined areas of the community to assist in maintaining the character of the areas included within the overlay boundary. The event will take place at Acworth City Hall.
To view the proposed overlay district map, please click the image below.

Acworth Farmers Market
2024-04-05 08:00 - 12:00 | Logan Farm Park, 4405 Cherokee Street, Acworth, GA, 30101
The 2024 Historic Downtown Acworth Farmer’s Market will take place on Friday mornings between April 5 and October 25 from 8:00 a.m. to noon. The market is located in the Logan Farm Park Expansion, located at 4405 Cherokee Street in Acworth.
Market customers will have a wide variety of garden ripe Georgia grown vegetables, eggs, cheese, bedding plants, fresh-baked bread, pies, cakes, honey, and jams to choose from each week. This year’s market will be bigger and better than previous years and shoppers won’t believe the selection of homegrown goodies!
The Acworth Farmer’s Market is proudly sponsored by the Acworth Downtown Development Authority.
If you have questions about the market please contact Jeff Chase at jchase@acworth-ga.gov.

Regular Meeting - Mayor & Board of Aldermen
2024-04-04 19:00, 2024-03-21 19:00, 2024-03-07 19:00, 2024-02-15 19:00, 2024-02-01 19:00 | Acworth City Hall, 4415 Center Street, Acworth, GA, 30101, United States
Acworth City Council regular meetings occur on the first and third Thursday of each month at 7:00 p.m. The meetings take place in council chambers at Acworth City Hall (4415 Center Street).

Work Session - Mayor & Board of Aldermen
2024-04-01 18:30, 2024-03-18 18:30, 2024-03-04 18:30, 2024-02-12 18:30, 2024-01-29 18:30 | Acworth City Hall, 4415 Center Street, Acworth, GA, 30101, United States
Mayor & Board of Aldermen work sessions occur Mondays of regular council meeting weeks from 6:30 p.m. at Acworth City Hall (4415 Center Street).

Acworth Lake Authority
2024-04-01 12:00, 2024-03-04 12:00, 2024-02-05 12:00 | Acworth Community Center, 4361 Cherokee Street, Acworth, GA, 30101
The Lake Authority is a five-member board where the elected Mayor serves as the Chairman. The remaining four members are appointed by the Mayor and Board to serve. They are a group of citizens that assist the City by providing citizen input and engagement into the operation, management, and the development of master plans for Federally leased properties around Lake Acworth. The Lake Authority meets at the Acworth Community Center (4361 Cherokee Street) on the first Monday of the month at noon.

City Offices Closed - Good Friday
2024-03-29
City of Acworth offices and facilities will be closed on Friday, March 29, 2024, in observance of Good Friday.

Planning & Zoning Commission
2024-03-26 19:00, 2024-02-27 19:00 | Acworth City Hall, 4415 Center Street, Acworth, GA, 30101, United States
The Acworth Planning & Zoning Commission is responsible for ensuring developments are coordinated and harmonious with existing and future needs and consistent with the City’s Comprehensive Plan. The Commission meets on the fourth Tuesday of every month to review rezoning, annexation, and other requests at Acworth City Hall (4415 Center Street).

Lake Acworth Clean-Up
2024-03-23 09:00 - 11:00 | Cauble Park, 4425 Beach St, Acworth, GA, 30101, United States
Help keep Lake Acworth beautiful!
Acworth Power and Public Works’ Stormwater Division is partnering with Acworth Parks, Recreation, and Community Resource Department to host a Lake Acworth Clean-Up on Saturday, March 23 from 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. at Cauble Park.
Interested volunteers are encouraged to RSVP to Luke McTaggart at lmctaggart@acworth-ga.gov. Volunteers are asked to bring kayaks and canoes if they have them. However, Appalachian Outfitters has kindly donated kayaks for volunteers to use if they do not have them. See our Facebook event, here.

Historic Preservation Commission Meeting
2024-03-20 18:00 - 19:00 | Acworth City Hall, 4415 Center Street, Acworth, GA, 30101, United States
The HPC is charged with carrying out the provisions of the Acworth Historic Preservation Ordinance and meets monthly on the third Wednesday of the month at 6:00 p.m. at Acworth City Hall.

Downtown Development Authority Meeting
2024-03-19 16:00, 2024-02-20 16:00 | Acworth City Hall, 4415 Center Street, Acworth, GA, 30101, United States
The DDA facilitates the process of Economic Development in the Downtown Development Authority District while preserving its historic downtown heritage, and meets the third Tuesday of the month at 4:00 p.m. at Acworth City Hall.

Acworth City Clean-Up Challenge
2024-03-16 08:30 - 12:00 | Acworth Police Department, 4400 Acworth Industrial Dr, Acworth, GA, 30101, United States
Join forces with the Acworth Public Safety Cadets and Acworth Public Works for the City Clean-Up Challenge! Let’s come together as a community to beautify our city and make a positive impact on our environment.
This year’s Acworth City Clean-Up Dates are:
1st Quarter – March 16th
2nd Quarter – June 8th
3rd Quarter – will join the Great Allatoona Clean Up (Date TBD)
4th Quarter – November 16th
Questions? Contact Cpl. Mistretta at emistretta@acworth.org.

Acworth Public Safety Cadets - Recruiting Night
2024-01-25 18:30 - 20:30 | Acworth Police Department, 4400 Acworth Industrial Dr, Acworth, GA, 30101, United States
Come and discover an incredible opportunity! Join us on January 25th from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM to explore our program.

Experience firsthand the hands-on training that prepares our cadets for a future in public safety. Cadets in our program build leadership skills, competing in state and national competitions, volunteer at city events, and engaging in numerous community service projects each year. Save the date and visit of our Recruiting Night on January 25th and see what makes our program a pathway towards a fulfilling career in public safety! For questions, please contact Corporal Eric Mistretta at emistretta@acworth-ga.gov.

Date: January 25th
Time: 6:30pm-8:30pm
Location: Acworth Police Department – 4440 Acworth Industrial Drive, Acworth Drive
Age: 14-20

Historic Preservation Commission Meeting
2024-01-25 12:00 | Acworth City Hall, 4415 Center Street, Acworth, GA, 30101, United States
The HPC is charged with carrying out the provisions of the Acworth Historic Preservation Ordinance and meets quarterly on the fourth Thursday of January, April, July and October at 12:00 p.m. at Acworth City Hall.

Minority, Women, and Veteran Owned Business Seminar
2024-01-25 08:30 - 10:30 | Acworth Community Center, 4361 Cherokee Street, Acworth, GA, 30101
The City of Acworth has partnered with the Acworth Business Association, The UGA Small Business Development Center at Kennesaw State University, and Earnest Davis with E3 Consulting to host its annual Minority, Women, and Veteran owned small business seminar.

This program is designed to provide an inclusive and equitable educational resource to small businesses within the Acworth community by providing access to information relating to business growth as well as grant and marketing opportunities. The first part of the program will consist of a course from the Small Business Development Center on small business lending and the second part of the program will be a presentation from Earnest Davis. The seminar will take place at the Acworth Community Center on Thursday, January 25 from 8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

To attend, interested business owners may RSVP by emailing communityconversation@acworth-ga.gov by January 22nd, 2024.
