Commissioners Tim Lee, the chairman, Bob Ott, JoAnn Birrell and Helen Goreham voted in favor of the financing deal.
“Going through this process, bringing a world class organization to Cobb …has made us a stronger and better board,” Lee said.
Birrell called the deal “an opportunity of a lifetime that we can’t afford to pass up.”
But Commissioner Lisa Cupid said while she supported the Braves coming to Cobb County, she was uncomfortable with the speed of the vote.
“I believe this could’ve been a win-win for so many more people … if we only took more time,” she said.
Fans and foes of the deal began crowding into the meeting hall hours before the 7 p.m. hearing was to begin, many sporting “Cobb: Home of the Braves” T-shirts. The meeting began promptly and onlookers who weren’t allowed into the packed room watched from beyond glass doors.
During the one hour public comment, Cobb Chamber of Commerce executive Ben Mathis praised the deal and said it could transform the area.
“This is exactly the kind of development that should be a public private partnership because we all benefit from it,” he said.
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