Jun. 14—Cobb County Finance Director Bill Volckmann and Braves Development Company CEO Mike Plant presented a trove of new figures Tuesday arguing the fiscal returns of Truist Park have far exceeded expectations since the Braves played their first game at the new stadium in 2017.
Property values in The Battery Atlanta have increased from $5 million to $626 million since then, Volckmann said. Sales tax revenues have climbed to an all-time high of $22.8 million, and annual property taxes have climbed to just shy of $39 million.
Crucially, the county has been able to keep its general fund payments on its stadium debt below the original $6.