Cobb Community Forum set for March 17

An online Community Forum will be held at 7 p.m. March 17, with Cobb County Chairwoman Lisa Cupid and Cobb District 4 Commissioner Monique Sheffield.

No questions will be accepted during the forum.

Cupid and Sheffield will present updates about the county.

Hosts will be the Austell Community Task Force, Mableton Improvement Coalition and the Powder Springs Community Task Force.

For more information, contact info@mableton.org.

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