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DeKalb lawmakers plan town hall meetings

The Georgia General Assembly begins its 2016 legislative session Jan. 11. BOB ANDRES / BANDRES@AJC.COM
The Georgia General Assembly begins its 2016 legislative session Jan. 11. BOB ANDRES / BANDRES@AJC.COM
By Mark Niesse
Dec 7, 2015

DeKalb County’s state representatives are hosting three town hall meetings leading up to the start of the 2016 legislative session.

The public meetings will be an opportunity for residents to discuss state and local issues, including incorporations, annexations, taxes and DeKalb's CEO form of government.

The meetings will begin at 7 p.m. on Dec. 9 at the Porter Sanford Performing Arts and Community Center, Dec. 10 at Brookhaven City Hall and Jan. 7 at the Manuel Maloof Auditorium in Decatur.

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Mark Niesse is an enterprise reporter and covers elections and Georgia government for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and is considered an expert on elections and voting. Before joining the AJC, he worked for The Associated Press in Atlanta, Honolulu and Montgomery, Alabama. He also reported for The Daily Report and The Santiago Times in Chile.

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