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Hurricane Irma: Cobb County, Marietta offices closed Monday

Channel 2's Chris Jose reports.
By Meris Lutz
Sept 11, 2017

The Cobb County government and city of Marietta are closing non-essential offices and cancelling scheduled public meetings Monday in expectation of extreme weather associated with Hurricane Irma.

Irma is expected to reach the metro Area as a tropical storm Monday, with rain and high winds.

CobbLinc bus service will operate with changes.

Cobb Superior, State, Magistrate, Probate and Juvenile Courts will also be closed and jurors do not need to report.

Sanitation services for the city of Marietta have been suspended.

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Meris Lutz is a contributing writer covering climate, the environment and the economy. She is particularly interested in stories that explore the intersections between climate change and labor, markets, health, biodiversity, government transparency and public access to natural resources.

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