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MARTA to hold Clayton County job fair, transit forum on Saturday

MARTA to host job fair, community forum on transit on Saturday.
MARTA to host job fair, community forum on transit on Saturday.
By Leon Stafford
March 28, 2019

MARTA will host a job fair and Clayton County transit update Saturday at Amazing Grace World Outreach Church, 260 Forest Parkway, Forest Park, 30297.

The transit service is looking for part-time and full-time bus drivers with pay starting at $16.38 an hour. Top pay is $23.17 an hour.

The job fair will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and the update forum from 2 p.to 4 p.m.

Among those at the forum will be Clayton County Commissioner Jeff Turner, MARTA Assistant General Manager of External Affairs Virgil Fludd, MARTA board member Jerry Griffin and Friends of Clayton Transit President Roberta Abdul-Salaam.

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