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Transportation Town Hall meeting set for Thursday at 6:30 p.m.

By Tammy Joyner
Aug 5, 2014

Lovejoy city officials and the Friends of Transit will host a Transportation Town Hall meeting Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at the Lovejoy Community Center, 11622 Hastings Bridge Rd. in Lovejoy. The meeting is a chance to get more details on plans to bring MARTA to Clayton County. City, county and state officials as well as MARTA representatives and voter education officials have been invited. RSVP: claytontransit14@aol.com.

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Tammy Joyner covers local government in Clayton, Fayette and Henry counties.

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