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Atlanta residents to weigh in on city services, budget

By Jeremiah Mcwilliams
March 15, 2012

Atlanta residents will have a chance to discuss their level of satisfaction with city services as part of the City Council's 2013 budget review process. A community meeting will be held from 1-4 p.m. on Saturday, March 24 in the Piedmont Room of the Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center, 395 Piedmont Avenue. Department heads will present overviews of their departments' budgets and services.

Attendees will be surveyed on their satisfaction with an array of city departments in performing their duties from repairing potholes and sidewalk to responding to public safety calls.

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