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Ga. Department of Public Health to hold hearings on budget

By Shelia Poole
Aug 21, 2013

The Georgia Department of Public Health and its Board of Public Health are giving residents a chance to speak out about how money is spent. The agency will seek public input as it begins to plan for state fiscal year 2014 amended and 2015 general budgets.

A public budget hearing will be held at 1 p.m. Sept. 10 at 2 Peachtree St. N.W., 5th floor board room.

Members of the public, special interest groups, and lawmakers can voice their opinions on how DPH resources should be used. Those interested in speaking at the meeting must submit their intention to attend along with a copy of their comments to DPHConstituentServices@dhr.state.ga.us by Sept. 3.

About the Author

Shelia has worked at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution for more than 30 years. Previously, she worked at The Lexington Herald-Leader and The Louisville Defender. Her beat is a bit of a mixed bag that includes religion and spirituality, culture and trends, race and aging. She earned degrees from Spelman College and Northwestern University.

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