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Fire and police chiefs in Cobb to discuss budget cuts

By Ty Tagami
June 20, 2011

Road work and furlough days for cops and firefighters will be discussed at a town hall meeting in Cobb County on June 30.

Cobb Commissioner JoAnn Birrell will host the event, where Fire and Emergency Services Chief Sam Heaton and Police Chief John Houser are expected to discuss budget cuts and furlough days in their departments. The Cobb Department of Transportation is also expected to answer questions about road projects.

The event is from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Mountain View Community Center, 3400 Sandy Plains Rd., Marietta.

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Ty Tagami is a staff writer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Since joining the newspaper in 2002, he has written about everything from hurricanes to homelessness. He has deep experience covering local government and education, and can often be found under the Gold Dome when lawmakers meet or in a school somewhere in the state.

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