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Tire drive revving up for District 9

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Oct 9, 2012

Atlanta City Council Member Felicia Moore will host a scrap tire drive from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 26-27 to help tackle illegal tire dumping in District 9.

The event will be held rain or shine and is open to District 9 residents only. District 9 neighborhood groups can register by emailing Donald Jumper at dbjumper@atlantaga.gov or calling 404-330-6044. Only registered neighborhoods will be given the site location.

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Ernie Suggs is an enterprise reporter covering race and culture for the AJC since 1997. A 1990 graduate of N.C. Central University and a 2009 Harvard University Nieman Fellow, he is also the former vice president of the National Association of Black Journalists. His obsession with Prince, Spike Lee movies, Hamilton and the New York Yankees is odd.

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