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Atlanta mayor hosting three community town halls in October

Atlana Mayor Andre Dickens speaks during the Innovation Week kickoff event on Tuesday, October 11, 2022. (Natrice Miller/natrice.miller@ajc.com)

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Atlana Mayor Andre Dickens speaks during the Innovation Week kickoff event on Tuesday, October 11, 2022. (Natrice Miller/natrice.miller@ajc.com)
By Wilborn P. Nobles III
Oct 18, 2022

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens is hosting a series of three town hall meetings this month.

The first will happen Wednesday, 6-7:30 p.m. at the Cascade United Methodist Church, 3144 Cascade Rd. An Oct. 24 event will occur from 6-7:30 p.m. at the Peachtree Road United Methodist Church, 3180 Peachtree Rd. NE.

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The final town hall will be Oct. 27, again from 6-7:30 p.m., at Zoo Atlanta, 800 Cherokee Ave SE.

Each event begins with resource tables and networking at 5:30 p.m., with city departments. That is followed by the 6 p.m. program, where residents can ask the mayor questions.

Residents can visit AtlantaGA.gov/TownHalls to submit their questions in advance.

About the Author

Wilborn P. Nobles III covers Atlanta City Hall for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He began covering DeKalb County Schools for The AJC in November 2020. He previously covered Baltimore County for The Baltimore Sun and education for the Times-Picayune in New Orleans. He interned at the Washington Post. He graduated from Louisiana State University.

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