Community meeting on criminal justice system set for October

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Community meeting on criminal justice system set for October

Citizens will get an opportunity to speak out on the operations and fiscal concerns related to the County's criminal justice system at a special community meeting October 3,� at the Harriett G. Darnell Senior Multipurpose Facility, 677 Fairburn Road, N.W., Atlanta from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Called "Who Pays? Who Benefits?", the public hearing will bring together high-ranking representatives of the Office of the Interim Sheriff, Superior Court, State Court, the Office of the District Attorney, the Clerk of the Superior Court and the Office of the Public Defender.

"40 percent of Fulton County's tax dollars are allocated to the criminal justice system," District 5 Commissioner Emma I. Darnell stated. "Citizens want to know more about how tax dollars are spent in this area."

The commissioner also plans to hear testimony on issues including transportation, taxes and the environment. Her district has the largest percentage of environmental stressors of any area in the county.

Participating Civic and community groups include the STRATEGIES for a Healthier Community Task Force, Office of Aging; the Utoy-Clayton Community Task Force on the Environment; and the Fulton County Airport (Brown Field) Neighborhood Task Force.

You can find more information about the Who Pays? Who Benefits? Special Community Meeting on the Commissioner's official Web site at www.myfultoncountyga.us/emma,

Media representatives who wish to interview Commissioner Darnell and cover the event should contact Rick Blalock, Special Assistant to the Commissioner at (404) 730-8222 or via e-mail at [email protected].