Staff Photo by Dan Henry / The Chattanooga Times Free Press- 4/25/17. Walker County Commissioner Shannon Whitfield speaks during his first State of the County address at the Walker County Civic Center on Tuesday, April 25, 2017.Walker County, Georgia, Commissioner Shannon Whitfield will hold seven community forums with residents next month.
"Over the past two years, community input has led to enhancements in fire protection, updates to ordinances regulating animals and alcohol, safety upgrades on Nickajack Road, clean-up of blighted property and our annual tire amnesty day, among other improvements," Whitfield said in a statement Thursday. "I look forward to hearing about the topics important to folks in Walker County and their thoughts on how we can improve county services."
Each meeting will begin at 6 p.m. The meetings are:
» Feb. 4 at Cedar Grove Community Center (5395 W. Cove Road in Chickamauga)
» Feb. 5 at Rossville Civic Center (400 McFarland Ave. in Rossville)
» Feb. 11 at Armuchee Valley Community Center (11471 State Highway 136 in LaFayette)
» Feb. 18 at LaFayette-Walker County Library (305 S. Duke St. in LaFayette)
» Feb. 19 at Center Post Community Center (8125 State Highway 337 in LaFayette)
» Feb. 21 at Fairyland Elementary School (1306 Lula Lake Road in Lookout Mountain)
» Feb. 26 at Chickamauga Civic Center (1817 Lee Clarkson Road in Chickamauga)
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