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Residents pack Flowery Branch City Hall in February 2010 to protest a rezoning and annexation request for a commercial property off McEver Road. The rezoning was passed by the City Council. - photo by Tom Reed
It was a night when Hall County residents proved they could have an impact on local government beyond the ballot box. Hundreds crammed into a Georgia Mountains Center meeting room on a stormy night Jan. 26 to have their voices heard by the Hall County Board of Commissioners. The showing came while the “occupy” movement was raising awareness of political activity on a large scale nationally.