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Hall Chairman Mecum: State of the county is 'very good'
Economic signs looking up but transportation challenges loom, chairman says in annual address
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Hall County Board of Commissioners Chairman Richard Mecum discusses home much road improvements would cost during his State of the County speech Saturday at the Hall County Republican Party headquarters in Gainesville. - photo by Erin O. Smith
The growth is coming from the south, but will the money come from there, too? Budgets at the local and state level are improving after years of deficits and cuts, but is it enough to keep up with new demands? These questions linger after Hall County Chairman Richard Mecum delivered his annual state of the county speech to members of the local Republican Party on Saturday morning in Gainesville.