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In the Spotlight > Visit puts National Center for Study of Counties projects in spotlight

Visit puts National Center for Study of Counties projects in spotlight

Posted June 5, 2006
Contact: Courtney Yarbrough, yarbrough@cviog.uga.edu; 706.542.6221

National Association of Counties (NACo) officials were in Athens recently to discuss the ongoing work of the National Center for the Studies of Counties, which is housed at the Vinson Institute.

Projects discussed included the annual national opinion survey of county commissioners, the special national survey to county emergency management personnel, and the work of the center related to a national financial database for counties.


Pictured here, left to right, are Steve Wrigley, Vinson Institute director; Jacqueline Byers, NACo research director; and Larry Naake, NACo executive director.
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