Residents of Chattooga County will have an opportunity this week to meet directly with a member of Congressman Clay Fuller’s staff as part of a new effort designed to make congressional constituent services more accessible throughout Georgia’s 14th Congressional District. Fuller’s office recently launched the County Connections Program, a rotating series of in-person office hours in counties that do not have a permanent congressional field office. The program comes to Chattooga County this Friday, September 4, at the Hurley Community Development Center, 10050 Commerce Street in Summerville. The scheduled hours are 9 AM until noon. The program is intended to bring many of the services normally available through a congressional district office directly to residents in their own counties. Fuller currently maintains district offices in Rome, Dalton and Dallas, but Georgia’s 14th District covers a large portion of Northwest Georgia. Under County Connections, a member of the congressman’s staff will visit counties without a permanent field office on Fridays on a rotating basis. For Chattooga County residents, Friday’s visit could be particularly useful for people who have encountered problems dealing with a federal agency. Congressional offices routinely provide what is known as constituent casework. While a member of Congress cannot order a federal agency to decide a case in someone’s favor, congressional staff can help constituents communicate with agencies, determine the status…
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