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Resident recalls local history; city staff previews storm operations
Summary
Andrew Brown offered a local‑history account about Eugene T. Booth and the Kennesaw City Cemetery; city staff (Dr. Drobni) briefed the council on preparations for anticipated bad weather, including pre‑positioning personnel and street‑treatment planning.
During public comment at the Jan. 20 Kennesaw City Council meeting, resident Andrew Brown offered a historical note: he described Eugene T. Booth, a Cobb County native who lived and taught in Kennesaw, married Lucy Gibson, and is buried in Kennesaw City Cemetery. Brown noted Booth’s educational background (Mercer University; the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) and said one of Booth’s students, Dean Rusk, later served as U.S. secretary of state.
Later in the meeting Dr. Drobni briefed the council on preparations for an anticipated winter storm. Dr. Drobni said staff would meet the next day to review operational plans, including pre‑positioning personnel in the city, arranging for overnight stays and food for employees if necessary, and scheduling street‑treatment operations. He explained rain complicates brining timing and that the department would send an update after the planning meeting.
Quotes "Eugene t Booth was born in Cobb County in 1878," Andrew Brown said, recounting local history and noting the Booth family is buried in Kennesaw City Cemetery.
"We'll be prepped and and ready to go," Dr. Drobni told the council when summarizing storm preparations.
No further public commenters signed up on the record in the excerpt; the council adjourned at 6:40 p.m.
