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1. 1. Grand jury recommendations often ignored By DAN WHITE SENTINEL STAFF WRITER January 30, 2004

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   Published on: 1/30/2004   Last Visited: 1/31/2004

   The responses are "fairly normal," said grand jury foreman Otis Johnson, recalling a 2001-2002 recommendation to consolidate administrations of school districts countywide. "That went over like a lead balloon," he said. "Now they're closing schools instead of consolidating them."
   
   Still, he said, the jury ensures that local governments discuss pressing issues that might otherwise be pushed aside.
   
   "In some cases, yes, they are listening to us," said Johnson, a former paralegal who works for Home Depot as a flooring specialist.