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By the Numbers

A look at this past week's news in and around Lilburn

$500 – The possible fine for the first false alarm for non-registered monitored alarm systems in the city. While you may still register your alarms, the City of Lilburn began fining excessive false alarms as of June 15th.  

76 – The  number of comments (as of this morning) in a heated debate on an opinion piece by Tonya Grace – You Are Not Special.   

$6,263,055 – The general fund of the 2012-2013 Operating Budget for Lilburn which was passed this week.  

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92% - The number of reported rabies occurrences in the U.S. that are attributed to wild animals like raccoons. A rabid raccoon in Lilburn triggered an alert by Gwinnett Animal Control with information on how to keep your family safe.

1Parkview’s Baseball Ranking by Baseball America this week.

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800,000 – Estimated number of currently illegal immigrants who will benefit from President Obama’s executive order this week for that grants immunity - but not citizenship - under the Dream Act.  

21 – Contestants for Lilburn Idol II on Friday night. Lilburn Idol II is June 29 at 7:00 p.m. in the Park! 

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