Article: Savannah, Ga.-Area Business, Residents Prepare for 'Hurricane' of G-8 Meeting.

May 23--When the G-8 summit comes to the Georgia coast next month, Gary Foust doesn't expect to see many world leaders dropping by his Barber Pole in Savannah for a trim.

He doesn't expect to see any of his regular customers either, since many workers in nearby downtown offices will head to branch locations to avoid security and traffic tie-ups and, potentially, crowds of protesters. Foust plans to lock the door and leave town.

Kathy Stratton, on the other hand, will be lucky to do anything but work that week. The vacation rental properties managed by her St. Simons Island firm, Trupp-Hodnett, will be full of law enforcement officers providing security ...

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