Oct. 27—Officials are asking Cobb residents to work from home Friday to avoid the surge in traffic expected to come from the World Series.

"We recommend that local businesses encourage employees to work remotely if possible starting Friday, October 29 to assist with traffic flow," Cobb Travel and Tourism said Tuesday.

Aside from the World Series, the weekend coincides with Anime Weekend Atlanta at the Cobb Galleria complex, and a slew of Halloween-related activities. Cobb County expects some 200,000 people to converge on Cumberland this weekend, depending on whether the World Series extends to a fifth game Sunday.

In light of that expectation, Cobb County spokesman Ross Cavitt announced late Tuesday the Board of Commissioners would discuss additional security measures at their 7 p.m. meeting. The board added a last-minute agenda item authorizing up to $350,000 in spending for overtime and equipment costs related to the games, which will come from county reserve funds.