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[13:21:02 CDT(-0500)] <EricDalquist> it does:
[13:21:46 CDT(-0500)] <EricDalquist> new LocalDate(start.getMillis(), start.getChronology());
[13:21:55 CDT(-0500)] <EricDalquist> and chronology includes the TZ
[13:22:14 CDT(-0500)] <EricDalquist> so it is creating that LocalDate using the TZ of the start DateTime