Athens City Council met on Monday to discuss an ordinance allowing the mayor to pay the 2023 recreation fee to the Outdoor Recreation Council of Appalachia and an ordinance amending the staffing levels for the fire department.
Mayor Steve Patterson said that the city has a plan in the event that a train derailment occurs in Athens.
Council is reviewing a similar proposed ban in Columbus to apply it to Athens.
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The ordinance removed the formal bidding procedure so that a collapsed storm line that has formed a sinkhole located at 30 Curran Drive could be replaced.
Athens City Council met on Monday to discuss an ordinance that would authorize the Service-Safety Director Andrew Stone to enter into a contract for the construction of the new fire headquarters.
Student Senate members discuss this semester’s successes and next semester’s goals.
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Council approved a resolution encouraging the mayor to deprioritize the criminalization of abortions in Athens, which he said he would sign immediately.
Following the Midterm Elections on Nov. 8, various candidates voice their plans for office moving forward.
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Athens City Council met to discuss an ordinance amending housing regulations and the requirement for rental permits in Athens and to discuss mutual aid to the Athens Sheriff’s office.
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The Athens County BOE has received a positive turnout of staff and resources to assist with early voting and the midterm bustle.
In the 2002 Athens County auditor election, Thompson defeated her then-opponent Wasserman. Twenty years later, the two are running campaigns against each other again.
The race for Ohio’s 94th District House of Representatives seat between Tanya Conrath and Jay Edwards has involved controversy since Conrath decided to run in August.
The body passed two ordinances, one to allow the Dairy Barn Arts Center to place a new sign in the city’s right-of-way and another to amend appropriations to the water fund.
The solar project will offset 1,834 metric tons of carbon dioxide annually and 55,020 metric tons of carbon dioxide over its 30-year design life.
The body voted again on the Pay-to-Stay ordinance, which would give tenants a tool to fight an eviction.
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