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Recreation council plans Baileys Trail visitor center
The 5,000-square-foot visitors center will be built off West Bailey Road and could include space for Chauncey entrepreneurs as well as trail system offices.
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Mobile, most of the time: The data on Athens Public Transit delays, line cancellations
For nearly 50% of the days between November 2022 and March 2023, all of the Athens Public Transit, or APT, bus lines ran as scheduled, according to daily updates posted to the bus system’s Facebook page. But for the other half of the days during that period, at least one bus line’s services were altered,…
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Collaboration brings designated bus stop and shelter to Chauncey
Currently, the village is a “hail zone” – people can catch the bus anywhere in Chauncey by waving to catch the attention of the driver.
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Chauncey Public Library to move, expand in next two years
The new Chauncey Library, to be built at 43 Converse St., will be bigger – double or triple the size of the existing library – branch manager Liz Hill said.
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Committee: Here’s how to fix Athens sidewalks
After a year of research, the committee proposed 50 suggestions including establishing standards to assess sidewalk conditions, working with neighborhoods to make sidewalk plans and ensuring all repairs are made in compliance with the ADA.
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Little Wing Relief ships five tons of supplies from Athens to Kyiv
The relief organization is actively collecting donations for a second shipment.
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Chauncey Village Council seeks to fill vacant seat
No one has expressed interest in the seat, which has been open for four months.
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Electric bus added to Athens Public Transit fleet
Athens Public Transit added an electric vehicle shuttle bus to its fleet this month. The bus is blue, with orange flowers, green creatures and white text that says, “I’m electric,” wrapped around its exterior—a design made by Passion Works artists. “We definitely wanted it to stand out,” said Sarah Conley-Ballew, Rural Action director of Sustainable…
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Athens sidewalk improvement continues, residents struggle with safety
Elena Caple was injured walking in Athens for the first time in 2020. Coming home from CVS–recently purchased lotion in one hand, her phone in the other–Caple felt her ankle crumple on top of the “cracked and broken” service road that leads to the bike path. It happened again that year: Caple was walking down…
