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Athens mayor, council members clash over process for event street closures
At Monday’s Athens City Council committees meeting, Mayor Steve Patterson defended a proposal to make Athens City Council responsible for approving individual event applications, following complaints about difficulty with 2024 closure requests from an Uptown business owner.
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Athens to revive comprehensive plan review advisory commission
The body, established in 2006, will conduct a mandatory five-year review of the Athens 2040 Comprehensive Plan to assess progress toward its goals and possibly add new ones.
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Opponents of Pomeroy Landing housing project return to city council
The project would create 50 affordable housing units on Pomeroy Road near the intersection with Coventry Lane.
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Athens hires law firm to recoup costs of prescriptions
Two pending federal lawsuits could find companies liable for price fixing of insulin and generic drugs. The firm would sue those companies on the city’s behalf as requested.
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Athens to build low-income housing on city’s West and Near East sides
At its meeting Monday night, Athens City Council heard the first reading of an ordinance that authorizes construction of 14 single-family homes using state grant funds.
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Athens City Council approves income tax increase
Over commenters’ objections, council voted to put the tax hike on the May ballot. An Uptown business owner said Union Street construction could force her to close up shop.
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Athens sets 2025 appropriations, moves income tax proposal ahead
City council members disagreed on the relationship between 2025 spending and a proposed 15% income tax hike that could go before voters in May 2025.
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South siders decry proposed affordable housing project
Property owners near the proposed project on Pomeroy Road cited concerns over lack of input, potential flooding and lowered property values.
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Athens City Council tables 2025 budget ordinance; income tax hike moves forward
Questions about projected revenue halted progress on the budget, while administration absences prevented a possible amendment to the proposed income tax hike.
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Athens council continues proposed income tax hike discussion
A former state rep says the increase would be a large burden on wage-earners; a councilman questioned the city’s plans for additional revenue.
