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Dunfee, Booth resign from Nelsonville City Council (again)
Council member Nancy Sonick called on residents to step up to fill the vacant seats: “Show us what you can do. Don’t sit there and write about what we do.”
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Candidates, issues filed for May 6 primary ballot
The Athens County Board of Elections will certify candidate and issue petitions at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 14.
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Pomeroy Landing opponents provide task force report
Athens City Council’s meeting on Monday, Feb. 3 was dominated by a public hearing on a request for a zoning change by a Columbus-based developer for a proposed affordable housing project on the city’ south side.
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Three members of Athens City Council decide not to run again
All seven council seats expire this year; councilors Solveig Spjeldnes, Jeff Risner and Sam Crowl say they’re not running for re-election.
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Nelsonville voters will get another crack at the city charter question
Nelsonville City Council voted to place an issue on the May 6 primary ballot that would retain the city charter, but amend it to allow a mayoral form of government.
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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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Nelsonville City Council confirms advisory commission members for transition
The commission will oversee implementation of Issue 23, which abolished the city charter. But the city also is moving to give voters what they want while retaining the charter.
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Nelsonville approves nearly $100k settlement with former attorney
Garry Hunter alleged in a 2023 lawsuit that the city failed to compensate him for work he performed as city attorney.
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Residents, officials discuss small business challenges at town hall
The public forum encouraged discussion among Athens business owners, residents and officials.
