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Athens council takes major step toward Hooper Street housing project
Council discussed adding nearly $2.2 million to the budget of a public safety training facility for water and sewer and to extend Kenny Drive to Elliotsville Road.
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Council advances final fire station payment, hears housing project opposition
Athens City Council on Monday discussed its final payment to Pepper Construction following the theft of its intended final payment in November 2024. The council also held a public hearing for a proposed rezoning on Hooper Street in relation to a proposed housing project.
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City of Athens plans to sue property owner over unpermitted curb
The property owner built a large brick paver patio and curb in the front yard of its duplex rental without permission from the city’s Office of Code Enforcement and Community Development.
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Developer drops zoning request, but zoning ordinance remains in limbo
Following neighborhood opposition, Spire Development withdrew its request to rezone 8 acres on Pomeroy Road for an affordable housing project.
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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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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 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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City, nonprofit partner to open emergency warming center
The Gathering Place will use the former firehouse on Columbus Road as an emergency warming shelter.
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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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Photo gallery: Survivor advocacy org home dedications
The Survivor Advocacy Outreach Program has funded construction of 11 new homes in local communities, in partnership with Habitat for Humanity.
