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Athens Law Dept. advises city council against Gaza ceasefire resolution – Athens County Independent | #citycouncil

Athens resident Heather Cantino voices solidarity with Palestine and support for a ceasefire resolution at Athens City Council’s Feb. 5 meeting. Still from meeting recording on The Government Channel. ATHENS, Ohio — Although the Athens Law Department has advised Athens City Council against passing a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Palestine, at least one […]

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New Mayor Hopes Trees Will Cool Athens Down

Pictures by Angelos Tzortzinis. Video by Will Vassilopoulos Athens’ new mayor will plant 25,000 trees over the next five years to try to cool the sprawling Greek capital, he told AFP. Scorching summer heatwaves can make the city of tightly-packed concrete office and apartment blocks almost unbearable, with temperatures topping 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit). […]

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ACC Mayor & Commission discuss local improvement projects | City News

The Athens Mayor and Commission hosted their October Work Session meeting Tuesday evening to discuss proposed and active development projects. SPLOST Project Administrator Diana Jackson, detailed the proposed improvements to Memorial Park. The park will undergo four phases: forebay revamp, Pondside Drive improvements, entrance parking lot renovation and pond revamp. The improvements to Pondside Drive includes […]

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Athens city council members to evaluate proposed city budget for upcoming fiscal year | #citycouncil

ATHENS, Ala. (WAFF) – Athens city leaders are working on the city’s 2024 budget on Friday. They will comb through the needs of each city department from the fire department to the parks and recreation department. The mayor’s office drew up the proposed $43.5 million budget. Athens Mayor Ronnie Marks says this is a 6% […]

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ACC Mayor & Commission hosts special called session to determine legitimacy of HPC decision | City News

The Athens-Clarke County Mayor & Commission hosted a special called session on Tuesday, Sept. 12, in order to determine an appeal against a prior Historic Preservation Commission decision. This HPC decision would allow Jason Williams, property owner of 120 W Cloverhurst Ave., to construct an additional two-car garage and upstairs living space. Williams also rents […]

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Former east Texas mayor gets 5 years in prison for sending explicit messages to investigators posing as teen girl

ATHENS, Texas – The former mayor of an east Texas city has been sentenced for sending sexually explicit messages to investigators who were posing as a 15-year-old girl. James Monte Montgomery, 65, pleaded guilty to sending obscene materials to a minor on August 25, 2022. He was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison Wednesday, […]

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Athens Mayor and Commission discuss firefighters’ union, affordable housing and more | City News

The Athens-Clarke County Mayor and Commission met on Tuesday for a regular session, work session and special-called session. Items discussed included the Prince Avenue pilot project, affordable housing projects and an ordinance to allow the firefighters’ union collective bargaining rights. Special-called session The special-called session was held to discuss a resolution and ordinance for the […]

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Mayor Eric Adams heading to Greece, Qatar next week

The Big Apple’s jet-setting chief executive, Mayor Eric Adams, is heading to Athens, Greece for a conference on anti-Semitism and Doha, Qatar, to “learn more” about co-hosting the World Cup. According to a copy of Adams’ public schedule released Friday, Hizzoner will head to Athens on Nov. 30 to attend the 2022 Mayors Summit Against […]

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Mayor Eric Adams heading to Greece, Qatar next week

The Big Apple’s jet setting chief executive, Mayor Eric Adams, is heading to Athens, Greece for a conference on antisemitism and Doha, Qatar to “learn more” about co-hosting the World Cup. According to a copy of Adams’ public schedule released Friday, Hizzoner will head to Athens on Nov. 30 to attend the 2022 Mayors Summit […]

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Athens city council member files petition to oust mayor William Bo Perkinson | #citycouncil

ATHENS, Tenn. (WATE) – A city council member in Athens, Tennessee has filed a petition seeking to oust Mayor William Bo Perkinson over claims that he purposefully prevented him from speaking or making motions at council meetings. The petition alleges Perkinson conspired with City Manager Seth Sumner and City Attorney Chris Trew to prevent city […]