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Booting cars temporarily suspended in downtown Athens
Booting cars in downtown Athens temporarily gets the boot as city officials examine due process issues associated with the controversial deterrent to illegal parking, according to a Athens Downtown Development Authority board member.
Source: Athens Banner-Herald
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Athens commissioners debate proposed budget
Athens-Clarke County commissioners want a magnifying glass on the proposed elimination of tours of the Lyndon House and the cost for a voter-approved tennis center.
Source: Athens Banner-Herald
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Treatment plants one part of water conservation efforts
When Athens residents pay their monthly water bill, they are funding an intricate and high-tech water sanitation process which cost local government nearly $54 million in expenditures in the 2013 fiscal year, according to public budget documents.
Source: Athens Banner-Herald
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The market-based future of downtown Athens
New plans for the Selig Enterprises development proposed for nine acres between Oconee Street and East Broad Street in the eastern edge of downtown Athens further indicate that the future of the much-discussed downtown area will now lean heavily toward student-oriented housing.
Source: Athens Banner-Herald
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Selig submits new plans for Armstrong & Dobbs project
A new set of plans for the Selig Enterprises project at the 10-acre Armstrong & Dobbs tract in the east end of downtown Athens has been submitted to the local planning board, showing a scaled-down commercial component and more residential units.
Source: Athens Banner-Herald
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Athens planning dept. targeting Prince Avenue for study
The Athens-Clarke County Planning Department was asked to take a more comprehensive look at Prince Avenue, from zoning to transportation, as it moves forward with its analysis of how to maintain its kaleidoscope of characteristics.
Source: Atlanta Business Chronicle
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Mayor signs order to allow three-day-a-week watering
Athens-Clarke County residents can now water outdoors three days a week. Athens-Clarke County Mayor Nancy Denson signed an order that went into effect Wednesday to relax the restrictions.
Source: Athens Banner-Herald
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UGA professor pitches special tax district for downtown Athens
The University of Georgia professor putting together a master plan for downtown Athens asked the Downtown Development Authority to back a proposed tax allocation district to pay for public infrastructure improvements that come out of its plan.
Source: Athens Banner-Herald
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Arts make Athens great place to visit or to live
Much has been written about the ways in which art and culture are woven into the local economy. But it’s not just about drawing in dollars from visitors. The thriving arts and cultural scene, and the many venues in which to enjoy them, bring an enhanced quality of life that makes Athens-Clarke County a great place to work and to raise a family.
Source: Athens Banner-Herald
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Athens airport tower shutting down April 2
Athens-Ben Epps Airport staff members are scheduled to meet with representatives of the Federal Aviation Administration this week to discuss how the facility will make the transition from a tower-controlled airport to a non-tower airport, according to Airport Director Tim Beggerly.
Source: Athens Banner-Herald
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Downtown grocery bill 'opens door' for Athens district
It’s a difference of 100 yards, but that’s enough for a local developer to call it the difference between an open door and a locked one when it comes to bringing a grocery store to downtown Athens.
Source: Athens Banner-Herald
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City on lesbian and gay rights: 'We follow state's lead'
As the U.S. Supreme Court begins weighing the issue of gay marriage at both the state and federal level this week, officials at in Albany say, for the meantime, that their lesbian and gay employees will have as many rights as the state gives them.
Source: Albany Herald
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'Nest' shows public art program can work well
When the initial drawings of what Maureen Kelly’s sculpture “Nest” would look like in the Classic Center’s new Atrium were released, some of us in the Banner-Herald newsroom — OK, it was mostly me — opined that we could do much the same thing with PVC pipe, a few cans of red spray paint and a bunch of rolls of aluminum foil.
Source: Athens Banner-Herald
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Athens police substation named for first black police officers
Thursday marked the 51st anniversary of the Rev. Archibald Killian and the late Donald Moon taking the oath as Athens’ first black police officers. Athens-Clarke police and officials recognized the occasion by naming the Baxter Street police substation for the two men.
Source: Athens Banner-Herald
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Saunders named Athens-Clarke environmental coordinator
Athens-Clarke County’s former community forestry coordinator has been named the county’s new environmental coordinator. Andrew Saunders assumed his new duties on Monday, according to a news release from the county government.
Source: Athens Banner-Herald
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Classic Center expansion is the 'crown jewel of Athens'
Athens-Clarke County Mayor Nancy Denson called it “the crown jewel of Athens.” The expansion also shows the city’s resilience, she said, as it pushes forward with its tourism industry while other communities are still “licking their wounds” from the Great Recession.
Source: Athens Banner-Herald
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ADDA boots cars while Washington St. deck sits empty
Downtown parking faces a conundrum. The College Avenue Parking Deck, with its 338 spaces, is full. Some drivers are racking up hundreds of dollars in parking tickets, leading to a car-boot campaign to stymie meter violations. Yet the relatively new Washington Street deck often is far from full of vehicles.
Source: Athens Banner-Herald
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Five Points Parking dispute nears end, maybe
A long-running lawsuit over 22 parking spaces in Athens’ Five Points shopping district might finally end next month, or at least enter a new phase.
Source: Athens Banner-Herald
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Mayor and commission to get first look at potential Kroger in northeast Athens
If an almost 28-acre parcel near U.S. Highway 29 North and Hull Road makes it over some final hurdles in the Athens-Clarke County Commission chambers in coming weeks, it would mean a $40 million development centerpieced by a grocery store that straddles two federally designated “food deserts.”
Source: Athens Banner-Herald
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Expansion gives hope to rising economic tides
When $24 million takes shape in the Classic Center, it’s in the form of a covered atrium, hanging art displays and vast halls where workers on the opposite side of the room look like yellow-vest specs putting the final touches on an expansion years in the making.
Source: Athens Banner-Herald
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Historic designation divides Buena Vista neighborhood
Damien Schaefer considers his home a castle, one he can design to meet his desires without fear of meddling from the city. But for Deborah Stanley, her home and his are parts of the same quilt, where even newer patches contribute to its historic fabric.
Source: Athens Banner-Herald
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Police chief asks for money for computer personnel
For the first time in his 16-year tenure, Athens-Clarke County Police Chief Jack Lumpkin is asking the county commission for a budget adjustment in the middle of a fiscal year.
Source: Athens Banner-Herald
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As values rise, what's next in development along Broad Street gap?
The explosion of growth along Broad Street near Alps Road, and announcements of mass development in downtown Athens and its outskirts, has rippled into the section of Broad Street sandwiched between Pulaski Street and Milledge Avenue, buoying property values there — and the tax bills that go with them.
Source: Athens Banner-Herald
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Newly sworn commissioner jumps into zoning issue
Freshly sworn-in Commissioner Jerry NeSmith wasted no time Wednesday, leaping into a zoning issue almost a year old with amendments that were met with unanimous passage.
Source: Athens Banner-Herald
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'Super districts' run course in Athens-Clarke County
As things change, they stay the same. At least that’s the attitude the elimination of the so-called super districts is drawing from Athens-Clarke County Commissioner Kelly Girtz.
Source: Athens Banner-Herald
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Downtown authority chief to step down
The executive director of the Athens Downtown Development Authority will not seek a contract renewal for the next fiscal year.
Source: Athens Banner-Herald
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Opinions sought for downtown infrastructure improvement
Athens-Clarke County officials and engineering firm T.Y. Lin International solicited feedback from downtown stakeholders at an open house Thursday about what they’d like to see happen in that area.
Source: Athens Banner-Herald
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Future streets to consider more than just cars
When new roads are built, or existing ones go through a major overhaul, planners will be keeping more than cars in mind if the so-called Complete Streets Policy is followed.
Source: Athens Banner-Herald
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Athens participating in Mayors' Christmas Motorcade
The Athens-Clarke County government again will take part in the statewide Mayors’ Christmas Motorcade, helping to collect items to make the holiday season special for residents of Georgia’s mental health hospitals.
Source: Athens Banner-Herald
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Downtown Master Plan enters next phase
The downtown master plan has officially entered its next phase as a town hall meeting soliciting feedback wrapped up Tuesday night.
Source: Athens Banner-Herald
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