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Athens Armory reopens as community hub after multi‑agency renovation
Summary
City, state and private partners cut the ribbon on a restored 1916 Athens Armory that will house Blue Dot coworking, the Athens County Foundation and public exhibits; officials outlined funding sources, a naming dedication and next steps for grant closeout.
City and state officials celebrated the ribbon‑cutting for the refurbished Athens Armory at a public ceremony that highlighted the building’s history, the mix of funding that paid for the renovation and how the space will be used going forward. The restored 1916 armory is owned by the Athens Community Improvement Corporation and will be operated in part by local nonprofit Blue Dot, with the Athens County Foundation taking a permanent office in the building, officials said.
At the ceremony, Andy Stone, service safety director for the city of Athens and secretary of the Athens Community Improvement Corporation, said the project required “8 different funding sources” and intensive paperwork: “We have an Excel financial tracker spreadsheet that has over 20 tabs with over 10,000 cells populated with bits of information as we've tried to deliver this.” Stone listed the prime contractors, preservation architects and local subcontractors who completed the work and invited the public to an open house scheduled for 3:30–6 p.m. the same day.
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