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Athens resident urges council to drop proposed ordinances 25-04 and 25-05 on temporary huts and tents
Summary
At public comment, Jack Stauffer urged Athens City Council to drop Ordinance 25-05 and asked the council to clarify language in 25-04 that he says could allow more than three temporary huts near toilets. He said he had spoken with the police chief and that no council members had contacted the chief.
Jack Stauffer, a local resident who identified his street as Elmwood, used the Athens City Council public-comment period to criticize two pieces of pending legislation identified in the meeting transcript as 25-04 and 25-05 and to ask the council to halt further action on 25-05.
Stauffer said the measures concern temporary housing and that residents should “put aside our political views and personal feelings and concentrate on a common-sense approach.” He asked the council to clarify the language of 25-04, which he quoted as…
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