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Gathering Place huts draw public attention; council to consider site-specific permission and a restricted code change
Summary
Commissioners heard that city council debated allowing Conestoga huts at the Gathering Place site and a broader code amendment that would permit similar emergency housing structures under strict oversight; public turnout at council hearings was large and the proposed code would require supervision by an organization such as the Gathering Place.
Solvay Spellnus, chair of the Athens City Affordable Housing Commission, briefed members on recent council debate over the Gathering Place proposal to place Conestoga huts on the Gathering Place parking lot for emergency housing. Spellnus said the council meeting was packed and that the proposal drew “tense moments” among attendees.
She said council has considered two related items: a site-specific approval that would allow…
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