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Council corrects sale price for two city homes to Athens Metropolitan Housing Authority after appraisal confusion
Summary
Council amended Ordinance 80-25 to adjust the sale price for two properties being sold to the Athens Metropolitan Housing Authority and debated whether to require an independent appraisal and preserve property tax revenue.
Athens City Council on Sept. 2 amended an ordinance to authorize the sale of two city-owned homes — 25 Central Avenue and 458 Richland Avenue — to the Athens Metropolitan Housing Authority (AMHA), changing the sale price after council and staff identified a calculation error.
Councilmember McCary moved an amendment to Ordinance 80-25 setting the sale price at $275,610; the amendment passed by voice vote. The proposed earlier figure of $282,520 included closing costs that AMHA’s board had used in their internal total, city staff…
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