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Council tables lawsuit request over unauthorized right-of-way work after property owner agrees to corrective plan
Summary
Council amended an ordinance to change the named defendant and then voted 4-1 to table Ordinance 51-25 after the property owner spoke with a council member and agreed to remove pavers in the city right-of-way and restore the area.
Athens City Council on May 5 amended and then tabled Ordinance 51-25, which asked the law director to file a civil lawsuit seeking injunctive relief for unauthorized use of city right-of-way at Woodward Avenue.
Council member Swank moved to amend the ordinance to change the named defendant to "do what is right, LLC" and the amendment was adopted on a voice vote. After a phone call between council and the property owner, Council member Smike reported that the owner agreed to remove pavers placed in the…
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