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At a glance: council adopts ordinances on signs, parks, courts, auctions, transfers and then-and-now certificates
Summary
Athens City Council passed a package of ordinances on Feb. 18, 2025, including a change to political sign size limits, bridge project authorizations, park restroom and court repair appropriations, an internet-auction authorization for surplus property, interfund transfers, and certification of then-and-now payments. Most measures passed on voice
Athens City Council adopted multiple ordinances on Feb. 18, 2025, by voice vote. The measures included changes to local sign regulations, authorizations for bridge projects, increases to park and court repair expenditures, authorization to sell obsolete municipal property by Internet auction, an interfund transfer and approval of then-and-now certificates to pay prior-year or immediately due invoices.
Key outcomes voted on by council (voice votes unless otherwise noted):
- Sign regulations (Ordinance 07-25): Council amended Title 23 sign rules to raise the allowed size of political/ideological signs from 350 to 432 square inches; council member Swank introduced the ordinance and the ordinance was adopted.
- Bridge…
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