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Athens council approves street/sidewalk permit rules, $10,000 for Imagination Library; several zoning and budget items proceed to further readings
Summary
In its Oct. 20 regular session the Athens City Council adopted an ordinance tightening permitting for dumpsters and temporary street closures, approved $10,000 for the Imagination Library and accepted financial reports; several zoning matters and property sales were advanced for future readings.
At its Oct. 20 meeting the Athens City Council took a series of administrative and budget actions alongside the public hearing on temporary housing shelters.
On third reading council approved Ordinance 85-25, which adds permitting requirements for dumpsters, moving pods and construction trailers on sidewalks and streets and requires temporary street/sidewalk closures to follow an approved traffic plan and the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. Council also adopted Ordinance 96-25, authorizing a $10,000 appropriation from the general fund to support the Imagination Library project administered by the Athens County Public Libraries.
Council accepted the minutes of the Oct. 6 regular session, approved the…
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