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Council authorizes HAPCAP to administer transit and approves small appropriation for fourth-quarter payment
Summary
Council approved Ordinance 1-31-25 to redesignate HAPCAP to administer Athens public transit and read a related first-reading appropriation of $8,076 for a fourth-quarter payment; council and public questioned what it would take to restore weekend service, with one estimate cited at roughly $500,000 per year.
Athens City Council on Monday authorized the mayor to redesignate HAPCAP (Hocking Athens Perry Community Action Program) to administer the city’s public transit system and read a related appropriation ordinance for one quarterly payment.
Member Spialles introduced Ordinance 1-31-25, saying the redesignation provides a Memorandum of Understanding for…
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