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Council repeals stalled Uptown project and approves $6.5M streetscape plan funded by Appalachian grant
Summary
After four failed bids on the Uptown Improvements Project, the council repealed Project 3-29 and adopted Ordinance 1-30-25 to proceed with the Athens streetscape beautification Project 3-83, noting a $6,500,000 Appalachian Community Grant Fund award and a tight 2026 spending timeline.
Athens City Council voted Monday to repeal a stalled Uptown Improvements bid package and move forward with a separate streetscape beautification project funded largely by a state grant.
Council member Spiones introduced Ordinance 1-29-25 to repeal Project 3-29 after four rounds of bidding produced no responses; the mayor told…
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