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Council committee advances Dairy Lane rezoning plan for sober housing with $2 million attached

Athens City Council · February 3, 2026
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Summary

The Planning & Development Committee agreed to proceed on a standard timetable for rezoning a portion of Dairy Lane from educational to multifamily to support a sober-housing project tied to the 3-17 board; committee members said roughly $2 million in funding is associated and set a timeline for readings and a public hearing.

The Athens City Council Planning & Development Committee agreed on Feb. 2 to move forward on a rezoning request for land on Dairy Lane that would convert property currently zoned E1 (educational) to R3 (multifamily) to allow a supervised, sober-housing project overseen by the 3-17 board.

Member Swank, who introduced the item, said the planning commission voted unanimously to recommend rezoning and that the developer told the city there is approximately "$2,000,000…

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