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Council advances first reading to convey surplus parcel for eight Welcome Home Ohio houses and creates pavilion fund

Athens City Council · April 6, 2026
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Summary

Council read for first consideration an ordinance to convey a surplus city parcel to Community Building Partners LLC to build eight first‑time homes under Welcome Home Ohio, and introduced a separate ordinance to create a fund for a multi‑purpose pavilion; sponsors said a $300,000 state appropriation has been secured toward the pavilion.

Council read Ordinance 29‑26 for the first time authorizing conveyance of a surplus city parcel on Hudson Avenue to Community Building Partners LLC to support a Welcome Home Ohio project that sponsors said would create eight homes for first‑time buyers.

Council member Swink described plans to raze an old city garage and build eight houses;…

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