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Hearing set on Lasher Hall historic designation after museum supporters present feasibility plan

Athens City Council · May 11, 2026
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The planning committee heard a proposal to designate Lasher Hall a city historic landmark and scheduled a public hearing for June 16 after presentations from the Historic Preservation Commission and representatives of a proposed Paper Print Book museum.

The Planning and Development Committee moved Monday to schedule a public hearing and advance a proposal to designate Lasher Hall as a city historic landmark.

Tim Anderson, chair of the Historic Preservation Commission, told the committee that commission research (prepared largely by member Bill Walker) supports designation under criteria A, B, D and G of Athens City Code §4511. Anderson said representatives of…

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