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Athens council approves $62,756 road contract using CDBG and ARC grants

Athens City Council · April 13, 2026
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The Athens City Council unanimously approved a $62,756 low bid from Rogers Group to build road improvements at West Elm Street and Lucas Ferry Road, funding most of the project with a $300,000 CDBG grant and a $288,867.80 ARC grant; council members said the combined grants left roughly $14,000 in local funding.

The Athens City Council voted unanimously April 13 to award a $62,756 contract to Rogers Group Inc. to build road improvements at the intersection of West Elm Street and Lucas Ferry Road to serve a planned Food City development.

Councilman Lucas told colleagues the project is funded chiefly by grant awards — a $300,000 Community Development…

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