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Committees move forward on fiber upgrades, alley special-use request and Derry Lane closeout funds
Summary
Athens committees reviewed a $450,000 phase of city-owned fiber upgrades (to connect traffic signals and Fire Station 2), a title-49 special-use request to fence a city alley at 145 Groer (seven-year use), and a request to appropriate an additional $200,000 to close out Project 317; items were sent forward for ordinance or law review.
The Planning & Development and City & Safety Services committees reviewed several infrastructure items on Feb. 24 and moved them toward formal council action.
Planning & Development considered a Title 49 special-use request from a property owner at 145 Groer Street to place a fence in a city right-of-way for a seven-year period. The chair described the property’s conversion from a rental to a single-family home and said the applicant completed the code process and paid fees; the chair said the…
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