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Athens council declines to back 72‑unit Arcadia Meadows housing proposal after school district objects
Summary
The Athens City Council on Feb. 23 voted 4–0 to deny a resolution authorizing city support for the proposed Arcadia Meadows, a 72‑unit development at 440 Robbins Road, after Athens ISD submitted a letter of strong objection and residents offered mixed public comment.
The Athens City Council voted unanimously on Feb. 23 to deny a resolution authorizing city support for the Arcadia Meadows housing proposal, a 72‑unit development planned at 440 Robbins Road.
Representatives from Woda Cooper, Omar Sarig and Harrison LaHaie, presented a plan for three‑story walk‑up apartment buildings and a detached clubhouse with a fitness center and community room. City Secretary Bonnie Hambrick read a letter from Athens Independent School District that the minutes describe as “strongly object[ing]” to allowing a housing complex of this nature at the proposed site.
Several residents spoke during the public‑comment portion. Anne Perryman and Chip Perryman spoke in support of the proposal, and Cody Craig also expressed support for the developers’ project. The record shows no verbatim quotations in the minutes; the speakers’ positions are summarized in council minutes and staff notes that were read into the record.
After discussion among councilmembers, Councilwoman Katha Lawyer moved, and Councilmember Bill Priestley seconded, a motion to deny a resolution authorizing city support for the development. The motion carried 4–0 (SyTanna Freeman, Katha Lawyer, Bill Priestley, Bryan Barker voting in favor).
The denial means the council did not adopt a formal supportive resolution for Arcadia Meadows; the minutes do not record further action such as a request for changes to the proposal or a schedule for resubmission. The council moved on to other agenda items following the vote.
