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Council approves consent agenda; staff announce battery-recycling drop box and community events

Athens City Council ยท July 29, 2026
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Summary

Council approved the consent agenda (minutes, bills, and a class C retail alcohol license for Bobby T's). Council members thanked staff for Watermelon Days prep; a Benton County Landfill battery-recycling box will be deployed locally; other announcements included coffee-with-council and Watermelon Days scheduling.

The council approved a consent agenda that included approval of past meeting minutes, a class C retail alcohol license application for Bobby T's and payment of submitted bills and claims.

In other business, Council member (speaker 4) thanked public-works staff for mowing and water-plant work ahead of Watermelon Days. Another council member reported that the Benton County Landfill will provide a battery-recycling drop-off box at no cost and that the city will coordinate collection and transport. The chair also encouraged participation in a community "Coffee with the Council" and reminded members of an upcoming Watermelon Days event.

These items were handled as routine business and no further formal action beyond the consent vote was recorded.