Annexation on Ballot Promised by Athens Officials
Athens Two residents may vote on annexation this fall as City Councilwoman Phyllis Katz says the Planning and Development Committee will push an annexation question on the November ballot. The move accompanies a federal grant plan to extend sewer and water lines west of Athens to serve Kerr Distributors and a proposed elementary school, with ARC funding possibility and a 80 percent grant share.
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Herb Amey
Messenger
Athens Two
Phyllis Katz
Athens
Dustrial Park
Kenneth Kerr
Kerr Distributors
Morrison
Appalachiin
Le-Ax Water Distribution Corp
Board
Kerr
ARC
Bruce Burns
Chamber of Commerce
Jesse Perry
John M Jones
Pat Sauber
Columbus Road
Athens Mall
Richland Avenue
First Street
Athens National Bank
Athens National
Hocking Valley and
Security Banks
Council
Countywide radio plan may hinder Athens police and sheriff
Athens County shifts to a countywide radio system under a $60,000 grant, forcing sheriff and city police onto three shared frequencies. Police Chief Ted Jones warns of garbled messages and dispatch conflicts during emergencies, with space limits at plans for a joint jail hindering a shared dispatch center.
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Athens County
Athens
Ted Jones
Sheriff's Department
Jones
Gary Efaw
City considers pay raises for mayor auditor and solicitor
City Council gave initial reading to a proposed 1980 pay increase for the mayor from 16300 to 21000 and for the auditor from 11300 to 16000 with annual raises thereafter. The solicitor’s pay would stay at 12000 with 600 yearly raises beginning in 1980.
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City Council
Phyllis Katz
Ellsworth Holden
Jerry Adams
East State
Riffe to Address COAD Meeting in Marietta
Ohio House Speaker Vernal Riffe will headline the seventh annual COAD gathering August 25 26 at the Marietta Holiday Inn. Attendees include Senators Oakley Collins Kinsey Milleson William H Massey Sam Speck and Representatives Ball Bowers James Kieffer Maddox Mallett McEwen Shoemaker Lancione. COAD links Community Action Agencies from 30 southeastern Ohio counties with Marietta as its HQ.
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Ohio House
Vernal Riffe
Corporation For Ohio Appalachian Development
Marietta Holiday Inn
Oakley Collins
Kinsey Milleson
William H. Massey
Sam Speck
Claire M. Ball Jr
Arthur R. Bowers
Ronald H. James
Rex F. Kieffer Jr
Don Maddox
Harry C. Mallett
Bob McEwen
Myrl H. Shoemaker
A.G. Lancione
COAD
Ohio
Marietta
Torch Ignites Insulation at Phi Gamma Delta House
A welding torch sparked insulation at the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity house at 39 N. College St. Monday afternoon but caused no damage. A worker started the small blaze shortly before 2 p.m. and extinguished it before calling the fire department.
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Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity
N. College St
Special Items Promoted for Quick Seasonal Sale
Community urges residents to clear space by selling handmade goods this year. Quilts candies ceramics and araghans listed as examples as locals encouraged to list items for fast sale during the season.
Delay Jeopardizes School City Grant Plan
Mayor Donald Barrett says a $49 000 cut in joint Local Public Works funds threatens a $377 000 grant for the city jail and high school projects. City and school officials met to decide which reductions to take, with deadlines looming and possible delays to August 23.
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Steve Robb
Donald Barrett
Barrett
Pat Light
Marion Fugate
Phil Lavelle
The
Economic Development Administration
Fugate
Light
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East State Street
Army Corps of Engineers
Coates Run
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Riffe
Mrs
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Larry Spencer
Earl F. Radcliffe
F.I.C
Modern Woodmen OF America Fraternal Life Insurance
Rock Island, Illinois
Viva
Kemp & Bentley
Dan River
Copenhagen
Shop Marting's
N. Court St
Fslic
Athens County Savings & Loan
Mill Street
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