Rising Costs Put Athens County Road Projects At Risk
Athens County commissioners approve a $35,000 boost in State Issue I funds for the Shafer Street extension after inflation raises project costs by about $67,000. City officials had sought the full increase, but commissioners prioritized other Issue I projects like the West Bypass and county road improvements.
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Robert Ekey Messenger
Athens County
Shafer Street
Athens
City Service
Phil Goldsberry
Max Adkins
County road projects face funding gaps and delays
County officials warn more funds are needed as costs rise for County Road 5 and the West Bypass. An extra 35 000 is set for Shafer Street amid total shortages. County Engineer Gerald Hann will propose county funded options to County Road 5 and seek federal highway money for the West Bypass. Mayor Barrett notes remaining 32 000 need could affect state and DOT considerations.
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Gerald Hann
Hann
West
Helen Baker
West Bypass
Shafer Street
Donald Barrett
Barrett
Department of Transportation
OU Professor Wins National Humanities Grant
Ohio University associate professor of philosophy H. Gene Blocker won an American Council of Learned Societies post doctoral research grant. He joins 38 scholars from 26 institutions in the national competition researching methophysical underpinnings of Surrealist tension in Absurdist literature.
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H. Gene Blocker
Ohio University
American Council of Learned Scientists
Blocker
Vehicle Office Relocates In Athens County
The Athens County motor vehicle deputy registrar's office reopened under Nancy Christian after a brief closure for a transition. Christian succeeds Nancy Kern who resigned last week. The commissioners may move the office from the courthouse to free space for the federal job grants coordinator, aiming to relocate by month’s end.
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Athens County Motor Vehicle
Nancy Christian
Christian
Plains Water and Sewer Project Faces Remedy Search
Athens County commissioners asked Prosecutor Michael Nolan to study alternative remedies to speed The Plains water and sewer project completion after complaints from residents. They reviewed contracts, warned of delays due to weather, and changed complaint handling to bypass the project engineer.
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Remedy the Plains
Athens County Commissioners
Michael Nolan
Plains Water and Sewer
George Mara
MeMo Construction Co
Carl Moore
Nolan
Plains Sewer
Board’of County Commissioners
Max Adkins
Helen Baker
Adkins
Moore
Plains
Commissioners
Baker
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