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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1966
Page
8
Athens business leaders react to plans for more downtown parking. Earl Mathews says costs block merchant lot projects. Joe Kelly proposes joint purchases to create parking near Court Street and Fern and N Court Streets, with options to reclaim property on E Carpenter Street for redevelopment.
The Athens Special Report outlines proposals to relieve downtown parking with blocks of new lots from Court Street to Congress Street financed by merchants and professionals. Suggestions include free customer parking hours, ticket validation, shuttle buses, and a central garage, plus stricter meter enforcement as a long term fix.
Council President Harry Crewson calls a 7 30 p m public meeting at Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric offices to discuss downtown parking. Attendees will include the city parking committee planning commission Athens business and retail groups The Messenger and others to gather suggestions for solutions.
A first reading approved an ordinance granting an average five percent pay raise to most city employees effective March 1. Elected officials' raises apply to the start of their next terms. New positions include safety director, two police dispatchers, and a fire inspector with salaries set. The measure adds paid holidays and overtime pay, with several officials' salaries set to rise from 1968. City leaders aim to attract high quality staff for the payroll.
Athens council approved paying 40000 to purchase a service station at Stimson Ave and E State St from Orland Williams and Richard Mathews to straighten the approach and widen the intersection. The body also hired Planning Associates of Athens for 7500 yearly as a continuing city planner and map maker for underground utilities.
An 18 year old Ohio University student Dave Warner Lincoln Hall hit a police cruiser on E Union St Sunday night. Hall pleaded guilty in Municipal Court Monday and was fined 15 dollars plus costs.
City hall administrative offices will close Saturday in observance of Lincoln's Birthday per the mayor's office.
Louis d Andrea, 37, Lake View Manor, pleaded innocent in Municipal Court to writing a 154.60 check with insufficient funds. He was bound to the grand jury and held on a 300 bond. Athens National Bank filed the charge. police handled the case.
The county election board disqualified six petitions for central committee positions on technical filing points. Major offices were approved with bids for poll books and supplies accepted, with Heer Printing of Columbus winning the contract. The Feb. 24 meeting will host Secretary of State Ted Brown's traveling office with representatives from six counties.
Moderate temperatures persisted in Athol on Tuesday with a 9:30 a.m. reading of 37 degrees, up two from the morning low. Monday reached 41 degrees as rain totaled .01 inches, according to U. S. Observer C. L. Colmer.
Ray Pack of Richmondale High School will speak at Ohio University on Tuesday February 18. He will address three educational groups in McCracken Hall Room 214 at 7 p.m. Pack holds a master's from OU and has been admitted to doctoral work. he received the Dwight L Arnold Memorial Award for outstanding state school counselors.
Mr. and Mrs. William Cram ber of Guysville welcomed a son. Mr. and Mrs. Chester Sams of Albany Route 2 reported a daughter. Admitted: Lee Van Dyke Stewart Route 1 Mrs. Maximillian Brinkman Athens Ruth Nelson Coolville Route 1. Discharged: Dana Turner Harrisonville Mrs. Robert Barber Long Bottom Kendall Llewellyn New Marshfield Guy Morrison Athens Mrs. Donald Williams Athens Route 5 and son Mrs. Presley Holmes Athens and son.
Ray Cuckler announces a Past Exalted Rulers Night at the Athens Elks Lodge. A 6 30 p m dinner prepared by the Emblen Club precedes the initiation of six candidates at 7 30 p m by past rulers and current officers.
Perry Munn of Albany was elected president of the Margaret Creek Conservancy District board at a Monday night reorganizational meeting in Albany. Don Haning was chosen vice president and W. H. Wakefield attended his first regular meeting after being appointed to fill the late E R Wagoner’s unexpired term.
Dwight Rutherford Athens insurance agent spoke at the Rotary Club about his 30 year hobby collecting fire marks worth about 10000. The plaques identify insurers and guarantee payment to firemen, aiding anti arson efforts. some marks still adorn buildings in Nelsonville Chillicothe and Marietta.
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