Consultants Propose Storefront Office for Athens Housing Code
City officials seek citizen input as Harpham Elmer Partnership collects suggestions. The aim is to expand the 1964 housing code via a storefront downtown office to guide revisions covering zoning subdivision and condominium standards while improving maintenance and inspections.
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Herb Amey
Messenger
City of
Athens
Donald Barrett
Barrett
Harpham and Elmer Parnership
Columbus
Phil Goldsberry
Harpham-Elmer
Goldsberry
Harold Shields
AFSCME Wins Recognition by Athens City Schools
AFSCME won recognition rights for 107 non teaching workers in the Athens City School District after a Thursday vote. Of 85 ballots, 56 chose AFSCME, 18 chose OAPSE, and 11 marked no organization. Affected workers include maintenance cafeteria staff and non supervisory bus drivers. negotiations will be handled by the school board with no date set.
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American Federation of State
Athens City
Afscme
Ohio Association of Public School Employes
Katie Sowle
Athens Community Relations Commission
OAPSE
Roger Thompson
Thompson
Prosecutors Eye Dismissal in Tax Reduction Suit
Athens County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Michael Ward said 12 counties named in the December class action suit must file an answer with the Ohio Supreme Court by January 15. Ward and other prosecutors discussed dismissal motions as a potential response, arguing plaintiffs may not represent all school boards and that dismissal could stop rollback procedures and tax collection at the lower rate.
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Athens County
Michael Ward
Ohio Supreme Court
Ward
County Budget Commission
Weather forecast for Ohio region with chilly temps
Cloudy and colder tonight and Saturday with a chance of snow flurries tonight. Lows in the low and mid 20s. Highs Saturday in the upper 20s. Extended outlook shows fair skies Sunday and Monday. Snow may return Tuesday with highs from the upper teens to 30s and lows in the teens. Barometric pressure 29.09 in, humidity near 90 percent.
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Ohio
Athens Police to Tighten Enforcement Downtown
Athens Police Chief Ted Jones announced intensified enforcement amid rising traffic accidents and downtown vandalism. He cited a recent accident injuring four people and warned pedestrians and drivers to comply with downtown traffic rules.
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Athens
Ted Jones
Jones
Police
Sheriff Hires 2 Deputies for Athens County
Sheriff Paul Brown named William Ralph Smeck and Elmer W. Althouse as new deputies effective January 7. Smeck, 26, ex Murray City officer, lives at 6 Ransom Rd. Althouse, 27, ex Pomeroy officer, to work mainly Albany area. Brown aims tougher traffic enforcement and stricter ordinances to curb jaywalking vandalism and open containers.
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Athens County
Paul Brown
William Ralph Smeck
Hocking Technical College
Murray City
Brown
Ransom Rd
Elmer W. Althouse
Pomeroy
Althouse
Albany
Firefighters Install Officers in Athens Local 2021
Athens Firefighters Local 2021 of the International Association of Firefighters installed officers for the year. New officers are Jerry Robertson president Gerry Roth vice president George Enzoldsen secretary Dave Linscott treasurer and Gerald Daft sergeant at arms. Members recently completed an emergency victim care class sponsored by the fire department.
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Athens
International Association of Firefighters
Jerry Robertson
Gerry Roth
George Enzoldsen
Dave Linscott
Gerald Daft
The
Fire Department
Local Theft Reported in Athens Neighborhood
Athens police report a theft on Friday after Jack Neal of 245 W Union St said someone took a pair of binoculars worth 94 dollars from his car parked near his home Thursday. The list of hospital names appears in the report as routine social notes from O Bleness Memorial Hospital.
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Athens
Jack Neal
W. Union Street
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