Athens landlords lambaste revised housing code at public hearing
Landlords criticize the rewritten Athens housing code in a Monday public hearing, citing enforcement difficulties and potential loss of low cost rentals. They argue the discretionary powers of code inspectors are too broad, while officials defend the code as a minimum health and safety standard. The Planning and Development Committee will review comments and seek first reading next week or the following meeting.
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Robert Ekey
City of
Athens
Housing Board of Appeals
Appeals Board
City Council
Cooley Tops Test For Athens Fire Chief Post
Richard Chad Cooley earned the highest Civil Service Commission test score among three department captains for chief. The commission will certify him to Mayor Barrett, who has 10 days to act, with Cooley the youngest finalist at 36.
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Richard Cooley
Athens Fire Department
Richard
Chad) Cooley
Civil Service Commission
Ron DeVeau
Commission
DeVeau
Cooley
Donald Barrett
Barrett
Fire Department
Royce
Earl Goodin
ACRC Delays Annual Voting in Athens 1875 Meeting
The Athens Community Relations Commission postponed its annual elections and extended terms of Chairman Lorrin Kreider and Secretary David Horr by two months. Members debated membership criteria, considered sending the annual report to City Council, and discussed boundary options including a three mile radius or school district lines.
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Ernest Bodamer
Athens Community Relations Commission
ACRC
City Hall
Athens
Lorrin Kreider
David Horr
Kreider
Commission
Caryl Gustavson
James Barnes
City Relations Commission
Beekeeping Basics Shared With Athens Rotary Club
Mrs. Day Horr explained the U S role of pollinators in agriculture estimating four billion dollars in crops rely on insects yearly. She described queen bees royal jelly feeding and drone roles while noting pesticides harm bees and weather affects pollination and honey production.
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U.S
Day Horr
Athens
Horr
Weather outline for Tuesday January 14 1975 Cleveland Area
Partly cloudy and cold tonight with lows 10 to 15. Wed cloudy and cold highs mid to upper 20s. Chance of snow Thursday and Friday ending Saturday with highs in the upper 20s and 30s. Lows in the teens. Yesterday’s high 29, low 12. Precipitation yesterday none. month total 1.23 inches vs 3.43 normal. Sun set 5 29 p.m. rises 7 48 a.m. Barometer 30 17 rising. Data from Ohio University Geography Dept and Mrs. C L Colmer. Published daily except Saturdays. Daily and Sunday rates listed for mail and carrier delivery. Entered Athens Post Office as second class matter.
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Associated Press
D&s
Ohio
West Virginia
U.S. & Possessions
Athens
the Messenger Publishing Co
Johnson Road
Forger Breeze Jr. Guilty in Chauncey Check Case
An Athens County Common Pleas Court jury convicted Harry T. Breeze Jr. of forgery for passing a $65 counterfeit check at Stop and Shop Carry Out in Chauncey on August 30. He received a prison term of 18 months to 5.5 years. Byron James, who pleaded guilty to aiding grand larceny, was sentenced to 1.5 to 5.5 years after being recaptured for the seafood theft at the Spanish Maine near Guysville.
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Athens County Common Pleas Court
Harry T. Breeze Jr
Nelsonville
Michael Nolan
Breeze
Chauncey
Howard Monday
Byron James
James
Spanish Maine
Guysville
Prosecutors weigh end of inquiry in Fairfield City civil rights case
The special prosecutor says he expects to finish the civil rights investigation into three city officials by month’s end. Assistant prosecutor James Luse may pursue prosecutions, with court hearings possibly before Judge William Sammons. Named defendants include Mayor Donald Barrett, Solicitor Gerald Mollica, and Police Chief Ted Jones.
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James Luse
Fairfield County
Luse
Athens
William Sammons
Chillicothe
Franklin Sheeter
Sheeter
Sammons
Ohio Supreme Court
Donald Barrett
Gerald Mollica
Ted Jones
James Wooddell
Wooddell
Robert Windle
Palma
Charles Misner
Michael Gugel
Ohio University
Gugel
City Proposes Minimal Flood Insurance Zoning Reforms
Athens planners urge city to follow minimal National Flood Insurance Act rules with slight deviations. OU graduate students Bruce Funk and Paul Boucher propose redefining flood plain boundaries by contours, estimating 600 structures in the district. If approved, action would align Athens with HUD designations and NFIA requirements.
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Cathy Beskin Messenger
City Planning Commission
Ohio University
Athens
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Bruce Funk
Grosvenor St
Paul Boucher
Ann St
OU School of Planning
Funk
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Donald L Barrett
Flood Plain
Barrett
Funk and
Boucher
Phyllis Katz
Ohio university towns push continued funded impact monies
Representatives from Athens Oxford Kent and Bowling Green plan a Friday meeting with House Speaker Vernal Riffe Jr to seek continuation of impact funds used for police and fire protection. They note extensive tax exempt university lands and growing populations. lawmakers aim to have the measure included in the Rhodes budget proposal due in April.
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Ohio
Athens
Oxford
Kent
Bowling Green
Vernal Riffe Jr
New Boston
Ohio General Assembly
Barrett
Claire M. Ball Jr
Riffe
James Rhodes
Rhodes
House
Ball
Kiwanians Honor Past Presidents Dinner Honor
Athens Kiwanis Club honored 54 past presidents at a Monday night dinner at The Ohio University Inn. Lapel pins for perfect attendance were awarded to 10 members, with Bechtel earning 19 years and Jagers 17. Announcements covered interclub visits, new member meetings, a diamond mining slide show, Ladies’ Night, and a clergy honorary dinner.
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Michael Deaterla
Athens Kiwanis Club
Ohio University Inn
David Lovett
Dale Schultz
Clifford C. Houk
Earl Funk
Earl Hooper
Ira W. Burnfield
Harry Lackey
H. John Huffman
Ed T. Hellebrandt
al L
Reichard
John White
Charles Hayes
Augie Zorn
al Leonard
Lew Ransdell
Athens Club
Kiwanis Club
Nelsonville
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Ohio University
Schultz
Zoning Change Backed for Residential Care Facilities
Support voiced by multiple community groups for a zoning ordinance amendment to allow residential care facilities for the mentally retarded and developmentally disabled in certain districts. HAVAR seeks to open a program in Athens but is blocked by current zoning. Council to hear first reading. survey planned for area employment next week.
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Robert Ekey Messenger
Phyllis Katz
Hocking Athens-Vinton Area Residence, Inc
HAVAR
Athens
648 Board
Elsie Helsel
Ohio University
Dation
648
League of Women Voters
Karen Harvey
ATCO
Student Council For Exceptional Children
Menetal Health Inc
169
Katz
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Harland Harris
Department
Ohio University Geography Department
C. L. Colmer
U.S. Weather Observer
the Athens Messenger
Forger
Lowell Howard
Patricia Hinkle
Crooksville
Bureau of the Census
Farblockh
N. Court Street
Sat
Sun
Nelsonville-Glouster
THE
Athens Credit Union, Inc
Columbus Road
NCAA
Union League
Mendey Thru
Fridey
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