City studies litter problem and downtown cleanup plans
Athens City Council discussed a long range study of the litter issue and potential landfills using abandoned strip mines with OU faculty help. The meeting also covered replacing broken downtown trash cans, better containers, sidewalk and curb repairs, and city hall remodeling for improved public access and police facilities.
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Ohio University
Alan Geiger
Athens
Phillip Goldsberry
Goldsberry
Geiger
City Planning Commission
Columbia Avenue
City Hall
Thomas Smith
Smith
Columbia
Madison Avenue
Service Safety
Police Department
Water Department
Barrett
Athens pool on track but May opening in doubt
Athens officials report the E State Street pool is 88 to 89 percent complete with sodding painting and testing remaining. Water testing could begin by week’s end, while hydrant flushing is delayed to protect the water supply.
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Phillip Goldsberry
E. State Street
Goldsberry
Athens
Council
Harry Crewson
O'Bleness Site for Health Center Likely Dead
Proposal to place the Athens Health Department headquarters near O'Bleness Memorial Hospital appears unlikely. Appraisals demanded by Northwestern Mutual and bank approvals may raise costs for the county if land transfer occurs, with the county fairgrounds as another site under consideration.
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O’bleness Hospital
Athens Citypay Health Department
Hospital
County Commissioners
Health Department
Northwestern Mutual Insurance Co
Columbus
O’bleness
Northwestern Mutual
Boyce
Huntington National Bank
Hill-Burton Federal
W. Union Street
O'Bleness
Commissioners’ Office
Athens High students report on security economics and urban planning
Athens High School students told local Rotary Club about security concerns economic relations and urban planning as major issues for the United States Canada and Western Europe After attending the World Affairs Institute conference in Cincinnati the group shared insights from talks by NATO deputy secretary general and other experts They discussed European economic integration arms control and urban transit solutions to curb vehicle pollution and improve city life
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Bill Branigin
United States
Canada
Europe
Athens High School
Rotary Club
World Affairs Institute
Cincinnati
U.S
Athens
Joseph Johnson
Gunnar Randers
The
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Christoph Bertram
International Institute For Strategic Studies
Harold Malmgren
Nixon
Walter Bor
London
New York
Solveig Overby
Athens High
Stuart Hake
Malmgren
U. S
Hake
Emad Mikhail
Bertram
Russia
Mikhail
Weather data snapshot from Ohio University report
Yesterday's high 78 and low 66 today with 68 percent humidity at 4 pm yesterday. Precipitation 0.11 inches yesterday and 0.38 inches this month, 15.33 inches this year, 1.29 inches above normal. Sun set 8:23 pm, sunrise 6:29 am tomorrow. Barometric pressure 28.77 inches at 9 am steady. Data from Ohio University's Geography Department.
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Ohio University
Planning Member Named Forrest Wilson to Athens Planning Commission
Mayor Donald Barrett announced Forrest Wilson was named to the Athens City Planning Commission replacing the late Paul R. O'Brien. Wilson has led Ohio University School of Architecture since July 1971 and writes on architecture.
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Forrest Wilson
Ohio University
School of Architecture, Design and Planning
Athens City Planning Commission
Donald Barrett
Wilson
Paul R. O’brien
Commission
American Institute of Architects
Construction Specifications Institute
Progressive Architecture Magazine
California School of Fine Arts
University of California
The
Mechanics Institute
New York City
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