City Hall remodel bids come in lower than year ago
City plans to convert the second floor of City Hall into a combined Municipal Court and City Council meeting room with a new third door and elevator. Bid totals show about 274 500 dollars in spring estimates now down by nearly 45 000 dollars after Friday bid openings.
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Robin
Columbus
Bill Trautwein
Athens
Dalla
A. J. McMillan
New Lexington
Karr Bros
Chester
B. R. Leppee Construction Co
Love Electric Co
Albany
Lepper
City Hall
City Council
N. College St
First Presbyterian Church
Council
Opera House
Income Tax
Volunteers Map Poverty Fronts Near Athens Community
Tom Duffy 22 leads VAISTA volunteers from the Tri County region in organizing the Deanville area into a Community Action Agency to confront poverty. VISTA workers from Ohio, mostly ages 18 to 24, receive $380 monthly, room and board, and a $30 stipend saved monthly. Berry Hall hosts VISTA representatives this week in Athens to explain the program and answer questions.
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Gaul Scihnitzer
Athens
Tom Duffy
Messenger
America
VISTA
Office of Economic Opportunity
Veerington
D. C
Tom
Tri-County
Deanville
Community Action Agency
Logan
Vistas Projects Center For the
Harlem
Watts
South
Appalachia
Berry Hall
Ohio
Room Land Board
Baker Center
Squad 1 Called After Woman Faints On Street
At 9 35 a m Saturday the fire department emergency squad was summoned when Donna Craig 40 of 163 Mill Street fainted in front of 42 N College Street. She recovered before squad arrival and declined aid. Paramathia Lodge 25 FEAM will meet at 7 30 p m Tuesday in the Masonic Temple.
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Fire Department
Donna Craig
Mill St
N. College St
Paramathia Lodge
FEAM
Masonic Temple
Ohio to Begin Distribution of State Issue Funds Manual
The Ohio Department of Highways will begin distributing a manual Wednesday to help counties expeditiously use State Issue I funds to ease urban traffic bottlenecks. The program allocates 250 million of the first 500 million in highway bonds over five years, with counties receiving specific lump sums based on population and highway mileage. Counties must submit projects by Nov. 15, and eligible improvements include rail highway separations, lane widening, and similar road works prioritizing municipalities under 50,000 population.
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Obinyon
Southeastern Ohio Council of Governments
Albert Giles
Ohio
Fairs
Appalachy Cog
SEC
Columbus
Ohio Department of Highways
P. E. Masheler
Hocking
Morgan
Berry
Senate
Athens
Suspension Renounced for Inferno Permit in Athens
The Ohio Department of Liquor Control rescinded the suspension of ER Corp. successor to Mike J. Eakin owner of The Inferno at 34 S. Court St., Athens. The Dec. 2 suspension was lifted after delinquent sales tax assessments were paid and bridge and pedestrian overpass construction was addressed. The Athens County review agency is the Regional Planning Commission.
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Columbus
Ohio Department of Liquor Control
ER Corp
Mike J. Eakin
Inferno
S. Court St
Athens
Athens County
The
Regional Planning Commission
Lawnmower Fire Causes Minor Property Damage
A lawnmower at 439 E State St burned when gasoline ignited while a boy attempted to start it. Estimated damage was $25. Fire Chief Charles Dalton said the mower was out when firefighters arrived at noon Saturday.
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E. State St
Charles Dalton
Area Capital Investments Reach 160.7 Million In Six Years
Southeastern Ohio manufacturers report 160,776,000 in capital investments over six years. Nine counties Athens Gallia Meigs Jackson Morgan Perry Washington plus others show varied totals from 389,000 to 79,294,010. Neuenschwander presented the figures at an Athens Chamber luncheon with Gov Rhodes in attendance.
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Southeastern Ohio
Fred P. Neuenschwander
Ohio Development Department
Athens
Rouse
Jackson
Meigs
Morgan
Perry
Vinton
Washington
Neuenschwander
Athens Chamber of Commerce
James 4H
Rhodes
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Boe Ragera
Athens City Hall
Sonn
Old City Hall
Trautwein
W. J. Trautwein
Mr. Trautwein
Ohio University
Charles W. Reamer
Bahr Clothiers Middleport
Masons
Chevrolet
Department’s Economic Research Division
Gallia
Mrginia
Bank
Vinton County National Bank
FDIC
J.G
Robert B. Will, Jr
Vice Pres
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