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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1977
Page
3
Federal officials demand Athens County return 20 941 grant funds for a 1975 juvenile bureau citing unallowable expenditures and lack of documented activity. The county may request a hearing within 40 days as officials plan further action.
Athens County commissioners and the Community Improvement Corporation cleared Kerr Distributing to obtain tax exempt bonds for moving offices and a warehouse from 100 Columbus Road to a five acre Route 56 site. The project may cost up to 800000 with construction starting in December and a May 1978 move, securing the loan with a county mortgage while payments come from Kerr Distributing.
The Ohio University Avionics Engineering Center receives a 30 000 FAA grant raising its three year research contract to 1 million. The funds support glide slope equipment evaluation and wind shear prediction tech. OU has run FAA projects since 1962 with NASA, Air Force and other FAA funds.
Market notes list prices for feeder steers and heifers, slaughter cattle, hogs, and sheep with ranges for each category. A separate item notes a $18,394 grant to Athens, Vinton and Hocking Counties to create a youth services council, locally matched by $1,124, funded under Ohio’s 1977 Comprehensive Criminal Justice Plan.
Village children join a 6 to 7 p.m. trick or treat next Thursday with a siren cue, followed by a 7 to 8 p.m. Halloween TVet at the V Bailes to Address Forum Dr. Jerry Bailes of Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine earns recognition for medical contributions and will speak at a Worthington open forum on rural health insurance concerns. Utilities Lifeline discounts offered in Southeastern Ohio for seniors and disabled with income under 7000, covering December to April. Information contacts listed by county. Three two day sexuality conferences organized by CHEAO in Chillicothe Zanesville and Steubenville with Greg Clapper handling inquiries.
The Athens County Budget Commission planned an afternoon meeting to fix a $400000 overestimate of 1978 general fund income. Auditor Couradis admitted the error and said revised figures show income about $1228923, down from 1977 by $49593, with a final estimate due in January.
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