West Bypass project killed by Athens County commissioners
Athens County Commissioners unanimously removed the West Bypass (County Road 23) from the Issue I funding priority list. The $4.92 million project would have required about $980,000 county match and faced inflation driven cost increases. Prior delays included environmental reviews and a contested route through Wolf Plains Indian burial site.
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Steve Robb Messenger
West
Athens County
Clyde Bronson
Bronson
Helen Baker
Southeastern Ohio Development Co
Ohio Historical Society
Wolf Plains
Historical Society
Council On Historic Preservations
ODOT
Howard Gifford
County stands firm on fleet car removal in sheriff bureau
Athens County commissioners refuse Sheriff Paul Brown's request to retain a car in the juvenile bureau. They note the grant supporting the vehicle expired in June and the car was removed from the sheriff's fleet, with Captain Bill Blake named as the chief investigator using the vehicle previously.
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Athens County
Sheriff's Department
Paul Brown
Brown
Helen Baker
Department
Bill Blake
Blake
Nelsonville
York Two
Administrative Justice Division
Ohio University Inn
County Welfare Department
Lamplight Lane
Plains
Senator Bowen to Be Rural Transit Speaker
State Sen William F. Bowen of Cincinnati will deliver the keynote address at the Rural and Small Urban Transit Conference in Athens next week. The three day event includes workshops, panel discussions, and officials from state regional and federal agencies.
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Senator Bowen
William F. Bowen
Cincinnati
Senate Transportation Committee
Athens
Bowen
Jack Salvesen
The
National Council For the Transportation Disadvantaged
Larry Schulman
Federal Department of Transportation
Urban Mass Transit Administration
Richard Henderson
Ohio Department of Transportation
Bureau of Mass Transportation
Ohio
States
North Carolina A & T State University Transportation Institute
Appalachian Ohio Regional Transit Associa
City to Get Refund For 682 Extension
Athens may receive an immediate refund from the Ohio Department of Transportation for the Route 682 extension project funding. The amount depends on the Great Lakes Construction bid, with officials estimating up to 35000 potentially due after adjustments. ground breaking with Gov Rhodes and Transportation Director Richard Jackson is set for Wednesday at 9 a.m. near Richland Avenue.
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Athens
Ohio Department of Transportation
Claire ‘‘Buzz
Ball
Athens Highway
James Rhodes
Richard Jackson
ODOT
Great Lakes Construction Co
Cleveland
Great Lakes
Jackson
Donald Barrett
District 10
Glenn Smith
Stimson Avenue
Richland Avenue
Rhodes
Athens Chamber of Commerce
Fred Palmer
G. Kenner Bush
Southeastern Ohio Regional Council
Buchtel Man Hurt in Crash
An 18 year old passenger Christopher Levanalofsky was injured in a head on collision on State Route 685. Driver Bruce McQuaid 19 was not seriously hurt. Ronald A Young 19 of Jacksonville was west bound lost control and crossed center. McQuaid cited for failure to register and Young cited for going left of center.
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Buchtel
Christopher Levanalofsky
Mount St. Mary Hospital
State Highway Patrol
Levanalofsky
Bruce McQuaid
Nelsonville
McQuaid
Ronald A. Young
Jacksonville
Young
Ohio lawmaker seeks axle mile tax relief for farms
State Rep Ronald James introduces a bill to exempt multi axle farm vehicles from Ohio's axle mile tax and to allow single lifetime retirement benefits for retirees regardless of marital status. He cites farmer relief and end to discrimination as goals and notes many district retirees urged the change.
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Ronald James
Ohio
James
James Sai
General Assembly
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Kootaga Area
Boy Scouts of America
America
Scout Council
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Akers
37Th Division Association
Athens American Legion
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Nion
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Johnson Road
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