In the Loop
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Athens Power Rankings for the Week of Jan. 11
Welcome to Athens Power Rankings. In the spirit of sports rating systems, through painstaking analysis, we rank the top movers and shakers in the Classic City each week. Who's hot? Who's not? Find out below.
Photo Credit: Joshua L. Jones
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Oconee Commission Approves $4 Million Road for Potential Costco
Photo Credit: Lee Becker
Left to right, Commissioner Bubber Wilkes, Public Works Director Emil Beshara, consultant Bill Ross and Planning Director B.R. White.
The Oconee County Board of Commissioners approved a $3.35 million contract on Friday with Simpson Trucking and Grading Company of Gainesville for construction of Parkway Boulevard Extension.
The three-lane road will run from the current terminus of Parkway Boulevard just west of Kohl’s department store to opposite an existing entrance to Epps Bridge Centre and is to be open by September of 2016.
Total cost for the roadway, including right-of-way acquisition, is expected to run to $3.9 million, and Board of Commissioners Chairman Melvin Davis said the county does not know at present how it is going to pay for the road project.
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Developer to Patterson Hood: No Extension Unless You Pay Back My $800,000
Landmark Properties President and CEO Wes Rogers hit reply-all on that open letter Patterson Hood sent this morning pleading to extend a deadline to move the East Broad Street house the Hoods sold to Landmark out to Orange Twin.
It’s a pretty cheeky response, and you should read the whole thing, but here are the highlights for the TL;DR crowd:
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The Commission Will Vote Tonight on Banning Discrimination in Downtown Bars
The Athens-Clarke County Commission will vote tonight on taking the first step toward banning discrimination at downtown bars.
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Athens Power Rankings for the Week of Jan. 4
Welcome to Athens Power Rankings. In the spirit of sports rating systems, through painstaking analysis, we rank the top movers and shakers in the Classic City each week. Who's hot? Who's not? Find out below.
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Patterson Hood's Plea to Save His Old House from Developers
Photo Credit: Blake Aued
Drive-By Truckers frontman Patterson Hood made a public plea this morning for student housing developers Landmark Properties to extend the deadline for his old house to be saved.
The Hoods, who moved to Portland, OR last year, sold their East Broad Street property to Landmark with the understanding that the house could be moved to the Elephant 6 collective’s Orange Twin compound in northeastern Clarke County. The deadline to move the house passed at midnight.
As expected, the house could not be moved because rainy weather the past few weeks made the ground too went for heavy equipment. E6’s Laura Carter said Monday that she asked Landmark for an extension to Jan. 22, but the company did not agree to it.
“It is sad for us, but we hope the house gets a good move later by someone who will value its history and love it, when the Pottery Street block goes commercial,” Carter said.
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Jackson Street Books Owner: Closure Was a Long Time Coming
The downtown used bookstore Jackson Street Books has closed after 31 years in business.
The bookstore shared the image below on its Facebook page Sunday night.
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The Eastside Is Getting a New, Bigger Kroger
We don’t have a file photo of the Eastside Kroger, and it’s dark and raining outside, so here’s a shot of a random Kroger in Frisco, TX by Wikipedia user Jonesdr77.
The College Station Shopping Center on the Eastside, anchored by a Kroger, will be completely demolished to make way for a new, larger Kroger store if the company’s application to Athens-Clarke County is approved.
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