In the Loop
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ACC Officials Outline Options for Prince Avenue
The Athens-Clarke County Mayor and Commission decided on Tuesday to wait until the state Department of Transportation conducts a safety audit of Prince Avenue in September before making any changes to the street to improve pedestrian safety.
The state audit will cover the state-owned portion of Prince from Milledge Avenue to the bypass and will include recommendations on ways to make the corridor safer for cyclists and pedestrians, such as improved crosswalks and pedestrian refuges.
Local officials will participate in the study, ACC Transportation and Public Works Director David Clark told commissioners at a work session Tuesday. At the same time, Mayor Nancy Denson and commissioners told Clark to prepare short- and long-term recommendations for the local stretch of Prince between Milledge and Pulaski Street. They will consider both at the same time after GDOT submits a report in October or November.
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Developer Gets Free Pipeline in Oconee County
The Georgia Public Service Commission will spend more than half a million dollars to run a gas pipeline under Highway 316 to Resurgence Park, the commercial subdivision being created by Nichols Land and Development Company on Virgil Langford Road.
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Athens Power Rankings for the Week of June 9
Knox White.
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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Majority Favor Referendum on Liquor by the Drink in Oconee County
The Oconee County Chamber of Commerce released a report last week showing that 79 percent of its members responding to a Chamber survey said they would like to see a referendum on liquor by the drink on the November ballot.
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Ex-Bulldog Tray Matthews Says Talking in Class (Not Theft) Led to Dismissal
Tray Matthews may have tried to steal hundreds of dollars from the University of Georgia, but that's not why he was kicked off the team. According to Matthews, it was because he talked too loud in class.
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Creature Comforts, Five & Ten, Old Pal Among ACHF Preservation Award Winners
Creature Comforts Brewery.
The Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation hosted its 45th Annual Preservation Awards at the historic Morton Theatre on Monday, June 2.
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Oconee Officials Propose Fee Hike
Oconee County citizens will get their second and final chance to comment on the Fiscal Year 2015 budget on Tuesday night just before the Board of Commissioners takes final action on the $36.6 million spending plan.
The budget was outlined to the public for the first time in a 26-minute PowerPoint presentation by county Finance Director Wes Geddings last Tuesday night.
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Oconee Voters Oppose Redistricting
The Oconee County Republican Party Executive Committee’s attempt to assist in reuniting Oconee County in a single district in the Georgia House of Representatives is likely to have the reverse effect.
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