Stories

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  Housing in Athens Is Getting More Expensive, and SPLOST Aims to Fix That

  By Ashlyn Webb | October 23, 2019

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  Commission Approves Affordable Housing, Reorganizes Animal Control, Extends Bird Ban

  City Dope

  By Chris Dowd | October 9, 2019

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  Homebuilders: Regs, Zoning Add to Cost of Housing

  City Dope

  By John Huie | August 28, 2019

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  ACC Commission Approves Funding for Affordable Housing

  City Dope

  By Blake Aued | March 6, 2019

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  The Rent Is Too Damn High in Athens

  City Dope

  By Blake Aued | February 20, 2019

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  Girtz Promises 'Great Era of Equity' as New Mayor and Commissioners Take Office

  City Dope

  By Blake Aued | January 16, 2019

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  Q&A With New Athens Mayor Kelly Girtz

  By Blake Aued | January 9, 2019

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  Commission Talks Bird Scooter and Car Booting Bans, SPLOST Spending and More

  City Dope

  By Blake Aued | November 28, 2018

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  Commissioners Talk Affordable Housing, Equity and Inclusiveness

  City Dope

  By Blake Aued | November 21, 2018

• Building More Housing In-Town Would Make Housing More Affordable

  By Michael Songster | June 27, 2018

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  Digging Into the Athens Election Results

  City Dope

  By Blake Aued | June 6, 2018

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  Candidates Talk Complete Streets, Budget as Mayoral Race Winds Down

  City Dope

  By Blake Aued | May 2, 2018

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  Get Excited—the Comp Plan Is Here!

  City Dope

  By Blake Aued | February 6, 2018

• Athens Needs Affordable Development

  By Paula Loniak | November 15, 2017

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  Are Tiny Houses a Solution to Athens' Affordable Housing Problem?

  Comment

  By Paula Loniak | April 12, 2017

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  A Too-Broad Broad Street Divides Neighborhoods, Residents Say

  City Dope

  By Blake Aued | November 16, 2016

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  Study Finds Working Families Can't Afford to Live in Athens

  City Dope

  By Blake Aued | January 20, 2016

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  Athens-Clarke County Wants Your Input on Housing and a Playground

  By Blake Aued | July 8, 2015

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  UGA Students Raise Awareness of Affordable Housing—but They're Also Why It's Expensive

  By Evelyn Andrews | April 29, 2015

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  Commissioners Push for Affordable Housing, Complete Streets, Curbing Student Housing

  City Dope

  By Blake Aued | February 11, 2015

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  Nancy Stangle Looks Back on 20 Years at the Athens Land Trust

  By Sarah Anne Perry | December 17, 2014

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  Bethel: Affordable Housing or Mismanaged Cash Cow?

  As residents try to improve Bethel Midtown Village, they're not getting much help from owner H.J. Russell.

  By Kristen Morales | June 5, 2013

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  Foreclosing on Foreclosures

  Programs Help Low-Income Homeowners

  Foreclosures are virtually nonexistent among Athens residents who buy homes through local affordable housing agencies.

  By Kristen Morales | January 9, 2013