UPDATE (12/6): The cost of the designated projects and estimated revenue from the SPLOST appear to have recently changed. They were originally quoted in this article as $160 million being designated out of $248 million total SPLOST revenue, or about 2/3rds.The numbers have been changed to $125 million designated out […]
Mayor and Commission
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Athens Immigrant Rights Coalition and Athens for Everyone are excited to announce that 11 candidates for the Athens-Clarke County Mayor and Commission have issued a joint statement urging the Clarke County Sheriff’s Office to overturn their policy of cooperating with ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) in the effort to detain […]
Our local government is a vitally important institution in our lives, yet few Athenians have an understanding of what goes on at city hall. There’s no shame in that; local government is not always taught in our public schools, and most people are too busy to attend Mayor and Commission […]
As expected, the Athens-Clarke County Government has released a report on A Recommended Approach for Creating a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Plan for Athens‐Clarke County . This came about after community members and advocates began making public incidents of discrimination happening in the County. Residents and community groups began advocating for the […]