The Athens-Clarke County Commission unanimously passed a resolution to ensure future voter access in the county in retaliation to Georgiaâs new voting law in a Tuesday night voting meeting.
The resolution states that County Manager Blaine Williams will develop a plan of action with the Board of Elections to âmitigate the impactâ of Senate Bill 202 on ACC residents. SB 202 passed in the Georgia General Assembly on March 25, placing new restrictions on absentee voting and allowing state officials to take over local elections boards.
The resolution states that the countyâs plan of action may include implementing a voter information campaign ahead of the 2022 election to make voting resources more accessible, maximizing the number of absentee ballot dropboxes and maximizing early voting locations across the county.
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The Athens-Clarke County Commission passed a resolution that confirms the updates on the Clayton Street construction that were discussed in last weekâs work session during a special called session Tuesday.
The resolution will eliminate most plans to add planters, except at sidewalk bump-outs and corners. It would also add motorcycle parking spaces and include stairs in needed areas.Â
The planters are being removed from the project plan in order to create more sidewalk space for pedestrians, due to the recent extension of the countyâs parklet program.
The Athens-Clarke County Mayor and Commission discussed adjusted plans for construction on Clayton Street that would provide more pedestrian sidewalk space, a new river access point and eliminating hostile architecture downtown.
Head to Athens on a weekday between September and May, and students will likely be flowing down Baxter Street from high-rise dormitories at the top of the hill toward the University of Georgia campus.
Young people have lived in each of the three nine- or 10-story towers on the hill Creswell Hall, Brumby Hall and Russell Hall for decades.
When Hattie Thomas Whitehead was young, she lived here, too.
“When I was a little girl, this was dirt,” Thomas Whitehead said while giving a tour of her old neighborhood recently, referring to Finley Street, which runs between Creswell and Russell. “It was not paved.”
The Athens Sustainability Office will begin holding five virtual public town halls in April to collect public thoughts and opinions on how the county can navigate toward renewable energy, starting Thursday.
In May 2019, the Athens-Clarke County Commission unanimously adopted a plan to shift the countyâs energy to fully renewable by 2050. This plan includes the goal of shifting to 100% renewable electricity by 2035, and to generate 60% of its renewable energy locally by 2050.
The town halls will be held over Webex, and links to sign up for them can be found below. The meetings will begin with a presentation going over the countyâs renewable energy process so far, followed by a Q&A session, then open discussion.
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