By Rich Flowers
rflowers@athensreview.com May 3, 2021
7 hrs ago
Athens will be getting new police and fire vehicles as they continue to upgrade public safety equipment. The City Council, Monday approved purchasing a truck for the assistant fire chief and six vehicles for the police department.
âThe fire department doesnât currently have a replacement schedule for fleet vehicles,â Fire Chief Russell Marshall said.
The current fire chief vehicle is a 2013 Dodge Ram 4x4. It is one of three administrative vehicles for the department. The others are driven by the fire chief and fire marshal. They are all out of warranty.
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A zoning change allowing a developer to convert the vacant Quality Inn on State Highway 31 East to efficiency apartments won approval from the Athens City Council Monday. The change would also allow a restaurant and coffee shop.
The Athens City Council agreed to a zoning change that will allow a developer to convert the old Quality Inn property into efficiency apartments.
The 4-1 vote, with Mayor Monte Montgomery opposed, changes the zoning from commercial to multi-family use.
Paul Yazbeck from Profectus Multifamily Capital, LLC said with the zoning change approval they may be able to close on the property by late May.
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Cain Center in Athens on track to open this summer
The Cain Center in Athens has been closed for about four years and has been undergoing renovations since the fall of 2019. Author: Marangeli Lopez Updated: 3:51 PM CDT March 16, 2021
ATHENS, Texas Athens largest indoor venue is getting ready to open this summer.
The Cain Center is an area where conferences, sporting events, reunions, and other events were once held. It was run by the Cain Foundation as a competition venue, but the center and its surrounding facility are now run by the City of Athens Parks and Recreation Department, as a space the community can enjoy.
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