Next week, the ACC Commission may prevent the Firefly Trail from connecting to Winterville along the approved route, derailing the project after four years of| Athens Politics Nerd
Commissioners Carol Myers and Patrick Davenport have proposed two separate plans for how to move forward on replacing the ACC Fire Department’s aging fire| Athens Politics Nerd
Athens-Clarke County is blessed with a top-tier fire department as judged by the third-party ratings agency Insurance Services Office. As long as Athens| Athens Politics Nerd
UPDATE (2/7/22): The commission tweaked the final TSPLOST list in a special called meeting tonight. The article now reflects the tweaked list.| Athens Politics Nerd
At a lengthy meeting last week, Athens-Clarke County commissioners discussed taking action on a number of controversial issues, including abortion access, the| Athens Politics Nerd
UPDATE (4/5/2022): The mayor and commission passed the inclusionary zoning policy described below unanimously.| Athens Politics Nerd
The ACC Commission has developed a framework for how to spend funding from the American Rescue Plan, an economic recovery package which brought in over $57| Athens Politics Nerd
Commissioners debated at their meeting on Tuesday whether they should allow homeowners to build small cottages, garage apartments or other dwellings on their| Athens Politics Nerd
The Athens-Clarke County Transportation and Public Works Department is reporting that the plan the ACC Commission approved in November to redesign North| Athens Politics Nerd
UPDATE 4/1/25: Commissioners voted 7-3 to allow the demolition, with Commissioners Link, Taylor and Thornton voting no.| Athens Politics Nerd
In a chaotic and tense meeting, ACC commissioners chose to delay making a formal statement of support for racial equity on Tuesday despite a large turnout of| Athens Politics Nerd
Athens residents showed up at city hall in force this week to support protected bike lanes along Prince Avenue, the LGBTQ+ community and ranked-choice voting.| Athens Politics Nerd
