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March 25th Village Board Meeting Agenda
You can view or download the agenda for tonight's meeting here. Pertinent resolutions are attached. AGENDA32520BDownload
Tonight’s Village Board Meeting: 3/25
Tonight's Village Board meeting will take place via video conference and will be live streamed on YouTube. We'll post the URL just as soon as we go live, approx. 6:25pm. The meeting will be short as we are conducting only essential business as this time. However, it will be a good test of this system …
Limited Village Office Availability
Hello Friends and Neighbors, During this time of emergency the Village will be curtailing office hours for our staff. The Village Clerk will be available to answer phone calls from 9am - 11am, Monday-Friday. However, we will not accept any walk-in or face to face business. Right now, the best way to get questions answered …
Postponed: March 25th Public Hearings
The March 25th public hearings have been postponed until April 22nd. However, the Village board will still meet via video conference on March 25th with a limited agenda. We will restrict agenda items to essential business required to run the Village. More info to follow. Please check in with us on social media for the …
Newsletter COVID-19 Edition: Resources and Info
The Athens Communications Committee put together a special newsletter edition to help navigate this difficult time. You can view the newsletter here. And subscribe here.
Athens Stevedoring Withdraws Application to DEC!
Hello Friends and Neighbors! This morning we received confirmation from the Department of Environmental Conservation that Athens Stevedoring has officially withdrawn their application for registration to operate a C&D processing facility on our waterfront. Thanks to all who got involved and made their opposition to this project known. But we'd especially like to thank the …
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March 18th Village Elections Postponed
On March 16th, Governor Cuomo signed an executive order postponing village elections in New York State until April 28th. The day of the New York State primary elections. Individuals whose terms of office are set to expire at noon on April 6th will continue as holdovers in office until their successors are duly chosen and …
Postponed: Comprehensive Plan Focus Groups
Due to measures taken recently to curb the spread of COVID-19, the Comprehensive Plan Update's steering committee is postponing the public input focus groups that were scheduled for the end of March. There are no new dates scheduled at this time. We'll keep you posted! In the meantime, stay healthy!
Two Public Hearings: 3/25/20
Next Wednesday, March 25th, 2020, the Village Board will hold two public hearings in order to receive public comment on two proposed new laws. The first proposed law is a temporary moratorium on special use permits and site plan review in the waterfront and mixed use waterfront zones. This will allow more time to complete …