Greene County's First Incorporated Village
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Hello Neighbors! It's tax season again in the Village of Athens. As a reminder, tax payments are due no later than July 1st. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, we're not sure when the office will be open to the public again. So this year, all payments must be made by mail or online at New …
As promised, here's the video from last night's Village Board meeting on YouTube. So, if you weren't able to join us live you can catch up on what you missed. https://youtu.be/df2PQdJnGEk
Hello Neighbors, We're sticking with Zoom for Village Board meetings until public gathering restrictions are eased. This week's public agenda includes hearings on three local laws. You are welcome to tune (or dial) in, but please keep all comments brief. You can view or download the agenda here. As usual, we begin at 6:30pm and …
Continue reading "Link and Agenda: May 27th Village Board Meeting"
Village Trustee, Amy Serrago, hitched a ride with the Athens Volunteer Fire Department for this year's Memorial Day Parade! Thank you to everyone who participated in yesterday's Memorial Day "Front Porch" Parade. We had a fantastic turnout! The West Athens and Village fire departments, the Sheriff's office (including Sheriff Kusminsky) and the Village Police all …
Continue reading "Mayor’s Note: Memorial Day From the Front Porch"
Rather than canceling the Memorial Day Parade this year we will abide by the pandemic restrictions by making the parade a "front porch" parade. Police cars and fire trucks along with classic cars will drive throughout the Village starting at 9am on Memorial Day (Monday, May 25th) for approximately 40 minutes along the route provided …
Hello Neighbors! We've got an ambitious agenda for next week's public Village Board meeting! We'll open bids for the Village's annual lawn mowing contract in addition to hearing public comment on three proposed laws. First, we'll hear comments on a moratorium on special use permits and site plan review within the waterfront. This moratorium suspends …
Hello Fellow Athenians, As you may know, Greene County falls into the Capital Region as far as the State's re-opening guidelines are concerned. As such, it appears that we will achieve phase 1 of reopening by week's end. Phase 1 allows for some businesses to reopen within the conditions set by the State. These include: …
Continue reading "Mayor’s Note: On Reopening and Reporting Dangerous or Illegal Activity"
As promised, we posted the video from last week's Athens Village Board meeting on YouTube. So, if you weren't able to join us live you can catch up on what you missed. https://youtu.be/eBSJBpDdbkw
The agenda for tonight's Village Board meeting is available here. The meeting begins at 6:30pm and you can join us online with this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89736228098 Or dial in at: (646) 558-8656 using meeting ID: 897 3622 8098 Thank you.