Greene County's First Incorporated Village
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 …
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 …
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 …
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.
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we received confirmation from the Department of Environmental Conservation that Athens Stevedoring has officially withdrawn their application for registration to operate a C&D processing facility on our waterfront.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 …
Continue reading "Athens Stevedoring Withdraws Application to DEC!"
Election day is on a Wednesday this year! Polls are open at the Rivertown Senior Center (39 Second St.) from 11am to 9pm on Wednesday, March 18th. Come out and cast your ballot in person or, if you'll be out of town, you can vote by absentee ballot. Absentee ballot info: complete this absentee ballot application. either …
Athens Town Supervisor Robert F. Butler, Jr. and Village Mayor Stephan Bradicich announced today that their respective Boards have adopted resolutions to hold a joint Village and Town meeting as part of updating the Athens Comprehensive Plan. The Plan was adopted in 2007. The historic joint Village and Town meeting will be open to the …
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The Village Board will hear public comment regarding a proposed C&D project on the riverfront at the start of next week's meeting. There will be a sign up sheet and speakers will be limited to 2 minutes. Please arrive early to sign in. The meeting will begin promptly at 6:30pm on Wednesday 2/26 in the …
Continue reading "Public Comment at Feb. 26th Village Board Meeting re: C&D proposal"
Today's article posted on HudsonValley360.com concerns us all. The Village Board was only recently made aware of the proposed project and we are looking into it further. The Village Board discussed concerns over this proposed use at the February 12th meeting. To date no notification or request for use has been made to the Village. …
Continue reading "Special Statement Re: Proposed C&D Project on N. Washington St."
The Village Communications Committee published the February edition of the Village newsletter today! Click here to view online. You can also subscribe to get the latest updates from the Village of Athens directly to your inbox. Either click here or on the link in the newsletter itself! Each month, we’ll keep you updated on local …