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Hello Neighbors, We've extended the call for small project fund letters of interest! The Small Project Fund is a type of NYF project that could help fund a range of improvements in a downtown, such as building improvements (e.g., facades, interior fit-out, HVAC, etc.), business assistance (e.g., permanent equipment acquisition), or public art. For the …
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Hello Neighbors, The second NY Forward public workshop will take place on August 28th at 6pm. We'll meet in the gym at the Athens Community Building (2 First St.) and then our consultant team will lead a walking tour of the proposed projects. This is an opportunity to learn more about the process, and lend …
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Hello Neighbors, The Small Project Fund is a type of NYF project that could help fund a range of improvements in a downtown, such as building improvements (e.g., facades, interior fit-out, HVAC, etc.), business assistance (e.g., permanent equipment acquisition), or public art. For the Small Project Fund to be included in the slate of proposed …
Hello Neighbors, The first Public Workshop for our NY Forward award will take place on June 26th at 6pm at the Athens Cultural Center (24 Second St.). This is an opportunity to learn more about the process, and lend your voice to it. Our consultant team will give a brief introduction before leading a walking …
Hello Neighbors, The NY Forward Open Call for Projects is live on the Athens NY Forward website. You can navigate directly to the open call page and access submission forms here. The NY Forward consultant team will also have a table at Community Day tomorrow (June 14th). Feel free to stop by for information or …
Hello Neighbors, Just a quick reminder that the second public input meeting for NY Forward is tonight, Monday, October 7th at 6pm at the Athens Volunteer Firehouse. Please share this with your friends and neighbors in Athens! You can learn more about this effort and our upcoming Local Waterfront Revitalization Program work at RevitalizeAthensNY.com. There …
Hello Neighbors, Just a quick reminder that the first of our two public input meetings for NY Forward is scheduled for Wednesday, September 18th at 6pm in the Community Building. Please share this with your friends and neighbors in Athens! You can learn more about this effort and our upcoming Local Waterfront Revitalization Program work …
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Hello Neighbors, I'm happy to announce that we're planning to submit an application for the NY Forward grant program again this year. This program is a downtown revitalization effort for smaller communities like ours that could potentially bring $4.5M of funding to Athens' businesses, non-profits and municipal projects such as sidewalk upgrades, riverfront park improvements …
The Athens Community Farm is raising funds to continue bringing high quality produce to Athens, NY by providing CSA shares from local farms to the Athens Community Food Pantry and Rivertown Senior Apartments. The deadline is this Friday, October 22nd! Donate Here! Working with local food access organization Long Table Harvest, the farm has been …
Hello Neighbors! Just a quick note to update you all on a few things and then I'll let you get back to the early summer we're having. First, a big thanks to those who came out to the Village Board meeting last night. It was our first in-person meeting since last October, wow! It was …