Greene County's First Incorporated Village
It's hard to believe it's already time to celebrate the spookiest of holidays, Halloween! Though many of us will, no doubt, want to enjoy the usual traditions like trick-or-treating, we just want to remind everyone that Covid-19 is still a risk. Because of this, the governor's office has released safety guidelines for celebrating outside the …
Hello Neighbors, We've decided to remain on Zoom for this week's meeting. We're holding two public hearings and we want to do it as safely as possible. Remember, if you can't make the scheduled meeting time, you can submit a comment online. Details about the public hearings are available here. In addition, this week is …
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Our planned sewer pipeline rehabilitation begin today. Within the affected area, residents will experience water/sewer service disruption for approximately 6 hours during work on the pipes connected to their building. However, you will receive pre-notification 24 hours before work commences on the pipe your home is connected to. You can read a full description of …
The Village Board will hold two public hearings at its October 28th meeting (6:30pm). The board will hear public comment on two proposed local laws. The first extends the six month moratorium on special use permits and site plan review in the Village's mixed use waterfront zone. This moratorium was passed earlier this year to …
Hello Neighbors, Due to a recent spike in Covid cases in Greene County, tomorrow's Village Board meeting will take place via Zoom. This decision was made out of an abundance of caution. This week is the monthly department heads meeting. We will share the agenda as soon as it's available. As usual, we begin at …
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Hello Athenians, The Village Board's annual organizational meeting is tonight (10/5/20) at 6:30pm. We will meet in the gym at the community building (2 First Street). This meeting takes place annually and was postponed along with Village elections. At the meeting the Mayor will make his annual appointments in addition to assigning department liaison roles. …
ATHENS Village & Town-wide ANNUAL CLEANUP DAY 8AM - 2PM (In cooperation with Greene County Solid Waste) In addition, the Greene County Sheriff's Department will be onsite from 9am-12pm to assist in prescription drug disposal. During clean up day, WE WILL ACCEPT: SCRAP METAL, APPLIANCES, TV’s, COMPUTERS, FURNITURE & GENERAL DEBRIS, TIRES (Limit 4 tires). However, …
Hello Neighbors, Just a quick note to let you know that the Comprehensive Plan survey period will close on Wednesday, August 26th. If you were planning to complete it but haven't yet, please do so now. Thank you for your input!
In June the Village Board passed Local Law #4 which created a Conservation Advisory Council (CAC). The council's job is to, among other things, advise the Village Board on "matters affecting the preservation, development, and use of the natural and human-made resources, features and conditions of the Village". The first meeting of the CAC will …
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS~DUE BY 8/12 The Athens Cultural Center is pleased to announce a call for submissions for our upcoming window exhibition, “Self-Reflection While In Isolation.” “Self-Reflection While In Isolation” is a 2020 ACC members-only group show that revolves around the theme of self-portraiture made during the course of the current pandemic. Submissions and questions are …