Category: Government

Press release

At the City Council meeting on Monday, March 28, City Manager Philip Rodriguez announced that earlier that day, the City received confirmation that it was in full compliance with state drinking water regulations. This news came as a result of recent water testing by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ).

Prior to the most recent testing, the City’s running annual average had exceeded the maximum contaminant level for a group of disinfection byproducts known as haloacetic acids (HAA5) at one of the city’s four sampling points.

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Press release

Over the next few months, the Athens Kiwanis Club and the City of Athens will be coordinating several park renovation and enhancement projects at Kiwanis Park. Athens Kiwanis has set aside $54,000 for the improvements; the City is hoping to match 50 percent of Kiwanis’ contributions, bringing the total project budget to over $80,000.

The first major activity will be to replace the chain link boundary fence that runs around the park play area south of the park parking lot. The new fence will be black ornamental steel fencing and six feet tall. “One major goal of this project is to address several areas of the park that could use some sprucing up,” commented Kiwanis Club Parks Board Chairman, Rik Drummond. “Several areas of the fence are in pretty rough shape and the new fence to be installed will not only look great but it will last for a very long time.” In addition to the fence replacement, the large playground area will also see some improvements, including new plastic timbers, gravel cleanup and maintenance improvements to the playground equipment. Both projects will be immediately underway and look to be completed after the first of April.

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By Michael V. Hannigan/HCNow

The Athens City Council approved issuing certificates of obligation Monday night to raise about $12.1 million at an interest rate of 3.76 percent.

The move will provide the majority of funding for the $12.8 million Capital Improvement Projects plan the council approved in August. Included among those capital improvements are $10.5 million for a municipal buildings project (Cain Civic/Aquatic Center, police department) and $1.4 million for the Texan Theater.

Mayor Jerry Don Vaught said, “I’m very excited about this. I think it is going to be such a huge win for Athens to get some capital improvements that are desperately needed and plus get to fix the Cain Center.”

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