New Negotiations for City and AMWA

AMWA logoThere’s a small piece of news that could end up meaning big results in the controversy between the City of Athens and the Athens Municipal Water Authority (AMWA).

After coming out of executive session last night, the Athens City Council authorized two council members to meet with two members of the AMWA board to start working on a solution.

The council did not name specific council members in case there had to be changes for schedule reasons.

In December 2013, AMWA filed a lawsuit against the city alleging the City is in breach of contract over who should pay for the operation and maintenance of Lake Athens, the dam, and the water treatment and transportation facilities. That lawsuit is still in the courts.

The controversy escalated until the May election became a referendum on the subject with the existence of AMWA on the line. In that election, AMWA not only won the right to continue, but also two former AMWA board members were elected to the City Council.

The details regarding the meetings between AMWA and the City have not been made public.