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From YouTube: Athens City Council Meeting Highlights - March 13, 2017
Description
Tori Yokers gives the Athens City Council meeting highlights from March 13, 2017
A
Hello,
athens
welcome
to
TBC.
My
name
is
torie
occurs
here.
To
give
you
your
city
council
meeting
highlights
on
Monday
March
thirteenth,
the
city
council
held
committee
meetings,
opening
with
the
Transportation
Committee
councilmember
poppy
introduced
the
east
state
street
project.
The
goal
of
this
project
is
to
reduce
congestion
and
crashes
in
the
interchange
by
adding
turn
lanes,
reduce
speeding
by
narrowing
the
lanes,
as
well
as
making
east
state
street
more
accessible
for
pedestrians
by
finishing
the
sidewalk
on
the
south
side
and
adding
bike
lanes.
A
There
is
a
mixed
reaction
from
the
citizens
on
whether
or
not
to
table
this
project.
Many
voiced
concerns
with
narrowing
the
driving
lanes
in
order
to
include
bike
lanes
poppy
then
introduced
20
do
tease
transportation,
alternative
programs,
the
application
deadline
is
masive
pink
and
the
city
project
if
funds
are
awarded
would
be
to
complete
the
Northwest
Athens
bikes,
/
phase
3
and
will
connect
the
hawk
hocking
edina
bike
way
to
the
northeast
area
of
the
city.
City
council
then
moved
on
to
the
plane
and
development
committee.
The
city
planner
shared
the
Athens
sustainability
action
plan.
A
A
The
city
asserts
its
Home
Rule
authority
to
control
the
use
of
a
local
right-of-way
in
the
best
interest
of
its
citizens.
Last
on
the
agenda
was
the
finance
and
Personnel
Committee
councilmember
Reisner
discussed
the
public
defender
contracted
into
the
committee
meetings
with
a
financial
appropriation
and
transfers
to
the
community
center
to
provide
a
better
accessibility
to
the
facility.
Thank
you
for
tuning
in
to
TDC
again
I'm
Tori
okers,
with
your
city
council
meeting,
highlights
have
a
great
day.