There was some interesting discussion at the last mayor and commission meeting: 1. SPLOST 2020 finalized and referendum approved 2. Do we have too many trash haulers in Athens? 3. Lexington Road and Atlanta Highway Corridor Study was debated Take the ACC Solid Waste Survey! Transcript Welcome to Athens Politics […]
Last week, Athens News Matters featured a discussion on the uncertainty surrounding EMS in Athens. I joined Blake Aued from Flagpole and former Mayor Gwen O’Looney on the panel for this segment: https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wuga/audio/2019/08/190809ANMFULL.mp3 APN on Athens News Matters! There was a lot I wanted to say on this program that […]
Emergency Medical Services, or EMS, is a vital part of our public safety and healthcare systems, but it has become increasingly privatized since 2008. Georgia has only vague standards for EMS providers, allowing some companies to operate with very little oversight. National EMS is the for-profit healthcare provider in Athens, […]
It’s time to raise juror pay in Athens. No one serves on a jury for the money. We serve because it’s one of the responsibilities of citizenship, and maybe for a chance to see the legal system in action. Of course, we don’t actually have a choice: we’re legally obligated […]
What happened at the July Mayor and Commission meeting in Athens, Georgia? 1 – SPLOST 2020: The Saga Continues 2 – Wayfair brings 500 living-wage jobs 3 – Protected bike lanes coming to Hancock Ave 4 – Judd Drake becomes the new ACC Attorney 5 – Commission PROTESTED by immigrant […]
The FY2020 budget for the Athens-Clarke County Unified Government is complete and it passed the commission on June 4th, 2019. But what’s in the budget? How is our tax money being spent this year? First, APN dives into some budget basics, and then we’ll talk about 6 interesting things in […]