The local government of Athens, Georgia has been reliant on local option sales taxes for decades, with voters always supporting them at the polls. Recently, both TSPLOST and ELOST (for transportation and education, respectively) were approved by huge margins. Voters are being summoned again in November, this time for approval […]
2020 SPLOST
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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 Transcript Welcome to Athens Politics Nerd where we break down commission […]
What has the new Mayor and Commission been up to in their first two weeks in office? A lot. I’ve got the highlights for you! Remember the Civil Rights Committee advocates were pushing for back in 2016 and 2017? What happened to that? And what’s going on with the 2020 […]