Residents Sought for Eight Positions on Five Policy-Making Boards by Fri., Nov. 10

The Athens-Clarke County Unified Government (ACCGov) is seeking qualified candidates to fill eight terms on five important policy-making boards through Friday, Nov. 10. These boards are:

• Athens-Clarke County Industrial Development Authority
• Athens-Clarke County Library Board
• Board of Elections
• County Board of Health (practicing physician or licensed nurse)
• Public Safety Civilian Oversight Board

Learn more about the current openings and apply online at accgov.com/boards. 

Newton Bridge TAD Survey through Dec. 1

ACCGov's Economic Development Department and the Newton Bridge Tax Allocation District (TAD) Advisory Committee invite residents to complete an online survey to provide input on items they would like to see constructed within the TAD boundaries.

A TAD is a redevelopment tool that uses the increased property taxes generated by new development in a designated area to finance costs related to development including, but not limited to, public infrastructure, demolition, utilities, and planning costs.

Find out more about TADs, including maps and more, and take the survey through December 1 at accgov.com/tads. 

Host a project site for MLK Day 2024

The online project site application is now open for the 2024 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service on Monday, January 15, 2024. 

Any public/private nonprofit organization, healthcare organization, school, or other public organization in the Athens-Clarke County area is eligible to host a volunteer project.

 Applications are due by November 12 at accgov.com/mlkday. 

Inside the City Hall Clock Tower Video

Hopefully, you remembered to turn back your clocks last weekend by an hour. If not - or even if so - this video of the inner workings of the clock that resides in the iconic City Hall dome might be of interest.

Built in 1904, City Hall's clock tower features a clock with four working clock faces and a bell that continues to chime on the hour, every hour. The iconic clock tower is a well-known community treasure that helps keep time even after more than a century. Take a rare glimpse inside of the clock tower with this video to see what - and who - makes it tick.

Watch the video and learn more about City Hall at accgov.com/cityhall. 

Election Results

In the unofficial results for the November 7, 2023 Special Election for the county-wide Clerk of Superior and State Courts, Elisa Zarate received 5,420 votes and Andrew Griffeth received 2,989 votes. 

The 8,423 votes cast represents 11.84% of registered voters in Athens-Clarke County (71,114).

Additional elections were conducted by the Athens-Clarke County Elections Department for Mayor and Council seats in the City of Winterville.

Full unofficial summaries of the results and precinct-by-precinct results are available at accgov.com/elections. 

2023 Athens Music Walk of Fame inductees

Congratulations to the latest round of inductees to the Athens Music Walk of Fame:

• Monroe Bowers "Pink" Morton
• Normaltown Flyers
• Jackie Payne
• Calvin Orlando Smith
• WUOG

The new bronze plaques were installed in downtown Athens in early October. A full map of plaques can be found at accgov.com/publicart. 

Closures for Veterans Day & Thanksgiving

Animal Services operations, Leisure Services parks and facilities, Solid Waste collection schedules, Transit operations, and general ACCGov administrative offices will have changes due to two holidays in November:

• Veterans Day holiday on Fri., Nov. 10
• Thanksgiving holidays on Thurs., Nov. 23 & Fri., Nov. 24

 For information on specific department closures and operations, visit accgov.com/news.

ACT presents "Sweeney Todd" Nov. 16-19

Athens Creative Theatre (ACT), a unit of the Arts Division of ACCGov's Leisure Services Department, presents "Sweeney Todd" at the Morton Theatre during November 16-19.

Sweeney Todd, an unjustly exiled barber, returns to 19th century London, seeking vengeance against the lecherous judge who framed him and ravaged his young wife. 

The road to revenge leads Todd to Mrs. Lovett, a resourceful proprietress of a failing pie shop, above which he opens a new barber practice. Mrs. Lovett's luck sharply shifts when Todd's thirst for blood inspires the integration of an ingredient into her meat pies that has the people of London lining up... and the carnage has only just begun!

For showtimes and tickets, visit mortontheatre.com.

2023 Parade of Lights on Thurs., Dec. 7

ACCGov and Athens Downtown Development Authority are proud to present the annual Downtown Parade of Lights on Thursday, December 7. The parade takes place the first Thursday in December each year.

The parade begins at 7:00 PM. This year's theme is "An Art-Filled Holiday."

The 2023 Downtown Parade of Lights Parade Marshal is renowned local artist Harold Rittenberry Jr. He is best known in and around Athens for his majestic and whimsical metal sculptures.

For more information on the parade and a map of the parade route with road closure times, visit accgov.com/parade.

Keep leaves out of storm drains & streets

ACCGov reminds residents to properly dispose of leaves, grass clippings, brush, tree limbs, and other landscape materials to prevent debris from clogging storm drains, flooding roads, or polluting waterways.

Clippings, pine straw, small brush, and leaves should be mulched or composted on site, hauled to a composting site or landfill, or piled on the curb for leaf and limb pick-up using brown paper bags available at home improvement and grocery stores.

Lawn debris should not be swept or blown into the street or storm drains (or your neighbor's property, for that matter).

For a leaf and limb collection schedule, visit accgov.com/leaflimb. 

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