The resuls of the Tallassee Road Traffic Safety Audit have been released. Commissioner Tim Denson called for this audit last year after 3 tragic fatal crashes occured on the corridor in a 7 week period.
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The Government Operations Committee (GOC) is finally preparing to send recommendations on the creation of a Police Civilian Oversight Committee to the full Mayor & Commission. The GOC will be meeting on September 23 with the hopes of sending an ordinance recommendation to the full Mayor & Commission for a vote in October.
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In response to the fatal accidents on Tallassee Road, Commissioner Denson and Commissioner Houle requested that staff implement both short and long term actions to ensure the safety of those who travel these roads. ACC staff have quickly created a plan and begun to put steps into action.
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Commissioner Denson is hosting a socially-distanced townhall on speeding & traffic concerns in Homewood Hills on Monday, November 16 at 5:30pm
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[read the proposed ordinance here] On Tuesday, July 7 the Athens-Clarke County Commission will vote on a fifth COVID-19 Emergency declaration [see link at bottom] which includes language requiring facial coverings or masks to be worn within Athens-Clarke County “to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus”. If passed, the order will go into effect at 8:00am on Wednesday, July 8.
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The 50/10 Plan to Reimagine Public Safety in Athens-Clarke County, a budget proposal by Commissioners Mariah Parker and Tim Denson for the Fiscal Year 2021 budget. Protecting and caring for our community means taking a compassionate, expansive approach to public safety and investing in the resources people need to secure their wellbeing.
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