Rezoning on hold for Reese Street high-rise student housing

WUGA | By Havivah Saltz

Published November 14, 2026 at 10:00 AM EST

The polluted and overgrown stream that runs by the historic Reese Street neighborhood. — The polluted section of Tanyard Branch stream that runs by the historic Reese Street neighborhood.

The Athens Mayor and Commission spent nearly two hours of their regular session meeting last week discussing a single rezoning ordinance for Reese Street, West Broad, and Finley Street. Anyone keeping up with recent construction won’t be surprised to learn the purpose of the rezoning: to allow for more high-rise student housing.

WUGA’s Havivah Saltz has more.

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Havivah Saltz

Havivah Saltz has been with WUGA since 2023 as an on-air host and the producer for African Perspectives. She got her start in radio on WOBC FM at Oberlin College (class of ‘23), and she’s also worked as an on-air host on Athens' Power 100.1 and Magic 102.1. She is currently WUGA's Senior Content Producer. Outside of work, you can find Havivah making art, writing fiction, practicing Japanese, petting her very round cat, and watching concerning amounts of TV.

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