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Ambitious plan seeks to make entire county's electricity clean and renewable by 2050.
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Lawmakers also narrowly approved a new development on Oglethorpe Avenue
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$274 million plan includes raises for county employees and a possible decrease in property tax rate.
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Presentation focuses on smaller apartment houses instead of big complexes.
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While the county has a $15/hour minimum wage for its employees, library staff don't qualify because library funding comes in large part from the state.
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Two-thirds of the proposed funding would come from federal COVID-19 aid.
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Girtz proposes taking around $1.7 million from each of three sources.
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Commissioners quiz mayor and staff on tax reduction, library staff, police cadets
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Pandemic-related soaring construction costs mean that the North Athens Downtown Development Project needs more money.
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Last year, lawmakers raised the wage floor for county employees to $15/hour, but what about employees already making $15?