Athens City Council organizes for new year with new faces – Athens County Independent

Athens City Council organizes for new year with new faces – Athens County Independent

ATHENS, Ohio — During Athens City Council’s first meeting of the year, city Law Director and Parliamentarian Lisa Eliason swore in three new council members to two-year terms, who were elected November 2025.  The council also selected its president pro tempore and acting president pro tem, distributed committee assignments, and discussed a homeowner flooding issue from water line breaks and resulting compensation for a Columbia Avenue couple. Th…