Athens council takes major step toward Hooper Street housing project – Athens County Independent

Athens council takes major step toward Hooper Street housing project – Athens County Independent

ATHENS, Ohio — Despite neighboring residents’ concerns over a blind curve, a narrow road with no sidewalks and loss of a green belt, Athens City Council voted 5–0 Monday during a special session to rezone 5 acres on Hooper Street from R-1 and R-2 — single-family and duplex housing — to R-3, multifamily residential.  The vote, with councilors Micah McCarey and Solveig Spjeldnes absent, was a key step for developer Hill Tide Partners of South Caro…