Area briefs: Polar Plunge raises thousands, Commissioners ramp up for controversial vote

A weekend plunge into the lake at Sandy Creek Park, organized by the Athens Rotary Club and its incoming president Kalki Yalamanchili, raised almost $35 thousand for Lydia’s Place, an organization that works with teenagers and young adults facing homelessness after aging out of Georgia’s foster care programs.

We are on the eve of an anticipated Athens-Clarke County Commission vote that would expand regulations on short-term rentals in Athens. Many people in single-family neighborhoods in Athens are complaining about the AirBnB rentals; others are renting homes on a short-term basis to supplement their incomes. Commissioners meet tomorrow night at City Hall in Athens.

There is an evening meeting of the Oconee County School Board, a 6 o’clock work session at School headquarters on School Street in Watkinsville.

A Madison County Commission meeting is set for 6 o’clock at the Madison County Government Complex in Danielsville. Oglethorpe County Commissioners meet at 6 in Lexington.

Today’s meeting of the Elberton City Council is underway at 5:30 at Elberton City Hall.

Franklin County is getting more than $2 million from GEFA, the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority: officials in Carnesville say they will use the low interest loans for upgrades to the County’s water infrastructure.

Stephens County is ordered to pay fines to the state Elections Board: officials in Toccoa say the penalties are for violations that date back to the 2020 election cycle involving a lack of adequate training for election workers in Stephens County.

One person suffered what were described as minor injuries in a weekend house fire in Hall County. The blaze burned a home on Athens Highway in Hall County. There was no immediate word on the cause of the fire.

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