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Anyone in Athens tomorrow?
"The fraternity issue will be voted on at the County Commission meeting tomorrow night (Tuesday August 1) and I'm hoping to have as many people as possible come out to stand up on this issue.
The proposal before the Commission is to declare fraternities and sororities a "special use", meaning that in order for a fraternity or sorority to build, they would need to get approval from the Planning Commission as well as the Mayor and Commission. From some of the hateful comments that have been flung around in this debate, such as "fraternities do nothing beneficial for anyone" from Planning Commissioner Jerry NeSmith, you can see how difficult it would be for any fraternity or sorority to get a fair hearing if this were to pass.
Please come to the Commission meeting tomorrow night, Tuesday August 1, at 7 pm at Athens City Hall (Washington Street, downtown) to express your views to the Commissioners. I am planning to speak about the benefits that fraternities and sororities bring to the community in terms of service - it would be nice to have some real life examples of that.
If you can make it to the meeting, please call Chuck at 706-202-5548 as soon as possible and let me know that you will be there. Call at any hour of the day or night, and please try to make it to the meeting! If you have any questions call me also. Thanks very much and I look forward to seeing a lot of Greek citizens at the Commission meeting to counter some of the unfair stereotypes.
Sincerely,
Charles A. "Chuck" Jones, Jr.
Candidate, Athens Clarke County Commission District 9
"The Students Rights Candidate"
(706) 202-5548
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