Welcome Home Ohio Planned Unit Development
Athens
Description
Eight affordable single-family homes for purchase, subsidized from about $230,000 to about $180,000 through a $2 million Welcome Home Ohio grant; public hearing held with one supporter and no council vote this evening.
Impact summary
Gives first-time buyers a shot at owning an affordable home on the near East Side, with solar arrays requested to keep utility bills down.
Applicant
- Address
- Hudson Avenue and South May Avenue, Athens, Ohio
At a glance
- Hearings
- 2
- Public comments
- 1
- Total mentions
- 2
Recorded in the meeting · City Council
Discussed at 2 meetings in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 19, 2026.
Meeting timeline (2)
City Council - Oct 19, 2026
Eight affordable single-family homes for purchase, subsidized from about $230,000 to about $180,000 through a $2 million Welcome Home Ohio grant; public hearing held with one supporter and no council vote this evening.
City Council - Sep 28, 2026
Eight affordable manufactured homes (one fully ADA accessible) at $180,000 each with shared green space under an HOA, coming off a Planning Commission conditional recommendation. First reading next week, public hearing October 19.
Related issues (1)
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