The ACCGov Inclusion Office and the Athens Justice & Memory Project invite residents to a special event that celebrates a historic moment in Athens-Clarke County to honor the legacy of the Linnentown community by renaming a portion of South Finley Street between Cloverhurst & Baxter to Linnentown Lane.

Thursday, September 21, 2023
10:00 AM – Noon
South Finley Street between Cloverhurst & Baxter 

Shuttle service will be provided to/from the Lyndon House for parking every 20 minutes starting at 9:00 AM

The Athens Justice and Memory Project is the first resident-led effort focused on addressing the history and impact of urban renewal in Athens-Clarke County.

Mayor Kelly Girtz charged the Athens Justice and Memory Project with “Work[ing] with Linnentown residents, historians, economists and other stakeholders to atone for the removal of the Linnentown neighborhood for the benefit of those residents and their descendants, while providing a model process for coming projects with other residents whose neighborhoods were removed and destroyed, or whose lives were diminished in quality through the efforts of the Athens-Clarke County Unified Government, or its predecessors, the City of Athens and Clarke County.”

For additional information, contact the Inclusion Office at [email protected] or by calling 706-613-3015.