The 11th ANNUAL ATHENS AREA STAND DOWN EVENT provides food, clothing and personal care items to homeless or those Veterans and individuals at risk of being homeless . In addition, participants also receive information on available health care, housing solutions, employment services, substance use treatment, mental health counseling and other essential services. The date is Friday, October 2, 2026 at the Athens County Fairgrounds from 10 am to 2 pm.
Athens Township
The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1.
Athens Township is one of the fourteen townships of Athens County, Ohio and 1,308 in the State of Ohio.
ATHENS TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES TO MEET IN REGULAR/RESCHEDULED SESSION ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2026
A regular meeting of the Athens Township Board of Trustees RESCHEDULED from September 22, 2026 will be held on Tuesday, September 29, 2026 starting at 5:30 PM at the Athens Township Hall, 313 W. Union Street, Athens, OH 45701. All meetings of the Trustees are open to the public as required by Ohio Revised Code Section 121.22. Public attendance is encouraged and every agenda includes a public participation section. Athens Township and the Athens Township Board of Trustees support the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Anyone needing special accommodations in order to attend the meeting should contact Athens Township Trustee Steve Pierson at (740) 818-2175, zoningathenstwp@gmail.com or info@athenstwp.com
Athens Township Trustees
Meet Elected Officials
In Athens Township, Trustees are responsible for managing the township’s affairs, including road maintenance, repairs and signage (54 miles), fire protection (The Plains Volunteer Fire Department and the Richland Area Fire Brigade), cemeteries (Union and Wolf-Plains), parks (The Plains Community Park), Zoning (only in The Plains portion of Athens Township) and nuisance abatement (Ohio Revised Code §§505.86, .87 and .871, as well as managing the township budget and maintaining township assets and equipment.
Steve Pierson, Vice-Chairman
Athens Township Trustees
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