November is a month where we are reminded to give thanks for all the blessings and good things in our lives.  One of the ways we can show how fortunate we are to live in such a wonderful community like Athena is to give back of our most valuable possession…ourselves!  In this spirit of giving back to our community, we will be establishing a list of people who would be willing to donate their time, energy and resources to help someone else in Athena who needs assistance with their property.

Code Enforcement, in partnership with the City of Athena, will be collecting names of people who will be available to help others clean up their property that may have been identified as needing some extra upkeep to reach compliance with the city ordinances.  This may be like some weeding or leaf raking, to piling up a pickup truck with some solid waste items that need to go to the landfill.   If you are interested in joining our Community Code Task Force, please email ceo@umatillacounty.net to get your name on the list!    Please include a brief summary of what skills and/or resources you may have to offer, such as a truck, mower, etc.   Also include what times and dates you would be willing to provide assistance to someone in Athena with their property.    We hope to start having some names to match up with properties that need assistance for Spring, but sign up now to beat the rush!!

Thank you for taking time to thoughtfully consider this exciting new approach to Code Enforcement in Athena!  It just makes more sense to help our neighbors this way.