CITY OF ATHENA NOW ACCEPTING ONLINE PAYMENTS FOR WATER/SEWER ACCOUNTS!
Please click on the below link to pay your bill:
https://www.govpaynow.com/gps/user/cyg/plc/a006f4
or click the QR code

if you have any questions please call City Hall: 541-566-3862
​Thank you!

ATHENA BURN PILE PERMANENTLY CLOSED
The City of Athena received the following from Oregon DEQ:
"Pursuant to OR 340-264-0060 2) (2) No person may cause or allow to be initiated or maintained any open burning that creates a nuisance or a hazard to public safety. Additionally, (8) No person may cause or allow to be initiated or maintained any open burning of debris removed from the property of origin unless the person receives a letter permit pursuant to OAR 340-264-0180. A letter permit is not required to burn agricultural waste removed from the property of origin provided the waste remains under control of the same responsible person."
with the above information it is necessary for the city burn pile to remain closed permanently. 

Athena City Council meets the 2nd Thursday of each month at City Hall, next meeting:
October 10, 2024 at 6pm

A Message from Our Mayor:
Whether you are visiting this website as a resident of Athena or as a past or  potential future visitor, I would like to say “Ceud Mile Failte”, or “A hundred thousand welcomes”! If there is one word I could choose to describe Athena, it would be “community”. Why such a simple word? Recently,  one of Athena’s families was struck by tragedy twice in less than a month. In a few short hours, citizens were organizing prayer chains and help networks to make sure this family would not be alone in this challenging time. This is community.  There are dozens (or more) of such stories I could tell over the years. When projects too big for any one person are presented, like the amazing restoration of our historic Gem theater or the Stahl building on Main Street, leaders step forward and many hands somehow make the impossible possible. This is community. We put out flags on our country’s holidays and plant beautiful flowers on Main Street - these things are done by real people who volunteer their time and efforts because they are givers. This is community. We have a rich Scottish and farming heritage that helped to build this town on hard work and strong families. We have solid schools helping to educate the next generation. Many who are raised here will anxiously venture out to explore “the world”, yet end up returning here when it is time to raise families of their own. They want to return to a true community that much of the world seems to have forgotten.  We are not perfect, of course. But part of “community” also involves the grace of forgiving one another and helping those who need a hand to make it through. If you are a resident, thank you for being part of this “community” here. And if you are just looking to visit, such as during our Caledonian Days or Hodaka Days, we welcome you here and sincerely hope you enjoy your stay! 

CITY OF ATHENA SWIMMING POOL
 
PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT TO FILL OUT THIS SURVEY.
 
"The City of Athena pool is now close to 100 years old and many of the temporary fixes of the last few years are coming to an end. The shortened hours we have been able to be open this year were due to lifeguard shortages and we have a plan in place to meet this challenge so that in following seasons, we can again reopen for weekends and special events, along with swim lessons and night swims, aerobics, etc. However, we still need to address the major issues with the pool itself. Your input would be appreciated. 

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScxe0KQAVM_JwE2k1UBh5kscpkr4DmACAnm6zLdVK1giaSI9Q/viewform?usp=sf_link

About the City of Athena

The City of Athena began at an early stage in the settlement of Umatilla County, and in 1978 celebrated its centennial year.  Darwin Richards established a stage house where a branch of the Oregon Trail crossed Wildhorse Creek on its way from the upper Umatilla Valley to Walla Walla, Washington.  As wheat farmers homesteaded the surrounding grassy hills, a town site was platted, and by 1878 the little community had outgrown its earlier nicknames of Yellow Dog, MudFlats, and Middletown to be officially known as Centerville.  Within 15 years the rapid settlement of the fertile wheat district and the establishment of retail business and home industries to serve the farms’ needs had created a boomtown out of Centerville.  By 1892, the population had reached 1,000 and the name had been changed to Athena.

302 E CURRANT ST
ATHENA, OR 97813

MAIN: (541) 566-3862
FAX: (541) 566-2781

PO BOX 686
ATHENA, OR 97813

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