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Foothills AHEC Athens Housing
Arbor Creek Townhomes
Athens, Georgia

Students completing clinical training in and around the Athens area are provided housing by the Foothills Area Health Education Center (AHEC). The housing is located on the east side of Athens at 155 International Drive, just off College Station Road and less than five minutes from the University of Georgia Campus. Two apartments are available for reservations on a first come, first served basis; apartment  #I-10 is for female students and apartment #I-3 is for male students.

Please note: Foothills AHEC carries insurance to cover the contents/furnishings of the apartments.  Our insurance does NOT cover your personal property while it is on the premises.  Please check with your personal insurance company regarding coverage of your personal property. 

What to Bring:  Students must supply all personal items including towels, washcloths and all toiletry items including toilet paper. Sheets, pillows and comforters are available for each of the four single beds, but students are welcome to bring their own linens. Students are responsible for washing any bedding items used before leaving the apartment. Each townhouse contains a full kitchen stocked with basic kitchen utensils, dishes, a coffee maker and a microwave. A television/VCR is provided by the AHEC, but cable is not connected in the apartment. Landline phone service is not provided – students are expected to bring their personal cell phones.

Keys:  You may arrange to pick up your keys for the apartment by calling Whitney Willis at 770-533-6866 or by email at whitney.willis@nghs.com. Be sure to contact Foothills AT LEAST TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE START OF THE ROTATION. Students are required to check out of the housing on the last day of their rotation.  At the end of the rotation you are expected to return the keys to the Foothills AHEC Office. There is a replacement cost for all lost or unreturned keys.

Lockouts:  For lock-outs, you may get a key from the apartment management office during office hours.  After office hours, call a locksmith. Jerry’s Lock & Key is recommended: they may be reached a          706-543-1998. For maintenance problems, call Joiner Management at 706-353-6868 or after hours at 706-353-5946

Living Arrangements: Each townhome has 2 bedrooms and 2 ½ bathrooms. Each bedroom contains two single beds, so students are not guaranteed private rooms. You may be expected to share a bedroom with another student of the same gender. The housing is assigned on a first come, first served basis. There will be no more than four students in the housing at one time. No overnight guests are permitted in the housing. 

Washer and Dryer:  A washer and dryer are provided in the apartments.

Emergencies: Athens-Clarke county is a 911 area for fire, police, and ambulances. Please use the phone book for information for any other non-emergency assistance.

Other:  Students are required to keep the apartment clean during residence and upon departure. Please clean up after yourself on a daily basis and be careful of spills on the carpet. The apartments will be professionally cleaned once a month. Used linens should be washed, folded and placed in the linen closet.  All trash and unused food should be removed from the apartment before leaving. Please keep the thermostat set on a reasonable temperature.  If the housing is left in an unsatisfactory manner a fee will be charged.  We trust that you will not take anything from the apartment that belongs to the Foothills AHEC. A complete inventory of the apartment will be taken before you check-in and again after you check-out. 

Check out: Remove ALL food from the refrigerator and take out your trash before leaving the apartment. If you are the last student to leave the apartment, please make sure the thermostat is turned to a reasonable temperature and all lights have been turned off.  Return your key to the Foothills AHEC office by mail. Padded pre-addressed envelopes are provided in the apartments, but remember to place postage on the envelope before mailing. Do NOT pass on a key to another student unless instructed to do so by a Foothills AHEC staff member. There is a replacement cost for all lost or unreturned keys.

Arbor  Creek Address and Directions:

Directions from Atlanta:

• Proceed on GA 316 East for approximately 40 miles. Make sure not to exit at the first exit for Athens/Monroe at Highway 78, but continue until you see signs for the Athens Perimeter (Loop 10).

• Bear right onto the Athens Perimeter (GA Loop 10) traveling east. (For reference purposes, there is a sign for the University of Georgia/Athens By-Pass at the junction of the GA 316 and the Athens Perimeter).

• After approximately five miles on the Perimeter, exit onto College Station Road, exit #7.

• Take a right on College Station Road. College Station Road will dead end at the Kroger Shopping Center.  At the last light before the dead end, turn left onto International Drive (if you proceed to the dead end, turn around and turn right at the first traffic light on College Station, onto International Drive).  The apartment complex is located at the end of International Drive, on the left.

Directions from Augusta:

• Take I-20 West to Thomson
• At Thomson, take US 78 North to Athens
• As you come into Athens, past the Walmart, take a left on Gaines School Road.
• Past the Kroger Shopping Center you will turn right on College Station Road.
• Take a right at the first traffic light and the apartment complex will be on your left almost to the end of the road.

If you need further assistance, please call 770-533-6866.

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July 24, 2007