The City of Nelsonville Judiciary Committee held a meeting on Monday, April 6, 2026, at 6:00PM. The meeting was held to discuss Nelsonville City Council rules.
The meeting was streamed on the City of Nelsonville YouTube channel at, https://tinyurl.com/bhv6bp4u.
The City of Nelsonville will hold a town hall meeting on Thursday, April 9, 2026, at 7:00 PM, at City Hall. The meeting has been called to discuss the Nelsonville Water Park swimming pool.
Citizens’ comments may be made in person or Emailed to councilclerk@cityofnelsonville.com by 1PM, Thursday, April 9, 2026. The meeting may be streamed on the City of Nelsonville YouTube channel https://tinyurl.com/bhv6bp4u. The public is invited and encouraged to attend.
The City of Nelsonville Code Enforcement Office wants to remind Nelsonville residents that noxious weeds, vines or grasses growing a height of eight (8) inches or higher upon property, within the City of Nelsonville after the first day of April of each year are a public nuisance and that at all times the accumulation and deposition of garbage, refuse, rubbish, special rubbish and litter on public or private lands, dead or dying trees, broken or fallen branches and plants or shrubbery blocking visibility or encumbering access, are obstructing the view of vehicular traffic on public streets, alleys or grounds, are obstructing pedestrian travel on public sidewalks, are obstructing light from a public street lamp, are so dead, decayed or broken as to pose a threat to life or property or where trees or limbs have already fallen constitute a public health and safety hazard and public nuisance or any other vegetation of rank growth including, but not limited to, ivy, poison ivy, Virginia creeper, Japanese knotweed and bamboo.
The penalty for violating section shall be deemed guilty of a minor misdemeanor and fined as provided by Ohio Revised Code §2929.28. Each day’s violation shall constitute a separate offense. Any person initially convicted of a first offense and found guilty of a second and subsequent offense in the same year shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth and escalating degree for each additional offense.
The Code Enforcement Officer will continue to enforce the requirements of these Code sections. A resident who is given a Notice of Code Violation will have 10 days to comply with the Notice. Failure to comply with the Notice will result in a Civil Citation and a summons to appear in City of Nelsonville Mayor’s Court.
Please contact Austin Kelley, Code Enforcement Officer, if you have any questions or concerns. (740 753-1314 or administration@cityofnelsonville.com
The Nelsonville Next Comprehensive Strategic Plan’s Steering Committee will hold a plan development workshop meeting on Saturday, April 11, 2026, from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM at Tri-County Career Center, at 15676 State Route 691. This will be a public meeting, and anyone who wants to participate in the process of developing the plan recommendations is invited and encouraged to attend.
“The future of Nelsonville depends on the ideas and experiences of the people who live and work here,” said Della Rucker, Principal of the Wise Economy Workshop and Project Manager for Nelsonville Next. “We want this process to be open, creative, and welcoming — a chance for everyone to have a real hand in shaping what comes next for this community.”
Those unable to attend the event can view Nelsonville Next progress and information at https://theplan-nelsonville.lovable.app/.
For more information, contact NelsonvilleNext@gmail.com or follow #NelsonvilleNext on social media for updates.
The City of Nelsonville announces that the following City Council Committees will be holding meetings on Monday, April 6, 2026, at City Hall.
6:00 PM – Judiciary Committee
Duration: 40 minutes
6:40 PM – Parks and Recreation Committee
Estimated Duration: 40 minutes
Citizens comments may be made in person or Emailed to councilclerk@cityofnelsonville.com by 1PM, Monday, April 6, 2026. The meeting may be streamed on the City of Nelsonville YouTube channel https://tinyurl.com/bhv6bp4u. The public is invited and encouraged to attend.
The City of Nelsonville will be CLOSING the Public Square and the adjoining sections of Washington Street and Columbus Street on Saturday, April 4, 2026. The streets will be closed and barricaded from 12:00 PM until 5:00 PM for the Rooted in Nelsonville Easter Egg Hunt.
The Nelsonville Easter Egg Hunt is scheduled to start at 2:00 PM. The Easter Egg Hunt is open to all ages and will have age-appropriate egg hunt sections, and a prize table. The event is sponsored by our generous local businesses.
For everyone’s safety please avoid this area and use an alternative route during the event times.
The Nelsonville Water Department has issued a boil order for State Route 78 from Marrietta Road to Buchtel limit, State Route 685, Duncan Drive, and North and South Oakley Drive, in the Village of Buchtel. The boil order is due to a water line break and repair. The boil order will be in effect for these areas until 12:00 PM, Monday, April 6, 2026.
When a boil order is in effect, we ask all who are affected to boil their cooking and drinking water for three (3) minutes before being consumed.
The National Weather Service has issued a SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH for Athens County in effect until 8:00 PM, Wednesday, April 1, 2026.
Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are favorable for Severe Thunderstorms in and close to the watch area. People in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible warnings. Severe Thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce Tornadoes.
Stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio, local TV, radio or your cable television provider for later statements and possible warnings.
The City of Nelsonville has received questions and concerns that there were no YouTube videos of the special city council meetings on Thursday, March 26, 2026, and Monday, March 30, 2026. The city is having trouble with the video recording system in city council chambers. The problem is being worked on and will hopefully be repaired soon. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
The Nelsonville Utilities Office will be closing at 12:00PM, on Thursday, April 2, 2026. The office closure is due to administrative updates. The office will reopen Monday, April 6, 2026, for regular business hours. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
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