The Nelsonville Water Department has CANCELED the boil order for Burr Oak Boulevard and Poplar Street and Walnut Street East off Burr Oak Boulevard, and the Village of Buchtel. Thank you for your patience and understanding during this incident.
The Nelsonville Green Team will be doing a cleanup on Sunday, August 8, 2021 at 9AM. The group will be cleaning up around the Public Square. With The Parade of The Hills Festival approaching, it would be wonderful for the City to look it’s best. Nelsonville Rotary Club members will also be out and cleaning up along Canal Street.
The Nelsonville Green Team volunteers would like to encourage Nelsonville businesses and homeowners to take time and spruce up around their businesses and homes. Our town is on display to visitors from around the state during The Parade of The Hills week, and weekly as well for ATV riders and cyclists from the Baileys Trail System and Hockhocking Adena Bikeway. Let’s work together cleaning up our little town
Persons interested in volunteering will meet on the Public Square at 9AM to organize into work sections. Volunteers need to bring their own gloves and garden tools. We recommend volunteers have their names on any gloves and tools.
The Nelsonville Green Team is looking for volunteers who are18 years or older and willing and able to help and possibly make a commitment to volunteer once a month for various green up projects around Nelsonville. Volunteers will need to physically able to pull weeds and perform general clean up tasks.
Anyone having questions can contact Nan Shafer by Email at Nanniegoat811@hotmail. We look forward to a great turn out.
The Nelsonville Neighborhood Watch will meet Wednesday, August 4, 2021, at 6:00 PM at Nelsonville City Hall. The Neighborhood Watch is organizing and would like to have more people involved in the group. The public is invited and encouraged to attend.
The Neighborhood Watch wants to encourage all City residents to pay attention to their neighborhood and report suspicious behavior. No one is being asked to drive around and patrol. The Neighborhood Watch to contact law enforcement and report suspicious activity. You do not need to leave your contact information, but it does help law enforcement when following up on reports.
When reporting suspicious or criminal activity, provide law enforcement with all relevant information. Use the military acronym S.A.L.U.T.E for reporting information. To the best of your ability and without endangering yourself, coworkers, and the public, consider the following critical pieces of information and report appropriately. Do not conduct your own investigations. Report the suspicious activity to your local law enforcement agency. In the event it is an emergency, call 9-1-1.
S = Size: Actual number of people involved. Look for evidence of other individuals, such as using communications equipment or hand signals.
A = Activity: Describe the suspicious activity and explain why you believe it is suspicious. If the activity is moving, give the direction and the method of transportation. Take your time. Be specific. Include small details, even if they seem insignificant.
L = Location: Clear description of where the incident took place.
U = Unique identification: Full description of individuals. Descriptions should include height, weight, build, age, sex, race, hair color and style, eye color, dress, outstanding characteristics (marks and tattoos, facial hair, accent, glasses, scars, limps, etc.) and complexion.
T = Time and date: Time, date and duration of the incident. Is the activity around a particularly vulnerable time, such as rush hour, the holiday season, a special event, etc.?
E = Equipment: Describe the type of equipment used during the suspicious activity. This could include weapons, electronics, photography equipment, night vision, body armor, vehicles, etc. Remember the make and model of the vehicle, the license number, the color and any unique markings (e.g., dents, rust, bumper stickers, body damage, etc.).
Example:
I am calling to report a suspicious person. There are one white male standing in a yard at 4132 Oak Street. He is holding a pipe or stick and keeps looking around the house to see if anyone is watching him. He is wearing a red jacket, grey jogging pants, and a blue baseball cap.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR ATHENS COUNTY UNTIL 10:00PM, THURSDAY, JULY 29, 2021.
REMEMBER, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS 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.
Nelsonville asks you to be responsible and clean-up your pet waste!
Dealing with pet waste is one of those topics that every pet owner must deal with but no one likes to talk about. The fact is that the majority of community and neighborhood pet problems result from the inappropriate handling of pet waste. In addition, pet waste is the greatest source of potential health risk for your pet and your family.
There are several very common diseases that can be transmitted to dogs, cats and people through feces. These include giardia, roundworms, salmonella, and Ecoli. In addition, your dog can spread or contract parvovirus or coronavirus through infected feces. All of these diseases are very serious and common and every effort should be made by pet owners to keep their pets and family away from potentially infected feces.
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The City of Nelsonville ordinances require pet owners to clean up pet waste. Failure to clean up pet waste could result in a fine of up to $150.
The Nelsonville City Planning Commission will hold a will hold a meeting on Tuesday, August 3, 2021 at 6:00PM, at City Hall. The meeting is being held to discuss legislation on Tiny Homes
Citizens comments may be made in person or Emailed to nelsonvillecity@gmail.com by 1PM, Tuesday, August 3, 2021. The meeting may be streamed on the City of Nelsonville YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9ox7Z0swcmnPcJ19eizPww/featured). The public is invited and encouraged to attend.
The Nelsonville Water Department has issued a boil order for Burr Oak Boulevard and Poplar Street and Walnut Street East off Burr Oak Boulevard, and the Village of Buchtel. The reason for this Boil Order was to repair a leak on the mainline.
When a boil order is in effect, we ask those affected to boil their drinking and cooking water for three minutes before being consumed.
This Boil Order is in effect until further notice, unless notified otherwise.
The City of Nelsonville is currently working on a significant water main break located on Burr Oak Boulevard between Poplar Street and Walnut Street. Some interruptions of water service may occur in in the East end of Nelsonville during repairs. Please avoid this area if traveling.
On Tuesday July 27, 2021 at approximately 7:30 PM, police officers from the Nelsonville Police Department and Hocking College Police responded to a domestic dispute at an apartment on Third Street in Nelsonville. Ultimately, shots were fired, and two officers and a male subject were transported OhioHealth O’Bleness Hospital in Athens for injuries. A Nelsonville Police officer is in stable condition after receiving a gunshot wound. A Hocking College Police officer also sustained minor injuries during the incident and is in stable condition.
The Athens County Sheriff’s Office, The Ohio State Highway Patrol, the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation, and the Athens County Prosecutors office are on scene investigating the incident. The scene is under control and there is no immediate threat to the public currently. We ask for the community’s thoughts and prayers for the injured officers.
Further information will be released as it becomes available.
Scott Fitch
Chief of Police
The Nelsonville Water Department has CANCELED the boil order for North Oakley Drive, South Oakley Drive and Duncan Drive in Buchtel. Thank you for your patience and understanding during this incident.
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