Nelsonville City Council Ad Hoc Committee meetings Thu, 8/21/2025, 5:30PM City Hall, the public is invited and encouraged to attend

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The Ad Hoc Committee to the Nelsonville City Council will hold a meeting on Thursday, August 21, 2025, at 5:30PM in Council at City Hall. A copy of the meeting agenda is available at https://tinyurl.com/2d5cc653.

Citizens’ comments may be made in person or Emailed to Administration@cityofnelsonville.com by 1:00PM Thursday, August 21, 2025. The meeting may be streamed on the City of Nelsonville YouTube channel at https://tinyurl.com/bhv6bp4u. The public are invited and encouraged to attend.

The Parade of The Hills Festival street closures and NO PARKING will begin on Sunday, August 10, 2025, at 12:00 PM, please use an alternate route

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The City of Nelsonville announces that The Parade of The Hills Festival street closures and NO PARKING will begin on Sunday, August 10, 2025, at 12:00 PM and remain closed through Sunday, August 17, 2025. The full street closures with NO limited access are due to pedestrian safety concerns from prior years.

The following streets will be closed to all traffic:

  • West Washington Street from Post Office to Fort Street
  • West Columbus Street from Library to 45 East Columbus Street
  • Rocky Boot Way from Public Square to alley by the Elks
  • Public Square
  • Fort Street right hand lane from Short Street to West Washington Street, (Closed only Wednesday, August 13, 2025, from 9:00AM to 8:00PM).

Please expect vendor, carnival rides and pedestrian traffic throughout the area. Please use caution in the area during the festival and please consider using an alternate route.

Nelsonville City Council Committees holding meetings Mon, 8/4/2025, at City Hall starting at 6PM, the public is invited and encouraged to attend

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The City of Nelsonville announces that the following City Council Committees will be holding meetings on Monday, August 4, 2025, at City Hall.

6:00 PM – Utilities Committee

  • Update on TTHMs
  • Le-Ax Water
  • Storm Sewers

6:30PM – Parks and Recreation Committee

  • Repairs to Polley for Youth League

7:00PM – Planning and Development Committee

  • HR Manual
  • Comprehensive Plan

7:30PM – Finance Committee

  • Code Enforcement Officer is requesting the creation of a Property Maintenance line item and appropriation of funds. Code office is wanting to create a roster of local landscape companies to contract out mowing and yard maintenance work for out of compliance/vacant residences.
  • A budget template generated by Mr. Sappington with easily fillable and changeable sections.
  • Nelsonville Police – Appropriation of unappropriated funds from the 425 K9 fund to a training and equipment line item. There are just over $32,000 in funds unappropriated, and I will need $16,000 for the purchase of the K9 and training of the Officer alone.
  • Hiring special counsel to carry over into 2026.
  • Review Ad hoc Committee clerk pay.
  • Having a full audit of all City accounts/line items and to be completed by November 30, 2025.
  • Other items from the Auditor.

Citizens comments may be made in person or Emailed to councilclerk@cityofnelsonville.com by 1PM, Monday, August 4, 2025. The meeting may be streamed on the City of Nelsonville YouTube channel https://tinyurl.com/bhv6bp4u. The public is invited and encouraged to attend.

Nelsonville Division of Fire is accepting applications part-time positions, applications available at www.cityofnelsonville.com under jobs or at City Hall, application packets must be turned in by Wed, 8/27/2025

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The City of Nelsonville Division of Fire is accepting applications to immediately fill open part-time positions and to build an eligibility list for future full-time and part-time hires.

Applicants must have a state of Ohio FF-1 certification for entry level part-time firefighter or FF-2 certification for full-time firefighter, at the time of the exam date.

The Nelsonville Division of Fire provides non-transport EMS services. 10% of the passing score will be added for current EMR, EMT-B, AEMT, or EMT-P certification. 10% of the passing score will be added for military service as well.

Applicants must successfully pass a written civil service exam and per Ohio Revised Code 124.42, must be at least 18 years of age, and if applying for full-time firefighter, candidates shall not have yet reached his or her 41st birthday on the date of the exam.

Application packets will be available at the Nelsonville Fire station, and City Manager’s Office from Monday August 4th, 2025, through Tuesday August 26th, 2025, the address is 211 Lake Hope Drive Nelsonville, Ohio 45764.

Applications can also be found at http://www.cityofnelsonville.com under jobs. Completed packets can be emailed to administration@cityofnelsonville.com.

All application packets must be turned in by Wednesday August 27th.

The written examination will be administered on Thursday August 28th, 6:00 pm at 211 Lake Hope Drive Nelsonville, Ohio 45764.

Nelsonville street closure, 7AM, Mon, 8/4/2025, until 5PM, Wed, 8/6/2025, W Washington St, from Adams St to alley by AT&T building, Madison St intersections at W Washington St and W Columbus St

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The City of Nelsonville announces that the following streets will be closed at 7:00AM, Monday, August 4, 2025, until 5:00PM, Wednesday, August 6, 2025.

•           West Washington Street, from Adams Street to the alley next to the AT&T building.

•           Madison Street at the West Washington Street and West Columbus Street intersections.

The street closure is necessary for sewer manhole replacement project. Please avoid this area and use an alternate route.

Nelsonville City Council Special Meeting, Thu, 7/31/2025 Recording at https://youtu.be/dnOIh-TdKWQ

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The Nelsonville City Council held a special meeting on Thursday, July 31, 2025, at 7:00 PM, the meeting was held to discuss,

  • Nominating and Electing a new Vice President of Nelsonville City Council
  • Notify and Inform the Public of a City Council vacancy and to submit any letters of interest to the Council Clerk
  • The vacancy of the City Treasurer position
  • Council may go into executive session if needed in compliance with the Ohio Revised Code

The meeting was streamed on the City of Nelsonville YouTube channel at, https://tinyurl.com/bhv6bp4u.

Let us try to answer some frequently asked questions concerning the Canal Street project.

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Let us try to answer some frequently asked questions concerning the Canal Street project.

QUESTION. Why is Canal Street being repaired and not the street I live on?

ANSWER. The funding for the Canal Street project is from a ODOT grant awarded specifically for the Canal Street project and 97%-98% funded by ODOT. The funds cannot be used for other projects. The budget for the Canal Street project is just under 3 million dollars with Nelsonville paying $150,000.

QUESTION. The city will be a mess during The Parade of the Hills Festival in August. Why wasn’t this project scheduled better?

ANSWER. During the Canal Street project preconstruction meeting With ODOT and the contractor for the project agreed that the project will be on hold for the Parade of The Hills festival.

QUESTION. Why aren’t other streets being repaired?

ANSWER. Riverside Drive was paved in 2025, and Scott Street is the process of repaving. The City has already done $9,000 in patching. The 2025 City paving budget is $150,000.

The 2025 Ohio’s sales tax holiday runs from Friday, August 1st at 12:00 a.m. until Thursday, August 14th at 11:59 p.m. 

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The 2025 Ohio’s sales tax holiday runs from Friday, August 1st at 12:00 a.m. until Thursday, August 14th at 11:59 p.m. 

What’s included

During this period, nearly all tangible personal property items that cost $500 or less per item will be exempt from state sales tax. This exemption applies to both in-store and online purchases. 

Examples of items that are typically tax-exempt include:

  • Electronics (e.g., computers, televisions)
  • Clothing
  • Books
  • Home goods (e.g., furniture, kitchenware)
  • Plants (both indoor and outdoor)
  • Sporting goods
  • Dine-in food and beverages (excluding alcoholic beverages)
  • Dietary supplements
  • School supplies 

What’s not included

Several categories of items remain subject to sales tax during the holiday, regardless of price: 

  • Watercraft or outboard motors
  • Motor vehicles
  • Alcoholic beverages
  • Tobacco products
  • Vapor products
  • Items containing marijuana
  • Services (e.g., repairs or installations) 

Important considerations

  • The $500 limit applies per item, not to the entire purchase. So you can buy multiple eligible items, as long as each one is $500 or less, and they’ll all be tax-free.
  • The sales tax holiday applies to items purchased online as well as in stores.
  • Some retailers might have specific policies or rules regarding the sales tax holiday, so it’s always a good idea to check with individual stores before making your purchases. 

Nelsonville City Council special meeting Thu, 7/31/2025, 7PM, at City Hall, the public is invited and encouraged to attend

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The Nelsonville City Council will hold a special meeting on Thursday, July 31, 2025, at 7:00 PM, at City Hall. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss and consider.

  • Nominating and Electing a new Vice President of Nelsonville City Council
  • Notify and Inform the Public of a City Council vacancy and to submit any letters of interest to the Council Clerk
  • The vacancy of the City Treasurer position
  • Council may go into executive session if needed in compliance with the Ohio Revised Code

Citizens’ comments may be made in person or Emailed to councilclerk@cityofnelsonville.com by 1PM, Thursday, July 31, 2025. The meeting may be streamed on the City of Nelsonville YouTube channel https://tinyurl.com/bhv6bp4u. The public is invited and encouraged to attend.