Nelsonville boil order for High St from Second St to Burr Oak Blvd until 12PM, Fri, 1/17/25, boil cooking and drinking water 3 min before consuming

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The Nelsonville Water Department has issued a boil order for High Street from Second Street to Burr Oak Boulevard until 12:00PM, Friday, January 17, 2025. This boil order is necessary due to a water line break and repair.

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.

Nelsonville Dog Park Board meeting Thu, 10/17/2024, 6PM, at City Hall, the public is invited and encouraged to attend

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The The Nelsonville Dog Park Board will hold a meeting on Thursday, January 16, 2025, at 6:00PM, at City Hall. The meeting is being held to discuss,

  • Grants and fundraising
  • Current status of dog park site
  • Local partnerships
  • Dog park design
  • Dog park rules
  • 2024 Dog Swim

Citizens comments may be made in person or Emailed to nelsonvillecity@gmail.com by 1PM, Thursday, January 16, 2025. The public is invited and encouraged to attend.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT – Black Ice Possible This Evening Sun, 1/12/25, use extreme and be prepared for patches of black ice

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT – Temperatures today allowed for melting of some snow. Temperatures will quickly fall below freezing this evening, Sunday, January 12, 2025, allowing water from the melted snow to quickly freeze on untreated roadways or roadways that have not been recently treated.

Motorists should use extreme caution this evening and be prepared for patches of black ice.

1/10/2025, 7:30 PM – Athens Co LEVEL 2 SNOW EMERGENCY, roads hazardous, travel only if needed, use extreme caution!

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1/10/2025, 7:30 PM – Athens County is under a LEVEL 2 SNOW EMERGENCY.  Roadways are hazardous with blowing and drifting snow. Roads may also be very icy. Only those who feel it is necessary to drive should be out on the roads. Contact your employer to see if you should report to work. Motorists should use extreme caution!

Nelsonville City Council regular meeting Mon, 12/9/2024, 7PM in Council Chambers, the public is invited and encouraged to attend

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The Nelsonville City Council will hold a regular Council meeting on Monday, January 13, 2025, at 7:00PM in Council Chambers at City Hall. at the beginning of the meeting the council intends to hold an executive session.

Citizens’ comments and business and organizational comments may be made in person or Emailed to councilclerk@cityofnelsonville.com by 1PM, Monday, January 13, 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.

Be prepared for cold temperatures, take steps to prevent your water lines from freezing, Frozen Pipes, Disrupt Lives!

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The Nelsonville Utilities Office would like to remind our customers to be prepared for cold temperatures. By following the cold weather tips below, you may help prevent your water lines from freezing.

Before Freezing Weather

  • Remove garden hoses from outside faucets. Insulate outside faucets with Styrofoam cover, rags or paper.
  • Cover vents around the foundation of your home.
  • Eliminate sources of cold air near water lines by repairing broken windows, insulating walls, closing off crawl spaces and eliminating drafts near doors.
  • Know the location of your water shut-off valve and test it regularly. If a pipe breaks, you won’t want to have to find it or, worse, wait for someone to arrive at your place to find it for you. In most single-family homes, the shut-off valve is in the basement or the crawlspace, on a wall facing the street.
  • Insulate pipes that may be vulnerable to the cold or have caused problems before. Pipes close to exterior walls or in unheated basements or crawlspaces can be wrapped with pieces of insulation.
  • Don’t overlook pipes near windows, which can quickly freeze. For particularly difficult pipes, consult a professional on how to select and apply heat tape.
  • For outside water meters, keep the lid to the meter pit closed tightly and let any snow that falls cover it.
  • Snow acts as insulation, so don’t disturb it. Be sure the meter box is not broken, missing or out of place.
  • Report all broken or missing covers. If you didn’t get your sprinkler system off and drained this year, make sure to check for leaks when you turn on the system next spring.

In Sub-Freezing Weather

  • Drip outside faucets 24 hours a day (5 drops per minute). This is not necessary unless temperatures are expected to be 28 degrees or below for at least 4 hours. (Be sure to turn off the faucets after the threat of freezing weather.)
  • Open cabinet doors under sinks adjacent to outside walls.
  • If you have an attached garage, keep its doors shut. Occasionally, plumbing is routed through this unheated space, leaving it vulnerable to winter’s worst.
  • In sustained sub-freezing weather, let water drip slowly from inside faucets.
  • Take extra precautions to protect pipes that have frozen in the past.

 If You Are Not Going To Be Home

  • Shut water off at the property owner’s cut-off valve.
  • Drain all outside water faucets if your house will be unoccupied for several days (leave outside faucets open).
  • Or leave the home heating system on at a low setting.
  • Open cabinet doors under sinks adjacent to outside walls.
  • Keep your thermostat set above 55 degrees when leaving your house or business for several days.

If your pipes freeze

  • Shut off the water immediately. Don’t attempt to thaw frozen pipes unless the water is shut off. Freezing can often cause unseen cracks in pipes or joints.
  • Do not turn off water at the meter. Once you open the meter pit, the water meter will freeze instantly when it comes in contact with air. If you need the meter turned off, contact the utilities office to have a city worker turn off the meter. If after hours call 740-753-2151, someone will be out to assist you, normal after hour fee of $150.00 after hour fee will be applied to your account.
  • Apply heat to the frozen pipe by warming the air around it, or by applying heat directly to a pipe. You can use a hair dryer, space heater, or hot water. Be sure not to leave space heaters unattended and avoid the use of kerosene heaters or open flames. Always be careful of the potential for electric shock in and around standing water.
  • Remember: When thawing things, slower is better. Pipes warmed too fast may break anyway. Once the pipes have thawed, turn the water back on slowly and check for cracks and leaks. Renters and tenants may be responsible for personal property damage caused by broken water pipes during severe weather conditions. Residents should contact property management/landlord or maintenance personnel to locate property owner’s cut-off valve and find ways to avoid pipe breakage during a freeze.

Athens Hocking Recycling and Refuse Center operating on a 2 day delay, going to run Nelsonville’s Tue and Wed routes together tomorrow, Thu, 1/9, and Thursday’s route on Friday. We appreciate everyone’s patience

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The City of Nelsonville and Athens Hocking Recycling and Refuse Center are operating on a two-day delay for trash and recycling pickup, but now we are concerned about snow predicted for the region Friday night, so we are going to run Nelsonville’s Tuesday and Wednesday routes together tomorrow, Thursday, January 9th, and Thursday’s route on Friday. We appreciate everyone’s patience. We are doing our best to get everyone and get caught up with some very challenging road and parking lot conditions.