The Nelsonville City Council announces that the Finance Committee will conduct a meeting on Wednesday, April 17, 2013, at 6:30PM in Council Chambers. The public is invited and encouraged to attend.
April 2013
Nelsonville Boil Order Canceled
The Nelsonville Water Department boil order for Frederick Street, Edwards Street, John Street, Williams Street, Grover Street from Frederick to Madison and Madison Street from Edwards Street to the city limits has been canceled.
Nelsonville Student Rental Property Total Loss After Early Saturday Morning Fire
The Nelsonville Division of Fire responded to a structure fire at 560 Poplar Street in Nelsonville at 2:53 am Saturday morning. On arrival firefighters found a two story house with heavy smoke coming from the second floor and roof. Firefighters initiated aggressive interior operations including search and rescue and fire attack. Firefighters battled heavy smoke and fire conditions and discovered the fire was burning in the space between the first and second floors of the structure. Firefighters were eventually able to contain and extinguish the fire,
The house is a student rental property owned by Barbara Wyckoff of Logan, Ohio. The five foreign students from Hocking College that rented rooms in the house escaped without injury and are staying with friends. Damage to the structure has caused firefighters to list the house as a total loss. The Athens County Auditor’s website has the structure valued at $47,870.
Firefighters are still trying to determine the exact cause of the fire. Nelsonville firefighters were assisted by firefighters from York Township Fire Department.
All fire department units were clear of the scene by 7:05 am. As more information becomes available it will be released.
Nelsonville’s new water treatment plant taking shape with metal walls!
The new Nelsonville water treatment plant construction is moving along nicely. The metal walls are starting to go up. Drive by and check out the progress on Lake Hope Drive/ SR278.
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.
Cleaning up after your pet is as easy as 1 – 2 ‐ 3:
- Bring a bag.
- Clean it up.
- Dispose of waste.
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.
Nelsonville boil order for Frederick St, Edwards St, John St, Williams St, Grover St, Madison St until further notice.
The Nelsonville Water Department has issued a boil order for Frederick Street , Edwards Street, John Street , Williams Street , Grover Street from Frederick to Madison and Madison Street from Edwards Street to the city limits until further notice. Boil orders are put into place as a result of broken water lines or local flooding. When this happens, the drinking water may have been contaminated which can cause many illnesses.
Here are some tips to keep in mind, should you find yourself in this situation:
• Bring water to a full boil, and boil for three minutes prior to use.
• Use only boiled water for drinking, preparing food or baby formula.
• To improve the flat taste of boiled water, keep cold in refrigerator.
• Put a cup over your faucets as a reminder to not use tap water – not even to brush your teeth!
• Instead of boiling water, you can disinfect water by adding one teaspoon unscented chlorine laundry bleach for every five gallons of water. Let stand 30 minutes before using.
• Be sure to use sanitized food grade containers for storing water.
• To disinfect water storage containers, pour a solution of one tablespoon of unscented chlorine bleach to a gallon of water into a container. Let the solution remain in the container for 10 minutes, then pour out the solution. Rinse with purified water.
• Boiled or disinfected water can be stored for six months.
• Dispose of ice cubes.
• When washing dishes, make sure to sterilize dishes with a final dip in water that has one teaspoon of unscented household bleach per gallon of water. Disposable tableware is an option during a boil order.
• It is also recommend you sanitize hands when washing. Again use one teaspoon of unscented household bleach per gallon of water and rinse hand frequently by pouring rinse over the hands. Use paper towels to dry.
• Water for bathing doesn’t need to be boiled. Supervise children to avoid water being ingested.
Nelsonville Police are looking for a suspect in an armed robbery of Fruth Pharmacy.
Police say a white man entered Fruth Pharmacy shortly before seven Friday night 4/5/13 and went directly to the pharmacy. Police say the suspect jumped the counter, showed employee’s a handgun and demanded medication. The robber took a large amount of prescription drugs and money from the cash register, then fled out the back door and headed towards Washington Street.
Police describe the suspect as a while man in his mid 30s and was wearing a black hoodie, black toboggan, black sunglasses and blue jeans. He was last seen on foot going west on West Washington Street.
Police have surveillance video from a nearby business showing other possible suspects, three white males in their late teens to early 30s. They got out of a white four-door Mercedes with a sun roof.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Nelsonville Police Department 740-753-1922.
City of Nelsonville has a New Information Blog!
The City of Nelsonville, Ohio has set-up a new information blog. Please stop by and check it out!
City of Nelsonville, Ohio Information Blog 