The City of Nelsonville announces that all City offices will be closed on Monday, September 6, 2021 in observance of the Labor Day Holiday. City offices will re-open for business on Tuesday, September 7, 2021 for regular business hours.
The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Watch for portions of northeast Kentucky, southeast Ohio, southwest Virginia, and West Virginia, including Athens County, from Tuesday August 31, 2021, at 2:00PM through Wednesday September 1, 2021, at 2:00PM.
Heavy rainfall associated with the remnants of Hurricane Ida will impact the area beginning on Tuesday. Rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches are expected to occur through Wednesday afternoon, with locally higher amounts of up to 6 inches possible. These amounts could result in flash flooding, especially in areas that receive the most intense rainfall.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS,
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
The City of Nelsonville announces that street crews will be performing street crack sealing on Fayette Street on Thursday August 26, 2021, and Friday August 27, 2021.
All sealing work will take place between the hours of 7:00AM and 3:30PM. On street parking is not permitted on the side of the street affected while sealing work is being performed. Motorists are asked to please avoid this area and use an alternate route.
The Nelsonville Water Department has CANCELED the boil order for North Harper Street from Walnut Street to the end of North Harper Street, High Street from Second Street to North Harper Street, Ashton Avenue, and Cherry Street. Thank you for your patience and understanding during this incident.
The Nelsonville City Council held a special meeting on Monday, August 23, 2021, at 7:00 PM. The purpose of the meeting was to consider adoption of a resolution appointing attorneys of Reminger Co., L.P.A., as special prosecutor to prosecute the pending removal proceedings, as well as any reviews thereof, of councilmember Gregory Smith.
The meeting was streamed on the City of Nelsonville YouTube channel at, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9ox7Z0swcmnPcJ19eizPww.
The Nelsonville City Council will hold a special Council meeting on Monday, August 23, 2021, at 7:00 PM. The purpose of the meeting is to consider adoption of a resolution appointing attorneys of Reminger Co., L.P.A., as special prosecutor to prosecute the pending removal proceedings, as well as any reviews thereof, of councilmember Gregory Smith.
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 North Harper Street from Walnut Street to the end of North Harper Street, High Street from Second Street to North Harper Street, Ashton Avenue, and Cherry Street. 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 Finance Committee held a meeting on Tuesday, August 17, 2021, at 7:00PM. The meeting was held to discuss City finances. The meeting was streamed on the City of Nelsonville YouTube channel.
The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Warning for Northern Athens County until 12:30PM, Wednesday, 8/18/2021.
At 6:30 AM, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include Nelsonville, Glouster, Chauncey, Buchtel, Jacksonville, Trimble, Amesville, Burr Oak State Park and The Plains.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Please report Severe Weather to the National Weather Service by calling toll free, 800-401-9535, when you can do so safely. You may also report severe weather by posting your report to the Charleston West Virginia National Weather Service Facebook Page, or by using the Twitter Hashtag, NWSRLX.
The City of Nelsonville Street Committee held a meeting on Tuesday, August 17, 2021, at 6:00PM. The meeting was held to discuss Short street and a grant opportunity. The meeting was streamed on the City of Nelsonville YouTube channel.
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