The City of Nelsonville announces that 2nd Street will be closed from East Canal Street to Poplar Street, Monday, June 22, 2020 through Thursday, June 25, 2020. The roadway is being closed for a storm sewer repair project, weather permitting. Please use an alternate route.
The City of Nelsonville announces that Oak Street and Lancaster Street will be closed from Clinton Street to Shepherd Street, Thursday, June 18, 2020 through Friday, June 26, 2020. The roadway will be closed weekdays only from 7:00AM until 6:00PM. The roadway is being closed for an R&R Pipeline gas line repair project, weather permitting. Please use an alternate route.
The City of Nelsonville Street Committee will hold a virtual meeting on Tuesday, June 16, 2020 at 7:00PM. The meeting is being held to discuss street maintenance. The public may not attend the meeting in person. The meeting will be streamed on the City of Nelsonville Facebook Page (City of Nelsonville, Ohio, @nelsonvillecity).
The Nelsonville City Council will hold a special Council meeting on Monday, June 15, 2020 at 7:00 PM via a virtual meeting. The purpose of this meeting is to hold the final round of interviews for City Manager candidates. The interviews will take place during executive session and the final vote will take place in open session. City Council will also consider the following legislation:
The public may not attend the meeting in person. The meeting will be live streamed from the City of Nelsonville Facebook Page, (City of Nelsonville, Ohio, @nelsonvillecity). The public is invited and encouraged to attend virtually online.
The City of Nelsonville Finance Committee held a virtual meeting on Wednesday, June 10, 2020 at 7:00PM. The meeting is being held to discuss the city’s finances. The meeting was streamed on the City of Nelsonville Facebook Page (City of Nelsonville, Ohio, @nelsonvillecity).
The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Northwestern Athens County Until 800 PM.
At 643 PM, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 9 miles southwest of Lancaster to near Piketon to 6 miles east of Rome, moving northeast at 60 mph.
HAZARD, 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE, Radar indicated.
IMPACT, Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include Athens, Nelsonville, Glouster, Chauncey, and Buchtel.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately.
Lightning is one of nature`s leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
If on or near a lake or river, get away from the water and move indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 15 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.
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, Ohio City Council held a virtual meeting Monday, June 8, 2020 at 7PM. This was a regular monthly meeting. The meeting was streamed on the City of Nelsonville Facebook Page (City of Nelsonville, Ohio, @nelsonvillecity).
The City of Nelsonville Water Department has issued a boil advisory for State Route 691 from Hocking Parkway to Kimberly Road, and Kimberly Road from State Route 691 to Wolfe Bennett Road. The boil advisory is being issued due to water service having been turned off for the area. The boil advisory will be in effect until Wednesday, June 10, 2020 at 3:00PM, unless notified otherwise.
When a boil advisory is in effect, we ask all who are affected to boil their cooking and drinking water for three minutes before being consumed.
The City of Nelsonville Finance Committee will hold a virtual meeting on Wednesday, June 10, 2020 at 7:00PM. The meeting is being held to discuss the city’s finances. The public may not attend the meeting in person. The meeting will be streamed on the City of Nelsonville Facebook Page (City of Nelsonville, Ohio, @nelsonvillecity).
Due to social distancing recommendations on preventing the spread of the COVID-19, Nelsonville City Council will be meeting in regular session Monday, June 8, 2020 at 7PM via a virtual meeting. The public may not attend the meeting in person. The meeting will be live streamed from the City of Nelsonville Facebook Page, (City of Nelsonville, Ohio, @nelsonvillecity). Citizens comments and business and organizational comments may be made to council by Emailing them to councilclerk@cityofnelsonville.com, no later than 12PM Monday, June 8, 2020. The public is invited and encouraged to attend virtually online.
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