Monday, May 29, 2023

The City of Nelsonville announces that all City offices will be closed on Monday, May 29, 2023, in observance of the Memorial Day Holiday. City offices will re-open for business on Tuesday, May 30, 2023, for regular business hours.

Saturday, May 27 at 12 pm

Friends, neighbors, and visitors, the Nelsonville Aquatic Center will open for the 2023 summer swimming season on Saturday, May 27, 2023, at 12PM. The Nelsonville Aquatic Center will be open daily from 12PM until 6PM.

The Nelsonville Aquatic Center features a zero-entry pool, diving well with diving board, water slide, and other water features. Other amenities include lockers, restrooms, and a concession stand.

We provide a variety of aquatic opportunities and safe water practices in all areas of the facility. We hope that you have an exciting and safe experience with us this summer while having fun and making lifetime memories!

We can’t wait to see you this summer!

For information about hours, services, admission, and season passes please call the Nelsonville Aquatics Center at (740) 753-7003. A full list of 2023 Aquatic Center rates is available at https://tinyurl.com/42zrm7xw.

Enforced April through October, 8 inches maximum!

The City of Nelsonville Code Enforcement Office wants to make the residents of Nelsonville aware that noxious weeds, vines or grasses growing a height of eight (8) inches or higher upon property, within the City of Nelsonville after the first day of April of each year are a public nuisance and that at all times the accumulation and deposition of garbage, refuse, rubbish, special rubbish and litter on public or private lands, dead or dying trees, broken or fallen branches and plants or shrubbery blocking visibility or encumbering access, are obstructing the view of vehicular traffic on public streets, alleys or grounds, are obstructing pedestrian travel on public sidewalks, are obstructing light from a public street lamp, are so dead, decayed or broken as to pose a threat to life or property or where trees or limbs have already fallen constitute a public health and safety hazard and public nuisance or any other vegetation of rank growth including, but not limited to, ivy, poison ivy, Virginia creeper, Japanese knotweed and bamboo.

The penalty for violating section shall be deemed guilty of a minor misdemeanor and fined as provided by Ohio Revised Code §2929.28. Each day’s violation shall constitute a separate offense. Any person initially convicted of a first offense and found guilty of a second and subsequent offense in the same year shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth and escalating degree for each additional offense.

The Code Enforcement Officer will continue to aggressively enforce the requirements of these Code sections. A resident who is given a Notice of Code Violation will have 10 days to comply with the Notice. Failure to comply with the Notice will result in a Civil Citation and a summons to appear in the City of Nelsonville Mayor’s Court.

Please contact Code Enforcement if you have any questions or concerns. (740) 753-1314 or codeenforcement@cityofnelsonville.com

The annual "Thunder In The Valley" fireworks spectacular is scheduled for Tuesday, July 4, 2023 on the Hocking College Campus. Parking is available at Hocking College, and plenty of seating is available on the fields and lots. Parking will not be permitted on Hocking Parkway or State Route 691. Alcoholic beverages are not permitted on the Hocking College Campus. The show can be viewed from most areas of Nelsonville as it lights up the hills of Southeast Ohio.

The Nelsonville Division of Fire is selling VIP tickets for the 2023 "Thunder In The Valley" fireworks spectacular. VIP vehicle parking passes can be purchased for $10.00. If you prefer to walk to the fireworks, you can purchase a VIP walk-in pass for $3.00 per person. Do not wait until the last minute to purchase a VIP parking pass, there are only a limited number of passes available. VIP tickets can be purchased at the Nelsonville Fire Department. The VIP area will open at 5:00PM on July 4th.

More information will be released as the event draws nearer. If you have any questions about VIP tickets, contact the Nelsonville Fire Department at thunder@cityofnelsonville.com or (740) 753-1244.

June 4th - 9th, 2023

The Nelsonville Aquatics Center along with Safe Swim for All, LLC will be sponsoring a learn to swim program for children with disabilities ages 2 - 18 on June 4 - 9, 2023, at the Nelsonville Aquatics Center. There are limited spots available, and the lesson price is $30.00, if unable to pay please include that information with your form to receive a scholarship application. For program information and to request a registration form please Email safeswimforall@gmail.com.

Safe Swim for All, LLC offer a specialized program designed specifically for children with disabilities. The program has limited spots available to allow optimum staffing and ultimately success with the swimmers. The program is led by young adults who are students at Ohio University and are experienced working with children and adults with multiple disabilities and will offer one to one to two on one instructors for each child. Parents will be required to stay in the pool area for the duration of the lessons to dress, undress, and assist their children with all toileting needs. Following each lesson, the instructors will give a in personal, summary of the child’s progress to the parent.

Noon, Monday, April 24

The City of Nelsonville Utilities Office will close at 12:00PM today Monday, April 24, 2023, due to family emergency and covid illnesses. The office will reopen on Tuesday, April 25, 2023, for regular business hours. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your understanding.

Please Apply by April 23

The City of Nelsonville is seeking people interested in filling one (1) open position for City Council member as soon as possible. To be considered for the City Council, the applicants must be a qualified elector who has been continuously a resident and a qualified elector of the City of one (1) year next prior to their election, and who is not the occupant of an incompatible office, shall be eligible to serve as a member of City Council. Each member of Council shall continue to be a resident and qualified elector of the City throughout their term of office, failing which Council shall remove them from office.

To apply for the position of City Council member please submit letters of interest to tdunfee@cityofnelsonville.com or councilclerk@cityofnelsonville.com by April 23, 2023.

For up-to-date information about the East Palestine train derailment's impact on the environment, please visit the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency's East Palestine Train Derailment Information webpage.

Reports can be made online via AEP

The City of Nelsonville would like to remind residents how to report a street light outage. In Nelsonville street light outages, (other than those directly on the Public Square), are handled by AEP Ohio. Street light outages can be reported to AEP Ohio online at https://www.aepohio.com/outages/problem/streetlight. You can also contact the AEP Ohio Customer Service Center at 1-800-672-2231 to report a light out. Repair requests may take several weeks to resolve.

Aquatic Center Overhaul & Repair

The Nelsonville Aquatics Center is taking bids on a full liner overhaul and repair. Identify and replace up to 100 sq ft of existing delaminated plaster Remove existing caulking joints and chips plaster 2” around each. Install 2x2 white non-skid tile on each side of the joint and install elastomeric caulking into the joint. Repair leak at light. Prep existing surface and apply bonding agent to the pool shell. Have a SGM Certified Diamond Brite installer apply commercial grade blue quartz to the pool shell. Expose new plaster finish.

Work must be complete by May 12, 2023. The bid opening will be March 3, 2023, at Noon at 211 Lake Hope Dr Nelsonville Ohio 45764.