News from the City of Marion
The City of Marion will be fogging mosquitoes on Thursday or Friday mornings from 4 – 7 AM, as needed and as weather permits. The areas that will be sprayed will rotate based on mosquito populations.
The Utility Billing Department will be closed on Thursday, July 4th and Friday, July 5th. As at any time this department is closed, payments may be dropped in the mail drop, which is located between the front entrance doors of City Hall.
- All offices in City Hall will be closed.
- Sanitation crews will not work on Thursday, July 4, 2013. Residents who normally have Thursday sanitation service are asked to have their collections at curbside by 7:00 a.m. on Friday, July 5. Sanitation crews will collect both Thursday and Friday’s refuse on Friday.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has put together a list of questions and answers about the use of chloramines in public drinking water.
Mayor Scott Schertzer is announcing that the City of Marion will sponsor a Community Clean-Up Day on Saturday, May 18, 2013.
Any City of Marion resident, currently on City Sanitation Service, wishing to dispose of unwanted items may do so by taking those items directly to the Marion County Solid Waste Transfer Station located at 1564 Victory Road, (directly east of the Marion Correctional Institute).
The City of Marion is announcing information related to its 2013 yard waste program. The 2013 program will essentially follow a once per month collection pattern, although some additional support may be available during April and May. Following is a list the weeks in which yard waste is tentatively scheduled
Mayor Schertzer is announcing that in observance of the President’s Day holiday, offices in City Hall will be closed on Monday, February 18th. Additional departments will be closed or operating as noted below:
The City of Marion Parks Department and the Ohio Department of Agriculture will be hosting a Gypsy Moth Open House on Tuesday, February 19, 2013 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at the Marion Recreation Center, 240 W. Church St., to discuss the aerial treatments planned for spring.
Senior Center Offers Tuesday Evening Hours During the Month of February
Due to popular demand, the Marion Senior Center will continue to offer extended hours on Tuesday evenings until 8:00 pm. At this time, this is the only evening that extended hours are being offered. Programs during this special timeframe will continue to target the Baby Boomer generation (individuals born between 1946-1964), but anyone age 50+ is welcome to join in the fun!