The City of Marion is announcing that weekly yard waste collection at curbside for the 2017 collection season is scheduled to begin on Monday, April 17 and will run through Friday, December 8.

The curbside pick-up for yard waste generally occurs on the day following each resident’s regular trash collection day (example: Friday trash pick-up - Monday yard waste pick up).  With limited personnel, this schedule may vary.  Note: Residents with an excessive delinquent sanitation and sewer account balance are not eligible for curbside pick-up of yard waste.

There is a limit of 3 bags and/or 3 bundles of limbs/branches that will be collected from each residence per week during the 2017 yard waste season.  Branches must be tied in bundles no larger than 2 feet in diameter and 5 feet in length.  As in the past, the City will not collect grass clippings as yard waste material at curbside.

Residents are encouraged to drop off grass clippings and yard waste materials, free of charge, to Park Enterprise Construction Co., Inc., located at 560 Barks Rd. W. (between S. Prospect St./Rt. 4 S. and the Barks Rd. overpass).  Requirements for grass and yard waste drop off are:

1. Must stop at office or other designated location to verify proof of City residency (i.e. license, utility bill, etc.)
2. Items being dropped off must be weighed by Park Enterprise employee before materials are discarded.
3. Residents using plastic bags are required to remove waste from bags and then discard of plastic bags properly.  Biodegradable paper bags are available at most local retail stores.

Also, note that the City of Marion is not responsible for the collection and/or disposal of trees or large amounts of brush cut and/or removed from personal property.  Disposal of trees and/or large amounts of brush from personal property is the property owner’s responsibility.  These items may be taken, FREE OF CHARGE for all city residents, to Park Enterprise Construction (560 Barks Rd. W.) for disposal.

Call Park Enterprise at 740-223-7275 for additional information on acceptance program or for hours of operation. 

Additional Information:  City Sanitation and Streets Department  740-382-1479

                            The "SPRING SALE" has been extended until Friday, April 21st at 1:00 pm.

A “Spring Sale” for 2017 Family Memberships to the Lincoln Park Aquatic Center will be held Monday, April 3rd through Thursday, April 13th.  During these dates, the cost of a Family Membership will be $225.00 and may include up to 8 people on the membership.  (Regularly priced Family Memberships are $275.00 for up to 6 people).

Memberships available for purchase at the following locations and times:

• Safety Director’s Office - City Hall, 3rd floor
  Monday through Thursday - 7:30 am - 5:00 pm; Friday - 7:30 am - 1:00 pm
   
• Parks Department Office - Marion Municipal Airport, 1530 Pole Lane Road
  Monday through Friday - 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
  At the Airport only, we will be open on Saturday, April 8th from 11:00 am - 2:00 pm  

Accepted forms of payment include checks, cash, Visa or MasterCard. 

For questions or any further information, please feel free to contact the Parks Department at 740-387-5370 or the Safety Director’s Office at 740-387-5865.

Legal Notice

Please take notice that the Marion City Board of Zoning Appeals will hear the following applications for a variance on Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at 6:30 p.m.  Meetings will be held at City Hall, 2^nd Floor, 233 W. Center St.

Variance from Section 1151.041 Required front-yard setback. Variance from Section 1161.023 B digital message board accessory identification sign (applicant Two Sons, Inc.)

The full text is available @ Clerk of Council, 233 W. Center St.; 740-387-4935.

Irene Fulton, Clerk of Council

The following street will be closed as indicated below:
 

    Street:  Bellefontaine Ave. from Cheney Ave. to Davids St.

     Closure Start Date:  Tuesday, February 28 - 7:00 am

     Closure End Date:  Friday, March 3 - 5:00 pm

     City of Marion Sewer Maintenance crews will be repairing a sanitary sewer in this area.

Mayor Schertzer is announcing that in observance of the President’s Day holiday, offices in City Hall will be closed on Monday, February 20, 2017.   The following departments will operate as noted below:

• Sanitation crews will collect garbage and recycling on Monday, February 20.  Residents normally having refuse collected on Mondays are requested to have their collections at curbside by 7:00 a.m. 

• Marion Area Transit will be observing regular hours of operation on Monday, February 20.

• The Marion Senior Center will be closed on Monday, February 20.  As a result of this closure, Senior Center Transportation Services will not be available on Monday, February 20.  All programs, activities, and transportation will resume on Tuesday, February 21.

Essential services including fire and police will operate as usual.

The following street will be closed as indicated below:
 

    Street:  Irey Ave. from W. Walnut St. to Superior St.

     Closure Start Date:  Wednesday, February 15 - 7:00 am

     Closure End Date:  Friday, February 17 - 5:00 pm

     City of Marion Sewer Maintenance crews will be repairing a sanitary sewer at this location.

LEGAL NOTICE

A public hearing will be held in conjunction with the 2nd reading of Ordinance 2017-12 which will be at City Council Meeting to be held Tuesday, March 13, 2017 at 7:30 p.m., Marion City Hall, 233 W. Center St.  The full ordinance is available for inspection at the office of Clerk of Council.

ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF MARION, BY REZONING 1.95 ACRES OF THE FORMER CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL AT 1001 MT. VERNON AVE FROM AN R-1A TO R-2 (Applicant, the Woda Group/St. Mary Church) 

LEGAL NOTICE

Marion City Planning Commission will hear the following application for a rezoning request on Tuesday, February 7, 6:30 p.m.  The meeting will be held at Marion City Hall, 2^nd Floor, 233 West Center Street, Marion.

 Request to rezone 1.95 acres of the former Marion Catholic HS on Mt. Vernon Ave from a R1A to an R-2 General Dwelling District (Applicant, The Woda Group).

The full application(s) are available for inspection at the office of Irene Fulton, Clerk of Council 740.387.4935.

The City of Marion does NOT collect yard waste at curbside during winter months (mid-December through mid-April).  Residents may take yard waste directly to Park Enterprise Construction (560 Barks Rd. W.) and drop yard waste off at no-charge. 

Call Park Enterprise at 740-223-7275 for additional information on acceptance program or for hours of operation.