The City of Marion will hold a 2016 “Spring Break Sale” for Family Memberships to the Lincoln Park Aquatic Center.  The sale will be held Monday, March 28th through Friday, April 8th.  During these dates, the cost of a Family Membership will be $199 and may include up to 8 people on the membership.  

You can purchase a membership at the Safety Director’s office on the 3rd floor of City Hall, between the hours of 7:30 am - 5:00 pm, Monday through Thursday, and 7:30 am - 1:00 pm on Friday. You may also go to the Parks Department Office, located at the Marion Airport (1530 Pole Lane Road) between the hours of 9:00 am - 3:00 pm, Monday through Friday.  Additionally, we will be open from 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm on Saturday, April 2, at the Airport only.

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.

The following street will be closed to through traffic for an extended period of time while a sewer replacement project is completed:

     Street:  Ballentine Ave. between Quarry St. and Farming St.

     Project Start Date:  Tuesday, February 23, 2016

     Projected End Date:  Tuesday, May 31, 2016 (this is an projected date only)

Elite Excavating, contracted by the City of Marion, will be completing a sewer replacement project including new roadway, curb and drive approaches.

The following street will be closed during the dates and times listed below:

     Street:  Franklin St. between Bradford St. and S. Vine St.

     Closure Start Date:  Monday, February 22 - 7:00 am

     Closure End Date:  Friday, February 26 - 5:00 pm

The City Sewer Maintenance Department will be completing sewer repair work at this location.

LEGAL NOTICE

A public hearing will be held in conjunction with the third reading of Ordinance(s) 2016-23 which will be at Marion City Council Meeting to be held Tuesday, March 28, 2016 at 7:30 p.m., Marion City Hall, 233 W. Center St.  The full ordinance is available for inspection at the office of Irene Fulton, Clerk of Council.

Mayor Schertzer is announcing that in observance of the President’s Day holiday, offices in City Hall will be closed on Monday, February 15, 2016.   The following departments will operate as noted below:

• Sanitation crews will collect garbage and recycling on Monday, February 15.  Residents who normally have refuse collected on Monday are requested to have their collections at curbside by 7:00 a.m. 

• Marion Area Transit buses will not be operating on Monday, February 15.  Normal hours of operation for bus service will resume on Tuesday, February 16.

• The Marion Senior Center will be closed on Monday, February 15.  As a result of this closure, Senior Center Transportation Services will not be available on Monday, February 15.  All programs, activities, and transportation will resume on Tuesday, February 16.

Essential services including fire and police will operate as usual.

Marion City Planning Commission will hear the following application for a rezoning request on Tuesday, February 2, 2016 at 7:00 p.m.  The meeting will be held at Marion City Hall, 2^nd Floor, 233 West Center Street, Marion.

Rezone of 255 Barks Road East from an R-1A (Single Family District, Low Density) to a C-2 (Community Shopping District) (Applicant, the Kroger Company).

The full application(s) are available for inspection at the office of Irene Fulton, Clerk of Council; 740-387-4935.

The 2015 income tax forms for both personal and business returns are now available on the Auditor/Income Tax page of the City's website.  To be directed to the 2015 forms and instructions, click here.

City Hall will be closed on Monday, January 18, 2016 in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday.  However, some City departments will operate on a regular or modified schedule for the day.  The following departments will operate as listed below:

• Sanitation crews will collect garbage and recycling on Monday, January 18.  Customers who normally have refuse collected on Monday are requested to have their collections at curbside by 7:00 a.m. 

• Buses for Marion Area Transit will not be in operation on Monday, January 18.  Normal bus service will resume on Tuesday, January 19.

• The Marion Senior Center will be closed on Monday, January 18.  All programs, activities, and transportation will resume on Tuesday, January 19.

Essential services including fire and police will operate as usual.