The City of Marion is requesting proposals for Belmont Street Sewer Improvements. Belmont Street will be reconstructed between South Vine Street and Presidential Drive. The reconstruction will include the following improvements:

Please take notice that the Marion City Board of Zoning Appeals will hear the following applications for a variance(s) on Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at 6:30 p.m.  Meetings will be held at City Hall, 2^nd Floor, 233 W. Center St.

Variance from Section 1159.01 - Accessory Structures in Residential Areas for the property known as 454 Summit Street (Applicant, Nancy Sally (owner)/,Todd Hunt)

If you should have any questions on the above matter, contact Clerk of Council @ 740-387-4935.

The City of Marion will hold a Holiday Sale for Family Memberships to the Lincoln Park Aquatics Center.  This sale will be held from Monday, November 30 through Thursday, December 3, 2015.  During this Holiday Sale, the cost of the Family Membership will be $199, and may include up to 8 people on the membership.  The discounted memberships may be purchased at the Safety Directors office on the 3rd floor of City Hall from 7:30 am – 5:00 pm or at the Marion Municipal Airport (1530 Pole Lane Rd.) from 8:00 am – 4:00 pm.  Checks, cash, and Visa or MasterCard are accepted forms of payment.

A public hearing will be held in conjunction with the third reading of Ordinance(s) 2015-85 which will be at Marion City Council Meeting to be held Monday, December 28, 2015 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. Also posted on www.marionohio.us/legal-notices

Mayor Scott Schertzer is announcing that all City departments will be closed on Thursday, November 26, 2015 for the Thanksgiving holiday.  Offices in City Hall will also be closed on Friday, November 27, 2015.

PLEASE NOTE:  As a result of offices in City Hall being closed on Thursday and Friday, the weekly early closure day for the City Hall building will be observed on Wednesday, November 25.  Therefore, most offices in City Hall will be observing their Friday business hours on Wednesday, November 25, with notable early closures being the Municipal Court and Utility Billing offices closing at 2:00 p.m.

• The Sanitation and Streets Department will not collect trash, recycling, yard waste, or leaves on Thursday, November 26, 2015.  Refuse collection will resume on Friday, November 27 with crews collecting both Thursday and Friday’s refuse.  Residents who normally have Thursday sanitation service are asked to have their refuse at curbside by 7:00 a.m. on Friday.  Leaf collection will also resume on Friday.  Residents may rake leaves to the tree lawn area to be vacuumed; place the leaves in biodegradable paper bags for City pickup; or take biodegradable paper bagged leaves to the free drop off site at 560 Barks Rd. W. (Park Enterprise Construction).  There is no charge for the leaf drop off; however, proof of City residency may be required.
   
• Marion Area Transit will be closed and have no bus service available on Thursday, November 26 or Friday, November 27.  Normal bus service will resume on Monday, November 30, 2015.
   
• Marion Senior Center will be closed on Thursday, November 26 and Friday, November 27.  The Senior Center will re-open for regular business on Monday, November 30, 2015.

Necessary services including fire, police, and airport will operate as usual.

Please take notice that the Marion City Board of Zoning Appeals will hear the following application for a Conditional Use Permit on Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at 6:30 p.m.  The meeting will be held at Marion City Hall, 2^nd Floor, Courtroom No. 1, 233 West Center Street, Marion.

Application for a Conditional Use Permit from Section 1143.015 (B) (1) – allows the Board to grant a permit for “Public Utility Substations” in a C-5 District.

Mayor Scott Schertzer is announcing that offices in City Hall will be closed on Wednesday, November 11, 2015 in observance of Veteran’s Day. 

The following city departments will operate as noted:

• Sanitation crews will collect garbage and recycling.  Customers normally having refuse collected on Tuesday are requested to have their collections at curbside by 7:00 am. 

• The Marion Senior Center will be open normal operating hours on November 11.  On this day, the Center will be honoring and providing a complimentary lunch for all local Veterans.  The luncheon which is being hosted at the Marion Senior Center, 2375 Harding Highway E., and will be served at noon.  In addition to the complimentary lunch, for all veterans, a special memento of the occasion will be provided.  Dinner tickets are $3 for non-veterans.  The public is welcome!  Contact the Center at (740) 387-6100 for more information or to RSVP.

• Marion Area Transit will be open for operation on November 11.

Essential services including fire, police, and airport will operate as usual. 

The Mayor would also like to remind residents of the options available for disposal of leaves:

1)  Leaves may be raked to the tree lawn area to be vacuumed (Residents are reminded that leaves are not to be raked into the street);

2)  Leaves may be placed in biodegradable paper bags (limit 3 per week) for City sanitation workers to pick up; or

3)  Leaves can be taken to the free drop off location at 560 Barks Rd. W. in biodegradable paper-bags.  Proof of City residence may be required.

Mayor Scott Schertzer is announcing that leaf collection for city residents will begin Monday, October 19 and continue through Friday, December 11, 2015.  The three options for disposal of leaves by city residents are:

1. Place leaves in the tree lawn area to be vacuumed.

   A vacuum-type collector will collect leaves raked to the tree lawn area, with each street having leaves collected during the leaf pick-up season.

   As a note, residents should NOT rake leaves into the street in order to keep from blocking catch basins and drains, so water can drain properly into the city’s storm sewer system.
    

2. Place leaves in biodegradable paper bags for City pick up, which will follow yard waste limits of a pick-up of 3 bags per week.

   Residents wishing to bag leaves may do so by placing them in clearly marked biodegradable paper bags sold at local retail stores.  The filled bags should be placed at curbside for pick-up.  The City will continue to follow its yard waste limits of collecting 3 bags and 3 bundles per residence per week.
    

3. Take biodegradable paper bagged leaves to 560 Barks Rd. W.

   Park Enterprise Construction located at 560 Barks Rd. W. is the location of the City’s free drop off site.  This location will be open to city residents free of charge.  Residents may call 223-7275 for Park Enterprise hours of operation.  Proof of city residency may be required.  PLEASE NOTE:  If non-biodegradable bags are used, leaves must be emptied from the bag at site.

For additional information, contact the Sanitation/Streets Department at 382-1479.

The Marion Land Bank will be holding a sale for five parcels of property and three structures on Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. in the lobby of City Hall.  Details regarding the sale can be found by selecting the following link to the Legal Notices page of the City's website .

10/20/2015 Land Bank Sale Information

On Tuesday the 20th day of October, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. the Marion Land Bank Program will sell the following parcels of real property:

The sale will take place in the lobby of Marion City Hall.    Pursuant to the adopted Disposition Guidelines those properties shall not sell for less than the fair market value which is defined in said Guidelines as 67% of the Marion County Auditor's true value for the lot value. Second sales will be at a determined fair market value by competitive bid.  No sale will be made to a transferee that has a property which is tax delinquent in Marion County, Ohio or any other Guideline prohibition as is contained within the Residential Land Transfer Policies. (Guidelines 7/21/09)

The Marion Land Bank was created by an act of City Council in 2008 in order to address the non-productive lands and work to putting these nuisance properties back to productive use for the benefit of Marion’s neighborhoods.

The successful offer will be required to execute the Land Bank Offer to Purchase Agreement on the date of the sale and will be required to pay the successful bid amount in the form of an escrow payment on the same date to the City of Marion, Ohio.  The information contained above and related hereto is believed to be true, but is not a warranty of its accuracy.  Participants are urged to complete their own due diligence and are advised neither the City of Marion, Ohio or its agents make any assurance whatsoever and buyer assumes full and absolute risk associated with the transaction.

Any interested party shall place in a sealed envelope the sum they are willing to purchase the aforementioned lot for and deliver said envelope to the Office of the Safety Director located on the 3rd floor of Marion City Hall before noon on the 23rd day of October, 2015.  The envelope must be sealed and contain on the outside in clear legible text the property for which the bid is made.  The enclosed writing shall contain the amount of the bid, the submitter’s printed name, address and contact telephone number.  The highest bidder will be required to execute the City’s purchase contract within 5 days of the bid opening.

City Safety Director Tom Robbins - 740-387-5865
Law Director Mark Russell - 740-387-4956