The Sawyer Park Disc Golf Course will be closed Thursday, September 18 through Sunday, September 21 for the Marion Historical Society's “Travel Through Time” event that will be taking place at Sawyer Park.

Mayor Scott Schertzer is announcing that on Tuesday, September 2nd at 6:00 pm detours will begin being posted in the downtown Marion area to accommodate activities for the 2014 Marion Popcorn Festival.  Streets will remain closed until the festival’s conclusion at midnight on Saturday and may remain closed into early Sunday morning for festival clean-up.  The following downtown streets will be closed to traffic beginning September 2nd at 6:00 pm:

• Center St. between State St. and Campbell St.
• Church St. between Prospect St. and Main St
• Main St. between Church St. and Huber St.
• Prospect St. between Church St. and George St.
• Oak St. between Center St. and Huber St.

Closure of a number of area streets will begin at 4:00 pm on Thursday, September 4th in preparation for and during the Popcorn Parade. The following is a list of these street changes and closures:

• Kensington St. will become two-way at 4:00 pm.
• East Center St. between Kensington St. and State St. will close at 5:00 pm.
• Forest Lawn Blvd. from Center St. to Mt. Vernon Ave. will close at 5:00 pm.

• The following streets will be closed between East Center St. and East Church St.:
       -  Pennsylvania Ave.                        -  Merchant Ave.                            -  Homer St.
       -  Kenmore Ave.                              -  Clover Ave.

• The following streets will be closed between East Center St. and Wilson Ave.:
       -  Chicago Ave.                               -  Boone Ave.                                -  Franconia Ave.
       -  Johnson St.                                 -  True Ave.

• The following streets will be closed until the conclusion of the parade:
  -  State St. between Center St. and Washington St.
  -  Main St. between Church St. and Hill St.
  -  Delaware Ave. between Hill St. and Washington St.
  -  Hill St. between Main St. and State St.

As a result of the various street closures taking place in preparation for the Popcorn Festival Parade, on Thursday, September 4th, Marion Area Transit will be making final pick-ups at 2:00 pm, with final drop offs scheduled for 2:30 pm.  Normal operating hours will resume on Friday, September 5th. 

Mayor Scott Schertzer is announcing the following closures for the City of Marion on Monday, September 1st in observance of the Labor Day holiday.

• All offices in City Hall will be closed.

• Sanitation crews will not work on Monday, September 1st.  Residents that normally have  Monday  sanitation  service  are  asked  to  have  their  collections  at  curbside  by 7:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 2nd.  Sanitation crews will collect both Monday and Tuesday’s refuse on Tuesday, with the possibility that some of Tuesday’s collection could extend into Wednesday.

• Marion Area Transit buses will not operate on Monday, September 1st.  Normal bus routes will resume on Tuesday, September 2nd.

• Marion Senior Center will be closed on Monday, September 1st.

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

The City Parks Department will be fogging for mosquitoes on Friday mornings from 5:00 - 8:00 am, as weather conditions permit and as needed.  City Parks and high mosquito population areas will be targeted during the fogging times.

Residents with respiratory conditions are advised to keep doors and windows closed during these hours.

LEGAL NOTICE

REZONING REQUEST:     ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF MARION, BY REZONING WESTERN PORTION OF OUTLOT 606, ALSO KNOWN AS 1065 MT. VERNON AVE FROM AN R-1A (SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT, LOW DENSITY) TO A C-5 (GENERAL BUSINESS DISTRICT) (Applicant, Stephanie McDaniel)

A public hearing will be held in conjunction with the third reading of this Ordinance at the Council Meeting to be held Monday, August 25, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. The full application is available for inspection at the Clerk of Council office, 233 West Center Street, Marion, Ohio 43302.

LEGAL NOTICE

The following Ordinance(s) were passed by Marion City Council on July 14, 2014:

ORDINANCE 2014-44:       ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF NOTES IN THE AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $312,000, IN ANTICIPATION OF THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS, to pay costs OF ACQUIRING AND EQUIPPING AN EMS VEHICLE for use by the city’s FIRE department, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY

The following notice will appear on all billing statements processed in the months of July, August, and September:

Information appearing on monthly statements will serve as notice in lieu of separate letters mailed with identical information.  Affected accounts must be paid or have payment arrangements made by September 30, 2014 to avoid delinquent sanitary sewer and storm sewer charges being certified and forwarded to the Marion County Auditor’s Office for assessment to property tax records.

Mayor Scott Schertzer is announcing that in observance of the Independence Day holiday, City Departments will be closed on Friday, July 4, 2014.

Please Note:  Due to closures on Friday, City Hall’s weekly early closure day will be observed on Thursday, July 3, 2014.  Therefore, on July 3rd most offices in City Hall will close at 3:00 pm, with the exception of the Municipal Court and Utility Billing Offices which will close at 2:00 pm.

The following departments will operate as noted below on Friday, July 4th:

• All offices in City Hall will be closed.

• Sanitation crews will not work on Friday, July 4, 2014.  Residents who normally have Friday sanitation service are asked to have their collections at curbside by 7:00 a.m. on Monday, July 7.  Sanitation crews will collect both Friday and Monday’s refuse on Monday.

• Marion Area Transit buses will not operate on July 4, 2014.

• The Marion Senior Center will be closed on July 4, 2014.

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

LEGAL NOTICE

Pursuant to Section 721.15 of the Ohio Revised Code.  Notice of Public Internet Auction is given:

LEGAL NOTICE

ALLEY VACATION REQUEST:   Ordinance to vacate two 16’.5” wide east/west alley sections located between Pearl Street and South Prospect St, (Sections located between lots 290, 291, 119 and 143) pursuant to ORC 723.041retaining permanent easement rights (Applicant, Emanuel Lutheran Church).  A public hearing will be held in conjunction with the third reading of the Ordinance at the Marion City Council Meeting to be held Monday, June 23, 2014 at 7:30 p.m., Marion City Hall, 233 West Center Street.