Mayor Scott Schertzer is announcing that leaf collection for city residents will begin Monday, October 17 and continue through Friday, December 9, 2016.  The three options for disposal of leaves by city residents are:

For additional information, contact the Sanitation/Streets Department at 740-382-1479.

The following street will be closed as noted below:
 

     Street:  Jamaica Dr. from Barbados Ave. to Easy St.

     Closure Start Date:  Monday, Octoer 3 - 7:00 am

     Closure End Date:  Friday, October 7 - 5:00 pm

     City of Marion Street Maintenance crews will be completing roadway repairs at this location.

On Tuesday the 4th day of October, 2016 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 Guidline 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 in those listed above available for sealed bid 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, at anytime.  The envelope must be sealed and contain on the outside in clear, legible text the property for which the bid is made and must be submitted to the Safety Director before 10:30 a.m., October 4, 2016.  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 receipt of the first received bid.
 

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

The following streets will be closed as noted below:
 

     Street:  Girard Ave. from Columbia St. to Bellefontaine Ave.

     Closure Start Date:  Monday, September 26 - 7:00 am

     Closure End Date:  Wednesday, September 28, 5:00 pm

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

The following streets will be closed as noted below:
 

     Street:  Belmont St. between S. Vine St. and Presidential Dr. will be closed to through traffic

     Closure Start Date:  Monday, September 19 - 7:00 am

     Closure End Date:  Until further notice  

     Underground Utilities, Inc. will be completing the Belmont St. Sewer Improvement Project.

     Street:  S. Vine St. betweent Gurley Ave. and St. James St.

     Closure Start Date:  Monday, September 19 - 7:00 am

     Closure End Date:  Monday, September 19 - 5:00 pm  

     Sanitary sewers will be replaced at this location as part of the Belmont St. Sewer Imporovement Project.

Mt. Vernon Ave. at S. Greenwood St. will be closed on Sunday, September 18 from 9:00 p.m. through 7:00 a.m., Monday, September 19 as a contractor for AQUA Ohio works at this location.  A detour will be posted to route traffic around this area.

E. Church St. at S. Greenwood St. will be restricted to one lane on Friday, September 16 from 7:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m.

A contractor for AQUA Ohio will be completing work at this location.

Mayor Scott Schertzer is announcing that at 6:00 pm on Tuesday, September 6, detours will begin being posted on the following streets in the downtown Marion area to accommodate activities for the Marion Popcorn Festival, which will be held September 8-10.

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

Downtown streets will remain closed until the festival’s conclusion at midnight on Saturday and may remain closed into the early hours of Sunday morning for festival clean-up. 

In preparation for and during the Popcorn Parade, closure of a number of area streets will begin at 4:00 pm on Thursday, September 8.  The following is a list of 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.	-  Spencer St.

• 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.
          -  Columbia St. between Main St. and State St.
          -  Hill St. between Main St. and State St.
 

As a result of the various street closures taking place in preparation of the Popcorn Festival Parade on Thursday, Marion Area Transit will be making final pick-ups at 2:00 pm, with final drop offs scheduled for 2:30 pm on September 8.  Normal operating hours will resume on Friday, September 9.

Mayor Scott Schertzer is announcing the following closures for the City of Marion on Monday, September 5th in observance of the Labor Day holiday:

• All offices in City Hall will be closed.

• Sanitation crews will not work on Monday, September 5th.  Residents that normally have Monday sanitation service are asked to have their collections at curbside by 7:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 6th.  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 5th.  Normal bus routes will resume on Tuesday, September 6th.

• Marion Senior Center will be closed on Monday, September 5th.  All programs, activities, and transportation will resume on Tuesday, September 6th.

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

The following streets will be closed as noted below:
 

     Street:  Forest St. will be closed daily between Sugar St. and Florence St.

     Closure Start Date:  Monday, August 29 - 7:00 am

     Closure End Date:  Friday, September 2 - 5:00 pm  

     A contractor for Columbia Gas will be working at this location.

     Street:  Florence St. from Uncapher Ave. to David St.

     Closure Start Date:  Monday, August 29 - 7:00 am

     Closure End Date:  Tuesday August 30 - 5:00 pm  

     A contractor for Columbia Gas will be working at this location.

     Street:  Uncapher Ave. between Bennett St. and Sugar St.

     Closure Start Date:  Monday, August 29 - 7:00 am

     Closure End Date:  Tuesday, August 30 - 5:00 pm  

     A contractor for Columbia Gas will be working at this location.