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4 weeks ago | athensindependent.com | Abby Neff |Abby stayed

NELSONVILLE, Ohio – Nelsonville City Manager Tom Cangemi — who had been on administrative leave for almost eight months — resigned via email before the council’s regular meeting on March 24.                                                        The council accepted his resignation, which he tendered via email on Monday, with council member Opha Lawson absent. Cangemi’s resignation letter was sent from a Marietta-based labor law firm.

1 month ago | athensindependent.com | Abby Neff |Abby stayed

NELSONVILLE, Ohio – The Nelsonville Ad-Hoc Advisory Commission, which is overseeing Nelsonville’s transition from a charter to a statutory form of government, met Thursday, March 20, to discuss solutions to the “December problem.” The “” is a term coined by Ad-Hoc Advisory Commission Chair Reid Courtney to describe the one-month lapse between the end of the current council members’ terms in December 2025, and the beginning of terms for members of a new, statutory council to be elected a month...

1 month ago | athensindependent.com | Abby Neff |Abby stayed

NELSONVILLE, Ohio – With a looming deadline to fill vacant seats on Nelsonville City Council and no applications from interested candidates, the city’s law director on Monday night offered a solution that could solve two problems at once. Council Meeting 3-10-2025Due to technical difficulties, only a portion of the regular council meeting was recorded. Tony Dunfee and Justin Booth resigned from council last month, leaving two vacancies.

2 months ago | athensindependent.com | Abby Neff |Abby stayed

NELSONVILLE, Ohio – Nelsonville City Council members Tony Dunfee and Justin Booth resigned (again) at a Feb. 10 meeting, opening two seats on council. Dunfee said his new job interferes with his ability to contribute to the council, especially considering the pending reorganization of city government mandated by Issue 23. “I think that the city has a huge undertaking coming forward,” he said.

2 months ago | athensindependent.com | Abby Neff |Abby stayed

NELSONVILLE, Ohio — Nelsonville voters will revisit the question of a city charter vs. a statutory form of government in May. At a special meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 28, Nelsonville City Council approved an ordinance placing an amendment to the city charter in the May 6 primary. The special meeting was scheduled ahead of the Wednesday, Feb. 5 deadline to submit issues for the primary ballot.