Last year, the people of Nelsonville voted to abolish the city’s charter and go back to the general statutory form of government in place until 1994, when the charter was adopted. That requires the city to be divided into four wards.

The current Council has opted to remain neutral in the ward-drawing process. To start creating these wards, the City of Nelsonville formally requested the League of Women Voters of Ohio and League of Women Voters of Athens County to convene community meetings and propose a ward map for the City of Nelsonville based on that feedback.

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