Nelsonville residents again ask a judge to order City Council to place an initiative on the ballot
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Two Nelsonville residents are again asking a judge to order the City Council to put an initiative on the ballot that would change the city’s government…. Read More
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