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Ohio’s Supreme Court declines to take up Nelsonville’s appeal over a ballot initiative calling for a new government
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The Ohio Supreme Court has declined to take up an appeal challenging a ballot initiative that calls for a new government in Nelsonville. The City Council… Read More

The Nelsonville City Council is being sued over its alternative proposal to change the city’s government
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The city of Nelsonville has been sued again over an effort to change its form of government. The lawsuit seeks to undo a decision by the… Read More

An initiative to change the form of government in Nelsonville is now likely headed to the ballot following an appeals court decision
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Nelsonville residents may get the chance to change their city’s government after all. A proposed ballot initiative would return the city to the form of government… Read More

There’s now a slim chance Nelsonville residents will see an initiative on the ballot in November to change their government
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – A proposed initiative that would change the city government in Nelsonville will not appear on at least the first ballots printed for the November election. An… Read More

The fate of an initiative to change Nelsonville’s government is unclear following an appeal of judge’s order
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The fate of an effort to change the form of government in Nelsonville again rests with a state appeals court. But unless the court acts by… Read More

A judge again orders Nelsonville’s City Council to act on a proposal to change the city’s government
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A judge has given the Nelsonville City Council until Monday afternoon to take action to put an initiative on the ballot that would change the city’s form… Read More

A dispute over a Nelsonville ballot initiative raises questions about how citizens can change their government
By: David Forster
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NELSONVILLE, Ohio (WOUB) — The dispute over a proposed ballot initiative that would abolish the Nelsonville city charter raises questions about how Ohioans can exercise their constitutional right to choose… Read More