Nelsonville City Council operates amid vacancies, looming legal action – Athens County Independent

Nelsonville City Council operates amid vacancies, looming legal action – Athens County Independent

NELSONVILLE, Ohio — On Monday Jan. 12, the Nelsonville City Council operating under the city charter met for its first regular meeting of the year.   The meeting was not without drama. In the first few minutes the council heard from the mayor-elect Jonathan Flowers, who claimed to not yet have access to Nelsonville City Hall. Flowers read from a prepared statement and “demanded” that Nelsonville Police Chief Devon Tolliver provide the keys to c…