What's Happening In Marietta This Week

MARIETTA, OH — There is a lot going on around Marietta this week. Mayor Josh Schlicher sat down to chat with Patch about what's going on around town. As always, there is a lot going on behind the scenes.

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• There is some big construction coming to the Washington Street playground. Mayor Schlicher said they're going to be hauling in 100 dump truck loads of dirt very soon. After that, they're going to be getting ready to install the basketball court.
• The city will also be clearing the Kroger wetlands trail this week.
• At 9 AM tomorrow morning there will be a hearing on the vacant Gilman Avenue properties.
• The Marietta traffic light project is getting rebid. Phase one is complete, but phase two was set to be too expensive. Phases two and three are being combined so they can be packaged together and hopefully less expensive.
• Also, the Duck Creek sewer line break is going to be fixed with a permanent lift station.

Ongoing projects

• Improvements to the city's wastewater plant.
• The city is suing engineers of the river trail project after a retaining wall collapsed, taking out a sewer line and the bike trail. Mayor Schlicher says the engineers used faulty data and should have known there was an issue. They hope to recoup hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages.
• The city is continuing to work to identify blighted properties and rectify those for a safer and more beautiful Marietta. Anyone who notices an issue with a property near them can fill out and turn in a nuisance complaint form. More details on Marietta City's code enforcement here.
• Folks are continuing to enjoy the DORA. People are drinking responsibly in downtown Marietta from 5 p.m.- 10 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.
• Various road and drainage projects.
• There is work ongoing on the city cemeteries and the city parks.
• The city is continuing to work on the planning and fundraising for the Start Westward Monument project.

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