This is a reminder to Granville residents that Primary Election Day is on Tuesday, May 4. Among the issues on the local ballot are:

Granville polling places are located at the First Presbyterian Church, 110 West Broadway. Polling hours are from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

(The above information has been obtained from the website of the Licking County Board of Elections.)

The Ohio Department of Transportation has advised the Village that, due to road construction work on State Route 13 in Newark, additional truck traffic will be detoured to Granville for the next several days. State Route 13, from Riverview Drive to Waterworks Road in Newark, will close at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 29 and will remain closed until 6:00 a.m. on Sunday, May 2, weather permitting. Truck traffic will be detoured to avoid the construction area by using US Route 62, State Route 661 (through Granville), and State Route 16.

A similar detour will be in effect on the weekend of April 23 to April 26.

Due to a gas leak, North Plum Street and Burg Street are closed from West Broadway to Thresher Street. College Street, from Cherry Street to Thresher Street, is also closed.

As part of the Village's annual spring Clean-Up/Fix-Up program, the Service Department will pick up household waste from Village households beginning on Monday, May 3 and ending on Friday, May 7. Unwanted materials should be placed at the edge of the road or behind the curb before Monday, May 3 in order to expedite the collection process. Village crews will be making only ONE PASS on each street to collect the unwanted household waste materials.

For more information on the Clean-Up/Fix-Up program, please follow this link. 

As part of the Village's annual spring Clean-Up/Fix-Up program, the Service Department will pick up unwanted wood and construction materials from Village households beginning on Monday, April 26 and ending on Friday, April 30. Unwanted materials should be placed at the edge of the road or behind the curb before Monday, April 26 in order to expedite the collection process. Village crews will be making only ONE PASS on each street to collect unwanted wood and construction materials.

For more information on the Clean-Up/Fix-Up program, please follow this link. 

On Saturday, April 24, the Granville Historical Society will have dedication ceremonies for the new Ohio Historical Marker commemorating Education in Granville and Education for Women. The ceremonies will begin at 1:00 p.m. on the Denison Fine Arts Campus on West Broadway. 

(Photo by Pierce Place@flickr.com)The Ohio Department of Transportation has announced that the westbound on and off ramps for Cherry Street (Columbus Road) at State Route 16/37/161 will be closed from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday (April 26) and Tuesday (April 27), weather permitting. The closure will allow crews to lay asphalt along the westbound lanes of the new road project. Traffic will be maintained by arrow boards and barrels. Message boards will alert traffic of the closures and will provide information about detour routes. The complete announcement by ODOT can be found at this site.  

Photo by §  Mary §@flickr.comThe 65th Annual Daffodil Show, conducted by the Granville Garden Club, will be held this weekend in the College Town House, 334 East Broadway. Show hours are 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Saturday and 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Sunday.

The Ohio Department of Transportation has advised the Village that, due to road construction work on State Route 13 in Newark, additional truck traffic will be detoured to Granville during this weekend. State Route 13, from Riverview Drive to Deo Drive in Newark, will close at 8:00 p.m. on Friday, April 16 and will remain closed until 6:00 a.m. on Monday, April 19, weather permitting. Truck traffic will be detoured to avoid the construction area by using US Route 62, State Route 661 (through Granville), and State Route 16.

A similar detour will be in effect on the weekend of April 23 to April 26.

The contractor, Layton Construction, has started work on the College Street College Street Constructionimprovements (from Pearl Street to Thresher Street) and is currently installing the new waterline. That will be followed by the removal of existing curbs and the installation of new curbs.

After the new curbs have been installed, the top layers of the existing asphalt pavement will be removed by a milling machine and then the street will be paved with new asphalt.

To expedite the project, the contractor will be working four 10-hour days per week. That leaves an extra day (Friday) for rescheduled work if one of the other days is rained out. Weather permitting, the contractor hopes to complete most of the work by the Fourth of July.

During the project, traffic on College Street may limited to local traffic only in the areas where the contractor is working. Through traffic is strongly encouraged to avoid the construction area.

We apologize in advance for any inconvenience that this project may cause, but the project will be relatively short in duration and will result in improved water services for the College Street residents as well as an improved road surface. The total cost of the project is approximately $785,300.