Fair Housing 5-year Planning Community Input Sessions

The Community Development Department is gathering input from citizens concerning the City’s upcoming 5-year Fair Housing Plan.  The input sessions will include education about Fair Housing and an opportunity for citizens to share ideas....

Bowling Green Hydrant Flushing and Testing Program

The Water Distribution Division will begin the process of flushing and testing fire hydrants the week of September 25th. Crews will begin this work in Ward 2.  Once complete in the 2nd Ward, they will move on to Ward 3, followed by Ward 4, then W...

Calling all Bowling Green Students: “Walk and Roll BG” Day Coming Soon to your School

The Bowling Green Community is invited to participate in Walk & Roll to School Day, which will be held on Wednesday, October 4, 2023, with all Bowling Green public and nonpublic/parochial schools coordinating activities that encourage their students t...

Manville Ave. Closed September 26th – October 6th Due to Gas Service Installation

Manville Ave., between Clough St. and Scott Hamilton, will be closed to through traffic in both directions September 26th – October 6th due to the installation of new gas services.  This schedule is subject to weather and progress of wo...

Unveiling of the Pedestrian Experience Plan for Downtown Bowling Green

The City of Bowling Green, the Center for Regional Development (CRD), and Bowling Green State University (BGSU) are excited to announce the completion of downtown Bowling Green’s first Pedestrian Experience Plan (PEP). The Pedestrian Experience ...

Building Doctors Will Make Rounds Oct. 19-20 in Bowling Green

The City of Bowling Green and the Ohio History Connection’s State Historic Preservation Office will sponsor a Building Doctor Clinic for owners of old buildings in the area on Oct. 19-20. The clinic features Building Doctors Justin Cook, Jessica...

Historic Preservation Commission Awarded CLG Grant for Downtown Historical Interpretive Signage

The City of Bowling Green is proud to announce that its Historic Preservation Commission has been awarded a Certified Local Government (CLG) Grant. This grant will enable the commission to embark on an exciting project that will enhance the city'...

Westbound Traffic on E. Wooster Restricted Due to Road Widening Beginning August 21st

Beginning August 21st, westbound traffic will be restricted on E. Wooster St., between Dunbridge Rd. and Carter Rd., due to a road widening project that will create a turn lane into the new Fed Ex entrance.  Eastbound through traffic on E. Wooste...

Historic Building of the Month: Cla-Zel Theater – 129 North Main Street

From its opening date in 1926 the Cla-Zel Theater was in continuous operation as a single screen movie house, the oldest in Ohio, until 2004. This iconic building of the 20th century in Bowling Green still features the original marquee and has provided an...

Demolition of Old City Building and Construction of Parking Lot to Impact Parking/Site Access

9/15/23 Update:  During the week of September 18th, a portion of the sidewalk that runs along the back of the library and connects to the City Building will be removed.  Visitors should use the parking area located north of the City Buil...

Downtown Public Restrooms Open 7/25/23

The City of Bowling Green is excited to announce the opening of its first public restrooms in downtown Bowling Green.  Two public single-stall restrooms are now located at 119 South Church St. in the drive-up Huntington Bank ATM vestibule. These ...

2023 Residential Paving Project Update

The 2023 paving project associated with the use of ARPA funds and the paving of residential roads is largely complete.  The contractors replaced isolated curbs, ADA ramps, certain sections of sidewalk and have paved the following roads: Wren Rd.,...

Farmers’ Market Road Closures – May 10 to October 18

In conjunction with the Farmers’ Market scheduled every Wednesday from May 10 to October 18, a portion of Clough Street will be closed to traffic and parking restrictions will occur.  

Each week at 3:30 pm, Clough Street, between Main St...

Callery Pear Trees Added to List of Banned Invasive Plants in Ohio

By this time of year, residents have probably noticed the fragrant (but not necessarily pleasant smelling) blossoms of the Callery pear trees throughout the city and neighboring communities. Callery pear is a tree species that is highly invasive. &nbs...

April Historic Building of the Month: 307 W. Wooster

The Bowling Green Historic Preservation Commission has selected the Froney-Millikin House at 307 W. Wooster St as the historic building of the month for April 2023. The house was built in 1888 with the original address of 46 Union Street (Union Street was...

2023 Residential Paving Projects to Begin April 17th

The portion of the 2023 paving projects associated with the use of ARPA funds and the paving of residential roads is set to begin Monday, April 17th.  Contractors plan to begin with the removal and replacement of curbs, ADA ramps, and certain sec...

Native Prairie Restoration Projects Planned for City’s Water & Wastewater Treatment Facilities

The City of Bowling Green has been strategically converting its green spaces from high-maintenance, non-native turf areas to low-maintenance, native areas to meet sustainability goals and initiatives. Planting of low-maintenance, native vegetation provide...

6th Annual Bowling Green Tree Commission Photo Contest

The City of Bowling Green Tree Commission has announced the 6th annual tree photo contest. The Commissioners want to raise awareness of Bowling Green’s Urban Forest that is found both on public and private property.

In 2023, citizens are asked to...

Homeownership Assistance Program Funds Available Now!

Purchasing an affordable home may be out of reach for some Bowling Green residents at lower income levels. A CDBG-funded program, however, can help with this issue. 

The City’s Direct Homeownership Assistance Program makes affordable hom...

Communications Utilities to Continue Ongoing Work in City

Communications companies, including Frontier, Spectrum, Buckeye, etc., continue to work throughout the City to install conduits, wires, and other necessary service upgrades.  All are considered a “utility” and can legally oper...

City of Bowling Green Natural Gas Aggregation Program Update

The City of Bowling Green has selected IGS Energy of Dublin, Ohio as the supplier of natural gas to participants in its Natural Gas Aggregation Program.  Columbia Gas Ohio (COH) customers will automatically be enrolled in the Bowling Green Natura...

Downtown Forward Announcement and Kickoff

The City of Bowling Green, the Center for Regional Development (CRD), and Bowling Green State University (BGSU) are hosting a press conference to announce Downtown Forward, a collaborative initiative to enhance placemaking in downtown Bowling Green. The D...

Mayor Aspacher and Chief of Police Hetrick Joint Statement

Chief Hetrick and I are deeply concerned with recent incidents within our downtown.  We met with local bar owners who share this concern and we collectively have made plans to address these current safety issues.  The resounding sentimen...

New Website Launched!

For the past several months, Bowling Green has been partnering with CivicPlus and the Bowling Green Economic Development Office to redesign the City’s website to better serve and promote the community. The refreshed site went live on Tuesday, Ju...

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Register for October Brush Collection

The window to schedule an October Brush Collection will be open from October 1 to October 9.  Bowling Green residents may go online to register their address for this month’s collection!  Residents may also call 419-354-6227 to be added ...

Bowling Green Municipal Utilities Outage Reporting

While the City works every day to minimize utility interruptions, inevitably outages do occur.   To improve the way Bowling Green customer’s report an electric, water, or sewer outage, the city has partnered with Cooperative Response Ce...

City of Bowling Green Offering Discounted Trees to Homeowners Through a Community Canopy Program

The City of Bowling Green is offering discounted trees to homeowners through a Community Canopy Program.  This program from the Arbor Day Foundation helps organizations distribute discounted trees with the knowledge and tools of...

Bowling Green Municipal Utilities Implements More Advanced Electronic Bill Pay Service

Bowling Green Municipal Utilities is pleased to announce the launch of its new online billing and payment service through Invoice Cloud, offering customers greater flexibility to view and pay their utility bills online.  Additionally, customers w...

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Food Waste Drop Off

To help reduce the amount of food waste being sent to landfills, the City of Bowling Green has a Food Waste Drop Off.

Parents Night Out

Parents looking for a fun night out without the kids will get an assist from the Bowling Green Community Center.  The Bowling Green Parks & Recreation Department is bringing back its popular Parent’s Night Out programs on select Fri...

Prescribed Fire Planned for Wintergarden/St. John's Nature Preserve

The Bowing Green Parks and Recreation Department periodically conducts prescribed burns at the Wintergarden/St. John's Nature Preserve as a land management tool. These controlled burns have greatly enhanced the natural habitat for wildlife and as...

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BGPD Public Portal for Community Comments Open

A public portal for community comments about The Bowling Green Police Division is now open as part of an annual inspection conducted by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) in an effort for BGPD to maintain international ac...

Parking Enforcement

The Bowling Green Police Division utilizes the Roker Parking Solution to increase efficiencies with parking enforcement and allow for online services.

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Public Power Week 2023

Bowling Green is celebrating Public Power Week, Oct. 1-7, along with 2,000 other community-powered, not-for-profit electric utilities that collectively provide electricity to 49 million Americans. 

“Bowling Green strives to provide a reliable, aff...

Water Service Line Mapping

The Water and Sewer Division is in the process of identifying and mapping water service line materials throughout the city. Inspections occur in phases, and residents will be notified by door hangers when it is appropriate to schedule their inspection.

2022 Consumer Confidence Report

The city publishes and distributes an annual water quality brochure that explains a variety of water quality and health related issues concerning the cities water supply.

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BOWLING GREEN POLICE INVESTIGATING A SHOOTING

On Saturday September 23rd, 2023 at approximately 11:13 AM, officers with the Bowling Green Police Division were notified of license plate reader alert on East Wooster Street for a subject with a felony warrant for Incest with a Minor.  Officers ...

BOWLING GREEN POLICE RESPOND TO SHOOTING--UPDATE

UPDATE-9-17-23 (11:30AM)

On September 17^th, 2023 at approximately 12:08 AM, the Wood County Sheriff’s Office and the Bowling Green Police Division received multiple 911 calls about gunshots coming from 528 Monroe Court in Bowling Green. Officers responded ...

Parking Enforcement Upgrades to Begin January 19, 2023

Beginning January 19, 2023, the Bowling Green Police Division will begin utilizing the Roker Parking Solution to increase efficiencies with parking enforcement and allow for online payment of parking fines.  Because of these upgrades, parking tic...

BOWLING GREEN POLICE ARREST MAN FOR AGGRAVATED ARSON

On November 30^th, 2021 at approximately 11:50pm, officers were dispatched to City Lot 2 for a report of a fire.  Officers arrived and located numerous cardboard boxes and a pallet on fire in front of a rear stairway at 163 South Main Street. &...

BOWLING GREEN POLICE INVESTIGATE THEFT FROM CITY PAYMENT DROP BOX

On November 30th, 2021, the Bowling Green Police were notified of a theft from the City of Bowling Green payment drop box located at the City Administrative Services Building, 304 North Church Street.  The subject forced entry into the box and re...

BOWLING GREEN POLICE ARREST MAN FOR MULTIPLE WEAPONS CHARGES

On November 7^th, 2021 at approximately 12:33am, a staff member at Liquid Bar (238 North Main Street) flagged down a BGPD officer who was on foot patrol about a man inside the bar with a firearm.  Multiple officers entered the bar and located the ...

BOWLING GREEN POLICE INVESTIGATE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INCIDENT

At 11:31 am, the Bowling Green Police Division received a report of a domestic violence incident that occurred at 837 Hamilton Ct.  Officers received information that on 10/14/2021 the suspect, Matthew Purdy (30 yrs old, from Bowling Green) point...

Mayor Aspacher and Chief of Police Hetrick Joint Statement

Chief Hetrick and I are deeply concerned with recent incidents within our downtown.  We met with local bar owners who share this concern and we collectively have made plans to address these current safety issues.  The resounding sentimen...

BOWLING GREEN POLICE INVESTIGATING SHOOTING

On October 2^nd, 2021 at 11:43pm the Bowling Green Police Division responded to the area of 238 North Main regarding shots fired.  Officers arrived in the area and located Dalin Morris (21 years of age, Toledo, OH)  in a nearby parking lo...

BOWLING GREEN POLICE DIVISION TO HOST CITIZEN OUTREACH PROGRAM

The Citizen Outreach Program (COP) is designed to bring the community and police together in a learning environment.  Citizens will have an internal look at the Bowling Green Police Division’s operation, training, and be able to connect with Divi...

BOWLING GREEN POLICE DIVISION INVESTIGATE ARMED ROBBERY

The Bowling Green Police Division is investigating an armed robbery which took place on August 12, 2021 at approximately 3:57 am at the Hampton Inn, 141 Campbell Hill Road.  The suspect was described as a white male, wearing a black sweatshirt an...

BOWLING GREEN POLICE CONTINUE INVESTIGATING ASSAULT THAT OCCURRED IN 100 BLOCK OF EAST WOOSTER

The Bowling Green Police Division continues to investigate an assault that occurred on July 31^st, 2021.  Follow this link to view video of the incident. The Police Division is looking to identify multiple subjects from the incident and asks for y...

BOWLING GREEN POLICE RESPOND TO FIGHT IN THE 100 BLOCK OF N. MAIN STREET

On August 1^st, 2021 at approximately 0149 hours, the Bowling Green Police Division had officers in the 100 block of N. Main Street monitoring a large crowd when a fight between approximately 6 to 8 individuals began.   Due to the size of the figh...

BOWLING GREEN POLICE INVESTIGATING ASSAULT THAT OCCURRED IN 100 BLOCK OF EAST WOOSTER

On July 31, 2021 at 1:19AM, the Bowling Green Police Division responded to the 100 block of East Wooster Street regarding an assault that occurred.  The victim reported that he was assaulted by a large group of males.  The victim sustain...

BOWLING GREEN POLICE RESPOND TO UNRESPONSIVE FEMALE

On July 5, 2021 at 5:08 am the Bowling Green Police Division responded to 204 Clay Street regarding a female not breathing.  The Bowling Green Fire Department responded to the scene, the female was deceased.  Bowling Green Police Detecti...

BOWLING GREEN POLICE RESPONDS TO THEFT OF LUG NUTS

Residents are encouraged to inspect their vehicles prior to driving to ensure the vehicle can be safely operated.

The Bowling Green Police Division ask that citizens report any and all suspicious activity that they observe.

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