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Council advances 'Do Not Knock' registration with NOPEC partnership; students ask about coverage

5928719 · October 7, 2025
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Council read for first time an ordinance to establish a NOPEC-backed 'Do Not Knock' registration and related enforcement measures; questions from a student asked whether multiunit landlords could register multiple units through property managers.

Athens City Council advanced for first reading an ordinance to create a city-administered “Do Not Knock” registration program in partnership with the Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council (NOPEC).

Council Member Alan Swank described Ordinance 106-25 as an opt-in registry limiting door-to-door commercial solicitations by companies that solicit energy and related services. Swank said the program will allow residents to register, receive a NOPEC-branded “Do Not Knock” sticker, and have…

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