HUBBARD — America250 celebrations continue to be in the works across the country, and a councilwoman gave another update regarding one in the city.

Councilwoman Robin Zambrini, D-2nd Ward, said at Monday’s city council meeting that there were originally plans to host an event following the Hubbard Public Library’s unveiling of a time capsule buried on June 19, 1976. That event is planned for June 20, according to Zambrini.

“We thought that maybe it’d be nice to have some events afterwards, since everybody would be, or a lot of people would be there for the library,” Zambrini said. “Then, well, come to find out, there’s another event being planned — a nice, large event at the Roosevelt Wellness Center.”

Zambrini said the other event is tentatively set for Aug. 22, and it “doesn’t really make much sense” to have two community events and expect the community to participate twice.

Zambrini said former councilwoman Cathy Cummings, who is spearheading the America250-Ohio planning in the city, suggested they join up with the community center’s event to create one event.

“They (the Roosevelt Community Center) have a lot of things going on; they’ll have the playground ready. The historical society is going to have an exhibit inside,” Zambrini said. “The library’s event is still on for June 20, and the historical society will provide the refreshments for that; hopefully, everybody will be able to come out and see the unveiling of the time capsule that’s been buried there for 50 years.”

In other action, council:

• Approved Zambrini’s request for Law Director Mark Villano to draw up necessary legislation for an ordinance amending appropriations in the 2026 budget for the backup generator project and declaring an emergency.

• Approved Zambrini’s request for Villano to draw up the necessary legislation for an ordinance requesting the city to enter a partnership with IC Systems to collect on delinquent utility accounts, starting June 1.

• Gave second reading to a resolution authorizing the city’s treasurer to close out an account named the “CARES Act” account, which has a $0 balance. The account was created during the COVID-19 pandemic when communities were given federal funds to help mitigate the effects of the pandemic.