The Portage County Board of Commissioners invites county residents to enjoy Coffee with the Commissioners at 9 a.m. Feb. 27 at the Brimfield Family Restaurant, 1198 Tallmadge Rd. in Brimfield.
Portage County’s Board of Commissioners have budgeted up to $2 million dollars to modify a dam that’s not even in the county and that nobody really wants.
Freedom Township’s historic one-room school house is in line for a makeover.
At 9 a.m. the meeting was promptly started with the Pledge of Allegiance. The June 1 meeting minutes were approved via roll call, Vice President Sabrina Christian-Bennett was not in attendance.
Citing zoning, safety and aesthetic concerns, three Portage County townships are imposing moratoriums or even seeking outright bans on commercial wind and solar farms.
Local environmentalists are pushing Portage County commissioners to adopt a countywide climate action plan, but it may be an uphill battle.
Portage County Engineer Michael “Mickey” Marozzi is set to retire Friday, May 12 after serving in that position for over 34 years.
Portage County’s Board of Commissioners learned in February that the federal government was cutting SNAP’s Emergency Allotment program at the end of the month. Appalled, they took matters into their own hands.
Ohio lawmakers are considering a measure that would restructure the state’s tax code. And, if passed, it could mean less money in the coffers of local governments and less money in the pockets of lower income earners.
They originally intended on funneling $1 million of the county’s ARPA funds to area nonprofit agencies, but are instead directing the entire amount (minus a consultant and accounting fee) to county food assistance programs.
County officials have yet to divvy up $1 million in federal stimulus funds to local nonprofits, citing the difficulty of complying with stringent rules for tracking and monitoring the money.
Portage County has a new finance director: County commissioners on Dec. 1 approved Jaclyn Petty to replace Joe Harris, who recently resigned to take a new job.