Fairfield County Commissioners | Full Meeting | December 10, 2024

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The full meeting of the Fairfield County Commissioners' weekly meeting for December 10, 2024.

The meeting began with a 2025 Budget Review. Note: Rogue Media recording began in-progress.

Next, there was Public Comments beginning at 3:55 and running through 11:45. First to speak was Lancaster resident, Ray Stemen who announced this may be one of his last times attending a meeting due to mobility issues. Ray offered a Christian prayer for the County government and that they seek The Lord for guidance in their governance duties.

Attorney on the Amanda Township solar project, Bryan Everitt of Lancaster gave a brief update on the last public hearing concerning the project. https://www.daggerlaw.com/bryan-m-everitt/

Finally, Melissa Hoover-Conner of Citizens for Fair Fields and Pleasantville resident, informed the Commission 12 of the 13 townships do not support the existing Eastern Cottontail industrial solar project and the approaching deadline with the Ohio Power Siting Board to have representation. https://citizensforfairfields.org/
https://opsb.ohio.gov/home/

Major Bryan DeMichael of the Salvation Army then gave a community report update. https://easternusa.salvationarmy.org/southwest-ohio/fairfield-county/

The remainder relating to the regular Legal Update and County Administrative Update(s) and the commission's "voting pattern".

Agenda Links:
https://www.co.fairfield.oh.us/COMMISH/agenda/review-agenda-12.10.24.pdf
https://www.co.fairfield.oh.us/COMMISH/agenda/agenda-12.10.24.pdf

This is a recording off a public access Microsoft TEAMS Meeting. This will be an on-going series whenever possible to capture the regular meetings.

More information about the County Commissioners' meetings can be found at https://www.co.fairfield.oh.us/COMMISH/. We also encourage more online and most importantly, in-person participation. The meetings occur most Tuesday mornings at 9:00a at 210 E. Main Street, Third Floor, Lancaster, OH 43130