News Releases

2013

• 05/21/13 - Commissioners Receive Department of Defense Award
• 05/14/13 - Hundreds of Mifflin Township Residents to get Quality Water
• 04/29/13 - Commissioners Announce New Dental Discount Program
• 04/26/13 - Major Energy Conservation Upgrades to be Implemented at Four County Buildings
• 04/22/13 - City, County Announce Community Garden Grants
• 04/22/13 - Commissioners Recognize County Government Month, Volunteer Appreciation Week
• 04/19/13 - County, City, COWIC Unite to Provide Youth Valuable Employment Experience
• 04/12/13 - Commissioners Team Up with Goodwill, Clippers for E-Waste Collection on April 20 at Huntington Park
• 04/09/13 - Commissioners Recognize Child Abuse Prevention Month
• 04/09/13 - Commissioners Oppose Proposed Changes to Tax-Exempt Status of Municipal Bonds
• 04/02/13 - Commissioners recognize Ohio National Guard’s efforts for Service Members and Families
• 02/14/13 - Franklin County Budget & Economic Advisory Panel Named
• 02/14/13 - County-City Continue Partnership to Make Community Garden Grants Available
• 02/04/13 - Commissioners Celebrate Neighborhood Investment in Whitehall
• 02/01/13 - Super Saturday Free Tax Preparation Event Helps Hundreds
• 01/28/13 - Commissioners to Vote on Unique Job-Creation Incentive, Bring 500 New Jobs to Region
• 01/24/13 - Franklin County Receives National Recognition for Food Security Efforts
• 01/16/13 - Commissioners Tap O'Grady to Lead in 2013

2012

• 12/18/12 - Commissioners Approve 2013 County Budget
• 12/10/12 - Franklin County to host National Convention of County Commissioners in 2017
• 12/03/12 - Commissioners Recognized for Efforts to Combat Childhood Obesity
• 11/20/12 - County Administrator Recommends Austere Budget for 2013
• 10/29/12 - IMAGINE Art Exhibit Comes to the Franklin County Courthouse
• 10/29/12 - Let's Move! E-News October 2012 | Issue 2
• 10/23/12 - Franklin County Elected Officials Endorse, Announce Bipartisan Support For Issue #56 - Senior Options Levy
• 10/05/12 - Report reveals Franklin County Success in Creating New Jobs
• 09/24/12 - Commissioners Announce Summer Youth Employment Results: More than 1,950 Summer Jobs
• 09/04/12 - Commissioners Join National Effort to Combat Childhood Obesity with Launch of Let’s Move! Franklin County
• 08/23/12 - Commissioners Budget Provides For Fair and Secure Elections
• 08/15/12 - County Commissioners and United Way Expand Free Learning Checkups to More Preschoolers in Franklin County
• 08/01/12 - Franklin County Commissioners target 17 Abandoned Houses for Demolition, prevent Dragging Down of Home Values in Township Neighborhoods
• 07/27/12 - New Report Shows Strong Consumer Spending, Resilient Local Economy and Responsible Budgeting Keeps Franklin County Finances Balanced
• 07/23/12 - Franklin County Commissioners statement on Bomb Threats at County Buildings
• 07/01/12 - Franklin County Commissioners hold Emergency Meeting in Response to Weather Disaster
• 06/08/12 - Forbes Magazine Ranks County-Owned Columbus Clippers as Fourth Most Valuable Minor League Team in America
• 05/14/12 - Learn, Earn, and Return - Commissioners Direct $2.8 Million to Youth Summer Jobs, Giving Back to Community
• 05/10/12 - Franklin County Commissioners Take Aim to Childhood Obesity and Inactivity With $1.3 Million In Youth Summer Camps
• 04/30/12 - Franklin County Plays Unique Role in Effort to Create 525 New Good-Paying Local Jobs
• 04/23/12 - Preventing Housing Discrimination in Franklin County against Gay and Transgender People
• 03/21/12 - Franklin County Commissioners Call Veterans Job Fair a Success
• 03/12/12 - Franklin County Website Honored for Transparency, Open Access to Information
• 03/06/12 - Franklin County Commissioners Provide for New Season of Community Gardens
• 03/01/12 - Franklin County Commissioners Celebrate Opening of Westerville Community Data Center, Result of Stimulus Investment
• 02/28/12 - County Commissioners Invest More than $2.35 Million to Provide Vital Health and Human Services to Aging Population
• 02/22/12 - Franklin County Achieves Final Goal in Bringing Clean Water and Safe Sewage Treatment System to Timberlake Subdivision
• 02/17/12 - Franklin County Treasurer and the Franklin County Commissioners Unveil New Land Bank to Fight Blight and Protect Property Values
• 02/16/12 - Franklin County Commissioners and Sheriff's Office to Partner on Modernization Management Study
• 01/24/12 - County Receives Unexpected Boost in Federal Community Development Funding
• 01/19/12 - County, City Announce Step Towards Revitalizing Westland and the West Broad Street Corridor
• 01/10/12 - Commissioners Sponsor Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration at Veterans Memorial
• 01/09/12 - Commissioners Elect 2012 Board President

2011

• 12/16/11 - New Courthouse, Scioto Mile Receive 2nd Annual Harrison Smith Award
• 12/09/11 - Moody's: Franklin County's Aaa Rating is 'Stable'
• 11/19/11 - Boil Alert Notice for Village of Lockbourne Lifted
• 11/18/11 - Boil Alert Notice for Village of Lockbourne
• 11/17/11 - Village of Lockbourne Water to be Shut Off
• 11/15/11 - Commissioners Celebrate America Recycles Day, Host Collection Event
• 11/09/11 - Commissioners Honor Veterans Day, Participate in Columbus' Veterans Day Parade
• 10/25/11 - New Courthouse Achieves LEED Gold Certification
• 10/25/11 - County Recognizes Breast Cancer Awareness Month
• 10/21/11 - Franklin County Commissioners Opposed to Holding Two Primaries in 2012
• 10/18/11 - Franklin County Working Together to Fill Gap Left by Federal Budget Cuts
• 10/18/11 - Townships Recognized for Rain Garden Outreach<
• 10/18/11 - Hilton Columbus Downtown Marks Milestone in its Construction Schedule With Traditional "Topping Out" Ceremony
• 10/10/11 - Commissioners Reorganize Human Resources Department, Hire New Director
• 10/06/11 - Commissioners Support American Jobs Act
• 09/20/11 - Franklin County Awarded "Community Garden of the Year"
• 09/15/11 - Commissioners Support Public-Private Solution for the Arena District
• 09/07/11 - Commissioners Call Upon All Residents to Honor 10th Anniversary of 9/11
• 08/16/11 - Franklin County Marks Child Support Awareness Month by Hosting Family Empowerment Day
• 08/10/11 - Tax Incentive Review Councils Meet August 12
• 07/07/11 - Franklin County Designated a Disaster Area; Farmers Eligible for Assistance
• 06/27/11 - Commissioners Rollout Updated Website Highlighting Core Principles
• 06/15/11 - Franklin County Commissioners Fund GreenCorps Jobs Program
• 06/02/11 - Statement from the Franklin County Commissioners on the Passing of Sheriff James A. Karnes
• 05/24/11 - Commissioners Recognized May as Older Americans Month
• 05/24/11 - Franklin County Receives Door Knocker Award for Commons at Buckingham
• 05/18/11 - Commissioners Reject Fact Finder's Report and Encourage Additional Discussion
• 05/13/11 - Commissioners Rename Annex Building in Honor of Sheriff Karnes
• 04/27/11 - Commissioners and Columbus Urban league Partner to Remove Barriers to Housing Opportunities
• 04/25/11 - Grants Awarded to Community Gardens in Time for Spring Planning
• 04/25/11 - Commissioners Join 2 by 2012 Bike Initiative; Encourage Employees to Bike to Work
• 04/21/11 - Commissioners to Host Earth Day "Green" Transportation Fair
• 04/19/11 - County Agencies, Organizations Raise Awareness About Prevalance of Child Abuse
• 04/15/11 - The Franklin County Gantz Road Community Gardens Open for the 2011 Growing Season
• 04/06/11 - Big Darby Town Center Master Plan Unveiled
• 03/29/11 - Franklin County Commissioners Hold Administrative Session to Discuss Business Development Mission to India
• 03/22/11 - Commissioners Encourage Residents to Prepare for Severe Spring Weather
• 03/22/11 - County Expands Efforts to Stop Internet Crimes against Children
• 03/17/11 - County Employees Break Fund-Raising Record for Combined Charitable Campaign<
• 03/15/11 - Franklin County Commissioners Call for Restoration of Local Government Funds
• 03/08/11 - Franklin County Commissioners Recognize International Woman's Day
• 03/02/11 - Commissioner Brooks Appointed Vice Chair of NACo Green Government Initiative Advisory Board
• 02/28/11 - Franklin County Commissioners and City of Columbus Announce Community Gardens Grant Opportunity
• 02/25/11 - Franklin County Awarded Highest Grade Rating From Moody's Investors Service
• 02/23/11 - County Recognizes Teen Dating Abuse Prevention Month and NCJW Education Project
• 02/22/11 - Commissioners Oppose Ohio Substitute Senate Bill 5
• 02/11/11 - Franklin County Commissioners Approve Funding to Support Franklin County Senior Options
• 01/25/11 - Commissioners Recognized for Support of Housing Project
• 01/10/11 - Commissioners Elect Brown 2011 Board President

2010

• 12/14/10 - Commissioners Approve Balanced And Fiscally Responsible 2011 Budget