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Licking County Recycling offers Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day

July 28, 2026 

The Licking County Recycling Department will host a household hazardous waste collection event for county residents on Saturday, August 29, 2026. The event will be held from 8 a.m.-12 p.m.

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LC Forward is a community-based process to create a coordinated and data-driven integrated growth strategy for Licking County. Take the community conversation survey today!

July 9, 2026 


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Licking County Records Commission Meeting

May 13, 2026 

The Licking County Records Commission will hold a meeting on Thursday, May 21st, 2026 at 2 p.m. in the basement (Room A) of the County Administration Building, located at 20 South Second St., Newark. Please contact Records Center & Archives Manager Corinne Johnson at 740-670-5121 for more information, and visit the Records & Archives Department homepage to view the meeting agenda.

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PUBLIC NOTICE: Time and Place Hearing for Vacating a Portion of River Road

April 6, 2026 

The Board has scheduled the viewing to take place on April 28th, 2026 at 5:00 pm near the intersection of State Route 16 and River Road SE, Granville, Ohio 43023.

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National County Government Month

April 1, 2026 

Licking County Celebrates its 1,200 employees during National County Government Month.

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Ohio to discuss Avery’s Law and the role local leadership played in advancing stronger animal cruelty protections across the state

March 25, 2026 


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Licking County Launches Comprehensive Planning Process

March 16, 2026 

Newark, OH – 3/13/2026 – Licking County is launching a process to undertake the County’s first countywide comprehensive plan in more than 25 years. The Plan will provide a coordinated, data-driven framework to manage growth, leverage community assets such as farmland and natural areas, align infrastructure investment, and guide long-term fiscal and economic sustainability.

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Construction Notice: Jorden Substation Project

December 26, 2025 

Please see the attached Construction Notice, which we must submit to the OPSB when we make certain changes to our transmission facilities. The submission complies with Rule 4906-6-01, et. seq., of the Ohio Administrative Code.

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