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2026 Fairfield County State of the County

The 2026 State of the County Address, hosted with the Lancaster-Fairfield County Chamber of Commerce and the Pickerington Area Chamber of Commerce. County Administrator Aundrea Cordle opens the program with its theme, “If not us, then who? And if not now, then when?” Commissioner Steve Davis covers fiscal policy, including the county's upgrade from Moody's to Aa1, a cash position that has grown from $8 million to about $50 million, investment revenue rising from about $600,000 to more than $10 million a year, building purchases that replaced 24 leases, and the Westerman Company's plan to add 210 jobs in Bremen. Commissioner Dave Levacy reports on the Fairfield County Workforce Center, from career readiness and pre-apprenticeship programs to summer camps and driver's education, and announces a planned Ohio University Lancaster associate degree in respiratory therapy for spring 2027. Commissioner Jeff Fix speaks on growing pains, describing the first-of-its-kind cooperative economic development agreement between the City of Lancaster and Greenfield Township, the county's comprehensive land use plan, and the ongoing tour of all 13 townships and 13 villages.