During its June Commission meeting, the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC) unanimously passed a resolution to accept Licking County as its newest member, joining 78 other communities and regional organizations in Central Ohio as MORPC member organizations.

Licking County is the third-most populous county in the Central Ohio region. Its current population is 180,450 and it becomes the 4^th largest MORPC member. Places of regional interest include: Blackhand Gorge State Nature Preserve; Ye Olde Mill in Utica, where Velvet ice cream is produced; the Newark Earthworks, nominated for World Heritage List Status; Dennison University and Central Ohio Technical College; the future site of Intel’s two semiconductor factories; and much more.

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