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Nonprofit seeks county support for Clean Ohio grant to buy 36-acre Laurel Run tract

5762752 · September 4, 2025
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Appalachia Ohio Alliance volunteers asked Hocking County commissioners Sept. 4 for a letter of support to apply for Clean Ohio funds to buy a 36-acre property at the headwaters of Laurel Run, saying the group would pay property taxes and use rental income for upkeep.

Appalachia Ohio Alliance volunteers Al Altsflatter and Susan Clay asked the Hocking County commissioners Sept. 4 for a letter of support for a Clean Ohio grant application to acquire about 36 acres at the headwaters of Laurel Run.

Altsflatter, who identified himself as a volunteer and treasurer (and past president) of Appalachia Ohio Alliance, said the parcel on State Route 180 includes forested land and "a couple structures" including a historically built sandstone-block building that the group intends to preserve. He told commissioners the property sits at the headwaters of Laurel Run, which flows into Salt…

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