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County reports fourth-round jail grant submission; visitor bureau executive team begins tourism planning
Summary
Staff told commissioners they submitted a fourth-round jail funding application and are awaiting state review; the county also held its first executive visitor-bureau meeting to begin branding and promotional planning for Morrow County tourism.
County staff informed the board that the county submitted a fourth round of applications for jail funding; previous rounds had been submitted and the county received an award on the third round. The most recent application included an additional funding request (transcript entry: '1,300,000.0' as stated by staff) and was confirmed as received by the state for review.
Separately, the board heard a report on the first executive committee meeting of the new visitor bureau intended to promote tourism for Morrow County. Staff listed executive members (including Erin Kelty, Liz Hughes and representatives from local businesses) and said the group hopes to deliver a vision, mission statement, tagline, color schemes and logo proposals to a larger stakeholder group in April.
Both items were presented as informational updates; no formal board action or vote on the jail funding request or visitor‑bureau branding was recorded during the session.
What’s next: Staff will await state review on the jail application and return with results; the visitor bureau executive group will prepare branding options to present to a broader group next month.
