​Mayor Jill McKelvey gave some thoughts on her appreciation for the business members in attendance and their importance to the village. In the past year, the West Liberty council has created the Community Reinvestment Areas that include the entire incorporated areas of the Village where property owners can receive tax incentives for investing in real property improvements. The Community Reinvestment Area (CRA) Program is a direct incentive property tax exemption program. Jayne Griffith with the West Liberty City Council also spoke about the fundraising they have been doing to raise funds for the West Columbus Street Bridge project. They are currently selling sponsorships for the 2024 West Liberty Calendar. 2023 Calendars are also available through the Village office.

Mayor McKelvey then talked about the Business of the Month distinction that was started a year ago. The Village Council nominates 3 businesses each month then those 3 businesses are emailed out to WLBA members to vote on a winner. The very first Business of the Month was Elle A. Design in April of 2022. The latest Business of the Month was Tami Cox and Country Friends of Ohio in January 2023. Mayor Jill then spoke about getting ready to award the very first Business of the Year. The nominees were the previous year’s Business of the Month winners along with any other businesses nominated by the community. These included Hillside Greenhouse, Ohio Caverns, Jones Country Store, Heaven’s Dew, Theresa’s Gingerbread House, LeVan’s Excavating, Tiffany’s Touch, Elle A. Design, MCC Thrift Store, Thoman’s IGA, Stoner’s Ice Cream Parlor, The People’s Savings and Loan, Michael’s Pizza, Solomon’s Garage, Marie’s Candies, and Malia Hughes Powered by Fathom Realty.

The 2022 Business of the Year is Solomon’s Garage. Owners Dave and Katie Neer both grew up in West Liberty and graduated from West Liberty-Salem High School. They opened Solomon’s in the village in 2012. Not only are they outstanding business owners willing to offer support to new entrepreneurs when they opened Neer & Farm but the countless hours they have given to the WLBA through Katie’s work as secretary and Dave and his team of Technicians who provided judging for our first car show during the June Street Market.

All members are encouraged to participate in the monthly meetings as well as any event committees. The next monthly meeting will be held on Thursday, February 9th at 5:30 pm at Mad River Farm Market. If you are interested in joining the West Liberty Business Association, please email [email protected] for more information.

The Village of West Liberty is looking for women from Logan and Champaign Counties who have served in the military that would be willing to share their stories and be recorded in a small group discussion. These stories will be preserved for future generations. 

​Interested individuals may contact the Village at 937.465.2716 or email [email protected] .  We would like to set a date for recording these stories in February.

For the past year the Village of West Liberty has been recording stories of veterans that received the Purple Heart Medal, served in Vietnam, during the Cold War, and in the Middle East.  These recordings may be found on our website here.

Notice is hereby given that pursuant O.R.C. Section 4928.20 (C) Logan County (West Liberty, Zanesfield, Russells Point) will hold two separate public hearings on the Logan County Electric and Natural Gas Aggregation Plan of Operation and Governance on January 30th, 2023 at 5:30 pm at the Russells Point Municipal Building in Russells Point, Ohio and January 31, 2023 at p.m. at 6:30pm at the Green Hills Foundation Hall in West Liberty, Ohio.
 
The Logan County Electric and Natural Gas Aggregation Plan of Operation and Governance describes the policies and procedures by which Logan County will carry out their electric and natural gas aggregation programs, including those policies and procedures, which relate to rates and customer service.
 
If you have any questions you may call the Logan County Commissioners office at 937-599-7284.