Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission

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Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission
MORPC logo.png
Agency overview
Jurisdiction Central Ohio
Headquarters111 Liberty St. Unit 100, Columbus, Ohio
39°57′03″N83°00′07″W / 39.95095°N 83.00186°W / 39.95095; -83.00186
Agency executive
  • William Murdock, Executive Director
Website Official website

The Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC) is the metropolitan planning organization for Central Ohio, including the state capital, Columbus.

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MORPC covers Franklin, Fairfield, Perry, Hocking, Logan, Union, Delaware, Morrow, and Knox counties, including nearly all of their municipalities. The organization also covers the cities of Ashville, Circleville, Chillicothe, and Johnstown. [1]

History

MORPC was founded in 1943, as the Franklin County Planning Commission to address issues related to growth in the region. [2] It gradually grew to encompass multiple counties. [3] The organization became the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC) in 1969. Its program areas include transportation, water, housing and community development, and zoning. [2]

Proposed region - 1985 - Franklin County, Ohio Preliminary Regional Development Guide for Columbus and Franklin County, Ohio - DPLA - 7331c765b477e74ff0e39ed69331f5d2 (page 17).jpg
Proposed region - 1985 - Franklin County, Ohio

The organization was headquartered in Downtown Columbus until 2007, when it moved into the city's nearby Brewery District. [4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "About MORPC".
  2. 1 2 "Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission". cdm16802.contentdm.oclc.org. 1969. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Johnstown looks to leverage partnership with MORPC". ThisWeek Community News.
  4. ↑ Dispatch, Mark Ferenchik, The Columbus. "MORPC to buy building, move back Downtown". The Columbus Dispatch.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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