OPSB announced the public hearing and evidentiary hearing for Fountain Point. This is where the rubber meets the road. All of Logan County needs to attend the public hearing on December 14, 2022. We need a strong presence at this hearing. We have several hundred opposition letters into the OPSB and we need several hundred in attendance at this hearing.
The local public hearing in this matter shall be held on December 14, 2022, at 5:00 p.m., at Benjamin Logan High School, 6609 OH-47, Bellefontaine, OH 43311. For those individuals interested in testifying at the local public hearing, a sign-in sheet will be available at the venue and witnesses will be taken in the order in which they sign up to testify; testimony should be limited to five minutes in duration. If individuals wish to supplement their testimony with an exhibit for the Board’s consideration, a copy of the document should be provided to the ALJ before the end of the local public hearing. Further, all individuals should adhere to any pandemic measures put in place by the venue. In this regard, Applicant should contact local health and safety authorities regarding the local public hearing to ensure the health and safety of all in attendance at this event.
{¶ 18} The evidentiary hearing will commence on January 23, 2023, at 10:00 a.m., at the offices of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (Commission), Hearing Room A, 11th Floor, 180 East Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215-3793. Everyone must register at the lobby desk and then proceed to the 11th floor to participate in the hearing. Any accommodations necessary to ensure availability of social distancing and plexiglass dividers should be made in advance of the hearing. As pandemic restrictions are evolving, additional instructions regarding further safety requirements or accommodations for the hearing room will either be posted on the Commission/Board website or communicated to the parties.