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LISBON — Columbiana County commissioners on Wednesday approved the annual lease agreement with the county Department of Jobs and Family Services for its space at the Government Services Building on Dickey Drive.
Between Feb. 1, 2021 and Jan. 31, 2022, the JFS is expected to pay $465,769 in equal monthly installments of $38,814. According to Rachel Ketterman, director of the JFS, the agreement is equal to $10.56 per square foot of space.
The building opened in 2011 and the amount of the lease with the JFS is determined after a company analyzes the space annually.
When the building was built, the county had three loans totaling $9.581 million. The JFS is not the only occupant of the building, which also houses the Board of Elections, the Veterans Services Commission, the OneStop and the Ohio State University Extension Offices. The OneStop pays $51,000 per year for its space and the VSC pays $45,000 annually. The other two reportedly do not pay for their space.