COLUMBUS Area officials went to Columbus on Thursday to express their opposition to a proposal calling for a feasibility study on the merits of consolidating small town health departments around Ohio with county health departments.
They testified before the Ohio Senate Health Committee on the proposal, which is in the House version of the next biennial state budget. If enacted, it could possibly lead to the closure of the New Philadelphia City Health Department.
The group included New Philadelphia Mayor Joel Day; Health Commissioner Vickie Ionno;, Nicole Bache, director of nursing for the health department; Law Director Marvin Fete; and Council President Don Kemp.