Paulding County, Ohio

showed there is room for growth and the current rental stock is at 97 per cent of its capacity. They are growing with a 44-plot development, another eight-acre development and there is still room to grow with smaller 10 to 15 plot lands available. Infrastructure-wise, the county plans to invest $1.5 million in road resurfacing, and replace two large bridges and five smaller bridges or culverts this year. Installation of fiber throughout the county is also in the works. Green energy projects are important to Paulding County – in fact, it is the number one green county in Ohio. There are 265 wind mills in operation, with potential for one more field with 25. Many solar fields are also planned and smaller 50 megawatt projects are going forward soon. One of Copsey’s main goals when he joined the county, right before the pandemic, was to