Perry County Tribune: Apparent gas leak shuts down new JFS building

Article by Jim Phillips | Perry County Tribune Editor
Published January 7, 2024, updated January 9, 2024

NEW LEXINGTON — A smell of gas at the new Perry County Opportunity Center on state Route 37 East in New Lexington led to a closure of the facility last week, and crews were working to try to determine the nature and source of the gas. Nearly all services for the public have been maintained, and are being offered out of a mobile unit in the facility’s parking lot.

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UPDATE FROM BEN:
As of Friday evenIng, January 12, 2024, there has been additional progress in resolving this issue. I am optimistic that within the coming week we will have our JFS staff back in the building serving the people of Perry County.

By Ben Carpenter

Ben Carpenter has served as one of three Perry County Ohio Commissioners since 2016. A former director of Perry County's Soil & Water District, Ben champions responsible use of county funds and land. He and his wife Katrina live on Ben's original family farm just outside Somerset, Ohio where they raise grass-fed Black Angus and Longhorn cattle.