CCAO Summer Symposium 2025

August 24 - 26, 2025 (Sunday to Tuesday)

Hocking Hills Lodge and Conference Center

We look forward to gathering together at Hocking Hills Lodge and Conference Center this summer to reconnect and discuss important and relevant topics!

Register today!  

DRAFT AGENDA:

SUNDAY, AUGUST 24

1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. – Onsite Registration – Lobby

3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. – Understanding Property Tax Policy: Foundations

5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.– Opportunity to tour and visit Hocking County

Board the bus to and from Hocking Hills Lodge & Conference Center to downtown Logan.  Stop at the Pencil Sharpener Museum, walk downtown Logan, see the Hocking County Courthouse, tour the historic and newly renovated Logan Theater, and have dinner at 58 West.  Time built in to visit other shops and establishments along the way!

MONDAY, AUGUST 25

7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Breakfast

8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. County Talk Roundtable Discussions

9:40 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. Understanding Property Tax Policy: Reform in Ohio

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Beyond Brochures: Real Strategies to Manage and Grow Local Tourism

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch

1:00 p.m. – 1:10 p.m. OSU Extension

1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. From Zoning to Funding: Practical Tools for Housing Development

2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Crucial Conversations

3:30 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Snacks and Roundtables with CCAO Policy Team

5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Reception

6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Dinner

8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Julia Neville Band

TUESDAY, AUGUST 26

7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Breakfast

8:30 a.m. – 9:10 a.m. The Big Shift: One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s Impact on Ohio Counties

9:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. CCAO Board of Directors Meeting

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch to Go