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Community Development Champion Award - Bob Sulick

May 9, 2022

We would like to recognize Bob Sulick as our Community Development Champion for everything he has done for our department and community. Bob stepping up to lead our Lead Hazard Control Program has allowed us to do so much more to help the community.

Lynda Berge Disser presented Bob with the Community Development Champion Award before City Council on May 9th 2022. You can watch the recording of the presentation below:

Lancaster, at a glance:

	Lancaster	Fairfield County	Ohio
Population	40,159	157,574	11,689,100
Area Median Income (AMI)	$43,720	$56,339	$58,642
Unemployment Rate	5.8%	2.5%	4.6%
Top Employment Sectors	Education, Health & Social Services 24%	Education, Health & Social Services 24.2%	Education, Health & Social Services 24.1%
	Retail 15.8%	Retail 13.8%	Manufacturing 15.3%
	Manufacturing 13.1%	Manufacturing 9.6%	Retail 11.4%
Top Employers	Fairfield Medical Center	Fairfield Medical Center	Cleveland Clinic
	Fairfield County	Pickerington Schools	Walmart
	Anchor-Hocking	Fairfield County	Kroger
Median Gross Rent	$797	$827	$813
% Occupied Housing	89.5%	92.2%	89.9%
Median Home Value	$125,900	$185,300	$145,700

*American Community Survey (2019)

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Mission Statement

The mission of the City of Lancaster - Community Development Department is to:

Design, implement and administer the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and related programs in response to community needs.

Expand affordable housing through planning, coordinating and monitoring of housing programs on an interagency basis.

Insure housing accessibility for all through the promotion of Fair Housing standards.

Promote Economic Development.

Seek funding from federal, state and private sources to implement programs within the City of Lancaster, in the interest of creating a better community.