HEATH-NEWARK-LICKING COUNTY PORT AUTHORITY
                      PUBLIC INFORMATION PROGRAM


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE					CONTACT:
December 30, 2002                 Rick Platt, 740-788-5500 ext. 35

                PORT AUTHORITY BOARD MEETINGS ANNOUNCED

HEATH, OHIO –  The Heath-Newark-Licking County Port Authority announced 
its Board of Director’s meeting schedule for 2003.  The meetings are held 
starting at 3:30 p.m. on the second Tuesday of every month in the 
conference room at the Port Authority offices, 851 Irving-Wick Drive 
West, Heath.  The schedule is as follows:
 
	January 14, 2003		July 8, 2003
	February 11, 2003		August 12, 2003
	March 11, 2003			September 9, 2003
	April 8, 2003			October 14, 2003
	May 13, 2003			November 11, 2003
	June 10, 2003			December 9, 2003
 
The Board of Directors consists of nine members, three appointed by 
each of the creating subdivisions (City of Heath, City of Newark, and 
Licking County Commissioners).  The Port Authority owns and manages 
the Central Ohio Aerospace and Technology Center, the former Newark 
Air Force Base.

Board meetings are open to the public.  For more information, visit the 
Port Authority’s web site at http://coatc.com.

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