CAMBRIDGE, Ohio (AVC News) — Guernsey County officials officially opened the county’s new Public Services Building Monday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the facility on Steubenville Avenue.
The building, located at 612 Steubenville Ave. at the former Aldon Supply Company site, will serve as the new home of the Guernsey County Veterans Services Office, the Guernsey County Board of Elections and the county Maintenance Department.
County Commission President Jack Marlin said the project was designed in part to improve accessibility for veterans and voters.
“We saw the struggle that many disabled veterans had in terms of parking, reaching the Admin Building and then finding the Veterans Services Office in the lower level,” Marlin said.
Commissioner Dave Wilson said accessibility concerns also affected voters, particularly during periods of heavy early voting.
Wilson pointed to the 2024 presidential election, when the elevator at the county Administration Building stopped working on the final day of early voting. Because the elevator maintenance company had to travel from Columbus, county officials had to reroute voters with accessibility needs to the building’s ground-level rear entrance.
“Now residents with a disability can practically park at the door,” Wilson said.
The new facility was made possible through a combination of the county’s purchase of the property, federal American Rescue Plan Act funds and grant funding.
Marlin said Bill Baker and Baker Holdings offered the former Aldon Supply property to the county at an affordable price, allowing the county to use ARPA funds to acquire the building.
Surgent Construction served as general contractor.
County officials also credited Bi-Con, Kelly Architectural Services and the county Maintenance Department with developing the facility’s floor plan, while the county Information Technology Department provided building security and connectivity.
The county’s Veterans Services Board provided a flagpole for the facility.
Other contractors involved in the project included Parnell and Associates, Hanna Electric, Jack Warne Construction, Lehotay Excavating, Bishop Painting, Concrete Joey and American Telephone Technologies.
Marlin said the county made an effort to use local contractors whenever possible.
“We used as many Guernsey County contractors as possible to keep our tax dollars circulating locally,” Marlin said. “That was a big priority from the get-go.”
County officials also recognized Brandon Hines of the City of Cambridge Economic Development Office for assistance with the project’s grant application and Tameka Brice of the Ohio Department of Development for helping secure the grant funding.
The Guernsey County Veterans Services Office has already completed its move into the new building.
The Board of Elections will begin its full move after the November election is finalized.
Last Updated on August 24, 2026 by AVC News
