Economic Development & Finance Alliance of Tuscarawas County

The Economic Development and Finance Alliance (EDFA) operates at the Port Authority for Tuscarawas County. In Ohio, Port Authorities are independent units of local government created by one or more of a township, village, city, or county under Ohio Revised Code Section 4582.

A Port Authority is not a part of the governmental unit(s) which made the Port Authority. The creating government appoints members of the Port Authority Board who typically are a cross-section of the leaders of the community and may include attorneys, bankers, and the chair or president of businesses and universities, and non-profits.

Ohio Port Authorities may, or may not, be associated with a water port and participate in maritime commerce. All Port Authorities are involved in the retention and creation of jobs and in improving the quality of life in their communities. Due to the EDFA operating as the county’s Port Authority, all records are available upon public records requests. To review our public records policy click here.

Public Records Request

Action form to be completed and filed by staff with request

edfa Office

339 Oxford Street
Dover, Ohio 44622