Board of Park Commissioners

Metro Parks is a separate political subdivision of the state of Ohio organized under Ohio Revised Code Section 1545 to conserve natural resources and provide natural area parks for people to enjoy. Setting policy and directing the course of Metro Parks is a three-citizen Board of Park Commissioners appointed to three-year terms by the Judge of the Probate Court of Franklin County. Board members serve without compensation. Please click here to view the current Board Bylaws.

The Board of Park Commissioners meets the third Tuesday of each month unless announced otherwise. Meetings are open to the public.

For more information, email info@metroparks.net, or call 614-891-0700.

Executive Director

  • Tim Moloney

Board

  • Aryeh Alex
  • George McCue
  • JB Hadden

Board Meeting Schedule

The regular meetings of the Board of Park Commissioners of the Columbus and Franklin County Metropolitan Park District will be held on the following dates and times at these locations:

January 16, 2024
Tuesday
3pm
Scioto Audubon, Grange Audubon Center – Canceled 
January 23, 2024
Tuesday
3:30pm
Sharon Woods, Metro Parks HQ – Special Meeting
February 20, 2024
Tuesday
3pm
Blendon Woods, Nature Center
March 19, 2024
Tuesday
3pm
Scioto Grove, The Grove
April 16, 2024
Tuesday
3pm
Battelle Darby Creek, Nature Center
May 21, 2024
Tuesday
3pm
Highbanks, Northern Shelter
June 25, 2024
Tuesday
3pm
Sharon Woods, Spring Hollow Lodge – Updated
July 16, 2024
Tuesday
3pm
Blacklick Woods, Beech Maple Lodge
August 20, 2024
Tuesday
3pm
Quarry Trails, Maintenance Building – Updated
September 17, 2024
Tuesday
3pm
Rocky Fork, Millstone Shelter
October 16, 2024
Wednesday
3pm
Battelle Darby Creek, Cedar Ridge Lodge – Updated
November 19, 2024
Tuesday
3pm
Blacklick Woods Golf Course, Banquet Room
December 2, 2024
Monday
8am
Spring Hollow Lodge – Budget Meeting
December 17, 2024
Tuesday
3pm
Inniswood Gardens, Innis House

Such meetings may be adjourned to a later time or date. In the event no proper business exists, the regularly scheduled meetings will be canceled without further notice.  For information you may contact Metro Parks at 1069 W. Main Street, Westerville, Ohio 43081-1181 (telephone 614-891-0700).

View Board Agendas, Minutes & Resolutions