Moore Shares County Government Story During Vermilion Book Event

VERMILION — Lorain County Commissioner Dave Moore met with residents April 23 at German’s Villa, offering a personal look at his work, his writing and his perspective on county government.

The Thursday evening event drew roughly 110 attendees for dinner and a book signing centered around Moore’s recently released book series, Moore at War.

A look inside county government

During an interview with Vermilion Daily, Moore said the book series was created to document the realities of serving as a county commissioner, something he believes has largely gone unrecorded.

“This is basically a series of books about county government,” Moore said.

Moore said Ohio law outlines the official responsibilities of commissioners, but it does not fully capture the day-to-day challenges, decisions and conflicts that come with the role.

The first volume covers Moore’s background, beliefs and return to office leading up to the 2020 election. Moore said the project is expected to become a four-book series. The first three books will be titled Moore at War, while the fourth will be titled Moore at Peace.

More than politics

Moore said the series is not just about government, but also about leadership and personal struggle, both in public office and private life.

He said part of the project also includes researching the broader history of Lorain County commissioners. That work has required reviewing old records and minutes to better understand how the role has changed over time.

Moore said the history can be difficult to piece together because many of the older records are handwritten in cursive, but he believes the effort is important.

A community setting

The Vermilion event gave residents a more informal setting to meet Moore, ask questions and hear directly from him outside of a government meeting.

Attendees received signed copies of the book as part of a limited run connected to the event.

Moore spent the evening speaking with residents, signing books and discussing both county government and the long-term writing project he hopes will help preserve part of Lorain County’s political history.

“I thought it was important to document what’s been going on in the last five years,” Moore said. “There is no history of what a commissioner did a hundred years ago, 200 years ago.”