Four New Ohio blogs on Prosperity, Revitalization and Preservation

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• Greater Ohio Restoring Prosperity blog

  • The Restoring Prosperity Blog, brought to you by Greater Ohio, is the first step in utilizing better technology to spread the message about the Restoring Prosperity to Ohio initiative. The blog is intended to keep people up-to-date on legislative, research and outreach activities conducted by Greater Ohio. It will also act as a community forum through which cities throughout Ohio can contribute feedback on the Restoring Prosperity legislative agenda, communicate with other cities to identify best practices, and propose new outreach activities and research. We encourage you to check the site for daily updates and welcome your comments.

• MyHometownOhio

• • MyHometownOhio’s new news and Twitter reader on the left column of MyHometownOhio contains a constantly-updated selection of preservation, downtown revitalization, heritage tourism and smart growth stories from Ohio-based media.

• Preservation Ohio

  • This is a great update to FTLOD’s blogroll.  Don’t miss all of the great resources available to you through this site.
    • Technical Services — Each week our office is contacted by individual and organizations seeking information and advice on house renovation and neighborhood revitalization.  We attempt to keep up-to-date with a wide variety of resources to which we can refer your question, if we don’t have the answer ourselves.
    • Ohio’s Great Neighborhoods – In conjunction with the launch of our new real estate site for marketing historic and traditional real estate, we will be choosing and highlighting Ohio traditional neighborhoods that evidence both great history and a strong preservation ethic.  Stay tuned for details coming soon.
    • New Real Estate Marketing Effort – Preservation Ohio will shortly be launching the country’s first statewide website for sellers and buyers of older real estate — including those located in the state’s outstanding collection of traditional neighborhoods.
    • Advice on Financial Incentives – From tax credits to the financial incentives involved with easement donation, Preservation Ohio can share the latest in tools to assist in your renovation project.  Our easement program is the leading one in Ohio, and currently protects historic early 19th century rowhouses in Hamilton, a large farmhouse in rural Dayton, and others.
      • Community Revitalization Tools
        Downtown Revitalization Tools
        HometownOhio Benefits
  • The core principle of preservation-based downtown revitalization is that a community maximizes its chances for success by concentrating on what makes it unique, and by emphasizing re-use of existing resources and infrastructure.Preservation Ohio can bring a wide range of downtown revitalization services right to your door. These comprehensive services include downtown assessments and creation of strategic revitalization plans, part-time and full-time on site project and downtown program management services, design review and legal assistance, feasibility studies for specific projects, low-cost web design and marketing assistance, and the research and packaging of historic resources for heritage tourism.

• Ohio Downtown Revitalization blog from Heritage Ohio

  • Strengthening communities through revitalization and preservation

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