Financial Tools & Incentives for Downtown Revitalization: Historic Preservation Tax Credits and the Main Street Approach Workshop
Thursday, February 23rd – 9:30 am – 4:00 pm
Southeast Ohio History Center
Join us for a conversation about community development, and how to create vibrant downtowns and thriving communities through the Main Street approach. Then, participate in a deep-dive discussion on the Federal and State Historic Preservation Tax Credit programs for historic building rehabilitation. Learn how to qualify, apply, and use the financing tools you need to breathe new life into your historic structures.
Agenda
9:30 AM: Registration & Morning Refreshments
10:00 AM: An overview of community revitalization, and the role of preservation and revitalization in community pride and quality of life. Introduction to the Ohio Main Street Program for sustainable downtown revitalization – Heritage Ohio Staff
11:30 AM : Federal Historic Preservation Tax Credits – Sam DeCillis, State Historic Preservation Office
12:30 PM: Lunch (included with registration)
1:00 PM: The Ohio Historic Preservation Tax Credit Program – Lisa Brownell, Ohio Department of Development
2:00 PM: Community Reinvestment Act overview – Phyllicia Faieta & Peter Vail, City of Lancaster
3:00 PM: Q&A
Arts Commissions: Creating Cool Downtowns Webinar
Wednesday, August 12th – 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Art is one of the most important elements of creating a cool downtown. This webinar will share the success of four communities from around Ohio: Athens, Canton, Hamilton, and Toledo. What are their most successful projects? What barriers have they had to overcome? How have they funded these improvements? Each community will provide a short overview and then presenters will be available to answer your questions.
Please join: Carol Patterson Chair of the Athens Municipal Art Commission; Tricia Ostertag, VP Marketing & Special Events for Arts in Stark; Jacob Stone, Communications Specialist City of Hamilton; and Ryan Bunch Director of Community Initiatives at the The Arts Commission, Toledo
Historic Tax Credit Coffees in Southeast & Central Ohio
Monday, November 18th, 2019
Have you been wondering about historic tax credit programs here in Ohio? Wondering about the application and review process? Here is an easy introduction to the 20% federal historic tax credit and 25% Ohio historic preservation tax credit which you can use to rehabilitate your historic building. Come chat at a quick informal get together to learn about how the historic tax credit programs work and meet the people who manage them.
Locations of Coffees:
9:00 – 10:00 AM Athens: Athens Community Center – 701 East State Street
12:00 – 1:00 PM Somerset: Village Hall – 100 Public Square
2:30 – 3:30 PM Lancaster: Chamber of Commerce – 109 North Broad Street
5:00 – 6:00 PM Columbus: Fortin Ironworks – 944 West Fifth Avenue