This Committee is currently inactive. Officers Chair Vacant Vice-Chair Vacant City of Akron Member: Vacant Alternate: Helen Tomic, Comprehensive Planning Administrator Member: Vacant Alternate: Vacant Summit County Ross Nicholson, Environmental Engineer, Summit County Department of Sanitary Sewer Services Alternate: Craig Stanley, Summit County Director of Administrative Services Sam Scaffide, Mayor, City of Twinsburg Alternate: Vacant...
CEDS Committee Members* Committee Chair Vacant City of Akron Member: David Messner, Development Manager Alternate: Vacant City of Canton Member: Chris Hardesty, Economic Development Director Alternate: Vacant City of Kent Member: Eric Helmstedter, Economic Development Director Alternate: Bridget Susel, Community Development Director City of Wooster Member: Jonathan Millea, Development Director Alternate: Vacant Portage County Member:...
2024 Committee Chair Jonathan Hofstetter, Commissioner, Wayne County Members James Benekos, City Engineer, City of Canton Andrei Dordea, Finance Director, City of Wooster Joseph Eckenrode, Deputy Director of Administrative Services, County of Summit Dave Ruller, City Manager, City of Kent Tia Rutledge, Engineering Division Manager, Portage County Water Resources Helen Tomic, Comprehensive Planning Administrator, City...
Officers Chair Vincent A. Marion, Manager, Planning and Zoning, City of Wooster First Vice-Chair Jonathan Hofstetter, Commissioner, Wayne County Second Vice-Chair James Benekos, City Engineer, City of Canton Treasurer Joseph Eckenrode, Deputy Director of Administrative Services, Summit County Secretary Todd Peetz, Director, Portage County Regional Planning Commission Immediate Past Chair Richard Regula, Commissioner, Stark County Members...
Officers Chair Rob Kastner, Water Management Engineer, Wayne Soil and Water Conservation District Vice-Chair Tia Rutledge, Engineering Division Manager, Portage County Water Resources Department Portage County Corey Allen, Chief Operator WRF, City of Kent Dominic DiSalvo, Assistant City Engineer, City of Ravenna Ron Etling, Portage County Commissioners’ Representative Eric Long, Stormwater Engineer, Portage Soil...
Ohio EPA cannot legally issue a Permit-to-Install (PTI) for wastewater projects that are in conflict with a 208 Plan. Doing so would be a violation of the federal Clean Water Act and Ohio Revised Code. Examples of projects that require a PTI from Ohio EPA are wastewater treatment plant upgrades and expansions, and sanitary sewer extensions. New residential and commercial development often requires a PTI from Ohio EPA since sanitary sewer extensions are...
Under the federal Clean Water Act and Ohio Revised Code, Ohio EPA cannot issue a Permit-to-Install (PTI), National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit, or Water Pollution Control Loan Fund (WPCLF) monies for wastewater projects that are in conflict with a 208 Plan. Please visit Clean Water Plan Overview for additional information.
Under the federal Clean Water Act and Ohio Revised Code, Ohio EPA cannot issue a Permit-to-Install (PTI), National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit, or Water Pollution Control Loan Fund (WPCLF) monies for wastewater projects that are in conflict with a 208 Plan. Please visit Clean Water Plan Overview for additional information.
Economic Development Districts (EDDs) are multi-jurisdictional entities, commonly composed of multiple counties and in certain cases even cross-state borders. They help lead the locally-based, regionally driven economic development planning process that leverages the involvement of the public, private and non-profit sectors to establish a strategic blueprint (i.e., an economic development roadmap) for regional collaboration. For...
Qualified opportunity zones were created by the federal 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and designed to spur economic development by bringing private investment to areas that might otherwise have difficulty attracting it. To access the Opportunity Zone Tool visit: Opportunity Zones
A Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) is a locally-based, regionally-driven economic development planning process and document that successfully engages a range of partners, including community leaders and residents, Economic Development Districts (EDDs), tribes, the private sector, educational institutions, and other stakeholders in planning for your region’s future. For more information visit: CEDS Central
NEFCO is a designated Areawide Clearinghouse for Intergovernmental Review. NEFCO performs this review on behalf of Summit County. Organizations required to undergo this process as part of their request for federal and state funds may submit their proposal information to NEFCO to initiate a review. Only activities affecting Summit County communities are processed for intergovernmental...
A good place to start is StatsAmerica which is a portal to U.S. Data supported by the Economic Development Administration (EDA). The U.S. Census Bureau is the most comprehensive website for data.
Councils of governments are governing bodies of any two or more counties, municipal corporations, townships, special districts, school districts, or other political subdivisions may enter into an agreement with each other, or with the governing bodies of any counties, municipal corporations, townships, special districts, school districts or other political subdivisions of any other state to...
The first step in applying for an EDA grant is to contact NEFCO with your project idea. Projects must be consistent with the regional CEDS. Contact Nick Lautzenheiser.
