Our Certified Local Governments program
began in 1985 with the City of Mansfield. Today it includes urban centers like Cleveland, and
smaller communities like Canal Winchester. Some have historic downtowns and some do not. Some have
professional staff who oversee their preservation programs and some do not. All share an interest
in working to preserve the places which are evidence of their history and capitalizing on them as
community assets, often as a means of economic development. To this end, they are pursuing a wide
range of preservation-related projects and activities.
If your community is a Certified Local Government, it's eligible to apply for
Certified Local Governments Grants that
help fund many kinds of historic preservation projects. If your community is not a Certified Local
Government, click here to learn more about
becoming one.
Akron:
Kurt Mulhauser, Department of Planning and Urban Development,
166 South High St., 405 Municipal Building, Akron, OH 44308. Phone: (330) 375-2090; Fax: (330) 375-2387
Alliance:
Vincent Marion, Director of Planning & Development,
504 E. Main St., Alliance, OH 44601. Phone: (330) 829-2235; Fax: (330) 821-9362
Aurora:
Ronald C. Lowe, Architectural Advisor, Lowe & Associates
Design Services, 5011 Pine Point Drive, Stow, OH 44224-6013. Phone: (330) 653-9634;
Fax: (330) 653-9634
Barberton:
Joe Stefan, Assistant Planning Director, 576 W. Park Ave., Barberton, OH
44203. Phone: (330) 848-6729; Fax: (330) 848-6649
Berea:
Karen Ortiz, HARB Secretary, 11 Berea Commons, Berea,
OH 44017. Phone: (440) 826-5816; Fax: (440) 234-2764
Brookfield Township:
Gary P. Lees, Trustee Chairman, 8164 Lorain St. SE,
Masury, OH 44438. Phone: (330) 448-0232; Fax: (330) 4448-4267
Canal Fulton:
Mark Cozy, City Manager, 155 E. Market Street,
Canal Fulton, OH 44614. Phone (330) 854-2225; Fax: (330) 854-6913
Canal Winchester:
Allan Neimayer, Planning & Zoning
Administration, 36 S. High Street, Municipal Building, Canal Winchester, OH 43110. Phone: (614) 837-6742;
Fax: (614) 837-0145
Canfield:
Charles Tieche, City Manager, 104 Lisbon St.,
Canfield, OH 44406. Phone: (330) 533-1101; Fax: (330) 533-4415
Cincinnati:
Larry Harris, Senior City Planner, 3300 Central Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45225.
Phone: (513) 352-2579; Fax: (513) 352-5201
Cleveland:
Robert Keiser, Secretary, Cleveland Landmarks
Commission, City Hall, Room 519, 601 Lakeside Ave., Cleveland, OH 44114. Phone: (216) 664-2531;
Fax: (216) 664-3281
Columbus:
Randy Black, Historic Preservation Officer,
City of Columbus, 109 N. Front St., 1st Floor, Columbus, OH 43215. Phone: (614) 645-6821; Fax: (614) 645-7855
Dayton:
Brian Inderrieden, Historic Preservation
Officer, Department of Planning & Community Development, 101 W. Third St., Dayton, OH 45402. Phone: (937) 333-3679; Fax: (937) 443-4281
Delaware:
Jason Bechtold, Development Planner, 1 South Sandusky
Street, Delaware, OH 43015. Phone: (740) 203-1620; Fax: (740) 369-0838
Dublin:
Eugenia M. Martin, ASLA, Landscape Use and Long Rang Planning,
5800 Shier-Rings Rd., Dublin, OH 43016. Phone: (614) 410-4650; Fax: (614) 410-4747
Elyria:
Angela Byington, AICP, Planning Director, Community Development Office, City of Elyria,
131 Court Street, Elyria, OH 44035. Phone: (440) 326-1546; Fax: (440) 326-1426
Euclid:
James Sonnhalter, Community Projects Manager,
Department of Community Services & Economic Development City of Euclid, 585 East 222nd Street,
Euclid, OH 44123. Phone: (216) 289-8147; Fax: (216) 289-8366
Galion:
Linda Boyd Chambers, 504 Ajax Mountain Circle Rd., Galion, OH 44833-2087.
Phone: (419) 468-4144; Fax: (419) 468-7620
Gallipolis:
Dr. William B. Thomas, President, Historic Preservation
Review Board, 346 Third Ave., PO Box 152, Gallipolis, OH 45631. Phone: (740) 446-0152;
Fax: (740) 446-0450
Glendale:
Walter W. Cordes, Administrator, Village of
Glendale, 30 Village Square, Glendale, OH 45246. Phone: (513) 771-7200; Fax: (513) 771-7318
Green:
Wayne L. Wiethe, Director, Planning Department, City of Green,
PO Box 238, Green, OH 44720. Phone: (330) 896-6614; Fax: (330) 896-6606
Hudson:
Mark Richardson, City Planner, Community Development, 49 Ravenna Street, Suite D-3, Hudson, OH 44236.
Phone: (330) 342-1790; Fax: (330) 342-1880
Lancaster:
Brad Fagrell, Chief Buidling Official/City Engineer,
121 E. Chestnut, Lancaster, OH 43130. Phone: (740) 687-6649; Fax: (740) 681-5030
Lorain:
Don Romancak, Lorain City Hall, 5th Floor,
200 W. Erie Ave., Lorain, OH 44052. Phone: (440) 204-2020; Fax: (440) 204-2080
Madison:
Robert F. Lee, Mayor, Village of Madison,
126 W. Main St., P.O. Box 7, Madison, OH 44057. Phone: (440) 428-7526; Fax: (440) 428-6703
Mansfield:
cindy Baker, Manager, City Community Development Office, 30 N. Diamond St., Mansfield, OH 44902.
Phone: (419) 755-9793; Fax: (419) 755-9465
Mariemont:
David Zack, President, Mariamont Preservation Foundation, 6946 Nolen Circle, Cincinnati, OH 45227.
Phone: (513) 272-1892; Fax: (271) 1655
Marysville:
Gregory J. DeLong, City Planner, City of Marysville,
125 East Sixth St., Marysville, OH 43040. Phone: (937) 645-1034; Fax: (937) 642-6045
Massillon:
Aane Aaby, Director, Community Development Director, Massillon
Government Annex, 151 Lincoln Way East, Massillon, OH 44646. Phone: (330) 830-1721;
Fax: (330) 830-1786
Medina:
Gregory Hannon, Director, Planning & Zoning, Medina City Hall, 132 N. Elmwood Avenue, P.O. Box 703,
Medina, OH 44258-0703. Phone: (330) 764-3319; Fax (330) 722-9045
Montgomery:
Frank Davis, Development Director, City of Montgomery,
Municipal Building, 10101 Montgomery Rd., Montgomery, OH 45252. Phone: (513) 792-8347; Fax: (513) 891-2498
Mt. Pleasant:
Sherry Sawchak, Village of Mt. Pleasant, P.O. Box 35, Mt. Pleasant, OH 43939, Phone: (740) 769-2893
New Richmond:
David B. Kennedy, Village
Administrator, Village of New Richmond, 102 Willow Street, New Richmond, OH 45157
Phone: (513) 553-4146; Fax: (513) 553-7699
North Olmsted: Kimberly Wenger, AICP, Director,
Planning Department, City of North Olmsted, 5200 Dover Center Road, North Olmsted, OH 44070
Phone: (440) 716-4118; Fax: (440) 777-5889
Oberlin:
Gary Boyle, Director, Planning Commission, City of Oberlin, 69 S.
Main Street, Oberlin, OH 44074 Phone: (440) 775-7250; Fax: (440) 774-9714
Olmsted Falls:
Marilyn Quay Sparks, Chair of
Olmsted Falls Architecture Board of Review, 7634 River Rd., Olmsted Falls, OH 44138.
Phone: (440) 235-2079; Fax: (440) 235-8900
Oxford:
Kathrine Dale, City of Oxford, 101 E. High St.,
Oxford, OH 45056. Phone: (513)-524-5204; Fax: (513) 523-7298
Parma:
Erik C. Tollerup, Director, Community Services & Economic Development, VanScoy Medical Center,
5592 Broadview Rd., Suite 101, Parma, OH 44134. Phone (216) 661-7412;
Fax (216) 661-7407
Perrysburg:
Richard A. Thielen, Planning & Zoning Administrator,
City of Perrysburg, 201 W. Indiana Ave., Perrysburg, OH 43551; Phone: (419) 872-8060;
Fax: (419) 872-8019
Portsmouth:
Daniel Saez, Director, Community Development Department, City of Portsmouth
Community Development, 728 2nd Street, Portsmouth, OH 45662; Phone: 740.354.8807
Fax (740) 354-6592
Salem:
Susan Sowers, CLG Coordinator, City of Salem Planning
and Zoning, 231 S. Broadway, Salem OH 44460. Phone: (330) 332-4241; Fax: (330) 332-1767
Shaker Heights:
Ann Klavora, Planner, Planning & Development
Department, 3400 Lee Rd., Shaker Heights, OH 44120. Phone: (216) 491-1436; Fax: (216) 491-1431
Springboro:
Chris Pozzuto, Assistant City Manager, 320 W.
Central Ave., Springboro, OH 45066. Phone: (937) 748-4343; Fax: (937) 748-0815
Steubenville:
Chris Petrossi, Urban Projects Director, Steubenville Planning & Community Development Office,
308 Market St., Steubenville, OH 43952. Phone: (740) 283-6076; Fax: (740) 283-6165
Tipp City:
Matthew Spring, City Planner/Zoning Administrator
Government Center, 260 S. Garber Drive, Tipp City, OH 45371-0188. Phone: (937) 6667-6305 ext. 3143;
Fax: (937) 667-2231
Toldeo:
Clement Chukwu, Associate Planner,
Toldeo-Lucas Plan Commissions, One Government Center, Suite 1620, Toldeo, OH 43604.
Phone: (419) 245-1200; Fax: (419) 936-3730
Waynesville:
Bruce Snell, Village Manager, 1400 Lytle Road,
Post Office Box 657, Waynesville, Ohio 45068-0657. Phone: (513) 897-8015; Fax: (513) 897-2015
Willoughby:
Janice Lipscomb, Economic Development Coordinator,
One Public Square, Willoughby, OH 44094. Phone: (440) 953-4191; Fax: (440) 953-4167
Zanesville:
Stacy Clapper, Director, Community Development
Department, 401 Market St., Zanesville, OH 43701. Phone: (740) 455-0614; Fax: (740) 452-2596
For a complete listing of the Ohio's Certified Local Governments in Adobe .pdf format click
here.
To request additional information about the Certified Local Governments Program click
here or call 614\298-2000.


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