Greater Ohio- Rebuild Ohio


	Ohio's Smart Growth Organization

Rebuild Ohio* presents:

Ohio Vacant Properties Forum II: Highlighting Best Practices in Foreclosure Prevention and Redevelopment Strategies

August 28, 2008; 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Columbus Convention Center

This summit is a continuation of the report Rebuild Ohio released in February 2008, 60 Million and Counting: The Cost of Vacant and Abandoned Properties in Eight Ohio Cities

*Rebuild Ohio is an initiative of Greater Ohio

The report & press release materials:

ReBuild Ohio Report:	Video Archive:
Executive Summary	Click below to watch videos of the speakers on youtube.
Full report (20,840KB)	Welcome- Lavea Brachman
Policy Recommendations	Introduction- Mary Helen Petrus
Breakdown by City:	Research Findings- Bobbie Garber: part 1; part 2
Cleveland	Policy Recommendations- Lavea Brachman
Columbus	Representatives Mike Foley & Lou Blessing, Jr.
Dayton	Dawn Larzelere, OHFA
Ironton	Richard Pfeiffer, Jr, Columbus City Attorney
Lima	Amy Odum- Director of the Lima Dept of Community Development
Springfield	Nan Whaley- Dayton City Commissioner
Zanesville	Tom Stone- Former CDC Board President part 1; part 2


Lavea Brachman	Mary Helen Petrus	Bobbie Garber

Richard C. Pfeiffer, Jr.		Nan Whaley

Representative Foley	Representative Blessing	Dawn Larzelere

Amy Sackman Odum	Thomas Stone