TIFFIN, OHIO – September 16, 2024 – Each year, Heritage Ohio, the state-wide Main Street coordinating agency under Main Street America, honors the people, places and projects that exemplify a commitment to growth through preservation and revitalization. Tiffin’s Downtown Development Committee (DDC) board is proud to announce that four of the nominations are finalists for this year's award ceremony in Newark, OH on October 15, 2024.
The following groups/individuals have been selected as finalists: Robb and Shellie Mack (Best Residential Rehabilitation), Destination Seneca County (Best Committee Project - Elope at the Eclipse), Reineke-Reinbolt Family (Spirit of Main Street), and Kit Tiell and Skylar Mettert (Young Preservationist of the Year).
Mayor Wilkinson commented, “Tiffin’s revitalization is a shining example of what can be achieved through partnerships with organizations like Heritage Ohio and Main Street America. Congratulations to this year's award winners and all who have contributed to the continued transformation of our city. By working together, we’ve been able to create welcoming space for residents and visitors alike."
This year, the award ceremony will be Tuesday, October 15th, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the historic Midland Theatre in downtown Newark, OH. The award ceremony kicks off the 2024 Heritage Ohio Annual Conference and is free and open to anyone to attend.
[pictured: Aaron Montz and Donna Gross 2023]
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About Heritage Ohio
Heritage Ohio promotes economic growth through the preservation and revitalization of downtowns and neighborhoods across Ohio. Heritage Ohio is the designated statewide Ohio preservation partner with the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Through saving the places that matter, we can all build a community and live better. Learn more about the Heritage Ohio annual conference at www.heritageohioconference.com. More information on Heritage Ohio can be found by visiting www.heritageohio.org
About Downtown Tiffin
The revitalization of downtown Tiffin began in 2011, when a group of community members came together to form “Tiffin Tomorrow”, with the goal of promoting and encouraging economic development in Downtown Tiffin, and creating plans, programs and actions to ensure long-term vitality and prosperity. In 2014, the City of Tiffin contracted with SIEDC to act as the downtown organization and “Tiffin Tomorrow” came under the SIEDC (now TSEP) umbrella as the “Downtown Development Board,” which serves as the governing board of the downtown organization. In 2015, Tiffin joined Heritage Ohio’s Main Street Program. For more information, click here.
About Main Street America
Main Street America leads a movement committed to strengthening communities through preservation-based economic development in older and historic downtowns and neighborhood commercial districts. For more than 40 years, Main Street America has provided a practical, adaptable, and impactful framework for community-driven, comprehensive revitalization through the Main Street Approach™. Our network of more than 1,600 neighborhoods and communities, rural and urban, share both a commitment to place and to building stronger communities through preservation-based economic development. Since 1980, communities participating in the program have generated more than $101.58 billion in new public and private investment, generated 168,693 net new businesses and 746,897 net new jobs, rehabilitated more than 325,119 buildings, and levered over 33.7 million volunteer hours. Main Street America is a nonprofit subsidiary of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. For more information, visit mainstreet.org
