Baltimore Visits Carrolton

Possible Follow-up Programs

After reviewing the information submitted by the local visitation team, the Extension Community Awareness Team believes that Carrollton might benefit by exploring and developing programs in the following areas: community marketing, retail trade analysis, signage standardization, heritage tourism, and the Main Street Program.

The following section is intended to assist Carrollton after they have reviewed the report and have begun to identify some action strategies.

Program	Description	Contact
Signage Program	Assists a community in developing directional and information signage	Downtown Ohio, Inc. 614-258-6200 www.heritageohio.org
Community Strategic Marketing Plan	Helps a community to understand marketing, determine their economic goals, and develop a specific plan to reach them	Bill Grunkemeyer, OSU Extension 614-292-5942 grunkemeyer.1@osu.edu
Main Street Program	Provides a four-point approach to downtown revitalization based on economic restructuring, design, organization and promotion.	Kevin Kuchenbecker Downtown Ohio, Inc. 614-258-6200 kkuchenbecker@heritageohio.org
Basic Retail Market Analysis	Provides an analysis of trade sectors and consumer spending that can be used as input for local economic development strategies	Elena Irwin, OSU Extension 614-292-6449 Irwin.78@osu.edu
Empowering Local Communities for Economic Development	Helps communities consider various economic development strategies, select the one most appropriate, and draft and implement action plans	Bill Grunkemeyer, OSU Extension 614-292-5942 grunkemeyer.1@osu.edu
Cultural/Heritage Tourism Development	Assists a community in capitalizing on their cultural/historical assets to promote tourism.	Amy Grove, OSU Extension 740-962-4909 grove.68@osu.edu
Comprehensive Land Use Planning(1)	Communities develop a vision and plan for the future development of the physical uses of their land	Myra Moss, OSU Extension 740-732-2381 moss.63@osu.edu

1 The Carroll County Comprehensive Plan is currently underway. For further information contact Tom Konst, Auditor’s Office, 330-627-2250.