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Email thisNortheast Ohio's application for the Sustainable Commuinties Regional Planning Grant was a truly regional effort. It was developed with the assistance of a great number of stakeholders from across Northeast Ohio and recieved multiple letters of support.
Letters of Support
As a sign of support and commitment to the plan we have developed, the following organizations have written formal letters of support for the Northeast Ohio application.
- The Office of the Governor, State of Ohio
- Global Green USA
- Medina County Board of Commissioners
- Lorain County Community College
- Team NEO
- The Civic Commons
In addition to the Steering Committee listed below, we interviewed numerous subject matter experts in the areas of sustainability, housing, transportation, environmental protection and restoration, historical preservation and restoration, land use, and arts and culture.
Application Steering Committee
| Organization | Representatives |
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Application Consortium Members |
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| Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency | Howard Maier Bill Grace |
| Akron Metropolitan Area Transportation Study | Jason Segedy |
| Eastgate Regional Council of Governments | Rachel McCartney |
| Stark County RPC/Stark County Area Transportation Study & Stark County |
Robert Nau |
| City of Cleveland | Chris Warren Bob Brown |
| City of Canton | Warren Price Fonda Williams |
| City of Akron | John Moore Mark Moore |
| City of Warren | Michael Keys |
| City of Youngstown | Bill D'Avignon |
| Cuyahoga County | Paul Alsenas |
| Summit County | Connie Krauss Elizabeth Mayer |
| Stark County | Robert Nau |
| Lorain County |
Pat Metzger |
| Mahoning County | John McNally |
| Trumbull County | Bill Miller |
| The Fund For Our Economic Future | Brad Whitehead |
| Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority | Tony O'Leary Pam Hawkins |
| Stark Metropolitan Housing Authority | Michael Williams |
| Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority | Donovan Duncan |
| Cleveland State Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs |
Stuart Mendel |
| Regional Prosperity Initiative | Michael Lyons |
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Additional Steering Committee Members |
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| Mahoning River Consortium | Dan Mamula |
| The Gund Foundation |
John Mitterholzer |
| Governor Strickland's Office | Marvin Hayes |
| Ohio Department of Development | Diane Alecusan Thea Walsh |
| Greater Ohio Policy Center | Lavea Brachman |
| Community Partnership for Arts and Culture | Tom Schorgl Meghan Van Voorhis |
| Cleveland Restoration Society | Kathleen Crowther |
| Global Green USA | Walker Wells |
| Heights Community Congress | Kacey Greer |
| Housing Research and Advocacy Center | Jeff Dillman |
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