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The Local Development Districts (LDDs)
The Governor’s Office of Appalachia works with the four local development districts (LDDs) in Ohio to administer many of the Appalachian Regional Commission and state funds. Using a “bottom up” approach, the Governor’s Office of Appalachia coordinates projects with the four local development districts to determine which projects are priorities for their regions. Each of the local development districts are encouraged by the Governor’s Office of Appalachia to give priority attention to developing projects that benefit distressed counties.

To ensure that funds are used effectively and efficiently, and to strengthen local participation, the Appalachian Regional Commission works with the Appalachian states to support a network of multicounty planning and development organizations, or local development districts, throughout the Region. The 73 local development districts cover all 420 counties in Appalachia.

Ohio has four local development districts that cover its 32 Appalachian Counties. They are:
  • Ohio Valley Regional Development Commission
  • Buckeye Hills–Hocking Valley Regional Development District
  • Ohio Mid-Eastern Governments Association
  • Eastgate Regional Council of Governments
The local development districts’ most important role is to identify priority needs of their local communities. Based on these needs, the local development districts work with their board members and other local citizens to develop plans for their communities' economic development, to target and meet the most pressing needs, and to build community unity and leadership.

Below is the contact information for the Local Development Districts in Ohio

 

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Ohio Valley Regional Development Commission
9329 SR 220 East, Suite A
Waverly, Ohio 45690-9012
740-947-2853
email: email@ovrdc.org
Web site: http://www.ovrdc.org
Counties: Adams, Brown, Clermont, Gallia, Highland, Jackson, Lawrence, Pike, Ross, Scioto, Vinton, (Fayette)

 Buckeye Hills–Hocking Valley Regional Development District
PO Box 520
Reno, Ohio 45773
740-374-9436
 email: info@buckeyehills.org
Web site: http://www.buckeyehills.org
Counties: Athens, Hocking, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Noble, Perry, Washington

 Ohio Mid-Eastern Governments Association
PO Box 130
Cambridge, Ohio 43725-0130
740-439-4471
 email: director@omegadistrict.org
Web site: http://www.omegadistrict.org
Counties: Belmont, Carroll, Columbiana, Coshocton, Guernsey, Harrison, Holmes, Jefferson, Muskingum, Tuscarawas

 Eastgate Regional Council of Governments
100 East Federal Street, Suite 1000
Youngstown, Ohio 44503
330-779-3800
 email: moreinfo@eastgatecog.org
Web site: http://www.eastgatecog.org
Counties: Ashtabula, Mahoning, Trumbull

Note: Parentheses indicate non-Appalachian counties and independent cities included with the development districts.

» Click here for Ohio Department of Development regions and the Local Development Districts Map (pdf)