CFFPI - Farmland Protection Partnership Program:
Hiram Village
Project Title:
Partnering to Preserve Farmland in Hiram Township with
Transfer of Development Rights
This page contains useful information about the Hiram
Village Partner Project, Partnering to Preserve Farmland in Hiram Township with
Transfer of Development Rights, including a brief
project description,
project updates, locator
map, county statistics and
relevant links. Please check this page in the future for updates and further
details of the project.
Project Description:
This project is a joint proposal, created through a partnership between the
Village of Hiram, Hiram Township and Hiram College in Portage County. The
goal of the project is to determine whether Transfer of Development Rights (TDR)
could be a viable tool to protect farmland in the township while developing the
Village.
TDRs have never been used before in Ohio, although they have been used in
other states as a tool to protect farmland. TDRs work by allowing
landowners to transfer the rights to develop a certain parcel of land to another
parcel of land, and are generally transactions between private landowners and
developers. Farmers are compensated for protected land and developers are
provided bonuses in areas that are considered to be able to handle growth.
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Information on TDRs
With the $58,900 grant and local support from collaborators (including the
Portage County Regional Planning Commission, Hiram Township, Hiram College, the
Village of Hiram, the Hiram Comprehensive Planning Group, and Citizens for
Hiram), the community will form a Citizens Advisory Committee of economic
development officials, realtors, farmers, developers and others. The committee
will hold seminars and work with an expert to determine whether TDRs will work
in the Hiram area. The end result will be a feasibility study that will then
translate into policy and program recommendations for the area.
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Project Updates:
Project leader, Lynne Erickson, and Jill Clark recently gave a presentation on
TDRs and the Hiram project. Click here to view
on line or download.
Updated: 11/13/07
The next TDR Citizens Advisory Committee is scheduled for September 10. This
meeting will be held at 6:30 in Bonney Castle, Hiram.
Updated: 8/27/2007
The TDR Citizens Advisory Committee held it's fourth meeting on August 13th.
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view the meeting
agenda.
Updated:8/27/2007
The TDR Citizens Advisory Committee held it's third meeting on July 18th. Click to view the
meeting agenda and
meeting minutes. You
can also view meeting materials as well, including an
ASA Fact Sheet and an
informational ASA Brochure.
Updated:8/27/2007
The TDR Steering Committee made a Request for Proposals for individuals
qualified to serve as planning consultant on the topic of Transfer of
Development Rights. The deadline for applications was July 16, 2007.
Updated: 7/18/2007
The first public forum to discuss TDRs was held on Wednesday, June 27th in Hiram
Village. The meeting was well attended, and featured presentations by: Lynne
Erickson, Director, Portage County Regional Planning Commission; Amalie Lipstreu,
Program Coordinator, The Farmland Center; John D. Snook, Senior Advisor,
Environmental Management Center, Brandywine Conservancy. Click
here to read the
forum agenda.
View the following materials for further information on this meeting:
Forum Presentations:
Planning for Growth
and Protection of Farmland and Other Important Resources in Hiram, by
Lynne Erickson
Why Communities
Benefit from Protecting Farmland, by Amalie Lipstreu
Transfer of Development
Rights: A Tool for Community Conservation and Development, by John Snook
Forum Publicity:
Community Explores Farm
Preservation, Record Courier Article
Informational Flier
Press Release Announcement
Updated: 7/16/2007
The second TDR Citizens Advisory Committee Meeting took place on June 11th.
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view the meeting
minutes from this meeting.
Updated: 7/9/2007
The TDR Steering Committee has selected Monday, May 7th, 6:30 pm, for the first
meeting of the Citizens Advisory Committee for the TDR Feasibility Study. Click
here to view the
meeting minutes for
the May 7th meeting.
Updated: 4/25/2007
A grant agreement and workplan have been signed by CFFPI and project leaders.
The first phase of work has begun.
Updated: 3/13/2007
The Center is currently working with project leaders to draft the final project
workplan agreement and timeline for the project.
Updated: 12/21/2006
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Locator Map:
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County Statistics:
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Links:
Press Release
Hiram Village
Hiram College
Portage County
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