Ohio City Improvement Corporation
Ohio City Improvement Corporation (OCIC) is a special improvement district (SID) that was created in 2012 to provide cleaning, maintenance, and safety services in Ohio City through the employment of Block by Block Ambassadors. OCIC contracts with Downtown Cleveland Alliance to provide this service.
The OCIC is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization funded by property owners in the district through assessments that are paid bi-annually via their property taxes. These investments are leveraged to create a clean, safe, and welcoming district.
In 2019, OCIC renewed the special improvement district for five years. The 2020-2024 special improvement district cycle will include expanded boundries along Lorain Avenue and Detroit Avenue and will provide additional services. Service will begin in spring of 2020 with a $570,000 annual budget.
How are the properties assessed?
Properties are assessed using a hybrid formula that includes both a value based assessment (35% of the assessment) and a frontage based assessment (65% of the assessment). Per SID regulations in the Ohio Revised Code, faith based and municipal property is exempt. No other properties are exempt. The formula is applied to the property values at the time the SID is passed and is constant for the five years of the authorized assessment period.
2017-2019 Administrative Documents
Petition
Boundaries
List of Property Owners
Articles of Incorporation
Comprehensive Services Plan
Board of Directors
The OCIC Board is a 12 member elected Board with two appointed seats - appointed by the Cleveland City Councilmember and the Mayor - made up of property owners and residents in the District
Board meetings are scheduled bimonthly.
Meetings take place at 4:00 p.m. at Ohio City Incorporated, 3308 Lorain Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio. *Due to COVID-19, all meetings are currently being held virtually.*
Meetings are open to the public, but please let us know beforehand if you plan to attend so we can accommodate you. Please email Special Improvement District Manager Michaela Lowery at mlowery@ohiocity.org
Board Members:
Mike Dostal, Chair
CIBC
Property Owner
Tom Gillespie, Vice President
Getco Environmental Consultants
Property Owner
James Keating, Treasurer
Property Owner
Resident
Peter Snavely, Secretary
Snavely Group
Property Owner
Sam McNulty
Bier Market, Bar Cento, Market Garden Brewery, Nano Brew & Market Garden Brewery
Property Owner, Business Owner & Resident
Doug Perkowski
CLV-Lofts
Property Owner
Mark Raymond
The Cleveland Hostel
Business Owner & Property Owner
John Gill
St. Ignatius High School
Property Owner
Steve Hankins
Cleveland Clinic/Lutheran Hospitals
Property Owner
Terri Smucny
Property Owner
Resident
Graham Veysey
Property Owner
