FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 14, 2009
Contact:
Ohio Cultural Facilities Commission: Jessica Fagan – 614.995.7552; jfagan@culture.ohio.gov
Heath Community Arts Council: Janice Wilkin – 740-788-8942; davisshai@windstream.net
Ohio Cultural Facilities Commission Approves
$1,025,000 for Davis-Shai House
Columbus, Ohio – The Ohio Cultural Facilities Commission approved $1,025,000 at its quarterly meeting today for the Davis-Shai House.
The Civil War-era Gothic Revival home offers a variety of cultural programs, including concerts, exhibitions, classes and dinner theater. The historic home also is available as special-event space for the community. The home’s $1.5-million expansion project will add 5,400 square feet to the building, enlarging the Fairview Room and the serving kitchen, adding meeting and storage space and two ADA-compliant restrooms, installing an ADA-compliant elevator, and creating additional parking spaces and lighting in the parking lot.
The Commission approval, coupled with the signing of legal agreements, allows the Heath Community Arts Council to be reimbursed on a pro rata basis with funds appropriated in Am. Sub. H.B. 699 of the 126th General Assembly and Am. Sub. H.B. 562 of the 127th General Assembly. Licking County General Assembly members who voted in favor of the bills include Senator Tim Schaffer, Representatives Dan Dodd and Jay Hottinger, and former Representatives David Evans and Ron Hood.
The Ohio Cultural Facilities Commission is a state agency that supports economic development, expands educational opportunities, and enhances the quality of life for Ohioans by improving the state’s cultural facilities. Since 1988, the Commission has disbursed more than $400 million in capital funds appropriated by the Legislature and Governor for facility improvement projects at nonprofit theaters, museums, historical sites and publicly owned professional sports venues. The Commission partners with nonprofit groups and local governments on more than 300 projects in 72 of Ohio’s 88 counties. For more information on the Commission, visit www.culture.ohio.gov.
