Ohio Cultural Facilities Commission Approves $100,000

for Montgomery County Historical Society Project

Columbus, Ohio – The Ohio Cultural Facilities Commission approved $100,000 at its quarterly meeting yesterday for a Montgomery County Historical Society project at Carillon Historical Park.

The state funds will assist with renovations to the Kettering Family Education Center at Carillon Historical Park. The Center serves as the main entrance and visitors’ center, where improvements will include renovations to the theatre and an exhibit of the Montgomery County Historical Society archives. The project is sponsored by Dayton History, the non-profit organization that was created in August 2005 by the merger of Carillon Historical Park and the Montgomery County Historical Society.

The Commission approval, coupled with the signing of legal agreements, allows Dayton History to be reimbursed on a pro rata basis with funds appropriated in Am. Sub. H.B. 16 of the 126^th General Assembly. Montgomery County General Assembly members who voted in favor of the bill include Senators Jeff Jacobson and Tom Roberts, and Representatives Dixie Allen, Jon Husted, Arlene Setzer, Fred Strahorn and John White.

The Ohio Cultural Facilities Commission is a state agency that helps enhance the quality of life for Ohioans by improving the state’s cultural facilities. Since 1988, the Commission has disbursed nearly $400 million of capital funds appropriated by the legislature and Governor for facility improvement projects at non-profit theaters, museums, historical sites and publicly owned professional sports venues. The Commission partners with non-profit groups and local governments on nearly 250 projects in 65 of Ohio’s 88 counties. For more information on the Commission, visit www.culture.ohio.gov.

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