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Today on the #GOPCThread, we check out the @CityofPiqua for another installment of our #OhioCommunitySpotlight series
Founded in 1807, #Piqua is located 27mi north of Dayton in Miami County. The name Piqua is derived from the Shawnee language and the area was home to the Miami people #GOPCThread https://native-land.ca/ ">https://native-land.ca/">...
#Piqua had the first city-owned nuclear power plant from 1962-66, earning Piqua a short-lived nickname as “The Atomic City” #GOPCThread
While the city has not experienced population loss, growth has stalled in recent decades, and #Piqua has had to deal with economic shifts and maintaining historic infrastructure. Solid planning and leadership have kept Piqua at the cutting edge #GOPCThread
Today, #Piqua still has a large manufacturing presence, with major employers like @EvenfloBaby, @NittoAmericas, and @HartzellProp #GOPCThread
#Piqua received national recognition for its complete streets policy in 2013, named #9 in the nation out of more than 80 cities, states, and regions that passed similar legislation in the same year #GOPCThread https://smartgrowthamerica.org/resources/best-complete-streets-policies-of-2013/">https://smartgrowthamerica.org/resources...
#Piqua residents have also demonstrated high-capacity responsiveness. In 2006, private and public sector partners raised $4M in 10 days to access Historic Tax Credit funding to save the Fort Piqua Plaza #GOPCThread https://www.bizjournals.com/dayton/news/2018/11/21/how-piqua-saved-its-landmark-hotel-from-demolition.html">https://www.bizjournals.com/dayton/ne...
Federal and state grants and tax credits, along with fundraising efforts by the city, made the project possible. The project also used #CORF dollars 
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👀" title="Augen" aria-label="Emoji: Augen"> 2012, the Fort Piqua Plaza restoration earned the city an award from
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Fort Piqua Plaza currently houses the @PiquaLibrary, a chocolate and coffee shop, a fine dining restaurant, and a banquet facility. #GOPCThread
In recognition of the value of its Historic Downtown & to expand redev. efforts, #Piqua est. a #CORE Fund in & #39;17 to provide gap financing for urban core projects. In its 1st year, the iPiqua fund surpassed its $1M year-end goal #GOPCThread #GOPCThread https://bit.ly/3zSALG1 ">https://bit.ly/3zSALG1&q...
More recently, #Piqua began a new community-planning project to tweak development standards and improve the physical quality of their built environment. #CodePiqua builds upon prior planning exercises to create a user-friendly, modern code #GOPCThread https://www.bizjournals.com/dayton/news/2020/07/28/piqua-community-spotlight-codepiqua.html">https://www.bizjournals.com/dayton/ne...
#CodePiqua directly ties back to recommendations made in the Plan It Piqua Comprehensive Plan. The new code will prioritize a streamlined permit system for new development and holistic transportation planning #GOPCThread https://www.codepiqua.com/ ">https://www.codepiqua.com/">...
Strategic planning and collaboration are invaluable components to maintaining and building a vibrant community. Commitment by city leadership to engage residents and move on good ideas have contributed to @CityofPiqua ’s current success
Did we miss anything? Reply with your favorite #Piqua project or fact and stay tuned for the next edition of GOPC’s #OHCommunitySpotlight! #GOPCThread
