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 Impact and Reach

 We implement quality of life projects in all areas of the county, benefiting all  residents.

Geneva, Harpersfield, and Austinburg

1959

Boy Scouts ($48,000) 
– camp improvements including: additional land, tents, health and sanitation facilities; boats and canoes; an expansion of the kitchen; road repairs; storage facilities; and visual training equipment.

Girl Scouts ($100,000) 
– established a camp for area Girl Scouts that included land, buildings, a swimming pool, and appropriate equipment to serve approximately 100 campers during the summer.

1965

Boy Scouts ($31,232)
– addition to Camp Stigwandish, including sanitation facilities, campfire circle, tents, fire-lighting equipment, a flagpole, and a program area.

Girl Scouts ($57,000)  – additions to Camp Unalia, included a swimming pool, sanitation facilities, and an infirmary.

1970

Boy Scouts ($33,000) 
– remodeled and improved facilities at Camp Stigwandish, including the purchase of additional land for expansion.

Girl Scouts ($46,000) 
– improvements to Camp Unalia, including a unit shelter for program and storage, an all-season troop house for year round programs, and a caretaker’s home for maintenance and security.

1980

NEO Boy Scout Council ($27,000) 
– funds used on various camping buildings at Camp Stigwandish to provide winter use, as well as restrooms for the handicapped, purchase of a kitchen stove, and improvements to the water system.

Geneva Civic Center ($36,775) 
– modernization of the facility for year-round use. Improvements included remodeling the restrooms, additional meeting rooms, air conditioning, and repairs to exterior walls.

Girl Scouts ($103,024) 
– several projects including the construction of a troop house at Camp Unalia, site improvements in the roads, trails and campgrounds, and matching funds for the construction of a conference center at Camp Sugar Bash.

Harpersfield Volunteer Fire Department ($7,000) 
– lot improvements for the Harpersfield Community Center.

2005

Cork Little League & Ashtabula County Parks ($20,000) 
– Harpersfield Covered Bridge Metropark to construct a regulation size Little League baseball field. The project includes trenching, tiling, infield base material, perimeter fencing, dugouts, bleachers and scoreboard.

2010

Spire Aquatics & Medical ($100,000) 
– Health, Wellness and Recreation

Pairings Wine and Culinary Center ($200,000) 
– Local match fund for Ohio’s Wine and Culinary Experience.

Connect 534  ($20,000) 
– Marketing  iniative focus on businesses and recreational activities along Route 534 in Geneva, Geneva Township, Geneva-on-the-Lake and Harpersfield.

City of Geneva ($1,000) 
– West Liberty Bridge installed infomative panels on shortest covered bridge in the world.

Geneva Swamp and Fitness Trails ($7,000) 
-A 1/2 mile tpublic access trail into the Cleveland Museum of Natural History’s Geneva Swamp Preserve, which is adjacent to where Spencer Elementary School was located and a public access 3/4 mile fitness walking trail on city property. Project in conjunctions with : Cleveland Museum on Natural History, Geneva Rotary , Ashtabula County Visitors Bureau, City of Geneva, Geneva Fireman’s Club and A-Tech.

Terra Local Farmers Market ($3,389) 
– Funded tenat, cooling equipment and marketing for market held on grounds of Pairings.

Geneva-on-the-Lake Heritage Trail Signage ($7,000) 
– Weatherproof, permanent pedastal markers designate to tell the stories of Geneva and its leaders and history.

Geneva-on-the-Lake Multipurpose Trail ($65,000) 
– Paved smooth terrain trail opposite of township park.

Village of Geneva-on-the-Lake Planning ($5,000) 
– Match Grant for CDBG downtown tier 1 revitilization planning grant.

1975

Boy Scouts ($59,400) 
– improvements in buildings, equipment, and land use at Camp Stigwandish and Camp Tidioute.

Geneva Civic Center ($19,500) 
– interior renovation allowing for the expansion of activities, as well as exterior repairs to prevent deterioration of the structure.

Girl Scouts ($44,800) 
– built a troop house at Camp Unalia.

1985

NEO Boy Scout council ($16,750) 
– Constructed a new program shelter at Camp Stigwandish

Geneva Civic Center ($100,000) 
– Built an addition to the Geneva Civic Center to house the Human Services Council.

1990

Geneva Civic Center ($5,000) 
– Assisted in the installation of an air conditioning unit for a portion of the facility.

1995

Geneva Community Center ($10,000) 
– Provided matching funds for general upgrading and improvements to the center.

2000

Western Reserve Greenway (Rails-to-Trails) ($249,872) 
– Provide the local matching funds for the leveraging of $1 million dollars in federal TEA-21 assistance to develop Ashtabula County Rails-to-Trails.

Country Neighbor Program ($150,000) 

– Funds to support major remodeling and expansion of existing facility in Orwell, creating usable office and program space.

2015

I-90 Beautification Branding Project Phase II ($18,500) 
– Added aesthetic covered bridge to welcome tourists and passersby headed west on Route 90 to identify Geneva as a must see destination.