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Village Office: 9090 Marietta Street, PO Box 127, Bremen, Ohio 43107
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Bremen Area Chamber of Commerce: (740) 569-9150  
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Bremen, Ohio is located in Fairfield County about 30 miles southeast of Columbus.

 


Bremen Zoning Map

Revitalization Target Area is the Village Center (VC).

Bremen Zoning Map

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Downtown Revitalization Program

 

Bremen Chamber Golf Outing

Just what lengths will a guy go to in order to have an edge in a competitive sport?

Just what lengths will a guy go to in order to have an edge in a competitive sport?

Dave Smith was quoted by a local newspaper as believing his team would finish on top of the leaderboard at the Bremen Chamber Golf Outing. Hole #4 was designated as "You Hit Like a Girl". One team member could dress like a lady and tee off from the red tees. However, even with that edge Smith's team couldn't make the cut. Jerry Dupler's team walked away with the first prize pot of $300.00. A big smile came across Tim Emmert's face when his name was announced as the winner of the Jack Nicklaus autographed photo. Special thanks to hole sponsors: Stuart Burial Vault; Mayor David Ray; Cristy's Pizza; Falcon Sanitation; Bremen Bank; Clark-Berens Insurance; People's Bank; Kumler Collision; Citizens Bank; Tracy Lecrone, CPA; Susan's Grooming & Boarding; Mid Ohio Golf Car Inc; Westerman Companies (2 holes); Pumpkin Vine Golf Course; Superior Fibers; Vorys, Sater, Seymour, & Pease LLP; and Fairfield Medical Center. Brian Mahler won the 50/50 raffle and humbally donated the entire amount back to the event. Roger Paskin's team tied for 2nd place and donated $100.00 back. Many companies and individuals donated time and items which made this outing a huge success. And the winner was...........BREMEN DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION PROGRAM which reaped the rewards of over $3,100.00 to be used to benefit the downtown area.


Bremen Downtown Revitalization Program Wins Statewide Award From Heritage Ohio

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Bremen Downtown Revitalization Program Wins Statewide


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Crafty Grannies Celebrates New Bremen Location

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A sign-hanging and ribbon-cutting ceremony preceded the shop’s grand opening on June 30. On hand to celebrate the event were the owners as well as Bremen Area Chamber of Commerce President Connie Moyer and Mayor of Bremen, David Ray. Eager customers looked on and were treated afterwards to cake, cookies, and refreshments.

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Checkerboard Bakery Grand Opening!

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Checkerboard Bakery

Grand Opening of Checkerboard Bakery May 12, 2007.

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2008 Revitalization Steering Committee and Other Offices

2008 Revitalization Steering Committee

  • Meets on an as needed basis.
  • Melissa Eaton, Westerman Companies
  • Connie Moyer, Bremen Chamber of Commerce President
  • Tracy LeCrone, CPA, Bremen Chamber of Commerce Treasurer
  • Jodi Motta, The Friendly Bremen Bank
  • Eric Mahler, Council President, McAuley Manufacturing
  • Dee Mowry, Bremen Historical Society
  • Annamarie Qualls, The Friendly Bremen Bank
  • David A. Ray, Superior Fibers
  • David Smith, Westerman Companies

Official Bremen Revitalization Photographer

  • Patrick Boch

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The Ohio Main Street Program

Many small Ohio communities have gone before us in attempting to save their original, now-historic downtown districts from emptiness and decay. Since 1997, the Ohio Main Street Program, administered by Downtown Ohio, Inc, in Columbus, has been working iwth communities to revitalize their historic or traditional commercial areas. New Richmond and Batavia, Ohio both east of Cincinnati, have small populations in common with Bremen. Both villages are well on their way to a comeback, with the help of the Ohio Main Street Program.

The Main Street approach was orgininally developed by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Its goal was to save historic commercial buildings and the fabric of the "built" environment in towns across the country, but it has proven to have powerful economic development advantages as well.

Building on a downtown's inherent advantages, such as rich architecture, personal contact with business owners, traditional values, and most of all a sense of "place," Main Street programs in Ohio have rekindled local entrepreneurship, revived downtown commercial cores and lessened commercial "sprawl" to outlying areas, helping to help maintain a sense of community

The Bremen Downtown Revitalization Program steering committee applied this year to become an official Ohio Main Street Community. Main Street status opens broader sources of potential revitalization funding to communities and ensures the assistance of historic preservation and downtown revitalization experts from the state program's staff. Bremen, this year, was not one of the two communities the program annually selects. But in order to advance our chances of being chosen within the next few years, the steering committee has decided to begin the revitalization effort with only local resources, using a four-point approach employed by the National and Ohio Main Street programs:

Organization is the building of cooperation between the groups that play a role in the downtown. Many individuals and organizations in the community have a stake in the health of the downtown.

Design involves improving the downtown's image by improving its appearance, including buildings, streets lights, parking areas, sidewalks, and other things that convey a visual message about the downtown area.

Promotion involves marketing the downtown's unique characteristics to shoppers, investors, new businesses and tourists.

Economic restructuring involves strengthening the existing economic base of the downtown while diversifying it. It includes helping existing downtown businesses as well as recruiting new businesses and looks for new and innovative ways to use exiswting spaces.

The Bremen Downtown Revitalization Program has established committees for each of these areas and is still looking for volunteers. We'll keep readers updated on the workings and progress of these teams.

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Village of Bremen
Downtown Revitalization Office
136 Marietta Rd
Bremen, OH 43107
(740) 569-9150

 

 

 

Bremen Revitalization Program featured in Images Magazine


1st Annual Bremen Downtown Revitalization
Volunteer Appreciation Dinner &
Annual Members Meeting with Silent Auction

Congratulations - The First Annual Volunteer Appreciation Dinner and Auction was a huge success. Over 50 volunteers were awarded certificates thanking them for the countless hours they donated to projects in the Downtown District. The Silent Auction held during the dinner raised $500 for the Revitalization Fund.

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Kenny and Katie Reinsheild, along with the Grange, prepared excellent Volunteer Dinner!
Kenny and Katie Reinsheild, along with the Grange, prepared excellent Volunteer Dinner!

Silent auction raises $500
Silent auction raises $500

Volunteers received certificates.
Volunteers received certificates.

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