Recent quotes from around Ohio concerning ongoing preservation, revitalization and sustainable growth projects:

"We're going to try to take advantage of the change in power to see what kind of change we can effect" -- Tom Moeller, city manager of Madeira, quoted in “Suburbs to Seek Strickland’s Help,” a story in the Cleveland Plain Dealer covering the recent meeting of the Ohio First Suburbs Consortium.

“The Short North is a historic district, not a museum district,” he said. “New things should be new; it’s not Williamsburg.” – David Brownstein, Victorian Village Commission, Columbus, concerning a proposed 8-story tower in the Short North entertainment district, as quoted in The Other Paper.

"There's a concern that what you do doesn't destroy in some way the historical character of a building." – Joshua Dachs with Fisher Dachs Theatre Planning and Design, quoted in the Cincinnati Enquirer, and talking about the planned large-scale renovation of Music Hall, Cincinnati’s amazing 1879 concert hall.

"There is a lot of interest in the historic clock, and we will work to ensure that it is preserved and has the best possible treatment." – Brady Kress of Dayton History, temporary custodians of Dayton’s historic Gem City Clock, which is losing its home when the Reynolds and Reynolds building is demolished, according to this story in the Dayton Daily News.

Photo: Short North, Columbus/Public Domain