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About the ESID

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The District’s Board of Directors presently consists of nineteen representatives including two representatives for the property owners (consisting of one representative from Franklin County and one representative from the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission), two representatives from the City of Columbus, two representatives from the City of Worthington, one representative from the City of Whitehall, two representatives from the City of Dublin, two representatives from the City of Hilliard, one representative from Perry Township, one representative from the City of Grove City, two representatives from the City of Bexley, one representative from Sharon Township, one representative from the Village of Marble Cliff, two representatives from the City of Grandview Heights, one representative from the City of Upper Arlington, and one representative from the City of Gahanna.

The Columbus-Franklin County Finance Authority serves as the ESID program administrator. Bricker & Eckler serves as ESID legal counsel.

ESID Board Meeting Dates

With the exception of November and December, the Board of Directors of the Columbus Regional ESID holds meets at 2:00 p.m. on the last Tuesday of each month.  Meetings are subject to cancelation or rescheduling by the Board. Meetings are held at the offices of the Columbus-Franklin County Finance Authority, 300 Spruce St. Suite 220, Columbus, Ohio 43215. The 2023 ESID Board meetings will be:

  • January 31 - Canceled

  • February 28

  • March 28

  • April 25

  • May 30

  • June 27

  • July 25

  • August 29

  • September 26

  • October 31

  • December 12

ESID Board Members

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Andrew Dyer

Columbus

atdyer@columbus.gov
614.645.6867

Josh Roth

Josh Roth

Property Owner Representative

RothJM@cota.com
614.308.4380

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Thea Ewing

Property Owner Representative

twalsh@morpc.org
614.233.4160

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Mark Lundine
CHAIR

Columbus

malundine@columbus.gov
614.645.1693

Pete Bucher

Peter Bucher

Worthington

peter.bucher
@worthington.org

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David McCorkle
SEC/TREASURER

Worthington

david.mccorkle
@worthington.org

614.436.4518

Zachary Woodruff

Zachary Woodruff

Whitehall

zachary.woodruff
@whitehall-oh.us

614.338.3103

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Joseph Henderson

Upper Arlington

jhenderson@uaoh.net
614.583.5046 

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Sara O’Malley

Dublin

somalley@dublin.oh.us
614.410.4622

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Cynthia Vermillion

Hilliard

cvermillion@hilliardohio.gov 

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David Meadows

Hilliard

dmeadows@hilliardohio.gov
614.334.2357

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Beth Beatty

Perry Township

bbeatty@perrytwp.org
614.339.0234

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Kyle Rauch

Grove City

krauch@grovecityohio.gov
614.277.3010

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Mayor Ben Kessler
VICE CHAIR

Bexley

bkessler@bexley.org
614.559.4210

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Steve Grossman

Bexley

scwiecoordinator
@gmail.com

614.668.9597

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Mayor Matthew Cincione

Marble Cliff

mattcincione@gmail.com

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Charlotte Hickcox

Marble Cliff

charhickox@gmail.com
614.537.4339

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Nathan Strum

Gahanna

nathan.strum
@gahanna.gov

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John Oberle

Sharon Township

john.oberle@icemiller.com
614.462.2227

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P'Elizabeth Koelker

Grandview Heights

pkoelker
@grandviewheights.org

614.340.5374

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Ryan Edwards

Grandview Heights

redwards
@grandviewheights.org

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is an ESID?

An ESID is a public body created under Ohio law and controlled by the board of directors of a non-profit corporation set up for that purpose. An ESID is a specific type of special improvement district.

The Columbus Regional Energy Special Improvement District, Inc. was created in December 2015 for the purpose of enhancing the value of properties within the District and improving the environment by developing and assisting in developing special energy improvement projects. The District is authorized to take any legal actions that may be taken by a special improvement district organized for the purpose of developing and implementing plans for special energy improvement projects.

Participating political subdivisions are authorized to levy a special assessment on each property within their respective territorial boundary within the District to pay for special energy improvement projects. Property owners may request to include their properties within the energy special improvement districts (ESIDs) by petitioning the municipality or township. ESIDs are voluntary organizations of property owners who undertake special energy improvement projects for their properties and finance such projects by way of voluntary special assessments. The members of the District are the owners of real property within the territory of the District.

The District enables property assessed clean energy (PACE) financing, which is secured by special assessments on real property for special energy improvement projects.

The District is controlled and managed under the direction of a Board of Directors who are appointed by and serve at the pleasure of each participating municipality or township’s municipal executive. The remaining Directors shall be Members or executive representatives of Members elected, designated, or appointed by the Members as described in the Code of Regulations.

Why is an ESID necessary?

By law, PACE financing may only be provided within an Energy Special Improvement District.

What is the relationship between an ESID and PACE Financing?

An ESID enables the offering of PACE financing and the related special assessment repayment mechanism.

How to I join the ESID?

Contact Patty Huddle -- phuddle@columbusfinance.org --  who will direct you based on your unique circumstances.

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