Community Development

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  • Basic Estate Planning
  • Environment
  • Economic Development
  • Land Use
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    [Entrepreneurship, Home Business & Micro Enterprises]
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• Extension Bulletins
  • Ohio Local Government - Structure and Finance: Bulletin 835
  • Water Systems for Small Communities: A Puzzle Guide for Local Officials, Bulletin 910
• Extension Materials
  • Community Organizing
• Web Sites
  • Agricultural Law at Ohio State
  • OSU Extension Community Development
  • OSU Extension Data Center [web]
  • OSU Extension Leadership Center
  • Ohio Business Retention and Expansion Initiative
  • Economic and Fiscal Impact Analysis
  • Low-Level Radioactive Waste Fact Sheets [web]

• Introduction, EP-1-07 (pdf only)
• Costs Involved in Transferring Property, EP-2-07 (pdf only)
• Tax Basis if Property Is Transferred, EP-3-07 (pdf only)
• Why Have a Will?, EP-4-07 (pdf only)
• Letter of Instruction, EP-5-07 (pdf only)
• Life Insurance, EP-6-07 (pdf only)
• Trusts, EP-7-07 (pdf only)
• Giving, EP-8-07 (pdf only)
• Sale of Residence, EP-9-07 (pdf only)
• Nursing Home Dilemma, EP-10-07 (pdf only)
• Medicare and Medigap, EP-11-07 (pdf only)
• Miscellaneous Issues, EP-12-07 (pdf only)

• Household Hazardous Waste
  • Disposal of Household Hazardous Materials, CDFS-102
  • Hazardous Materials in the Home, CDFS-103
  • Reducing Hazardous Materials in the Home, CDFS-104
  • Recipes for a Healthy Home, CDFS-105
• Solid Waste Management
  • Abandoned Dumps:Yesterday and Tomorrow, CDFS-140-05 (pdf)
  • Bioreactor Landfills, CDFS-139-05 (pdf)
  • Clopyralid and Other Pesticides in Composts, AEX-714-03 (pdf)
  • Community and Household Recycling Efforts, CDFS-112
  • Community Household Hazardous Materials Programs,
    CDFS-113
  • Composting, CDFS-110
  • Consumer's Role in Plastic Recycling, CDFS-114-98
  • Controlling the Compost Process:
    Compost-Amended Potting Mixes, CDFS-160
  • Integrated Solid Waste Management, CDFS-106-05 (pdf)
  • Landfill, CDFS-111
  • Landfills:Science and Engineering Aspects, CDFS-137-05 (pdf)
  • Landfill Types and Liner Systems, CDFS-138-05 (pdf)
  • Managing Holding Tanks, AEX-755-02 (pdf)
  • Office Paper Recycling CDFS-115
  • Recycling, CDFS-108-98
  • Reduce and Reuse, CDFS-107-97
  • Rinse/Disposal Pesticide Containers CDFS-116
  • Solid Waste Management for a Small Business, CDFS-184-94
• Shredded News for Animal Bedding
• Recycling Newsprint in Ohio, CDFS-121
• Safety of Newsprint Bedding, CDFS-122
• Newsprint Bedding for Horse and Sheep, CDFS-123
• Comparative Decomposition Rates for
  Shredded Newsprint, Straw, and Sawdust, CDFS-124-98
• Absorbency of Newsprint, CDFS-125
• Preparing Newsprint for Bedding, CDFS-126
• Newsprint Bedding for Dairy Cattle, CDFS-127
• Equipment Modification
  for Processing Newsprint Bedding, CDFS-128
• Whole Newspaper Bedding for Livestock, CDFS-129
• 10 Myths to Using Newspaper Bedding for Livestock,
  CDFS-136
• Don't Bag It
  • Don't Bag It, Lawn Care Plans, CDFS-130
  • Don't Bag It, Mowers/Mowing, CDFS-131
  • Composting at Home, HYG-1189-99
• Packaging Education
  • A History of Packaging, CDFS-133
  • Purposes of Packaging, CDFS-134
  • Paper, Packaging and the Waste Stream, CDFS-135
• Invisible Environment
  • Global Climate Change, CDFS-186-96 (pdf)
  • Environmental Impact Statements, CDFS-188-96
  • Lead, CDFS-193-97
  • Understanding Environmental Risk
    Part II: Terminology, CDFS-196-97
  • Introducing a New Series on Environmental Quality of Life, CDFS-2001-01 (pdf)
  • Purchasing Guidelines for the Environmentally Conscious Consumer, CDFS-180-08 (pdf only)
  • The Clean Air Act and Cooling Appliances, CDFS-181-08 (pdf only)
  • The Ozone Layer, CDFS-182-08 (pdf only)
  • Are Electromagnetic Fields Hazardous to Your Health? CDFS-185-08 (pdf only)
  • Asbestos, CDFS-187-08 (pdf only)
  • Radon, CDFS-189-08 (pdf only)
  • Noise, CDFS-190-08 (pdf only)
  • Indoor Air Quality: Dust and Molds, CDFS-191-08 (pdf only)
  • Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, CDFS-192-08 (pdf only)
  • Sick Building Syndrome, CDFS-194-08 (pdf only)
  • Understanding Envrionmental Risk, CDFS-195-08 (pdf only)
  • Environmental Tobacco Smoke, CDFS-197-08 (pdf only)
  • Formaldehyde, CDFS-198-08 (pdf only)
  • Ultraviolet Radiation, CDFS-199-08 (pdf only)
  • Mercury, CDFS-200-08 (pdf only)
  • PCBs, CDFS-201-08 (pdf only)
  • Seasonal Affective Disorder, CDFS-202-08 (pdf only)
• Drinking Water
  • Hydrogen Sulfide in Drinking Water, AEX-319-97
  • Drinking Water Regulations, AEX-423-98
  • Water Sources for Fire Protection in Small Communities, AEX-424-01 (pdf)

• Industry Attraction Series
  • Community Preparedness
    • Developing a Community Profile, CDFS-1502-98
    • Hosting Industrial Prospects, CDFS-1504-96
    • Population: A Reality, CDFS-2002-01 (pdf)
  • Industrial Site Development
    • Characteristics of an Industrial Site, CDFS-1525-96
    • Developing Rural Industrial Parks, CDFS-1526-96
    • Brownfields and Their Redevelopment, CDFS-1527-96
    • Shell Building Development, CDFS-1553-98
  • Economic Development Tools
    • The Ohio Enterprise Zone Program, CDFS-1552-08 (pdf only)
    • Joint Economic Development Districts, CDFS-1560-07 (pdf)
    • Cooperative Economic Development Agreements, CDFS-1561-08 (pdf only)
  • Financing
    • Business Financing Programs for Manufacturers
      and Other Large Users in the State of Ohio,
      CDFS-1551-96

• Rural Zoning
  • Purpose and Definition, CDFS-300
  • Cans and Can'ts, CDFS-301
  • Zone Types, CDFS-302
  • The Relationship of Planning to Zoning, CDFS-303
  • Initiating Rural Zoning Action, CDFS-304
  • Enacting Rural Zoning, CDFS-305
• Land Use
  • Agricultural Easement Purchase Program, CDFS-1557-03 (pdf)
  • Costs of Community Services CDFS-1260-98
  • Conservation Easements CDFS-1261-98
  • Land Trusts CDFS-1262-98
  • Purchase of Development Rights CDFS-1263-98
  • Transfer of Development Rights CDFS-1264-98
  • Zoning, CDFS-1265-99
  • Agricultural Zoning, CDFS-1266-99
  • Current Agricultural Use Value Assessment in Ohio, CDFS-1267-99
  • Agricultural Districts in Ohio, CDFS-1268-99
  • Comprehensive Planning, CDFS-1269-99
  • Cluster Development, CDFS-1270-99

• General
  • The Pros and Cons of a Home Business, CDFS-1000-94
  • Becoming a Child Care Provider, CDFS-1002-95
  • Tips on Effective Time Management, CDFS-1006-94
• Self Evaluation
  • Starting a Business in Your Home -
    Is It For You? CDFS-1126-94
• Business Plan
  • Organizing A Business Plan, CDFS-1101-94
• Records
  • Records and Record Keeping, CDFS-1151-94
  • Setting Up a Record Keeping System, CDFS-1152-94
  • The Profit and Loss Statement:
    What Does It Mean? CDFS-1153-96
  • The Balance Sheet: What Does It Mean? CDFS-1154-96
• Taxes
  • Taxes-Federal, CDFS-1176-94
  • Taxes-State and Local, CDFS-1177-95
  • Business Use of the Car, CDFS-1178-95
  • Employee or Independent Contractor, CDFS-1179-96
  • Employing Family Members, CDFS-1180-96
  • Payroll Set-up and Reporting, CDFS-1181-96
• Licenses, Permits, Zoning
  • Licenses, Permits, and Zoning, CDFS-1201-95
  • Insurance, CDFS-1202
  • Copyrights, Patents, Trademarks, CDFS-1203-95
• Financing
  • Small Business Financing Programs in Ohio, CDFS-1226-96
  • Business Financing Programs for Manufacturers
    and Other Large Users in the State of Ohio,
    CDFS-1227-95
• Marketing
  • Understanding Marketing, CDFS-1251-94
  • Conducting Market Research, CDFS-1252-94
  • Finding Customers: Market Segmentation, CDFS-1253-94
  • Cooperative Marketing: What does it take? Is it for you? (pdf only)
• Advertising
  • Advertising: An Investment
    in Your Business's Future, CDFS-1276-94
• Merchandising, Selling, Customer Relations
  • Keeping Customers Satisfied, CDFS-1301-95
  • Planning and Conducting Effective Public Meetings, CDFS-1555-02 (pdf)
• Pricing
  • Pricing, CDFS-1326-95
• Assistance Available
  • Information Sources, CDFS-1351-98
• Human Resource Management
  • Writing Job Descriptions for Small Businesses,
    CDFS-1376-95
  • The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), CDFS-1377-95
  • Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, CDFS-1378-95
  • Introduction and Overview of Title I of
    The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, CDFS-1379-95
  • Orientation and Training of New Employees, CDFS 1380-96
  • Filling a Position in a Small Business, CDFS 1381-96
  • Recruiting Employees for Small Businesses:
    A Little Planning Goes a Long Way, CDFS-1382-97
  • Selecting Employees for Small Businesses:
    Doing It Right the First Time, CDFS-1383-97

• Eating Disorders Fact Sheet Index
• Environmental Health for Travel, CDFS-700-96
• Environmental Tobacco Smoke, CDFS-197-97
• Farmers and West Nile Virus, WNV-1001-08 (pdf only)
• Frequently Asked Questions About Birds and West Nile Virus, WNV-1000-08 (pdf only)
• Frequently Asked Questions About Wildlife and West Nile Virus, WNV-1006-08 (pdf only)
• People and West Nile Virus: Frequently Asked Questions, WNV-1003-08 (pdf only)
• Travel Health and Safety, CDFS-701-96
• Ultraviolet Radiation CDFS-199-98
• West Nile Virus and Scrap Tires, WNV-1004-08 (pdf only)
• West Nile Virus for Physicians, WNV-1009-03 (pdf)
• Wetlands and West Nile Virus, WNV-1008-08 (pdf only)
• West Nile Virus Fact Sheet for Veterinarians, WNV-1005-08 (pdf only)
• What Horse Owners Should Know About West Nile Virus, WNV-1007-08 (pdf only)
• What Outdoor Enthusiasts Should Know About West Nile Virus, WNV-1002-08 (pdf only)

• Citizen Participation In Community Development, L-700
• Conflict Management In Community Organizations, L-701
• Group Maintenance In Community Development, L-702
• Planning and Conducting Effective Public Meetings, CDFS-1555-02 (pdf)
• Seeking The Good Community, L-703
• Written Documents for Community Groups:
  Bylaws and Standard Operating Procedures

• Introduction, CDFS-1
• Coalition Facilitator Guide, CDFS-2
• Coalition Functioning, CDFS-3
• Coalition Goal Setting, CDFS-4
• Communication in Coalitions: Developing Members, CDFS-5
• Communication in Coalitions: What Is It? How Do We Do It? CDFS-6
• Evaluating the Collaboration Process, CDFS-7
• Extra Resources for a Coalition:
  Notes on Fundraising and Grantwriting, CDFS-8
• Making a Difference: Needs Assessment for Building Coalitions, CDFS-9
• Mobilizing the Community, CDFS-10
• Structure - Construction of a Coalition, CDFS-11
• Turf Issues, CDFS-12
• Understanding the Process, CDFS-13
• Working with Diverse Cultures, CDFS-14
• Networking, CDFS-15
• Tapping Private Sector Resources, CDFS-16

• Bicycle Safety in Amish Country, AEX-596.6-03 (pdf)
• Buggy Battery Safety, AEX-596.2-96
• Buggy Lighting and Marking Recommendations, AEX-596.4-03 (pdf)
• Buying the Right Battery for Your Buggy, AEX-596.1-96
• Driving Safely in Amish Country, AEX-596-92
• Highway Safety Tips for You and Your Family, AEX 596.3-96
• Pedestrian Safety in Amish Country, AEX-596.5-03 (pdf)
• Rural Neighbors: Living and Working Together, CDFS-1280-99

• Low-Level Radioactive Waste Fact Sheets