COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CITY OF NEW PHILADELPHIA, OHIO
NEW PHILADELPHIA PLANNING COMMISSION CONSULTAN TS: CANDEUB, FLEISSIG AND ASSOCIATES RaaU MP NE EL A,OH
PROJECT OHIO P-94 (NP)
THE PREPARATION OF THIS REPORT WAS FINANCIALLY AIDED TtlROUGH A FEDERAL GRANT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, UNDER THE URBAN PLANNING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AUTHORIZED BY SECTION 701 OF THE HOUSING ACT OF 1954, AS AMENDED.
NEW PHILADELPHIA PLANNING COMMISSION R0 CONSULTANTS: CANDEUB, FLEISSIG AND ASSOCIATES U 0 COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT PLAN
FOR THE CITY OF NEW PHILADELPHIA
Prepared for The New Philadelphia Planning Commission
By
Candeub, Fleissig and Associates, Planning Consultants
The preparation of this report was financially aided through a Federal Grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Develop ment, under the Urban Planning Assistance Program authorized by Section 701 of the Housing Act of 1954, as amended.
May, 1967 NEW PHILADELPHIA, OHIO
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CONCEPT PLANNING l STANDARDS 8 BACKGROUND REPORT
Base Map 10 Economic and Population Study 11 Neighborhood Analysis 61 Land Use Study 68 Utilities Study 73 Traffic and Transportation Study 76 Community Facilities Study 83
MAPS Following Page Regional Location 2 Concept Plan 7 Comprehensive Development Plan 7 Concept Plan - Central Business District 7 Development Factors 7 Base Map - City of New Philadelphia 9 Base Map - Planning Area 9 Base Map - Central Business District 9 Neighborhood Analysis 63 Parking Inventory 79 Existing Community Facilities 85 CONCEPT PLANNING
Regional Context New Philadelphia is situated in Tuscarawas County on the fringe of the heavily industrialized northeastern corner of Ohio. To the south is the sparsely settled and economi cally depressed Ohio River Economic Region. Since the Second World War, the economy of New Philadelphia has become more closely related to the industrial area to the north and east than to the more rural south.
New Philadelphia is about equi-distant from Cleveland, Columbus and Pittsburgh, The new highway, Interstate 77 will provide a direct route to Canton, Akron and Cleveland in the north and will further emphasize New Philadelphia's proximity to this important urban region. Within the County, New Philadelphia is one of the principal industrial and commercial centers. It is ti1e largest city and serves as the County seat.
Development Trends New Philadelphia is continuing to develop at a moderate rate. Over the last several decades, the population of the City has increased steadily but at a slightly lower rate than the national and state averages. Nevertheless, the City has grown and should continue to do so during the planning period. In general, the trends of development in the future are likely to be similar to those of the past. Additions to residential and industrial areas are likely to continue to be the most important users of land. The to be developed Kent State College should, however, acceler ate local development over the rate experienced over the past several decades. Residential Area, Throughout the history of New Philadelphia most families have lived in one family houses and most of these were owner-occupied. ln 1960, about 70 per cent of all households lived in one-family, owner-occupied houses. This trend is likely to continue in the future. Most new housing construction .Ls of one family un1 ts costing an average of about $18,000 each. The largest single area of new house construction is on the flat land on the south side of the Tuscarawas River, Industry. In the past, manufacturing industry located mainly in two areas of the City, The largest of these is along the River adJacent to the new expressway where two-thirds of all industrial employment in the City is concentrated. Modern manufacturing plants are generally contained in single-storied structures which need large flat sites, Most new industrial development in New Philadelphia will follow this trend and will demand flat sites along the main transportation routes.
Target Points
The following are specific targets for potential growth in New Philadelphia. They are the most important single factors in the City'd development and influence many other areas of activity in the city,
The population 1s expected to grow by about 22 per cent during the planning period, from 14,700 in 1965 to 18,000 in 1985. Employment in manufacturing industry is expected to double from 2,050 in 1964 to 4,200 1n 1985, The volume of retail trade is expected to increase by about 62 per cent, from $23 million in 1963 to $37 million 1.n 1.985. The proposed Kent State College campus, to be located in New Philadelphia, will provide a needed local center for higher education and should retain and attract many families who would otherwise have located elsewhere. Indeed, the College should triggeI considerable new development. Spec1f1c Obstacles
New Philadelphia 1s bounded on the north by the City of Dover which limits expansion 1n that direction. Much of the re maining 3rea surrounding the City is hilly, Thus, new resi dentiul construction is oriented towards the moderate slopes northeast of the City and south of the River.
Problems-ObJect1ves New Philadelphia has grown relatively slowly. Over the past few decades, there has been a continued net outmigration of young adults. They left mostly because they wanted wider educational and employment opportunities.
New Philadelphia's downtown area is limited and poorly organized. Many of its buildings are old dnd inefficient in terms of con temporary merchandising. In addition, adjacent shopping centers made New Ph1.ladelph1.a' s downtown area vulnerable to retail com pet1 tion,
-)- REGIONAL LOCATION
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I/ r More and varied industrial employment will be needed to main tain and increase the number of wage-earners in the City. The existing plants may be expanded but new industrial firms should be encouraged to establish plants in the City. For this pur pose, land suitable for manufacturing and other industrial pro cessing, should be made available to prospective developers.
-3- SUMMARY OF DEVELOPMENTAL PROJECTIONS
Item Most Recent Data 1975 1985
Population {1965) 14,700 16,200 18,000 Employment Manufacturing (1964i 2,050 3,000 4,200 Retail Trade (1963J 940 1,050 1,165
Retail Sales 11963) 23 30 37 (million dollars per annuml
Housing Units (1960) 4,920 5,690 6,210
School Classrooms (1966) 128 142 157 1at 30 students per room) Additional Classrooms 14 29 MAJOR LAND USE REQUIREMENTS
Existing 1966 1975 1985
Res1.dential Additional acres !including local streets1 703 200 500 Industrial 80 155 280 Density, workers per acre 25 20 15 AddLtlonal acres 75 350 Open Space Amount required l 4 I 162 180 •10 arres per 1,000 residents) Additional acres 70 85 103
Source:
-4- Development Concept The development plan envisions growth of the City mainly in two directions: northeast of the City, and south across the River. Both of these areas could efficiently be served by extensions to the existing water supply and sewerage .systems. The northeast expansion area is more hilly and lower density development is recommended in this direction. South of the River is the largest area of buildable land near to the City and most of the expansion should be there and at higher densities than in the northeast. Transportation. South Broadway is the only highway linking the main part of the City with the south side. To accommodate the increased traffic South Broadway would need to be improved, with a wider bridge over the river and grade separation at the railroad crossing. A parallel river crossing would also be part of this improved system. Internal traffic movement, particularly between New Philadelphia and Dover must be improved. This can be accomplished by utilizing the Pennsylvania Railroad spur as a new connector road between downtown New Philadelphia and Dover.
Community Facilities. Community facilities on the south side would also have to be expanded to serve the increased population.
Most of the City's need for additional recreation space could be provided in a new community park on the south side. This park should be located near the River and incorporate the old canal turnaround. Other park space should be reserved along the Tu2carawas River where open spaces are available. In addition, small playgrounds should be provided on a neighborhood basis.
Industrial Areas. Industrial employment is expected to in crease and a large area of suitable land should be reserved for manufacturing plants. The development plan proposes that new industry be located on the flat areas southeast of the City where it would be next to the new expressway, the main railroad line and the airport.
Central Business District Concept At present the New Philadelphia central business district covers the four blocks immediately adJacent to Public Square. In recent years, however, it has tended to spread out beyond this four block area. The present retail capacity is capable
-5- of absorbing most of the proJected increases 1n retail activity and much add1t1onal area of floor space would be excessive. It would lead to underut1l1zation of all retailing areas. In the near future, therefore, commercial improvements should be con fined mostly to redeveloping the existing facilities.
Off-Street Parking. Some additional downtown off-street parking 1s needed. New parking areas should be located as close as possible to the existing commercial areas for the convenience of shoppers. Some space which could be used for new off-street parking is avail able 1n the CBD block immediately southeast of Public Square. Some additional space for the future may be found in the blocks between Fdir and Ray Avenues adJacent to North Broadway. Policy Planning Chart
The General Plan for the City of New Philadelphia is shown in the Policy Planning Chart and its accompanying map. The Policy Planning Chart sets forth the guide lines used in plan ning for the following planning systems. Planning System Definition
Residential Land Use built-up areas of housing with densities of more than one family per O.S acres,
industrial Land Use built-up areas of manufacturing, warehousing or open storage.
Commercial Land Use built-up areas of retail stores and other businesses,
Open Space undeveloped and agricultural areas Tratf1c and Transportation local and State public rights-of way Schools dnd RecLeation public schools and publicly or privately-owned open space which can be used for active or passive recreation,
Public Buildings public safety and administrative offices such as fire stations and municipal offices
water, storm water and sanitary sewers.
-6- Each of these categories was examined and identified according to the following stages in the decision-making process.
1. Findings and Implications - factual data and their plan ning implications based on the Background Report.
2. ObJectives - long-range goals related to the type and character of community desired.
3. Principles - general standards by which the objectives can be achieved.
4. Standards - specific guides for land development utilizing State and national standards.
5. Recommendations - specific proposals designed to carry out the above objectives and principles and based on standards.
6. Remarks - reasons and Justifications for recommendations.
-7- DEVELOPMENT FACTORS
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PUBLIC BUILDINGS __ COLLECTOR ROAD - PARKS PLANNING AREA BOUNDARY • EXISTING IN TERCHANGE @ OPEN vPACE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT BOUNDARY PROJECT OHIO P-9.t (NP) CITY OF NEW PHILADELPHIA fM! ..l'AIAliON O• TM·• ,.,,_,WAS,,NANCIALLYAl�O•Moouc;,, Af!OIIAlGOANlflOMTM!Dl-'A'1MfNTO,><("",l>IGM E l' AVE:,NW NE. Q-0...,N..,..Y JAH., PCS.Sll?IJ..¢---t- NE.'>J I t I E HIGH W H!GH AVENUE. I - AVE '!SW I I E.XISTINC. I I I R.ESIOEiNT;AL., I I I AR.EA I --+-- -·t---0 £)<1STIN ---+- ---+ iJ) 1 z RESIDENTIAL 0 1/l I a AR.e:;A Cl I " z f 0 U) I "'V I I Ill :r l j 0 RESIDENTIAL - COMMERCIAL PROJECT OHIO P-94 ( NP) CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT !ME PR!h,bl,Q"' OF 10,1 1"'"-P W.O.S flN .. -.(IA,LY.O.rD!C re COMMERCIAL (AUTOMOTIVE I .0. FEDtU.\ .!,ANT fAOM IHE u�e,u, �,,. • ll ,,,. 'INISTUT1 nu � '\!SINO ,ll'' i,,:; .., FINANCE .. ,!.,CV �-.. :iE� ..., U�!'-N PUBLIC BUILDINGS NEW PH I L-A D EL PH I A, 0 H I 0 � PLAN'-INC ..ss•STANCI' p�. UM Al!l IM! '10'JS•NQ A(I Of 1954 "S ,,..._E.,.C OFF STREET PARKING ,3 CONSULTANTS, CANDEUB, FLEISSIG, AND ASSOCIATES 1966 POLICY PLANNING CHART COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CITY OF NEW PHILADELPHIA, OHIO DEVELOPMENT POLICY PLANNING SYS TEM BACKGROUND INFORMATION PLAN RECOM MENDATIONS FINDINGS IMPLICATIONS OBJECTIVES PRINCIPLES PROPOSALS REMARKS Populotion is expected to increase from About 1,000 new dwelling units will be To preserve and enhance the residentio I By preventing the incursion of incompet Locate new housing: Most of the new housing wi11 be provided ible nonresidential uses into residential. south of the river because it is the largest 14,700 in 1965 to 18,000 in 1985. needed to house the anticipe ted increase character of the City. in population, -- In the area south of the Tuscarawas area of buildable housing. Much of the area surrounding the City is To locate housing to maximize benefits ta By providing, to as great an extent as River ta a depth of approximately hilly and unsuitable for urban development. These units will re9uire approximately the individual householders and to the possible, a full range of community Facil l-l/2 miles. The steep topography makes residentia I con 500 gross acres developeble land. community. ities on a neighborhood by neighborhood struction uneconomical and very difficult basis. -- In the northeast section of the to service with utilities and other services. Planning Area a long Beaverdam By discouraging nonlocal traffic from Creek The thrust of new housing development is ne ighbarhood areas. RESIDENTIAL occurring primarily in the area south of -- Adjacent to the new Kent State the Tuscarawas River. By locating new housing near to exist University campus. ing urban development to take advantage of proximity to community facilities and public utilities. By maintaining present densities of 3 dwelling units per acre in newly developing areas. Manufacturing employment is expected ta New industrial plants wi 11 re9uire more Ta encourage new industriaI deve lapment By reserving areas for induslrial Locate new industry in the corridor bounded It is next to main transportation and is double from 2,050 in 1964 ta 4,200 in space per worker. About 4 times the pre but not at the cost of blighting residential development only. by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, the only flat land near city. 1985. sent area or 350 acres wi II be re9uired. areas. Route 250 by-pess and East High Avenue. z By permitting industrial uses in certain <( areas of the Planning Area subject to INDUSTRIAL _J certain criteria and standards. Cl.. w (/) ::) Present commercial area is underuti Ii zed. Increases in sales will not re9uire major To improve the competitive position of By providing adequate shopper perking Redevelop and beautify the Central Existing retail facilities in the CBD are Retail trade is expected to increase from expension of the downtown area's New Philadelphia downtown area. areas well located in relation to downtown Business District. (Proposals are developed underutilized and capable of accommo 0 $23 million in 1963 to $37 million in boundaries. stores. in detail in the Central Business District dating most additional demand. 1985. Plan.) z Shopping sub center will be re9uired to By consolidating downtown area blocks in Shopping sub centers provide convenient <( serve the rapidly growing south side. order to provide greater opportunities for Develop a system of Commercial Sub shopping for local residents and facil _J new commercial development. Centers: ities for highway users. By redeveloping those areos in the down -- Ex pend the Dover Plaza into New COMMERCIAL town which cannot and have not been Philadelphia. upgraded through private investments. -- Develop a new commercial center on By increasing the amenities of the down the south side neighborhood along town area through improved design of South Broadway. street furniture and the provision of planting. -- Develop a new commercial center along East High Avenue near the Municipel Airport. Road system is generally adequate. Areas of concern include: To improve the efficiency of the major By improving the crossing of the Develop a new bridge to spen the This will improve the access across the street network in New Philade I phia. Tuscarawas River. Tuscarawas River linking downtown New Tuscarawas River. The Route 250 by-pess has detoured much -- Inadequate bridge capecity to south Philadelphia with the developing south nonlocal traffic, perticularly commercial side over railroad and river. By improving the road connections side of the Planning Area, An improved connection to the Dover and off loco I streets. between Dover and New Philadelphia. the Dover Plaza Shopping Center will be -- Lack of direct road I inkages with Utilizing the right-of-way of the created. TRAFFIC AND Dover. By eliminating grade crossings wherever Pennsylvania Railroad spur, develop a TRANSPORTATION PLAN possible. major street linking downtown New -- Newly developing areas lack Philadelphia with Dover. co I lector streets. By improving the distribution af traffic in and around the downtown area. Fill in the collector street system as shown on the General Development Plan Map. POLICY PLANNING CHART COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ( con't) CITY OF NEW PHILADELPHIA, OHIO BACKGROUND INFORMATION DEVELOPMENT POLICY PLAN RECOMMENDATIONS PLANNING SYSTEM FINDINGS IMPLICATIONS OBJECTIVES PRINCIPLES PROPOSALS REMARKS The urban concentrations or':' nest] 1 • t een The woter bodies and the wooded hi Ils To preserve the notural and rural quolities Bt preventing hophuzard scatteration of Develop controls to protect water bodies These fe 1tures re ·1uire protection of the rolling hills with slopes containing 110 'PS create an attractive open space con of the Planning Area, residential development throughout the ond their banks, scenic assets of tfH Planning Area are to in excess of 12 per cent, figuroti on, ·hich penetrates into the Plonning Area. be conse, ed urbanized area. To prevent water and sail pollution ;,,,hich Limit construction on hill ridge lines and Several water bodies including the wi 11 adversely affect bath the rura I and By promoting mojor park lond ond open summits. OPEN SPACE Tuscarawas River, Beaverdam Creek, Stone urban population. space acquisition. Emphasize the Tuscarawas River as the Creek and Sugar Creek are located in the major natural resource on the city. Planning Area. The ,,ater bodiee hove not been developed for recreation use. Betwee� 1965 and 1985 school population Ne·' school foci Ii ties ore needed in the Ta expand existing school sites where By consolidating existing facilities and Ex pond the si le of the High School north Site expansion con be accomplished without is projected to increase by 880 pupils. South Side Neighborhood. feasible. building lorger schools. word. closing o street and with minimum displace ment of families. Most of the increase wi) I occur south of The mast important recreation requirement To provide new school facilities in ne·,1ly By acquiring school sites in ne·,•ly Develop a new elementary school west of the Tuscarawas River. is for lots ond neighborhood pa rks to be developing sections of the Planning Areo. developing areas in odvonce of need. the present South Elementary School. The site is ,ell located between older estab SCHOOLS AND RECREATION distributed about the City. lished neighborhoods and neNly de eloping Existing school bui I dings are adequate for To utilize available open lots in developed By acquiring r-n inventor. of vacant Develop a series of small neighborhood sections. present needs but their sites fall much sections for neighborhood parks., parcels ,here feosible, parks for all neighborhoods. below recommended standards. These parks, although small in size, should By acquiring park lond in areas be intensively utilized in older developed receiving new growth in advance of sections of the City. z need. c::rt------tt------+------+------The police station is in poor physical The existing police station is inodequote To provide facilities necessary for munici---+------t,------1�By loc"lting those functions which Expand the site of the police station The------1 police station is well located in the _J condition, lacks garage space and does and needs to be replaced:.>' o more pal functions to operate at maximum require o central location in the Central northward to the fire station and develop Centro I Business District rear the munici 0... pal not meet the needs of a modern police modern building" ith double the present efficiency. Business District. a new central police station. building and the County Court House. force. co cit_. (f) pa Develop o new fire station on the south This centrJI location near an important w By locoting municipa l facilities which No Fire Fighting facilities are housed on By 1975 on odditiono I fire station ,,,,i11 be are industrial or storage by nature in side of the Tuscara ·as River on the site proposed rood juncture is well suited for I- the rapidly developing south side of the needed in the south side of the river. outlying oreos. of the proposed commercia I center. a Future fire station. Tuscarawas River. _J PUBLIC BUILDINGS A mojor librory expansion is required. By providing appropriate community fc,ci I Develop a new City Garage on the site The Municipal Water \'/orks is centrally 0 The present Iibrary, a I though structureI ly ities in each neighborhood. of the Municipal ".'ater \'/orks. located in the Riverside industrial dis > The City Garage lacks space for equipment I- storage, work shops and office space. z ::) All other public buildings are adequate. �r------t------+---All developed sections of New Philadelphia The major------4------improvements to the utilities To provide public utilities in all developed -f------4------lt------By extending water and sewer facilities Improve water storage either by com- This will eliminate the substantial---- leakage --t � ore serviced by water and sewer systems. system wil I involve: sections of the City. where urban densities occur. partmenting the reservoir or by devel- from the reservoir. 0 oping a ne one. 0 Water supply sources are plentiful although l. the extension of I ines to �ewly To eliminate· ater pollution in the woters By pro iding secondory treatment of all This wi 11 service the anticipated ne the #aler reservoir has serious problems of developing oreas; in the Planning Area. treated ·,_·astes. Extend trunk sewers to the south side and development in the area. leakage. northeast section. UTILITIES 2, the elimination of the water leokuge By requiring lorge enough lot oreos to The entire storm se er system is in need of The sewage treatment plant is located on problem ot the reservoir and; eliminate conflicts of on-site ·voter Upgrade the storm s"•,, er system improvement. a large site, Primary treatment is applied supply ond septic tank disposal. to sewage at the plant. 3. upgrading the treotment system of the treatment plant" By encouraging a regional upprooch to water pollution elimination. STANDARDS LAND USE STANDARDS Residential Community Facilities and Utilities. The residential area should be developed in relation to existing community facilities and utilities such as schools, recreation, water and sewers. Local, Hazards and Nuisances. The residential areas should be separated from areas susceptible to flooding, sites adjacent to quarries, swamps, Junkyards and uses producing objectionable odors, smoke and dust. Residential Densities Lots With Minimum Lot Size neither public water nor sewer 40,000 sq. ft. either public water or sewer 20,000 to 40,000 sq. ft. both public water and sewer less than 20,000 sq. ft. Industrial Transportation: AdJacent to railroad and major highways Site Conditions: Not SUbJeCt to flooding Slopes less than 5 per cent Stable soil conditions Does not adversely affect nearby areas. Commercial Feature Central Business District Shopping Sub Centers Typical Uses: Retail and personal Convenience shopping, services, government motels, restaurants, offices, business gas stations, recrea services tion Location: Center of Urban Areas Along highway Minimum Parking: l square feet of park 3 square feet of park ing for each square ing for each square toot ot commercial foot of commercial floor area. floor area. -8- TRAFf'IC AND TRANSPORTATION STANDARDS Classification Rights-o.t-way Pavement - Expressway 100' 24' - 48' MaJor Street 66' 24' - 48' Collector Street 60' 28' - 44' Local Street 50' 20' 30' OPEN SPACE STANDARDS Open space should be comprised of: Areas along scenic water bodies. Areas that are rocky, have very steep slopes or are subject to occasional flooding. Areas such as swamps or forests containing abundant wildlife. Areas of unusual and attractive natural features such as Glens, waterfalls or geologic formations. SCHOOL STANDARDS Recommended Recommended Enrollment Site Size Elementary School 400 - 600 10 acres Junior High School 700 - 1,500 20 acres - Senior High School 1,000 2,000 30 acres Source National Committee on School House Construction -9- BACKGROUND REPORT _r ( ,..r i':, \ ,, '. j\\-'r \ iI -i ' }:�-- I J'?! ffE·: @ PROJECT OHIO F ,'d (NP) CITY OF NEW PHILADELPHIA I u TUSCARAWAS COUNTY, OHIO ,....,.OIO��f t,:��:1�:s�:.:��=�?.�:�� CONSULTANTS: CANDEU6. FLEISSIG AND ASSOCIATES 1967 0 PROJECT OHIO P-94 (NP) f THIS MAP A 0f0 THROUGH W"S FINA I '":, N�l:�L� lNG CITY OF NESW PHILADELPHIA :::: S NO :•;::�� �OM A URBA COUNTY, OHIO :·:.��::: : T C A RAw A �fVEtOPMENT. UNO ::.:N"o .S s u :�: '�:�� AiUTHORIUO IY S€ 701 Of fl'lf >lOUSING •:::';"-, AMfNDfl>. BASE MAP PREPARED BY EDWARD f GASSER' CITY ENGINEER CONSULTANTS C ANDEUB, FLEISSIG AND ASSOCIATES 1967 �-� I I I I � �[gkkj� D D D .Q__ Di D I□ I I o,o D DID . "'l= � ; c,:J l D □ O : □IDe D i I ] . I @ PROJECT OHIO P-9A (NP) CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT '"' ,,.,.. u110,. Of ""I ,.,.,...,_.1 .,,.._....:,,.,.,,oro .. rnr·'<.' N •'10[1_.I ••N!JOO,.,M!UllANIH CONTRACT EXTRACT "Three mans shall be used in the planning program: l. The existing city engineer's map, at a scale of11 one inch1 equals four �undred feet (1 ==- 400 ) r shall be utilized as the city base ma�. 2. For general plannir,g 1:-ork, U.S. G. S. maps shall be enlarged to a scale of one inch equals one thcusand feet (l" .::: 1,000'), to shon the City and entire Planning Area. Thj_s �ap shall show adequate topographic iu?oonation for the general analysis of suc�1 plan ning problems as the exten..s lOL of se0erE water, and drainage facili.tie3, drainag�, industrial development, str-:.:cet and highway alignm:::nt, the location c::: coT::-'.1unit�1 facilities, identifying floo2 plains, unbuildable lane, and fe2si½!e urban service areas. 3. A Central Business District rap, at a scale of one inch equals one hundred feet 11" = 100'), shall be drawn on m: lar or linen in a permanent, repro ducible form. This map shall show lot or property lines as available from city records, a�d generalized building outlines." Base Maps Three base mans have been utilized in the planning program, as follows: 1 • C 1 t ' Er: g ine er ' s bas e map , 1 " = .� 0 0 ' 2. U.S.G.S. map of the city an� surroun0ing area, l" :::. 1,000' 3. Central Business District map, l" = 100' A reduced reproduction of each map is included in this rec�rt . ... .l d_, ECONOMIC AND POPULATION STUDY CONTRACT EXTRACT "There shall be prepared a report containing an analysis of trends, influences and future opportunities affecting the economic develop ment of the Planning Area. The report shall contain an economic analysis of important natural and human resources and economic factors such as agriculture, retail trade, wholesale trade, manufacturing, income dis tribution, employment characteristics, occupa tional patterns, and public finance, "There shall be prepared a report containing an analysis of population characteristics including size, age,sex composition, dis tribution, race, density patterns and trends. Past, present and probable tuture trends of population growth and distribution will be analyzed and estimated." Data Sources The chief sources of published information were the U.S. Bureau of the Census and the Ohio Development Department. During the course of the study, however, three surveys were undertaken to provide additional 1nformat1on, A survey relating to the present and anticipated structure of manufacturing 1n New Philadelphia. Questionnaires were sent to all of the larger manufacturers in New Philadelphia. (See Appendix) A survey of commercial establishments in New Philadelphia. A random sample survey of households in New Philadelphia to obtain 1nformat1on on shopping patterns. Area Definitions A basic assumpt1.on of the report 1s that the development of New Philadelphia is related to County and regional trends. During the course of the report, therefore, comparisons are made with several regions in Ohio. Geographic definitions of these regions are as follows: -1.1- Tuscarawas Valley Economic Region* -- Holmes, Tuscarawas, Carroll, Jefferson, Harrison, Guernsey, Muskingum and Coshocton counties. Lakeshore Uplands Economic Region* -- Erie, Lorain, Cuyahoga. Lake, Ashtabula, Geauga, Trumbull, Mahoning, Portage, Summit, Medira, Richland, Ashland, Wayne, Stark and Columbiana counties. Ohio Valley Economic Region* -- Belmont, Monroe, Noble Washington, Morgan, Perry, Hocking, Vinton, Athens, Meigs, Gallia, Lawrence, Jackson, Pike, Scioto, Adams, Highland and Brown counties. Muskingum - Ohio River Basin ** -- Richland, Ashland, Wayne, Stark, Carroll, Tuscarawas, Holmes, Knox, Coshocton, Harrison, Guernsey, Licking, Muskingum, Nobile, Morgan and Perry counties. New Philadelphia is situated in Tuscarawas County on the fringe of the heavily industrialized northeastern corner of Ohio. To the south is the sparsely settled and economically depressed Ohio River Economic Region. Since the Second World War, the economy of New Philadelphia has become more closely related to the industrial area to the north and east than to the more rural south. Within the County, New Philadelphia is one of the principal industrial and commercial centers. It 1s the largest city and serves as the County seat. Manufacturing, Industry in New Philadelphia �s dominated by manufacturing which is concentrated 1n a few major firms. New Philadelphia is basically a one-industry city (although not a one-company cityJ with 72 per cent of manufacturing employment in 1966 coming from nonelectrical machinery. Due primarily to substantial employment increases oi a few large firms, manufacturing employment increased rapidly between 1947 and 1958, rising 43 per cent from 1,056 to 1,508. The bulk of the increase took plac2 from 1947 to 1954. More recent information obtained Lr□m the question �aire survey of manufacturers, however, indicates that the current national upswing in business is being felt in New Philadelphia. From 1960 to 1966, employment .1n the tirms surveyed rose 1rom 1,330 to 1,875 or 40 per cent. * Defined by the Ohio D�velopment Department ** Defined by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers -12- Retail Trade New Philadelphia and Dover function as shopping centers serving the residents of Tuscarawas County. Until 1958, sales were distributed fairly evenly between the two cities. The establishment of the Dover Plaza in 1958, however, has resulted in a shift of sales concentration to Dover. While sales 1n New Philadelphia remained virtually stable from 1958 to 1963, sales in Dover rose substantially from $21,757 to $32,218. Stores in New Philadelphia which have suffered most severely from competition trom the new center are those in the general merchandise category. Total retail sales 1n New Philadelphia rose from $20 million in 1954 to $22 million in 1958 and $23 million in 1963. Population Population has grown at an accelerating rate since 1940 when the war gave a boost to local industrial tirms. The 10 per cent rate of increase from 1950 to 1960 was still below the national and state growth rates, however, local job1 opportunities lagged in the latter half of the 1950 s. Components of Change. The increase of 1,293 in the population between 1950 and 1960 was due entirely to natural increase (the excess of births over deaths). The above-mentioned lack of Job openings caused a small net outmigration of 261 persons during the decade, which lessened the impact of natural increase on population growth. Composition. The number of people of prime working age (20-64) remained virtually stable between 1950 and 1960, but accounted tor a smaller share of total population, 52.l per cent compared with 57.4 per cent. These people are supporting a growing dependent population. The number of persons under 20, the great maJority of whom are I I in school, increased by 28.9 per cent and now accounts tor I over one-third of the population. The elderly population (over 65) increased moderately and now accounts for 13.2 per cent of the population which is high for an urban area. Income The d1str1bution of families by income in New Philadelphia indicates that incomes are higher than in the County as a whole but lower than the adjoining City of Dover. In 1959, there was a higher proportion of families with incomes of over $10,000 per annum, 10.6 per cent in New Philadelphia, than in the County 9.1 per cent; and a lower proportion of families with incomes of less than $3,000 per annum, 17.1 per cent, compared with County's 19.1 per cent. Trends from 1949 to 1959, indicate that incomes are increasing more rapidly in New Philadelphia than 1n Dover or Tuscarawas County. The median family 1ncome of New Philadelphia increased by 89.5 per cent in New Philadelphia, 85.5 in Tuscarawas County and 84.0 in Dover Future Changes Regional. ProJected growth of population and employment in the east central section of Ohio indicate a favorable outlook for the development oi New Philadelphia: Although the population in the Tuscarawas Valley Economic Region 1s proJected to increase moderately from 386,395 1n 1960 to 424,059* in 1980, population in the more densely populated Lakeshore Uplands Economic Region is proJected to increase over 40 per cent to 5,730,350* in 1980. Rapid population increases in the Lakeshore Uplands Economic Region may affect the northern portion of the Tuscarawas Valley Economic Region, which includes Tuscarawas County. ProJections of employment and population* in the Muskingum Sub-Area of the Ohio River Basin show substantial growth. Employment 1s projected to increase from 363,900 in 1960 to 534,340 in 1990 or 46.8 per cent, and population is projected to increase from l,040f300 in 1960 to 1,489,470 in 1990 or 43,2 per cent. An additional economic asset will be the completion of Inter state Highway 77 which will improve access to markets in the cities of Canton and Akron to the north. It also offers a connection to Interstate Highway 70 and the markets that it reaches. Tuscarawas County Covered employment in Tuscarawas County is proJected to increase from 16,212 in 1960 to 19,362 in 1990, an increase of 19.4 per cent. Population is proJected to reach 93,540 by 1985, an increase of 21.8 per cent over the 1960 population. * U.S. Army Engineer Corps of Engineers. -14- Tuscarawas County has recently been included in the Appalachian Region and therefore may be eligible for additional government assistance to further the growth and diversification of the economy. New Philadelphia Employment r P oJection. Employment proJections through 1985 show a rapid growth of manufacturing and a moderate increase in employment in retail trade, wholesale trade and selected services. Manufacturing employment is proJected to increase from 2,050 in 1964 to 4,200 in 1985, Employment in the production of non electric machinery is proJected to dominate manufacturing employment. Employment in retail trade is proJected to increase from 941 in 1963 to 1,165 in 1985, wholesale trade employment is pro jected to rise from 179 to 220 in this period and employment in selected services to increase from 419 to 520. The proJections imply that New Philadelphia will become more of a one-industry city. Although nationally the future out look 1s favorable for rapig growth in nonelectrical machinery, this industry is highly sensitive to fluctuations in the national economy. The concentration of manufacturing in non electrical machinery in New Philadelphia also makes its economy vulnerable to cyclical swings in the national economy. There may be a need for the community to take steps to attract new industry into New Philadelphia with a view to broadening the City's economic base. It is recommended that the follow ing measures should be considered: a, Active use of a community improvement corporation to assess the potential of New Philadelphia as a suitable location for different industries and to actively seek industries and assist them to locate in New Philadelphia. b. Making use of State tacilities for attracting industry and actively settling firms. c Allocating suitable ldnd for �ndustrial sites d. Providing training tacilities to insure an adequate supply of skilled labor, Retail Sales PrOJect1on Total retail sales are proJected to reach $30 million in 1975 and $37 million by 1985. ProJections are made on t.he assump tion that New Ph1ladelph1a will retain its present tl963J I relative position in Tuscarawas County, The future level of retail activity will depend partly on the ability of retail ( centers in New Philadelphia to provide facilities which are competitive with those in Dover" f Population ProJection The population of New Philadelphia is projected to increase [ moderately through 1985 reaching 16,200 in 1975 and 18,000 in 1985. The pressure for elementary and secondary school facilities may not be as great as it has been in the recent past. Over ( the 20-year period, from 1965 to 1985 the number of children of school age will increase by around 880. This represents an average rate of increase of 44 school children per year compared with 93 from 1950 to 1960 The number of young adults aged 20-29 will increase from 1,696 to 2,875, or 70 per annum. There may be changes in the demand for low-cost housing or rental units since this is the group with a high incidence of new household promotion. There may also be a demand for technical schools and other advanced education. The number of people aged 65 and over will decrease by 318 possibly easing somewhat the problems of a city which already has a large share of elderly people. The population proJection assumes that suitable housing will be available within the city limits. If the population per dwelling unit remains at the 1960 level, the housing stock will have to reach 6,210 by 1985; This represents an annual average rate of increase of 52 houses from 1960 to 1985 compared with the annual average of 63 from 1950 to 1960. ·16- TECHNICAL SCPPLEi'1ENT -- ECONOMIC BASE AND POPULATION REGIONAL GROWTH Population growth in t.he Tuscarawas \/alley Economic Region from 1900 to 1960 reflects its po�1tion as a trans�tional zone be tween the heav.1ly populated and highly .1ndustr1alized Lakeshore \'plands Economic Reg.J.on and sparsely settled and economically depressed Oh.10 Valley Econom ..LC Region. The population of the Tuscarawas Valley Economic Region rose from 271 863 in 1900 to 386.395 i� 1960. an increase of 42.1 per cent. Dur.1ng Uns time the population of the Lakeshore Uplands Economic Region :1 nc rease::1 f rorn L 12 5 82 5 to 4. 081 J 801. an .increase of 262.6 per cent. The Oh.io \alley Econom .• c Region exper�enced an increase of o�ly 5.8 per �ent from 1900 to 1960 rising from 558�841 to 591 .. 415. 1r:.e differentials _,.ri pop·ulat1on growth bet,.een the economic regions are due to d.1.fferences 1:n .1ndustt:.".l structure. The Lakeshore Lplands Economic Region .is highly industrial ized a..nd .is more heavily oriented to".:irds manufacturing than Uie other two regions. In 1960, ma.nufacturing employment a.ct.o-...1.,1ted for 41.4 per cent of total employment in the Lai Agricultural employment wh.1ch .1s decliru;,g .1n all areas of the state accounts for 1.8 per cent of total employment .tn the Lakeshore Uplands Economic Regio� 7.2 per cent .1.n the Tuscara1r.·as ·. alley Reg.ion a.rid 9 8 per cent .i..n the Oh.10 ';_:dley Reg ion. - 17- LOCAL GROWTH TTJSCARAWAS COUNT\ Economy 1\/\anufacturing 1s the dominant industry in Tuscarawas County, accounting for. SS.l per ce:nt of cover:ed employment in 1964. TJ-1e County has a high degree of specialization in fabricated met al products and CE:·ra:mics products� Covered 12mplo:yment grew at a rate slightly lower: than the com parable State increase of 13,..6 per cent. Both the County and State� have expe.rienced fluctuations in employment from 1950. to :!..964 and have shared in the economic expansion of the nation from 1961 to 1964, Covered emp.1 oymc:nt in. Tu.sc-arawas County {Table 9l .ro,se ftom 14,615 ir1 1950 to .L6, 302 in 1964, an in creas� of 1.1.5 per cent. Fluctuations in total ePl.ploymr-nt ar.e .la1.gely due. to fluctuations in manuta.cturi.ng which u:- flect the County's concentration in the c-?tpital goods equ1prnent industry which is sensitive to swings in the national economy Employment changes .in other industry gr:oups in Tuscarawas County fr om 1950 t: o .1964 have q8.n�ra.l ly bee.n st,_:-':ldy and in line with St;:,te trends_. Fmp.�oyment in agr.iculture in Tuscarav,ia.s County declined sub st P(lpu\at ,.1 on As a ref.l.ecr..1 or. of the higher degree of industrialization of Tu scar a:was County ar:id ts prox1mi ty to th2 Lakeshore Uplands Eco.nornic Region. growth has generally teen rno�e rapid than in tPE" Tuscara·w·as VoLley Economic Region. ThE population of Tuscar3was County grew from 53 751. in 1900 to 76 ) 789 in 1960. From 1950 to .l.960, T�scara,,ds Cou.nty expe.r.iPnced an outmigra t 1 on of :; 5 "38 _ This "'ras concentrated in the lS- 24 age groups and \Atos most m::L ked a.:mong males aged 20-·2.4 suggesting that young people ar.e .Leaving thP County in search of more varied emp J.o:{mt'nt, educ at ion 3.l -3.nd soci a.1 opportunities -18--, NEW PHILADELPHIA .Economy Manufacturing - New Philadelphia has a concentration of manu factur:.ing e:mployrnP.nt in a few large firms, predominantly manu facturers of nonelectrical machinery. The responses to the survey of manufacturers give a favorable impression of the present state and future prospects of manu facturers in New Philadelphia. The major findings obtained ! from the survey were•if: 19.56 Total employment rose from 1,129 to .1 ) 985 between and 1966 an increase of 75.8 per cent. The bulk of employment is in firms .located in the City over 15 years . 87 per cent of all manufacturing jobs are held by males i. in 1966) . Utilities and services were listed as adequate by the majority of fir.ms. Only 4 firms served markets in Tuscar:a-was County and only 4 obtained a significant amount of raw matPr:ials from the County. S firms had d.ifficu.Lt..y .1n obtaining skilled workers. A good labor market., nearness to local markets and a good r anspor:tat ion sys tern were .Listed as main .locational ad vantages. Disadvantaqes of the present location related in part to poor facilities in the C'ity .. The chief disadvantages mentioned were housing, lack of educationa.l faci!ities, no professional people. and no major airlines for air freight nearby. *.A corop.lPte tabulation of the survey is appended to this appendix -19- Employment in manufacturing in New Philadelphia. rose substantially from l 056 in 1947 to 1,508 in 1958, an increase of 42.8 per cent, Frnployrnent in the firms surveyed rose another 41 per cent from 1,330 in 1.960 to 1:875 in 1966, due chiefly to the rapid expa.nsi on of two maJ or firms in New Philadelphia. The increase is much higher than that exper:ienced in the County, where manu facturing employment increased by only 2.4 per cent between 1947 and 1958 and virtually r·emained stable between 1958 and 1963. Retail Trade - New Ph.1-ladelphia functions as a. shopping center for residents of the City and the surrounding area. In 1963, retai 1 st or.es .1-n New Philadelphia had an estimated trade area of 18 ., 909 ¼inch is 4_,414 higher than the population of the City. That customers are attracted into the downtown shopping cent.er of New Philadelphia from outside is rG•ealed in the results of the survey of downtown commercial establishments in New Philadelphia, 4 out of 28 retai 1 estabh shments stated that less than 50 per cent of their customers came from New Philadelphia and 16 stated that 50 to 74 per: cent of their customers came fr:om NeK Pbi 1 a.delphia, 10 out of 25 retai.l estabLlshments had 25-49 per cent from Dover and one had over 7'::. per cent of their customers from Dover. 6 out of 25 r:eta.il establishments had 25-49 per: cent of their customers fr:orn outside both Dover and New Philadelphia., and 2 had over: 50 per: cent fr.om thf" out.lying areas. 20 of the retail est.:ili.1.ishments surveyed had delivery ser vices. Of these. 9 delivered to places under 10 m�les away 2 delivered 11-25 m1.l.es and 9 del.ivered over 26 miles. Retai 1 activity in New Phi .l adelph.i a., however had for a long time experienced compEt.ition from the nev,,. shopping center in Dover which "'-.-3s romp.l.Pted in .l.958, The s.L.1ght incr.ea.se in sales from $20Q l mi111on in 1954 to S22, 7 million in .l.958 '":as virtually halted between 1958 and .l.9f 1 while sales 1n Dover: increased 48 per cent from $2.L 8 million to $32.2 million -20-· 14 out of 34 stores in the retail survey indicated that Dover was their main source of competition. 8 of these specified the Plaza. 62 respondents in the shoppers' survey shopped in New Phi1ade1phia At .least once a week_, and 37 shopped in Dover Plaza at lease once a �eek. Stores selling shoppers goods wer:e particu.lar.ly hard hit by the opening of Dover Plaza. Sa.les of shoppers goods in New Philadelphia went from $4 7 million in 1954 to S5,7 million in 1958, but dropped sharply to $4,.1 rnillio.r1 in 1963 .. Sa.les of shoppe,::s goods in Dover increased 1.16 per cent between 1958 and 1963. Fu.1.1 y 30 per cent of the shoppers quest i oncd s.::iid they went to Do"er: for shoppe.cs goods. Automotive de::1l2rs and gasoline service stations were t.he only retail groups in New Phi.ladelphia that experienced steady in creasf's in sa.les fr.om .1954 to .1963� Autornoti ve sa.l..es increased from S 3 , 5.12, 000 to ,$6J 990,000 or 99 per: cent, dnd by .1963 they were the .largest single re tail group in Nev,: .Phi.l.ade.lphia, accounting for 29, 9 per cent of total sales. Sa. .Les of gaso.l 1ne service stations increased from $.L3 ml.llion to S.L 7 mil.Lion an .increase of 30� 3 per cent. Of .157 u�spo.r:der,ts_ .118 shop for "other retail" in New PhLLdde.Lphi':t. and onJ y 24 in Dover.' ref.lect 1ng part.Ly the c-oncentrat ion of au.t omoti ve sales in New Philadelphia. There are other indications that retai.l trade in New Philadelphia has st.a.bilized, and .is no longer a growth industry, Employment- declined from 1,.169 .in .1954 to 941 in 1963. 8 of 27 stores ha•e expe�ienced no change or: a dec1ine in gross income since 1960 . .il of 28 stores ·had stable. or: dec.linj_ng profits since 1960. - 2.l.~ Selected Services - Service facilities u1 New Philadelphia cater to people in the surrounding area as well as the City. This is ind1.cated ir1 the hlgh per capita. rece.,_pts which were $216 in 1963 compared with $128 in the :ounty. Serv:1.ce receipts .1.n Ne'vt.' Phil ::idelphia. increased from $1. 8 million in 1954 to $3.1 million 1n 1963} an increase of 78.3 per cent. Th.1s was s1.igbtly below the �"ounty i.ncrease of 86 .6 per cent. Table 8� Employme.nt 1.n selected serv.i.ce.s v1 Ne1,,; Fhilade lph.1.a rose from 379 in 1954 to 419 1n 1963. Whole&a.le_Trade - Wholesale trade sales iri New Ph.1.ladelphia in crea.sed 1n volume Lorn $5 352 000 1.n 1954 to $8 814,000 in 1963. Th.1s represents an 1.nc.rease of 64, 7 per cent which .1s lower than the county increase of 101 6 per cent. T.he dtffete:nce 1·..-1 increase .1s a. result of +be slow growth of sales of mercha.. nt w.riolesalers dur.1.ng tri 1s t nne Sales .�n mer. ha.rn wholesaltng 1n Ne,v Ph1ladelphia from 1954 to 196 .3 l:nc.rea3ed fr om $L ." 7 50 000 to $4 456 000 or 62 ., 0 per cent wr1ereas sale::, .�n the County ir1-.. 1eased by 130.4 per cent. Between 1958 and 1964 merchant ¼holesaler sales actually dropped from $4 897,000 to �4 450 000, Employment .in wholesale trade in New Ph ..cladelphia. remained steady at around 180 from 1954 to 1963. Po2ulat1.on The popula.tion of New Ph.ila.delph1a gre"" from 6" 213 in 1900 to 14 L41 .in 1960, TaJ:;i.le l. Since 1940 growth has been at an accelerating rate. Com2onent s of,,,C.ha.nge - 'The popula. t.w.n .u,c.rease .in New Philadelphia ftom 1950 to 1960 1ra.s a result of an excess of b.1rths over deaths" The mag.ni tu.de of the .i.YJcrease vv'a.s due partly to the high b1.rth rate 1n th s decade. �1grat�on had lLttle effect on popula.t.1on trends: there being a ,.,,et outm1.grat.1on of 240 perso.ns .1.n the 1950-1960 decade · 2 2- Outmigrat1on occurred among all age groups except 25-34 and 65 and over. Outmigcat10:n of females aged 25.,34 suggests that some outmigration did occur amongst married males aged 25-34" If so., 1t was hidden by the .inmigr:at1on of single males which is probab.ly re.lated to the surge of construction activity in the t area in connect.ion with the Dover. Shopping Cent.er, Rou..e 77 and the Dover Transportation Center., P912ul.a1;)on Com1.2osit 10:n - Mi gr.at- ion :movements and natural changes due to the process of aging have .resulted 1n there being a high er pr opo.r ti on of dependent .s ir1 the population of New Philadelphia than in 1950. The propo1. t.ion of ch1.ldren a.ged .19 and under increased from 29.7 per cent of the population in 1950 to 34.7 per cent in 1960. The proportion of people aged 65 and over increased from 12.9 per c�nt of the population to 13.2 pe� cent. The pr.opor.·t J..on of people aged 20.,64 from 'l11ihich the labor force 1s dt·awn, decreased from 57 .• 4 per cent to 52"1 per cent of the popu.lat ion, 'I'he decrease ""as particularly marked in the 20-29 age groupR lL�.. <;-�. - Ne"" Ph1.Lade.Lphi3.•s population is \tirtuaLly all white and the trend is tm,a..rds more rather than .less homogeneity" l.n 19?0 the City had 129 nom11,hite r.es1de.nts" This amounted to .LO per: cent of the tot.al popu.L5tio:1 � The percentage of non wh1 tE residents for. Oh.io in the same year was 6"5 per cen , and in Tuscaxa¼as County� 1.2 pe� cent. Ey l9h0 the no.nwh1t� popula�ion of the s�ate had increased to 8�2 per. cent. of total population, while that in the County fell to .1 J. per: cent, and rhat in Nev,· .Philadelphia fell to 08 8 per cent. Ther.e "'as a .nu:mer: 1ca1 de,'line as w<2.l.l since the nonwhite population in 1960 was 129 compared ith 111 1n 1950" The structure of :manufa.ctur:ing in New Philadelphia and the ad Jo.i:ni�1g city of Dover with its strong orientation towards heavy industry is reflected in t�e high proportion of males in the - 2 3- labor force of Ne""' Phi.lado2.lphi-=-i compared ¼.ith Tuscar:awas County arid Oh1 o,, Wh .i le popul6!t1on aged .14 and over· incr.easE:-d 3, 9 per. cent between .L 950 and .l.960. the .l.�bor force gr:ew only 2 0 9 pE: :r:: cent because of a drop 1:n the entr.y of malt"s .1.nto the labor fotce _Comn,utat.io:n - The maJor1ty of the resident labor force of New Philadel.phia worked in Tuscar.awas Cm.:i.nty in 1960. 4.448 1,rorker:s or: 86 .. 8 per. cent. of the resident labor: force worked in the County" Only 453 wor.ker:s _. or 8.,8 per cent of the labor force commuted to jobs outside the C0unt'}'. � C'f these., 326 worked in Stack County. T'r1E: high pr:opor:tion of wotkeL·s who v.::1.Lked to ,,.:ork,, 14�0 per cent, compared with the County lll.4 per cent· and the State (8.6 per cent� confirms that 3 high propoc�ion of the resident labor force wor:k r i.gbt 1n New Philade.Lphir1. u _Ipd .st:'y_At tachmer.t , · The industry a.t.t ac hment of t.he .Labor foLce teflects the 1ndust�ial mix and u�b3n ch�racter of N�w .Philr.1.delph1':l and Do�•er� There is a. high concent r:a.t 1 on of employment in durable goods m:1:nufactur:ing, In l960. 29.,4 p.::.r c-enr of ,he resident labor force v1s employed in these 1ndustries h Ther,e is a h1gh pr:opoction of the labo.1. fou�e ·wor.king in whole· sa.le and r:eta1,L i:tade; finance 1nsur:-3nc, and real estate; and s1c,r:v1ces r.rnd µub.i.1c adm1n1str·ation .. and a :ln," pr:oportion: of worl W1tr1n the :mclnuf-:Ktu::.ing: cat"goq, employment 1n durable goods rosP. from 1 .. 3)7 to l S1.7 1:t;t. employment 1n nondurable goods rPrnu1.ned sta.ble dt 29�� Tr:E-> gr·catest employment gain occurred 1n none1Fc-trica,i :ma::-hiner:y f-·'ITTf,.Loyment. 'Which rose from 268 to 5 27 ,, - 24- Oc£1!12.stions, Education and Income - The industrial structure of labor force has its par al.le.ls in other characteri sties of the population. There is a higher proportion of white collar workers in the labor. force than t.he average for Tuscarawas County Q There is also a higher proportion of the semiskilled and skilled employees found in manufacturing -- the craftsmen, foremen and kindred employees� Conversely, .laborers and far:'m workers are under.represented i.n comparison with the County average� The average .r.esident of New Phi. .l ade.lphia in 1960 had completed 0.8 mot:'e yea.rs of school than the average resident of Tuscarawas County_, reflecting the higher skill level of the labor force ., Similarly, med1 an family income in New Phi .Ladelphia has exceeded the County median by an increasing margin since .1949. The median in Nev.. Phi ladelph1.a also gr.ew more rapidly than in the County_. r.eflecting the more favorable g.rowt.h in manu facturing employment. New Philadelphia has more f ami . .lies with incomes exceeding $l0 J 000 (10.6 per centl and less with incomes under $3,000 !17,.l pe.c centJ than the County" - 2 .5- PESL:LTS OF I I\IDHSTF LAL SUR\ EY Dur.1.ng the course 0f the study a survey ·"'as made of manufactur.1ng f.t rms 1 n New Phd:i.delph.1a .1n the spr.1.ng of 1966 The l 1st of f.1 nns '1\la.s t ;,.ken from the Oh __ o :I ndustl",al Di rectory 1965, Em ployrnent .LG the fL:ms resfond1ng accounted for an est.i.mated 87 per te.nt of tota.l manufa,�tur.i.ng employment .1.n Ne'i fh.!.ladelphia.. The ans ers to the quest .• ons 'H.e summar�zed below A sample SlH"''ey form 1s 1.n.,:luded a.t the end, l How long at present locat�on7 L'nder 5 yea1s 3 5-9 1earb 10-19 yea.is 4 c'.0+ years 5 2. Ho� long i� County? Under 5 yea.rs l 5 -9 ye:l.rs 10--19 ye'HS 4 10+ ye�.rs 7 J. Total floor spa�e occup�ed? 713 569 sq, ft. 8 4 Site adequate for present needs7 7 No 2 s f't.Ll.i.t 1es a.nd sen .�ces adequate? No Water 12 1 Se-,er 13 C.as 1 3 Ele··tc.1 _. 1 t 1 l 3 Ka. 1 1 ro1.d 12 l fn.... ,:::·k; r,g 12 l 6 �ctJOt users of products ,mult1ple c1,swers1 Other Manufa�tucers s Who.lesalers 2 Retai.lers 3 Number of Firms Contractors 1 Genera.1 public 3 Government l M.LnLng l Pub.lie Util.i ties l 7. Location of markets (multiple answer) Tuscarawas County 4 Surrounding Counties 2 Other in U.S.A. l Entire U.S�A� 2 Export l 8. Significant amount of raw materials from Tuscarawas County Yes 4 No 9 9. Sales Increasing substantially 3 Increasing moderately 3 Remaining constant 2 Declining 10. Changes anticipated in next 10 years Growth with national economy 2 Expansion of operations 2 Not known 8 No changes l 11. Difficulty in obtaining skilled workers Yes 5 No 4 12 Advantages of present location Fair labor market 3 Good traffic facility 2 Convenient to local markets 1 13. Disadvantages of present location Housing l No professional people l Lack of educational facilities l No major airline for air freight nearby l Need more space 2. -27- N umbe_r of� 14. N·umbe r- of employees 1954 1,129 10 1960 1, 3 rn 10 1966 1;985 13 Male 1., 7 .3 3 Perna.le 362 15 Per' cent .i:ncre,1se i.n employment 1954 to 1966 75.8 -28- PROJECTIONS Tl'SCA.RAWAS COUNT\ _Employment Project1on.s of co,,ered emp.loyrnent in Tuscarawas County wer:e made through 1985. l'L.Q.1.?f.t.tQD.,§ - PtoJections of cove.red ernp.loyment show a st.ea.dy growth of total emp.loyment ftorn 16,212 1n 1960 to over 19_.000 in 1985. a� increase of 3 150 or 19.4 per cent. The most rapid .incr:eased from 1960 to 1984 1;.,,1.LL occur: 1n the fol.Lo-vl1.ng indus try groups� Emr,.l.oyment 1n f1na.nce_, insur:ance 1nd rea.l est.-;;1.te wil.L increase from 377 to 989 or. 162. 3 pi'::r cent. EmpJoymPnt 1n sEr:vicE:cs ·i.l.1 increase fr om 849 to l 63.1 or: 91�3 pE.t cent. 1 Wholesa.. e tr.adE: and retail trade e:mp.1.oyment will ine:cease from 1�44S to 4.971 or 44.3 per cent. Consttu---t.1on emp1oyrtFnt w.1..Ll i.ncrt:3.se from 684 to 954 or 3 9 • S pe r cent � These 1ndu.str.y 91:ou.ps "'11.Ll dc:c.l.ine or grow at a r.ate below the aver. age' Manuf;ictur:.1ng 1s cx.pected to 1.ncreas•· s.low.'ty from 9_.234 to 9�648 an 1ncreas� of 4.5 per cent. Decctcases .1n emp.loymcnt are ant.icipated in mining. from 79·{ to $46 or 3.1.l. per cent and tr.ansport:ation and utilities fr:om 774 to 62.!. or 19.8 per cenr. Metl.odo.l.ogy "' Pr OJECtions of covered emp.l.oymtcnt 1.n the County fr.or-1 1960 through 1975 wer:c made on the b3s1s thcit, with two exc .L Rat •..;s c.,f 1ncrease for rac-h industry group fr.om 1960-75 in Ohio -.,,,.:TE:: taken from l\iat1onal Planning Association projec t i o.r, s. - 29- 2 M1n�ng: ma�ufa-turing: Nnolesale and retail trade: f�nance; ins1..i.ra.r1.._e and ceal es':ate; a.nd serv.1.ces employment were proJe�ted to 1975 using State rates. 3 Employment �n co'Lstruct10.r. was d.ssumed to increase at t¼ice the St•=i.te rci.te tilrougl1 1975. rtt.is was based on 1958 to 1964 t.::ends .in •-,hich employment .�n construction in Tuscarawas Co�nty increased by 15.5 per cent but decreased by 9.3 per cent .i.n Ohio. 4. Employment in t rar1sports. t.1on a.nd utilities \,\:ilS kept constant in Tusca.ra.'vl.'as County from 1960 to 1970 while it was pro- J ected to decrease by 8.1 per cent in Oh.10. Th.1s was done on the basis of 1958 to 1964 chdnges in �hich employment in transportation and utilities increased by 19-3 per cent in Tusc.::i.rawas County compared 1,,. J.. th 2 .. 3 per cent in Ohi.o. From 1970 to 1975 �t �as assumed it ¼ould increase at the State ra.te 5 The 1975 employment est.1.rnates 1.,ere projected through 1985 at the annual .::i:, er:a.ge rate of .1nc rease .1.n the state between 1970 a.nd 1975 The population of Tuscarawas County is pro1ected to increase 1 from 76" 89 .io 1960 to 93 5.40 .in 1985 an overd.ll 1..ncrease of 21 3 pe r r:en t · �;:;• , - , --- - Methodology - froJe, t.�ons of the pop·u.laL on of Tuscarawas County tr,roug.h lY80 were t::tKen f.::-om est.1rnates made by the Ohio Develop- 1nent Department. Estimates for 1�85 were m�de by extend_ng the annual average rate of gro¼th proJected for 1970 - 1980. NEW PH: LA.DELl"'H.i l\ f..·r0Ject1.o.ns of employment and popula.t..1.on .1.n New Philadelphi.a.. are b. sed on the forego� r,g exam.1.nat.1on of p-3.st trends and assessment of the future potential of the City. Ma.iTufa.�tur�::,g employ-rr,erit .1s ptoJected to .increase from 2 050 .in 1964 to 4.200 in 1985- an .Lncrea.se of 2 150 or 106 per cent. Employment in retail t,acte is proJected to increase from 941 in 1963 to 1.165 l.� 1985, a 24 per cent rise Employ-rnent in wholesale trade is proJected to .i.ncrease 24 per cent 179 in 1963 to 220 in 1985. Employment J..n selected services is also projected to increase 24 per cent from 418 in 1963 to 520 in 1985. Assumpt1.ons - F- roJect J.ons of t ota.l employment .iri ma.nu fa c turL ng were ma.de for Nevv Philadelphia th.cough 1985 on the bas.is of recent tre:nds 1.n. manufactur.1.'1g employment u1 �ew Ph1.ladelph.1a a. .nd t:ne c,e.ner.llly optLm.1st;c outloo'k of rn�nu.f::i.cturers .1.n New Ph 1 l -3,:]elph 1a Ft0Ject1ons of employ-rnent .tn r.et:ul trade \,holesale trade and sele:. ted serv ... ces were rn,de o.n the assL1 mpt .Lori th.at the .n-urr1ber of employees 1n thes� 1'1du�tr 1es ¼Ould bear a consta�t relation �:r1p to t.he tot3,l populatior. 1.0 Nev P.h·,l-3.delph.�a M_�tb.QQQ+o.:=i.x - D .. f fe re11 t pr oced·Lt "es \/1. ere used for manufacturing ::i.nd �:on-ni➔.. rr .. fa::.t'L..r .i ng .. l T.he l'::14i to 1958 a.t1'."<..1.c1 l a.ve�a.ge 1 lte of employment .increase .1r. rna.r.,..,fa.1·t'�d.;r,g w._,_s �:otr,puted for Nevi/' P.ruladelph.ia a.nd Oh.io Tr,e .ca.tes ,, ere 3, 3 r,er ce.nt for Ne.,. J.,hiladelphia and 0. 0 per ce.it fo1 Ohi.o 2, l t 1ivas assL,.med that the annua.l average .cate of increase in c\le1,,: P.hllu.delph_i_a '"ould co.ntinue to be 3,3 higher than that 1n Onio in the future. �. The o.nnua.l a:verage rac.e of employment .1.ncrea.se for Oh.10 f,om 1960 th1ough 1975 w�s obtained from National Planning Assoc1�t.ion pr0Ject1ons. !t was 0.2 per cent. 4. Manufacturing employme�t in Ne� Philadelphia was proJected from 1964 through 1985 at an average annual rate of 3.5 per cent. - 31- 5� Employment in retail tcade, wholesale trade and selected services was calculated as a per cent of total population in New Philadelphia. 6� Employment in each of these industries was ca.Leu.lated at the same per cent of future population through 1985. Population A moderate increase in the population of New Philadelphia is projected through 1985� Table 4. The population will reach 16,200 by 1975, an increase of 10.2 per cent over the 1960 pop ulation- and 18.,000 by 1985 an increase of 22.4 per cent over the 1960 population. ,�Ull2ti,QJ).§. -, ProJections of the tota.L population in New Philadelphia through 1985 were made on the basis of past growth trends and published projections of popu.L:tion in the region and county and employment projections. It was assumed that population in New Philadelphia would continue to increase at a faster rate than Tuscarawas County and that there ½OU.ld be an inm.igration of around .L,000 people between 1965 and 1985. Methodo.logY, .L The 1960 population was "survived'' ahead by five year intervals, using projected sur,11. 'al rates for wln tes in the United States cnmputed by the BurE:ou of the Census6 2" 'Ihe number of rbildcen under 5 years of age in 1965 was computed from b.irth statistics obtained from the State of Ohio Department. of Health., 3 ., The number of children aged under 5 in 1970, 1975 ,, 1980 and 1985 was esti:mai::ed on the assumption that the 1960 fertility r.a+ io would remai.n constant through 1985. 4 a Over the 1960 to 1985 period, the previously derived survived population were adjusted at 5 year intervals by age group, by inserting migration data by age group. A small amount of inmigration was assumed over the 25 year period. -32- �.tQj_ect ions - Tota.l retail sa}es are projected to reach $3 0 million by 1985 • .A§.§.1lJ!1...P.ti.Qn§. - Retail sales projections were made on the assump tion that New Phi.1.ade.Lphia will retain its present (1963) posi tion as retail center in Tuscarawas County. Methodolo5IL - Retail sales projections were made on the basis of total personal and per capita income estimates" l. Income projections .for Ne"'r Philadelphia were made on the basis of State t.rends of pee capita income from 1949 to 1964. 2. The ratio of the median family income in New Ph.1ladelphia to that 1.n Ohio was computed for. 1959. The ratio was 93.5 per cent" 3� Per cap1.ta personal income for. New Phi.ladeJphia in 1963 was estimated at 93�5 per cent of the State per capita personal income. 4. The annual average rate of increase of State per capita income from 1949 to 1964 in .1963 constant do.L.lars was 202 per cent. (Source - Survey of Current Business.) 5,. It was assumed that per: capi.ta income in New Philadelphia would increase at a rate of 2 Q 2 per. cent annually from .1963 through 1985; and per. capita pr.oJections were computed accordingly. These projections ar.·e in .1.963 constant do.L.lacsn 6. Total persona.l income from 1963 through 1985 was calculated by multiplying per capita projections by population projections. 7 Total sales in New Philadelphia J.11 196.3 v-,-er.·e $23.,41.L Applying the United States 1963 relationship of retail expenditure to per capita income, theoretical total retail sales for r Nev, Philadelphia in 1963 wou.Ld be �19 .- 009� B� The ratio of actual sales to theoretical sales was 123�6 per cent and it was assumed that th.is ratio would hold constant through 19850 -33- 9. The U.S. rel�Llun�0..1.p of retall expend:tu£e to per capita .:. ric.ome "'as appl�.ed r:o p1'oj e<.:tions of tor:al persor1a 1 income lo 1�75 -nj l98S to obtaifi projecr:�ons of theoretical retail sales. 10. These \.ere mul t.-pL.ed by L:: 3. 6 to obta..1.n proJ ections of total ret�;1 sales �n Neft Philadelph�� for 1975 and 1985. Population trends and projections are noted on Tables 1-5. Econom.ic trends and projections are noted on Tables 6-26. -34- Table 1 POPULATION TRENDS 1900 TO 1960 New Philadelphia Tuscarawas Lake shore Ohio as a Per Cent Valle�- Uplands Valley New Tuscarawas of Tuscarawas Economic Economic Economic Year Philadelphia Dover County County Region Region Region Ohio 1900 6,213 5,422 53,751 11. 6 271,863 1,125,823 558,841 4,157,545 1910 8,542 6,621 57,035 15.0 305,529 1,488,314 565,262 4,767,121 1920 10,718 8,101 63, 578 16.9 326,617 2,183,275 577,217 5,759,394 1930 12,365 9,716 68,193 18.1 345,987 2,701,999 568,074 6,646,697 1940 12,328 9,691 68,816 17. 9 361,794 2,781,796 592,799 6,907,612 1950 12,948 9,852 70,320 18.4 367,796 3,267,701 570,656 7,946,627 1960 14,241 11,300 76,789 18.5 386,395 4,081,801 591,415 9,706,397 Per cent change 1900-1910 37.5 22.1 6.1 N.A. 12.4 32.2 1.1 14.7 1910-1920 25.5 22.4 11.5 N.A. 6.9 46.7 2.1 20.8 1920-1930 15.4 19.9 7.3 N.A. 5.9 23.8 -1. 6 15.4 1930-1940 -0.3 -0.3 0.9 N.A. 4.6 3.0 4.3 3.9 1940-1950 5.0 1.7 2. 2 N.A. 1.7 17.5 -3.7 15.0 1950-1960 10.0 14.7 9.2 N.A. 5.1 24.9 3.6 22.1 1900-1960 129.2 108.4 42.9 N.A. 42.1 262.6 5.8 133.5 N.A. - Not Applicable. source: U.S. Bureau of the Census. ======- Table 2 PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION BY AGE NEW PHILADELPHIA AND TUSCARAWAS COUNTY 1950 AND 1960 New Philadelphia Tuscarawas Count:y: Age 1950 1960 1950 1960 Under 5 9.8 10.2 10.4 11. 0 5-19 19.9 24.5 23.5 27.0 20-29 15.1 10.8 14.4 10.9 30-64 42.3 41.3 40.7 39.7 65+ 12.9 13.2 11. 0 11.4 Totals 100.0 100.0 100.0 100. \1 Source: u. s. Bureau of the Census -36- Table 3 POPULATION BY AGE AND SEX NEW PHILADELPHIA 1950 AND 1960 Migration 1950 1960 1950-1960 Age Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total -7 All ages 6,253 6,695 12,948 6,903 7,338 14,241 2 -168 -240 Under 5 641 633 1,274 774 684 1,458 -15 - 88 -103 5-9 498 969 694 471 649 1,343 -74 - 81 -155 10-14 448 426 874 599 629 1,228 -17 10 7 15-19 393 331 724 461 462 923 -29 - 9 - 38 20-24 399 476 875 360 421 781 -68 l - 69 25-29 523 548 1,071 373 373 746 44 - 20 24 30-34 483 506 989 459 475 934 61 l 60 I 35-39 451 886 510 -19 w 435 504 1,014 - 37 - 56 40-44 418 416 834 470 490 960 - 8 - 12 - 20 45-49 348 428 776 429 414 843 - 3 3 6 50-54 37 5 382 7 57 365 402 767 -22 8 - 14 55-59 307 338 645 307 410 717 - 8 3 5 60-64 278 335 613 303 347 650 - 9 l - 8 65-59 264 326 590 277 335 612 35 25 60 70-74 234 263 497 211 290 501 17 11 28 75 and o':er 255 319- 574 317 447 764 43 26 69 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census. Candeub, Fleissig and Associates. Table 4 POPULATION PROJECTIONS NEW PHILADELPHIA, TUSCARAWAS COUNTY AND OHIO 1966-1985 Tuscarawas Ohio Year New Philadelphia County (Thousands) 1965 14,700 80,110 10,410 1975 16,200 86,650 11,771 1985 18,000 93,540 N.A. 1965-75 10.2 8.2 13.1 1975-85 11.1 800 N.A. Source: National Planning Association Ohio Development Department Candeub, Fleissig and Associates -38- ...,- . ··-= .,,._,,. •...-n.,-•-· ,._.,._, -=:-·.o+ ··=-=--=--� ' ...... ,...... _,. __,,... "--=-"'"""'"' .-; L .,,.- _ "Y,;> •...... -=. "-•- . -x� r·,ble 5 PC,!1· LAT� ()f' Pi-' 1:1 if\.- TIO, '5 S: A.;E _;fs.O P !\L tl Vi1 � LADEH·i L l l .L960-·1985 :.ncrease 1965-85 Age 196G'' 1965 1975 1985 Nu:nber :_·naer s L458 1. 394 1 614 1 891 497 5 - 19 3 494 4, u2c, 4 437 4, 89E 876 :�o .. 29 1, 52', L696 2.596 2 875 L 179 L, -- 64 S 88"> 5. -; 77 6, l, 1 7 6,820 1 043 .L 6 5 1 877 l, 84:4 1 517 1 526 318 rct,l 14. 7 31 lE:-. 181 18 .. ( 08 .3 277 Srn.,rc2s �· S f-,u."."e . u of th.e Cer:stts Clndeub. Fle:ss1� �na ;ssoc11tes ,,__ .. . -.. ._...,," •-, --. _,,... •• •-,,...... •-.·o, C " "- ._ :,n.,,.--._,..,,.,,._ ..... - -- - 3 ?- Table 6 LABOR FORCE CHARACTERISTICS NEW PHILADELPHIA, TUSCARAWAS COUNTY AND OHIO 1950 AND 1960 New PhiladelEhia Tuscarawas County Ohio Characteristic 1950 1960 1950 1960 1950 1960 Population over 14 years Male 4,757 4,911 25,874 26,297 2,935,808 3,265,686 Female 5,238 5,476 26,336 27,804 3,060 ., 868 3,501,539 Civilian Labor Force Male 3,890 3,888 20,611 20,516 2,232,905 2,554,610 Female 1,423 1,567 5,713 7,281 863,234 1,152,554 I Participation rate* Male 81.2 79.2 79.7 78.0 76.1 78.2 Female 27.2 28.6 21.7 26.2 28.1 32.9 Employment Male 3,714 3,698 19,843 19,345 2,232,905 2,415,806 Female 1,356 1,518 5,506 6,906 862,700 1,089,074 Unemployment rates Male 4.5 4.8 3.7 5.7 4.5 5.4 Female 4.7 3.1 3.5 5.2 4.2 5.5 *Per cent of over-14 population that is in the labor force. Source: U.S Bureau of the Census. Table 7 SELECTED EMPLOYMENT DATA ECONOMIC REGIONS IN OHIO 1960 I .i::,. I-' Tuscarawas Valley Lakeshore UElands Ohio Valley I Industry Number Per cent Number Per cent Number Per cent Total employment 129,568 100.0 1,509,095 100.0 178,439 100.0 Agricultural employment 9,305 7.2 27,308 1.8 17,536 9.8 Manufacturing employment 47,066 36.3 625,518 41.4 49,845 27.9 Source: Ohio Development Department Table 8 SELECTED SERVICES NEW PHILADELPHIA 1954-1963 Tuscarawas County Per cent Per cent increase increase 1954 1958 1963 1954-63 1954-63 Total receipts($000's) 1,752 2,129 3,124 78.3 86.6 Paid employees 266 331 300 12.8 7.5 Active proprietor 113 101 119 5.3 29.8 Payroll, entire year 488 661 839 71. 9 62.9 Per capita receipts $130* $152** $216** 66.2 Establishments 114 106 124 8.8 29.4 * Based on 1950 population ** Based on 1960 population Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census -42- Table 9 COVERED EMPLOYMENT NEW PHILADELPHIA 1950-1964--- Tuscarawas Count- Ohio 1964 Per cent Per cent Change Per cent Change Distribution Industr� 1950 1957 1958* 1961 1964 1950-64 1961-64 1950-64 1961-64 Count State Mining and Quarrying 1,139 938 838 759 615 -46.0 -19.0 -28.8 6.0 3.8 0.8 Construction 423 818 714 664 825 95.0 32.2 16.9 2.5 5�1 5.2 Manufacturing 8,371 9,763 8,868 8,446 8,976 7.2 6.3 5.0 6.3 55.1 50.7 Transportation and Utilities 728 695 767 779 915 25.7 17.5 17.1 2. 2 5.6 6.1 Wholesale and Retail Trade 2,943 3,559 3,308 3,367 3,519 19.5 4.5 20.6 6.0 21. 6 24.3 Finance, Insurance and Real Estate 244 321 340 377 419 71.7 11.1 60.3 7.8 2.•: 4.7 Services 767 BOB 743 888 1,033 34.7 16.3 36.9 9.1 6.3 :: . 2 I TOT__ L 14,615 16,922 15,578 15,280 16,302 11. 5 6.8 13.4 6.0 100.0 100.0· ,I'> w * Change of definition from 1957 to 1958 Source: Di -ision of Research and Statistics, Ohio Bureau of Unemplo�'111ent Compensation Table 10 EMPLOYMENT DISTRIBUTION BY OCCUPATION NEW PHILADELPHIA, DOVER, TUSCARAWAS COUNTY AND OHIO 1960 New Tuscarawas Occupation Philadelphia Dover County Ohio White Collar 40.3 30.9 Professional, technical and kindred workers 10.0 9.8 7.1 10.9 Managers, officials and proprietors, excluding farm 8.9 8.6 7.4 7.5 Clerical and kindred workers 10.8 12.5 9.6 14.3 Sales workers 10.6 6.5 6.8 7.3 Blue Collar 53.9 52.9 58.4 Craftsmen, foremen and kindred workers 15.1 14.8 14.5 15.4 Operatives and kindred workers 23.8 20.6 24.4 20.9 Private household workers 2.3 2.1 1. 7 1. 9 Service workers, except private households 6.9 8.8 7.1 8.1 Laborers, except farm and mine 5.8 6.6 10.7 5.1 Other 5.8 9.5 10.7 8.7 Farmers and farm managers 0.2 0.5 3.6 2.4 Farm Laborers and farm foremen 0.2 0.3 1. 6 1.0 Occupation not reported 5.4 8.7 5.5 5.3 Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census. -44- Table 11 EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION NEW PHILADELPHIA AND TUSCARAWAS COUNTY 1950-1960 New Philadelphia Tuscarawas Per Cent County Change Per Cent Change Occupation 1950 1960 1950-60 1950-60 White Collar 2,080 2,103 1.1 11.9 Professional, technical and kindred workers 461 521 13.0 20.8 Managers, officials and proprietors, excluding - farm 563 464 17.6 5.1 Clerical and kindred workers 560 565 0.1 26.7 Sales workers 496 553 11. 5 7.1 Blue Collar 2,837 2,809 1.0 1.2 Craftsmen, foremen and kindred workers 734 781 6.4 0.1 Operatives and kindred workers 1,260 1,239 1.7 7.2 Private household workers 107 120 12.1 10.9 Service workers, except private households 371 360 3.0 26.6 Laborers, except farm and mine 365 303 17.0 4.5 Other Farmers and farm managers 10 11 10.0 - 35.2 Farm Laborers and farm foremen 33 12 - 63.6 - 41.3 Occupation not reported 110 281 155.5 241. l Total 5,070 5,216 2.9 3.6 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census. -45- Table 12 EMPLOYMENT PROJECTIONS NEW PHILADELPHIA Per cent increase Industry 1963 1975 1985 1963-85 Manufacturing 2,050 2,993 4,222 105.9 Retail trade 941 1,049 1,165 23.8 Wholesale trade 179 200 222 23.8 Selected Services 419 467 519 23.8 *Actual data. Manufacturing figure is for 1964. Source: Candeub, Fleissig and Associates -46- Table 13 COVERED EMPLOYMENT PROJECTIONS TUSCARAWAS COUNTY i ,.t0��1igs5 Per cent Increase Industry 1960* 1975 1985 1960-85 Total 16.161 17,993 19,362 19.4 Mining 793 682 546 ...,3J..l Construction 689 783 954 38.5 Manufacturing 9 .. 234 9,457 9,648 4.5 Tr:tnsport"'l.tion and utilities 774 715 621 19.8 Wholesale :i.nd retail trade 3,445 4,456 4,971 44.3 Finance, insurance and real estate 377 649 989 162.3 Services 849 1,251 1,633 92.3 * Actual D"l.ta Sources; Ohio Bureau of Unemployment Composition Candeub, Fleissig and Associates ·- : -47-•,, ::l � . Table 14 INDUSTRY ATTACHMENT OF THE EMPLOYED LABOR FORCE NEW PHILADELPHIA, TUSCARAWAS COUNTY AND OHIO 1950 AND 1960 New Philadel.E.hia Per cent distribution 1960 Per cent Change New Tuscarawas Ohio Industry 1950 1960 1950-60 Philadelphia County Agriculture, forestry and fisheries 57 23 -62.9 0.4 5.2 3.7 Mining 254 96 -62.6 1.8 2.7 0.6 Construction 247 296 19.8 5.7 5.0 5.1 Manufacturing 1,704 1,974 15.8 38.8 40.8 37.0 Durables 1,357 1,527 12.5 29.3 26.5 25.7 Primary metals 386 282 -27.0 5.4 4.3 5.2 Fabricated metals 185 197 6.5 3.8 6.5 3.2 Nonelectrical machinery 268 527 95.9 10.l 6.7 5.1 Other durables 518 521 0.6 10.0 14.3 3.0 Nondurables 295 295 � ·...5....:l.. __£,__2* l.L...2..* .i:,.I Chemicals.. 117 112 - 4.3 2.1 1.3 1. 6 oo Not Specified ---22. 2.....3. 1 .li2. U.2.....3. Transportation 170 158 - 7.1 3.0 4.2 4.1 Communications and other public utilities 146 144 - 1.4 2.8 l. 7 2.4 Wholesale trade 119 149 2.5 2.9 2.1 2.9 Retail trade 961 947 - 1.5 18.2 16.1 14.5 Finance, insurance,real estate 131 175 33.6 3.4 2.3 3.3 Services 976 907 - 7.1 17.4 14.2 18.5 Public administration 191 168 -12.1 3.2 2.1 4.2 Not reported 109 179 3.4 3.6 3.8 Total 5,070 5,216 2.9 100.0 100.0 100.0 * Includes "not specified." Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census T;1,ble 15 TRADE AREA ESTIMATES NEW PH I LADELPHIA AND DOVER 196 3 New Philadelphia Dover Total sales 1963 (000 $23,411 $32,218 Estimated 1963 population 14,495 11,845 County per capita sales $ 1,238 $ 1,238 Estimated trade area population 18, 909 "" 26,023'K Population attracted from outside city 4.414 14,178 " Estimated on assumption that per c".l.pita expenditure of residents 1s equ3l to aver;lge per capita sales in the county. Sources· U.S Bure1u of the Census Cande�b. Fleiss1g and Associates L Table 16 RETAIL TRADE NEW PHILADELPHIA 1954-1963 1954 1958 1963 Estab Sales Estab Sales Estab Sales Store Type lishments $000 lishments $000 lishments $000 Convenience goods 7,000 6,898 6,973 Food stores 44 4,905 33 4,835 34 5,248 Eating, drinking places 38 314 47 1,535 41 1,196 Drug stores, proprietary stores 4 1,781 6 528 4 529 Shoppers goods 4,672 5,673 4,117 General merchandise 6 1,985 8 2,471 9 1,090 Apparel, accessory stores 21 1,479 13 1,589 10 1,520 Furniture, home furnishing equipment stores 14 1,208 13 1,613 11 1,507 Miscellaneous 6,830 9,916 12,222 Lumber, building materials hardware, farm equipment dealers 15 1,885 20 1,614 11 1,367 Automotive dealers 13 3,512 10 4,037 16 6,990 Gasoline service stations 20 1,303 22 1,613 22 1,698 Other retail 30 1,781 36 2,652 24 2,167 Nonstore retailers 8 130 9 233 11 99 Total 213 20,091 217 22,720 193 23,411 Total sales in 1963 constant $'s 21,899 23,464 23,411 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census. -so- Table 17 RETAIL SALES PER CENT DISTRIBUTION NEW PHILADELPHIA, DOVER AND TUSCARAWAS COUNTY 1954 AND 1963 New Philadelphia Dover Tuscarawas County Store Type 1954 1963 1954 1963 1954 1963 Convenience goods 32.0 29.8 30.0 32.7 33.8 34.2 Food stores 24.4 22 .4 22.6 24 .4 24.7 24.9 Eating, drinking places 6.0 5.1 4.9 5.0 6.9 6.6 Drug stores, proprietory stores 1.6 2. 3 2.5 3. 3 2. 2 2.7 Shoppers goods 25.2 17. 6 30,9 20.l 18.5 General merchandise stores 9.9 4.7 (D) 19.4 8.2 9.1 Apparel, accessory stores 7.4 6.5 5.2 5.4 5. 1 4.5 Furniture. home furnishing equipment stores 7.9 6.4 7.5 6.1 6,8 4.9 Miscellaneous 42.3 52.3 45.3 45.8 Lumber, building materials, hardware, farm equipment dealers 9.4 5.8 8.2 3.1 8.8 7.3 Automotive dealers 17.5 29.9 28.9 19.6 23.l 23.3 Gasoline service stations 6.5 7.3 5.5 6.5 6.9 8.3 Other retail 8.9 9.3 (D) 5.6 6.5 6.9 Nonstore retailers 0.6 0.4 0.7 1.5 0.6 1.4 Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 (D) - Withheld by the Census. Source: Census of Business. -51- Table 18 RETAIL SALES TRENDS NEW PHILADELPHIA, DOVER AND TUSCARAWAS COUNTY 1954-1963 ------Per cent Increase in Sales------ Tuscarawas New Philadelphia Dover County Store Type 1954-63 1958-63 1954-63 1958-63 1954-63 Convenience goods -0.4 1.1 81.2 29.l 37.5 Food stores 7.0 8.5 79.9 22.0 37.3 I Eating, drinking places 162.5 22.1 67.6 32.3 30.1 � Drug stores, proprietary stores -70.3 0.2 119.6 111.0 62.4 Shoppers goods -11. 9 -27.4 115.6 25.1 General merchandise -45.1 -55.9 235.0 50.4 Apparel, accessory stores 2.8 -4.3 73.0 124.9 20.0 Furniture, home furnishing 24.8 -6.6 34.6 -1.0 -1. 9 equipment stores Miscellaneous 78.9 23.3 21.2 37.8 Lumber, building materials, hardware, farm equipment dealers -27.5 -15.4 -46.3 -15. 0 14.2 Automotive dealers 99.0 73.1 12.7 30.0 37.2 Gasoline service stations 30.3 5.3 99.5 46.6 64.1 Other retail 21.7 -18. 3 1.1 44.0 Nonstore retailers -23.8 -57.5 246.2 3,093.8 214. 7 Total 16.5 3.0 66.7 48.1 36.2 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Table 19 RETAIL SALES PROJECTIONS NEW PHILADELPHIA 1963-1985 Per Cent increase 1963* 1975 1985 1963-1985 *In millions of 1963 Constant Dollars Retail Sales $23,000 $30,000 $37,000 90. 9 I l l -53- Table 20 SUMMARY OF HOUSEHOLDS SURVEY NEW PHILADELPHIA 1966 1. Where shop for retail goods Convenience goods 198 62 l. � 278 Groceries 60 12 72 Restaurants 37 12 2 15 66 Hardware and household 49 18 1 1 69 Drugs 52 20 1 73 Shoppers goods 172 86 16 11 285 Men's clothes 45 15 6 1 67 Women's clothes 47 21 7 4 79 Children's clothes 31 21 2 2 56 Furniture and appliances 49 29 1 4 83 Other retail 118 24 1. 14 157 Automotive 73 16 1 10 100 Lumber and building materials 45 8 4 57 Where shop for services 162 67 .1 1. 235 Personal services 50 28 2 80 Medical and professional 51 25 4 80 Banking and financial 61 14 75 2. Goods and services missing in New Philadelphia Food store 3 Restaurants 5 Grocery store 8 Department store 17 Music-book-gift 3 Shoe store __2_ Total 38 3. Frequency of visits 5 or more times a week 5 3 or 4 times a week 11 8 1 Twice a week 21 1 7 Once a week 25 12 22 3 1 2 or 3 times a month 7 13 12 1 Once a month 2 16 9 7 3 Source: Candeub, Fleissig and Associates -54- Table 21 SUi�V,;J No. of Establishments responding 1 7 5 36 2 54 Yet.rs in NEW Philadelphia 0 - 5 2 9 13 6 - 10 1 1 11 - 20 l 1 5 7 20 plus 6 1 4 21 32 Parking Spaces Cu"3tomer Less than 5 1 6 5 - 9 1 4 10 plus 3 5 Emplo:,ee Less than 5 2 14 2 21 5 - 9 1 4 5 10 plus 1 l 2 Employment Full time 1966 18 76 26 23 138 4 285 Full time 1960 17 7] 23 73 9 193 Other 1966 24 3 110 l 139 Other 1960 1 2 54 57 Customer Location (per cent) Ne Philadelphia 20 - 49 per cent 1 4 6 50 - 74 per cent 3 1 lG 21 75 plus l 2 3 1 14 Do-.'er Under 25 per cent 4 3 14 25 25 - 49 per cent 1 10 11 50 - 74 per cent 75 plus l Other Under 25 per cent 4 17 26 25 - 49 per cent 6 1 8 50 - 74 per cent 1 1 3 75 plus 1 2 Deliveries 1 - 10 miles 9 9 11 - 25 miles 2 2 26 plus miles l 9 10 Business Changed Since 1960 Incrn � Grcwn l 4 4 le l 30 Same 3 4 Decline.J 5 5 Profit Grc, n 3 1 17 1 25 Sarne 1 3 5 Declined 1 1 8 10 Size Gru·n 1 10 12 Same l 3 2 12 21 Declined 1 1 Range of -1terchanCise Grown 18 24 Same l 2 7 10 DeclineC.: 2 2 Competition Boulevard 1 l Canton 2 2 Do -er 1 6 1 8 Harts 7 7 Ne Philadelphia l 10 11 Plaza 8 G Source: Candeu�, Fleissi� nnct Associates -55- Table 22 WHOLESALE TRADE NEW PHILADELPHIA AND TUSCARAWAS COUNTY 1954-1963 New Philadelphia Tuscarawas County Per Cent Per Cent Increase Increase 1954 1963 1954-63 1954 1963 1954-63 Total Sales ($000's) 5,352 8,814 64.7 30,555 61,589 101.6 Merchant Wholesalers ($000 IS) 2,750 4,456 62.0 15,988 36,831 130 .4 Other Operating Types ($000's) 2,602 4,358 67.5 14,567 24,758 70.0 Establishments 23 34 47.8 80 98 22.5 Payroll Entire Year ($000's) 521 834 60.l 1,698 5,680 234.5 Paid Employees 153 163 6.5 484 1,094 126.0 Active Proprietors 24 16 -33. 3 66 53 -19.7 Source: u. s. Bureau of the Census. -56- Table 23 MANUFACTURING EMPLOYMENT NEW PHILADELPHIA, DOVER, TUSCARAWAS COUNTY, OHIO 1947-1963 Per Cent Per Cent Change Change Area 1947 1954 1958 1963 1947-58 1947-63 1 New Philadelphia 1,056 1,392 1,508 N.A. 42.8 N.A. Dover N.A. N.A. 1,879 N.A. N.A. N.A. Tuscarawas County 8,495 9,125 8,699 8,663 2.4 2.0 Ohio 1,194,263 1,267,542 1,198,805 1,240,563 0.4 3.9 N.A. - Not Available Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census. -===-:..==-==-- Tab.le 24 (COMPANIES WITH FJVE OR .MORE EMPLOYEESJ .LIST OF MANUFACTURERS NEW PHILADELPHIA 1966 Food and Kindred Products 1. Goshen Dairy Co. 70 2. Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. 38 Printing Publishing and Allied Industries 3. Democrat Publishing Co. 58 Chemicals and Allied Products 4. Kiser Paint .Mfg. Co Inc. 5 Rubber and .Misce.llaneous Plastic Products 5. Miracle Adhesive Corp .. 46 6. Suyder Mfg. Co •. Inc. 100 Stone, Clay and Glass Products 7. Click Burial Vault and Mfg Co. 7 Primary Metal Industries 8 I. F. Mfg. Co ,: Ridge Tool Co. Div. 193 Fabricated Metal Products, Except Ordnance, Machinery, and Transportation Equipment. 9. Riverview Welding. Inc. 8 10 Breeh.ls Tin Shop. Jnc. 8 Machinery Except Electrical 11. Warn�r and Swasey Co 826 12 T1mkin Roller Bearing Co.* 132 13. Joy Mfg. Co. 518 14. Frantz Grinding Co. 10 15. New Philadelphia Welding, Inc. 10 TOTAL MANUFACTURING EMPLOYMENT 2 029 �Presently located Just south of City .limits Source: Directory of Ohio Manufacturers, 1965. -58- Table 25 DISTRIBUTION OF FAMILY INCOME NEW PHILADELPHIA, DOVER, TUSCARAWAS COUNTY AND OHIO 1949 and 1959 Per Cent Distribution New Philadelphia New Philadelphia Dover Tuscarawas Count7 Ohio 1949 1959 1949 1954 1949* 1959 1949 1959 1949 1959 Income in Dollars Under 3,000 1,555 666 48.6 17.1 15.6 52.7 19.1 49.5 26.4 3,000- 4,999 1,180 760 36.9 19.5 19.9 34.6 24.0 31.9 18.2 5,000- 6,999 285 1,271 8.9 32.6 26.2 8.4 29.2 11.5 22.7 7,000- 9,999 100 789 3.1 20.2 23.4 2.5 18.5 4.4 19.4 10,000-14,999 283 7.3 11.1 6.8 9.6 80 } 2.5 } 15,000+ } 128 3.3 3.7 } 1.9 2.3 2.6 3.7 I Total Reported 3,200 3,897 100.0 100.0 LOO.O 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 '°lJ1 I Median Income Families $3,042 $5,766 N.A. $6,029 $2,904 $5,406 $3,363 $6,170 Families and Unrelate.:.: '.:'.:i�viduuls $2. 725 $5,165 $2.Y $5,444 $2,668 $4,950 $3,024 $5,442 Per Cent Change, 1949-50: Families 84.5 N.A. 86.2 83.4 Families and Unrelated Individuals 89.5 84.0 85.5 80.0 N.A. - Not Available * Detailed income data not available for Dover in 1949. Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census. Tcl.ble 26 CO.VLvf. TAT, 01.\" TO WORK NEW PH:LADELFh 1A AND T�.:'SCARAWAS COLNT'/ 196(; N�w .Phil�delphi3._ T 1.1sc :1.r1.yv3.S County Pl we of Work Number Per cent Number Per cent Worked in County of Residence 4,448 86 8 21,611 83 .. 8 Worked outside County of Residence 453 8 8 3, 361 1.3. 0 Pl::1.ce of Work not Reported 223 4.4 807 All Workers 5 124 10(' (' 25,779 100 0 Source ,_;. S. 8Jre.1u of the Censtis 60- NEIGHBORHOOD ANALYSIS CONTRACT EXTRACT "There shall be prepared a report containing an analysis of existing conditions including quantity, type, occupancy, and physical condition, �hese I I housing units will be grouped into neighborhoods according to condition and distribution with the I identification of all areas which are presently blighted or becoming blighted. There shall also be prepared a program for meeting future housing needs, for eliminating blight and preventing the spread of blight including the designation of potential urban renewal areas by type of treatment. This study shall meet the requirements of the Housing and Home Finance Agency." Areas of Concern Following are the major blighting conditions by neighborhood: Lagoon Neighborhood the scattering of deteriorating and dilapidated structures along the Pennsylvania Railroad spur. East End Neighborhood the mixed residential and nonres1denti�l uses between Front Avenue and Ray Avenue, the adverse aftect of smoke from the city dump blown across part of the neighborhood by westerly winds. South Side Neighborhood the dilapidated buildings in the area of Commercial Street and 3rd Street. the poor connection to the maJ(> 1 fJart of the city north of the Tuscarawas River. WPst Lid Neighborhood the strip of deteriorating and dilapidated build ings along St. Clair Avenue and Front Avenue the deteriorating buildings along the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad l • the adverse mixture of residential and non residential uses along West High Avenue. Central Business District the deteriorating buildings in the area east of South Broadway. the adverse mixture of residential and non residential uses between Fair Avenue and Ray Avenue. the poor location in terms of traffic and community facilities of the residential area between Front Avenue and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Methodology In order to assess current conditions in each neighborhood, the consultant undertook a field survey in 1966, Each block in the city was evaluated with respect to the following: Housing Conditions. An exterior survey was made of all buildings and each was rated according to the following criteria: l, Sound buildings are those which appear to have no structural defects and are well maintained. 2. Deteriorating buildings are structurally sound but defects exist such as needing painting, cracked window panes, etc. These defects are normally corrected by regular maintenance. 3. Dilapidated buildings show widespread structural defects of a maJor nature which are correctable only through extensive reconstruction. Neighborhood Deficiencies. In order to identify the existing or potential sources of blight, each block was turther surveyed for the presence of the blighting influences listed below: Overcrowding of buildings Adverse mixture of land uses Inadequate conversions Inadequate streets and street patterns Excessive traffic Inadequate parking Inadequate off-street loading facilities -6?- Nonresidential Areas. Nonresidential areas were surveyed on the basis of the similar criteria used for analysis of residential areas, and with regard to their relationship to the neighborhoods within which they are located. Community Facilities. Each neighborhood was analyzed with regard to adequate service by community facilities, Consideration was given to accessibility, condition of structures, and adequacy of facilities in relation to population served. Architecturally and historically significant buildings are also noted. Maps and Tables. Neighborhood boundaries and structural con ditions by block are shown on the Neighborhood Analysis map. The analysis of neighborhoods in terms of structural conditions, blighting influences and programs to eliminate blight are shown on Tables 27-30. l • V "· ' "• �),· \ __ ,,...-- GENERALIZED BUILDING CONDITIONS [_ ___, SOUND � DETERIORATING - DELAPIDATED � VACANT OR FARMLAND -- NEIGHBORHOOD BOUNDARY PROJECT OHIO P·9A (NP) CITY OF NEW PHILADELPHIA 1'1E H!(P... !IAYIOJ'< I .. THIS MAP\ .>,5 flNAl'<(IALIV AIOEO IH�OUC,H ... fEOUIAL GRANT UOM THE DH'A.RTMENT Of ..ou�•NG AND U�BAN TUSCARAWAS COUNTY, 0 HI Q 0:-'f' >i:W,fNT l,INCfR lHE U�BAN NNlt>;Pl ... A ' IAN(f D- _,u,,. "UIH',112{0 BY ;ti .-, :r Of IHf H •;;>ING A(l Qf 'f. A5 BJC,E MAP PREPARED ry E[ ·NARD F GASSER, CITY ENGINEER CONSULTANTS CANDEUB, FLEISSIG AND ASSOCIATES 1967 Table 27 LAND USE AND BUILDING CONDITIONS BY NEIGHBORHOOD NEW PHILADELPHIA 1966 Condition of Buildings Standard Deteriorated Dila12idated Per Per Per Neighborhood Acreage Number Number Cent Number Cent Number Cent LAGOON NEIGHBORHOOD Housing Units 262 1,530 1,445 94.4 55 3.6 30 2.0 Nonresidential Buildings 64 29 25 86.2 2 6.9 2 6.9 Agricultural and Vacant 64 EAST END NEIGHBORHOOD I Housing Units 105 646 581 90.0 65 10.0 Nonresidential Buildings 105 38 38 100.0 Agricultural and Vacant 44 SOUTH SIDE NEIGHBORHOOD Housing Units 64 272 240 88.3 12 4. 3 20 7.4 Nonresidential Buildings 12 16 16 100.0 Agricultural and Vacant 199 WEST END NEIGHBORHOOD Housing Units 321 2,160 1,707 79.1 324 15.0 129 6.0 Nonresidential Buildings 130 91 68 74.7 17 18.6 6 6.7 Agricultural and Vacant 62 CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT Housing Units 75 525 322 61. 9 198 38.0 5 0.1 Nonresidential Buildings 47 150 112 74.7 36 24.2 2 0.1 Vacant Land 6 Source: Survey by Candeub, Fleissig and Associates, 1966 Table 30 PROPOSED NEIGHBORHOOD PROGRAMS NEW PHILADELPHIA 1966 Improve or Code Recreation Urban Provide Neighborhood Enforcement Rehabilitation Redevelopment Expansion Beautification Public Sewers Lagoon Limited East End Limited Limited South Side Limited I (;\ West End Moderate Moderate Limited Extensive -.J I Central Business District Moderate Moderate Limited Limited Note: -- means that no action is proposed. Limited means that less than five per cent of the neighborhood is proposed for the specified program. Moderate means that from five to ten per cent of the neighborhood is proposed for the specified program. Extensive means �hat more than ten per cent of the neighborhood is proposed for the specified program. Code Enforcement c�nsists of careful administration of zoning regulations and building and housing codes in areas of sound housing conditions. Rehabilitation action is applied to areas where buildings with some deterioration can be restored by repairs and neighborhood improvements. Federal financial assistance is available for rehabilitation areas. Redevelopment action is used in areas where the structures are too dilapidated to be repaired. Under redevelopment an area can be cleared of existing structures and the site is suitably improved and sold either to public or private developers. Source: Candeub, Fleissig and Associates, 1966 Table 29 EVALUATION OF BLIGHT BY NEIGHBORHOOD NEW PHILADELPHIA 1966 OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL DEFICIENCIES STRUCTURAL CONDITION INADEQUATE COMMUNITY Overcrowd- FACILITY INADEQUATE UTILITY ing and/or NEIGHBORHOOD Residential NOnresidentiOI Land Use improper Excessive Conver- Obsolete Housing Units Buildings location of Dwelling sions to Build- Grade 0-eterio Deterio- Recrea- Sanitary Storm structures on Unit lncomp. ing Cross- rat. Dilap. rat. Dilap. Schools tion Water Sewers Sewers Mixed lncomp. the land Density Use Types Layout ings Traffic Lagoon I * * • • East End * * • • South Side * * • • • I West End ** * ** * • • • • • • Central Business District ** ** • • • • • Note: • means that condition exists. * means that between 5 and 10 per cent of the housing units or structures are in the designated condition. ++ means that more than 10 per cent of the structures are in the designated condition. Source: Field survey by Candeub, Fleissig and Associates, 1966 "'______..______Table 28 ESTIMATED CHARACTERISTICS OF FAMILIES LIVING IN DETERIORATING AND DILAPIDATED HOUSING NEW PHILADELPHIA 1966 Neighborhood Central Family South West Business Characteristics - Lagoon East End Side End District Estimated number of families I living in deteriorated and dilapidated housing 80 60 30 420 190 Estimated Family Size 4.2 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.1 Median Income $4,000 $4,000 $4,200 $3,800 $3,700 5 Number of Nonwhite families 12 3 3 Source: Discussion with local officials; U.S. Census, estimates by Candeub, Fleissig and Associates. LAND USE STUDY CONTRACT EXTRACT "There shall be prepared a report containing an analysis of present land uses according to their locational, qu""'ntitative :--nd qualitative charac teristics and the factors influencing development in the Planning Area. The land uses shall be appropriately mapped and divided into those use categories necessary for portraying and under standing the City's planning and development problems. Certain primary use categories shall be designated such as residential (including house trailers}, agricultural, commercial, industrial, public and semipublic and these categories shall be divided, where appropriate, into subclasses." Regional Context The New Philadelphia Planning Area (which consists of New Philadelphia and its three-mile subdivision jurisdictional area) is centered in the Tuscarawas Valley, a mixed agri cultural,mining and industrial region which borders the Canton Metropolitan Area. New Philadelphia ] a community of 15,000 persons, is one of several urban centers, including Dover, Uhrichsville, and Newcomerstown, which developed along the Tuscarawas River in the latter half of the 19th century. Natural resources and mineral wealth are the primary economic assets of the Valley and clay, coal and shale form the basis of the mining economy which supplies local industries. The Planning Area, located at the meeting of major rail and road transport, is presently the largest urban center of the Valley. The primary economic and social orientation of the Planning Area and the Tuscarawas Valley is northward to the Canton, Akron, Cleveland and Youngstown industrial axis of northeast Ohio. The region's major road and rail routes which include new Interstate Route 77, State Routes 21 and 8 and the Pennsylvania and Baltimore and Ohio Railroads reflect this north-south orientation. -68- To the south is the sparsely settled and economically depressed Ohio River economic region. Since the Second World War, the economy of the Planning Area has become increasingly more closely related to the industrial areas to the North and Northeast than to the more rural South . . Pat terns .of Land_Deve.Lo12ment New Philadelphia and its neighbor city, Dover, developed at the bend of the Tuscarawas River. Urban development occurs primarily along a corridor formed by Route 250 and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, At present, urban development occupies 85 per cent of the developable land of the City. This development is confined by sever al physical barriers to urban expansion which sur round the City. A "•d.19 them are steep hil 1 s ·Ni th s 1 opes in excess of JS per cent on the east and northeast, the bend of the Tuscarawas River on the west and south and developed sec tions of Dover on the northwest- Only three large open areas are available for urban expansion and all lie outside of the corporate boundaries of the City: (1) the finger of land which extends between the double row of steep hills adjacent to the northeast corner of the City, (2; the Old To-wn C'reek section on the south bank of the Tuscara'\t.as River., and (3) the corridor of .land extending south- east of New Phi .1 adelphia a.long the r ai 1 r. oad right-of-way. Residenti.al Dcvelo,m.nPnL New Philadelphia is a basically single-family detached house community--approximately 87 per cent of the families in the city live in such housing. Residentia.l deve.lopment has generally occurred between the bends of the Tuscarawas River. Most of the new housing con struction is, ho'¼ever, taking place both south of the River and in the northern lagoon area. Industrial development in the City is primarily located between the Tusc0ra,/Vas River and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Industrial expansion in the City is expected to continue at an increased pace during the next 20-year planning period. Total industrial employment is expected to double to 0· 1er 4,000 employees dvring this period and this will result in a need for new industrial sites. ·-69- large tracts of vacant land suitable for industrial development are available just outside of the City limits southeast along railroad right-of-way and the new expressway in the vicinity of the New Philadelphia Municipal Airport. Commercial Development. Commercial development in the City is concentrated in its downtown area. Just outside the corporation limits, in Dover, is the Miracle Land Shopping Plaza. This shopping center has tended to limit the development of the City's downtown area. Both major commercial centers contain possibilities for expansion. The New Philadelphia downtown area which contains numerous deteriorated and dilapidated buildings can be redeveloped and expanded on location. The Shopping Plaza is bordered by large vacant tracts and can be expanded in size. Industrial Development. Industrial development in New Philadelphia occurs primarily in the southern quadrant of the City. Approxi mately eight per cent of the City's 800 acres of land devoted to industry are found on a large tract of low-lying land situated between the Tuscaraw�s River and the Pennsylvania Railroad. The recent construction of Route 250 by-pass has greatly increased the value and accessibility of this tract. Areas of Concern Following are the major areas of land use concern: poor access to land along the Tuscarawas River limited amount of developable land within the corporation limits. inadequate connection bet.ween the northern and southern section of the City. decentralization of the downtown area. �g_thodology A complete land use survey of all land in the City was taken in 1966. The following information was noted: 1 The specific land use of every principal structure in the Planning Area. Vacant land, agricultural areas and woods were also noted. -70- 2. Condition of structure. 3. Condition of Roads. Maps and Tab1es. A co.lored Existing Land Use Map has been prepared. A number coded Existing .Land Use Map is included in this report. Table 31 presents an inventory of land uses by acreage. -71- Table 31 EXISTING LAND USE NEW PHILADELPHIA� 1966 Acres Per Cent* Residential One-Family 703 30 Two-Family 10 Multi-Family 8 Trailer 9 Commercial 54 2 Public 132 6 Semipublic 51 2 Industrial Non-Manufacturing 58 2 Manufacturing 82 3 Recreation 62 3 Streets 644 27 Subtotal Developed I., 813 75 Agriculture 176 7 Vacant 326 14 Water 56 2 Subtotal Undeveloped 558 23 GRAND TOTAL 2,371 *Does not add to 100 due to rounding Source: Field, Survey_, Candeub � Fleissig and Associates, 1966. -72- UTILITIES STUDY CONTRACT EXTRACT "There shal.l be prepared a report containing an analysis of the present systems of utilities serving the Planning Area. This analysis shall be concerned with the optimum relationship of present and future utility systems to each other, to supporting natural resources, to streets, and to the land use areas they serve. It shall evalu ate such factors as general location, capacity, demand, condition and costs . .It shall include those utilities systems essential to the needs of the Planning Area such as storm drainage, water, sewage disposal, gas, electricity and telephone. The City of New Philadelphia is provided with a full range of public and private uti.lities consisting of ¼ater, sanitary sewers, storm sewers, refuse disposal telephone, electricity and natural gas. All of the above utilities can casi ly be extended to undeveloped sections of the city. In addition, the utilities can be ex tended beyond the corporation limits with little difficulty. The major restriction to the extension of utilities outside of the city would occur a.long the hills that bound the Planning Area, Water SU£J2lY The City of New Philadelphia relies upon subsurface water for its source of water supply. A group of three drilled wells tap a large aquifer strata �iliich extends bFneath the City at a depth of approximately 75 feet. At present, the demand for water averages approximately 1,560,000 gallons daily. Approximately 10 per cent of the �ater is used by industry and all water is metered. During the 20-year planning period water consumption should increase approximately 50 per cent with industrial usage increasing moderately as a percentage of the total As the subsurface water reserves presently avai.lab.le to the City are extensive, they should prove adequate for the planning period . .. 7 3- Water Distribution. Water is supplied to the planning area by gravity flow via a system of waterlines 6 to 14 inches in diameter. All areas of the City are served and new 12-inch lines have been recent1y extended to the rapidly growing south side to handle the new housing development. Water pressure is sufficient to service a11 neighborhoods and to meet the requirements of the city's fire hydrants. Areas of Concern. Following is the major area of concern: substantial leaking of the 2,000,000 gallon reservoir. Storm and Sanitary: Sewers Storm water and sanitary sewage are collected by separate systems in the City� Interceptor sewers which utilize gravity f.low divert the storm water to the Tuscarawas River while sanitary sewage is channeled to the sewage treatment plant down river in the southeast quadrant of the City where it is afforded primary treatment. Sewers throughout the City are in good condition and ground water infiltration is estimated to be only 10 per cent. The present capacity of the plant is estimated at 1,500,000 gallons per day, In 1966, average daily flow through the plant was 936,000 gallons indicating an excess in capacity. The plant is .located on a spacious 30-acre site and adequate land is available for plant expansion and enlargement of present capacity. "'\reas of Col'.}£�, Following are the major areas of concern: inadequate storm water drainage occurs where cul-de-sacs and dead-ends terminate on a down slope. primary sewage treatment does not adequately treat sewage prior to discharge into the Tuscarawas River. -74- Refuse_Di SQ9Sa .1. Refuse .is collected by the City once a week, Re fuse disposal is accomplished by both sanitary landfill and by an open burning dump, Areas of_Concern. Fo.llowing is the major area of concern� the open burning dump often sends smoke over the eastern section of the Cityft Other 'Jtilities The City is also served by Gener al Te.lephone of Ohio, Ohio Power Company and East Ohio Gas Company who provide telephone, electricity and gas. Service is availab1P to all sections of the city and most sections of the Planning Area. Data on uti.Uties are based on information provided by the City Engineer. Maps of major utility services were also pro vided by the City Engineer. �aQ.§. Maps showing the water, sanitary sewer and storm sewer systems a r e included in this report. - 7 5- TRAFF'lC A.ND TRANSPORTATION STUDY CONTRACT EXTRACT ''There shall be prepared a report containing an analysis of the characteristics of vehicular traffic flow, other transportation movements, and the facili ties for moving such traffic. Major characteristics of traffic flow will be analyzed including the origin and destination of the flow, the volume of traffic, the systems used, types of vehicles, traffic gener ators, parking facilities, and other elements, using available sources of information. The existing characteristics of traffic facilities including function, location., condition., capacity., value and impact on City development, shall also be analyzed. Appropriate characteristics of traffic flow shall be projected into the future. Such projections shall be based on past trends, future 1 and use plans, and assumptions regarding City development." Reqiona.l_Traffic Principle traffic movements in the New Philadelphia area are in a north-south direction between the urban centers of the Tuscarawas Valley including Newcomerstown, Uhrichsville, New Philadelphia, Dover and Strasburg and the major metropolitan centers to the north including Canton. Akron and Cleveland. At present State Routes 8, 250 and 21 carry the bulk of the traffic in this north-south corridor. ;, v, Ex:1::;:.: -'ssway§.. Inter. state Route 77 ., scheduled to be completed between New Philadelphia and Canton in the later half of 1967, will provide major relief for the overburdened north-south routes. The expressway_. planned as a link between the metropolitan centers of northern Ohio and the southern cities of the Ohio River Valley will become the major traffic artery of the Tuscarawas \/alley. Additional traffic relief has already been provided by Route 250, by-pass. This artery has relieved traffic on High Avenue and the downtown area by channeling through traffic and truck traffic to the south of the City. -76- General Characteristics_of the_Transportation System Historically. New Phi.lade.lphia developed from a plan based upon a variation of Wi l.liam Penn's original grid square plan for the City of Philadelphia. Large square blocks measuring 520 feet across were laid out and a grid system of wide streets was developed. The early street system suited the level topography of the urbanized areas of the City and the pattern was generally maintained as the City grew northward. Recently curvilinear streets have been introduced in newly developed sections of the Planning Area. south of the Tuscarawas River where topo graphy is more varied. Following are the major characteristics of traffic. l ., Local_Traffic Generators_. The pr·inciple traffic generators are as follows: the downtown 3.rea manufacturing complex by the Broadway Bridge New Philadelphia Municipal Airport and County Home and proposed Kent State College Miracle Lane Shopping Plaza Schoenbrunn State Patk 2. Tr_c3.ff ic Volumes. The heaviest tr. aff ic volumes in New Philadelphia arefound along U.S. 250 as it enters the northern part of the City from Dover, Average 24 hour traffic volumes exceed 10,000 vehicles per day (1964), the only street in the c.ity where this \,as recorded. Although the Route 250 by-pass south of the City has reduced these volumes (particularly truck traffic), Rcute 250 through the city is sti.Ll probably the most heavily travelled road in New P�iladelphia. Other heavily travelled roads in New Philadelphia are State Routes 16 and 39. -77- 3 � Parking .Facilities. Parking faci.li ties in the New Philadelphia downtown area are located in numerous small parking .lots containing space for from 4 to 35 autos. Nineteen of these small lots are located within a 500- foot radius of the Public Square. Within the central business district as designated on the Parking Inventory Map 2,446 parking spaces are loca ted. Of these 1,477 are on-street spaces and 969 are off-street spaces in parking lots. Most of the lots are difficult to enter and traffic hazards result from the multitude of street entrance and e-.x�t: points. 4, Other Characteristics. Other characteristics of the traffic system include pavement type:, pavement con dition., pavement width and right-of-way width. These characteristics are inventoried on Table 33. Areas of Concern Following are the major areas of concern, inadequate width of the South Broadway bridge over the Tuscarawas River connecting the two sections of the City poor road connections between New Philadelphia and Dover numerous grade crossings with only one grade separation in the City. Methodology All roads in the City were surveyed in 1966. Paving conditions were noted and pavement widths were estimated. Special con ditions such as grade crossings, hazardous intersections and steep grades were noted. In addition .. a special parking survey was conducted to determine utilization. :t12:£S and Tables. A map showing the location of all parking facilities in the New Philadelphia downtown is included. A Traffic Volumes Map is also shown� -78- Traffic data and street character:-istics are noted on Tables 32-34, -79- D -1 �:: r·· · --□ D D , . . D �r -er: D- □ _,. ' ': [___ g_j,. D □i ' i J □-□□.t �.I □□. -- TIME LIMIT OR RESTRICTED PARKING ••••••• ON STREET METERED PARKING C=:J OFF STREET METERED PARKING PARKING INVENTORY r--:--" PRIVATE OFF STREET PARKING [ ,: CUSTOMER OFF STREET PARKING � PROPOSED POSIBLE NEW PARKING AREA ...... UNRESTRICTED PARKING --- NO PARKING 10 INDIC ATES NUMBER OF SPACES PROJECT OHIO P-9A (NI') CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT !>II,,,, ...... Of ,. T><1S,.,,_. WAS f"'•M("'"' Ulf� fHOC-.-GH 4 fl!)ll.Oj GUI Off-Street Public 167 6.9 Customer 676 27.6 Private 126 5.2 Total 969 39.7 On-Street Metered 396 16.3 Time Limit 108 4.4 Unrestricted 973 39.6 Total 1,477 60.3 Total Spaces 2,446 100.0 Source: Field Survey by Candeub, Fleissig and Associates, 1966. -80- Table 33 MAJOR STREET CHARACTERISTICS NEW PHILADELPHIA 1966 Miles % Pavement Type Concrete 0.98 3 Bituminous on Brick or Concrete Base 14.49 42 Bituminous 18.21 53 I Gravel 0.02 Impassable 0.64 2 Pavement Condition I Good 16.58 52 I Fair 13.59 43 Poor 1.49 5 Pavement Width ! 20' or less 1.76 6 - 21' 24' 3.89 - 12 25' 301 7.82 25 31' or more 18.14 57 Right-of-Way Width Less than 30' 0.39 1 30' to 39' 0.16 1 40' to 49' 3.00 11 50' to 59' 8.84 32 60' to 65' 2.20 8 66' 8.20 30 67' or more 4.74 17 Source: Field Survey, Candeub, Fleissig and Associates, 1966. -81- Table 34 TRAFFIC VOLUMES NEW PHILADELPHIA 1964 Average 24 Hour Traffic Volumes State Pass Commercial Total Route Traffic Section Cars A B C Vehicles 16 S. Corp., New Philadelphia 2,980 370 50 290 3,690 Commercial �ve. Ent. Broadway 5,760 710 70 380 6,920 Front ;:>Venue 6,820 640 130 300 7,890 U.S. 250 5,890 440 ll0 200 6,640 Minnich Avenue 4,490 360 ll0 190 5,150 Wabash Avenue 3,860 300 ll0 160 4,430 N. Corp., New Philadelphia 3,490 210 ll0 130 4,020 39 W. Corp., New Philadelphia 3,420 510 450 490 4,870 Tuscarawas Avenue 4,130 520 460 480 5,590 Fourth Street 5,640 490 460 450 7,040 Second Street 6,710 540 460 430 8,140 U.S. 250 1,800 230 100 200 2,330 Fair Avenue 2,070 210 60 170 2,510 Ray ;,.venue 2,010 190 20 160 2,380 N.E. Corp., New Philadelphia 1,560 180 20 160 1,920 U.S. 250 N. Corp., New Philadelphia 9,480 610 210 260 10,560 Third Street 5,670 400 210 220 6,500 Ross ,:.venue 7,460 650 210 270 8,590 4th Street Ent. Ray Avenue 5,020 440 200 210 5,870 s.R. 16 Ent. Broadway 6,150 470 290 260 7,170 S.R. 16 Ent. High Avenue 6,270 540 750 440 8,000 S. R. 39 7,210 610 660 510 8,990 Front Avenue 7,640 710 660 500 9,510 S.E. Corp., New Philadelphia 7,680 690 660 440 9,470 Note: A - Panel and pick-up trucks B - Tractor trucks with semi-trailers and trucks with trailers C - Single unit trucks not included in A. Source: 1964 Traffic Survey Report of the State Highway System, Ohio Department of Highwa:·s. -82- COMMUNITY FACILITIES STUDY CONTRACT EXTRACT "There shall be prepared a report on the �lanning Area analyzing the pcesent comm�nity racil1ties; schools, parks, recreation and open-space facili ties, fire and police facilities, hospitals, lib.rar1es and munic.:.pal administration of.rices, in terms of both present and tuture needs. Ex1st- 1ng school data for the Planning Area w1ll be re viewed and updated. An analys1s ot location, condition, present demand and capacity �hctll be made. PtOJect1ons ot the City's future needs tor fac1l1ties will be made." Schools Educational services 1n the New Philadelphia Planning Area are provided by the New Philadelphia C1ty School District which includes the City of New Ph1ladelph1d and adJacent rural areas. School buildings serving the elementary grades aLe decen tral1.zed 1n 1-nd1v1dual neighbo.i:hoods, All t1e1ghborhoods o± the City with the exception of the rar north end and the southeast corridor along East H1gh Avenue are within 1/� mile of a local elementary school. Secondary grades of the J0n�or dnd Senior High School are centralized 1n two buildings on a s1ngle site at the northern end of the central business distr�ct. Most of the schools in the system are small by national norms. F1vE of the eight elementary schools are designed tor under 300 students. The National Education Association recommends tha.t a schoo 1 w 1th a k1 ndery c:-,1 ten and the first s1x grades have a minimum enrollment of 400 pupils. All of the school buildings w�th one exc8p-1on are structurally sound and contain up-to-date facilities ·rhe South E hool constructed in 1893 is the oldest school 1n use. ALeas ot Concern. Following are the major areas of concern: the small size of elementJry schools does not permit the efficient prov1s1on oi a full-range ot tacilit.ies. most of the public schools have small outdoor recreation areas, with the combined junior senior high school having the most serious deficiency. the South School is over 70 years old and is structurally obsolete. the Tuscarawas, Central and West Schools are presently operating over capacity. Recreation and Open Space Regional Facilities. Located within the Muskingum River Watershed, New Philadelphia benefits from the ten large lakes formed by impounding the tributaries of the River. Four of these lakes containing extensive park and re creation facilities are located within a 20 mile radius of the Planning Area. Other major facilities include Schoenbrunn State Memorial Park in the south east corner of the Planning Area. The park contains a reconstructed Moravian Indian settlement, an attraction of considerable historical interest. Local Facilities. New Philadelphia contains two large community parks: the 43-acre Tuscora Park in the north central section of the City and the 23-acre Water Works Field located south of the central business district along the Tuscarawas River. Tuscora Park, an attractive facility containing two small lakes will be further enhanced over the next decade by an architectural landscaping plan prepared for the City in 1965. When fully developed the Park will contain a full range of facilities providing active and passive recreation for all age groups. Water Works Field, is developed primarily for field sports. Its four baseball fields are used extensively for high school and little league games. Areas of Concern. Following are the areas of concern: Water Works Field is located in the middle of a large industrial tract and is not readily accessible to surrounding residential neighbor hoods. the public school yards are too limited to serve as neighborhood play areas. -84-· Police and Fire Facilities The police station, constructed in 1915 is in poor physical condition and it does not adequately meet the needs of a modern police force. Additional garage space is needed and double the amount of office area is needed for present police functions. The station is, however, in a highly suitable location in the central business district near the Municipal Building, County Jail and Court House. The New Philadelphia Fire Department occupies a single station house adjacent to the police station in the central business district. The fire house is considered adequate for the 20- year planning period. Areas of Concern. Following are the areas of concern: the police station is inadequate as residential expansion continues south of the Tuscarawas River, the present fire station will not be able to adequately service the area. Hospitals Hospital service in the Planning Area is provided by the Union Hospital of Dover and the Twin City Hospital in Dennison. The capacity of the Union hospital, presently 138 beds, will be doubled to 260-270 beds over a five-year period with the assistance of a $890,000 Federal grant allocated under the Hill-Burton Act. The Twin City Hospital has 62 beds and is anticipating addition of 23 beds, In addition, to an expanded capacity, new medical treatment facilities and services are planned. These services include psychiatric treatment, physical ther�py, radiology and long term care, all previously unavailable. The two hospitals can provide adequate medical care for the Plann�ng Area during the 20-year planning period. Library Service The New Philadelphia Public Library, located in the northern portion of the central business district functions as a regional library for the City and its surrounding rural areas. It serves a population in excess of 50,000. The library con tains approximately 84,000 volumes and it maintains a large annual circulation of 312,000 volumes. -85- ,'. / I '· i', ,i: EXISTING COMMUNITY FACILITIES - EDUCATIONAL BUILDINGS @ ... OTHER PUBLIC BUILDINGS PROJECT OHIO P-94 (NP) CITY OF NEW PHILADELPHIA THE Pl!fP,UATIO"' Of THI!, MJ,,P WA� flNANCl.t.UY AIDED THJIO\.IGH A ffOERAl l!ANT fROM HIE OtPARIMENT Of HOUSING ANO URBAN TUSCARAWAS COUNTY, OHIO OEVELOPMl'.NT UNDER HH UAB.I.N PlANNING;. ,ISIANO HOGRAI" AUTHOllll(Q BY SECTION 701 OF THE HOUSING ACT OF 19�4 . ._; AMEl'IO(O BASE MAP PREPARED �y EDWARD F GASSER, CITY ENGINEER CONSULTANTS CANDEUB, FLEISSIG AND ASSOCIATES 1967 The library building, constructed in 1936 with a small wing added 1n 1951, is structurally sound and adequate for library use. However, the building is too small tor its present role as it lacks book space as well as space for libiary activities. At present the library contains 12,300 square teet of space, over 1/3 of which 1s utilized for an auditorium. During the 20 year planning period, a facility approximately three times the size will be required including additional o±f-street parking space, presently lacking on the site. The site ot the present library is limited 1n size (13,600 sq. ft.J although it is well located to serve the population of the Planning Area, Other Public Buildings Other public buildings serving New Philadelphia include the Municipal Bu1ld1ng, constructed 1n 1950, the Water Supply Maintenance Building constructed 1n 1950 and the City Garage constructed 1n 1900. Of these only the City Garage with a floor area of 9,310 sq. ft. 1s inadequate to perform its function ot housing repair and city maintenance equipment. This 1s due primarily to a lack o± space for equipment storage, work shops and office space. At present a new building containing more than twice the floor space of the present one is needed. The site of the present garage at the one acre site of the Municipal Water Works Station, 1s adequate Ln teLms of size and location. Methodology All comnrnnity £ac1.l1ties were sutveyed 1n 1966, Copies of the toLmS used to 1.nvento1y the fac1l1t1.es are included in the report. Maps and Tables. A Community Facilities map 1s included in the report. School information is tabulated on Tables 35 - 37. Summar 1es of recreation facilities and public bu.Lldings are shown on Tables 38 and 39 respectively. · 06- Table 35 INVENTORY OF PUBLIC SCHOOL fi.CILITIES NEW PHILADELPHIA 1966 Num- Year ber Enroll- Last Site Bldg. of School* ment Multi- Year Classr=n Size Coverq·e Class- Ca- 1966 - Eating Purpose 0 School Grades Built . .ddition (acres) s. f. rooms pacit:· 1967 Library G�·m .c.udit. Facilities Rooms Other Use Use Shared 1963} 1 Welt� Junior High 7-9 1927 61,000 35 1,091 1, ( 06 Sr.High Sr.High Yes Cafeteria Se .. eral Labs 3.6 Shared New Philad2lphia Sr. High 10-12 1914 1963. 97,000 30 1.042 903 Yes Yes No Cafeteria Several Labs Tuscarawas Avenue K-6 1913 1957 1.1 17,300 8 272 282 No No No No Yes None Central K-6 1941 1957 2.2 22,000 14 420 452 Yes No No No Yes None I fJ west - K-6 1957 2.9 20,000 13 390 407 No No No No Yes None East K-6 1952 1956 3.1 19,000 12 390 3 79 No No No Lunch Yes Cl inic - Front K-6 1906 l. 3 17,240 8 225 221 No No No No Yes No South K-6 1893 1917 l.9 19,500 8 280 236 No No No No Yes No Note: Do�s not include Stone Creek and York Elementary Schools located outside of the City. * Based on local rating. Source: New Philadelphia, Ohio - Board of Education, .7..pril, 1966. Table 36 PAST ENROLLMENT BY SCHOOL NEW PHILADELPHIA SCHOOL DISTRICT 1966 Name of School 1966-1967 Central Elementary 452 East Elementary 379 Front Elementary 221 South Elementary 236 Tuscarawas Avenue Elementary 282 West Elementary 407 Stone Creek Elementary 108 York Elementary 215 Total Elementary 2,300 Source: Candeub, Fleissig and Associates, from school records, 1966, New Philadelphia Board of Education -88- Table 37 ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NEW PHILADELPHIA SCHOOL DISTRICT 1966 Academic Year K l 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Special 1950-51 126 194 225 235 194 178 191 206 184 181 187 161 134 17 1951-52 151 175 187 215 218 189 173 195 196 194 183 154 148 15 1952-53 257 201 171 168 205 228 184 178 198 216 196 146 143 15 1953-54 226 310 199 165 173 211 219 195 181 214 216 165 135 13 1954-55 226 258 291 202 169 173 202 226 190 202 210 195 152 14 1955-56 216 256 258 300 214 164 183 223 225 212 196 190 164 14 1956-57 228 262 256 250 290 209 164 188 219 252 202 179 165 14 1957-58 256 259 250 261 252 288 212 180 177 262 243 183 171 15 1958-59 267 299 272 279 285 274 326 251 199 213 243 231 176 14 1959-60 306 297 284 268 290 282 265 296 250 199 195 238 208 14 196 0-61 None 322 282 271 276 265 293 288 352 265 184 164 220 12 1961-62 269 304 329 281 268 270 276 285 294 319 244 154 175 14 1962-63 315 300 288 321 284 279 261 309 277 318 297 227 140 14 1963-64 294 334 286 281 307 281 270 272 315 291 298 279 217 15 1964-65 341 304 319 281 290 299 276 292 278 299 277 269 268 15 1965-66 336 369 333 336 304 310 338 312 330 319 305 261 298 14 1966-67 316 352 335 344 325 308 308 355 310 341 310 307 286 42 Source: New Philadelphia, Ohio, Board of Education. l -89- Table 38 SUMK''RY OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES NEW PHILADELPHIA 1966 Site Size Off-Street Name of �acility (Acres) Imp_ro, ements Adequacy Parking Comments and Observations Tuscora Park 3 7.6 Play apparatus, baseball fields, 4 Good Ample Not included in this description are facil tennis courts, sanitary facilities, (3 acres) ities within the park but, owned by the service building, 10 acres of picnic Board of Education and used for High School area with 50 tables, fishing for chil- students and Little League members. dren and swimming. Yearly attendance 100,000. Waterworks Field 23. 0 4 baseball fields, drinking water and Good 50 cars This field is used for high school base service building. Yearl:· attendance ball and Little League. 4,000. High School Playground 5.2 Football stadium 1,ith benches and ble- Good Located in Tuscora Park. achers for 3,000, night lights, ath- letic field. '"'I D West School Playground 2.6 Play apparatus, indoor play facilities Good 10 cars Used during school term only. indoor basketball, inside sanitary and drinkin9 facilities Tuscawaras Ave. School Pla:•ground 1.1 Play apparatus, indoor play facilities Fair 10 cars Used during school term only. indoor and outdoor l::i.sk,. t' ::-,_ll courts, sanit,ry and drinking f-1cilities. Front �.e. School Playground .9 Indoor play facilities, indoor ba. k·t- ball, sanitar:_ and drinking facilitie.·. Fair None Inside used only during school term. South School Playground 1.9 Play apparatus, indoor play facilities Good None Inside us,,d only during school term. indoor and outdoor basketball courts, sanitary and drinking facilities. East School Playground 2.7 Play apparatus, indoor play facilities Good 8 cars Inside used only during school term. indoor & outdoor basketball courts, sanitary and drinking facilities. Central School Playground 2.2 Play apparatus, indoor play facilities Fair 12 cars Inside used only during school term. indoor & outdoor basketball courts, sanitary and drinking facilities. Total 77.2 Source: Field survey b · candeub, Fleissig & Associates Table 39 PUBLIC BUILDINGS INVENTORY NEW PHILADELPHIA 1966 Construction Site Structural Facility Date Area Function Condition Remarks 1905 Orig. Fire Station 1951 Addit. 4,000 s.f. Houses 5 trucks, sleeping Adequate but not up Not adequate for needed rooms second floor. to date. new equipment - more space necessary. Police Station 1915 5,280 s. f. Offices and jail. Inadequate old Need garage space and facility - nePds double office area - new new roof. building required. Municipal Building 1950 18,000 s.f. Offices, Council Chamber Completely adequate Possible readjustment of space if income tax is initiated. I \D I-' I Water Filtration Plant 1932 1,800 s.f. Wab�r pumps and filtra Adequate Will need another filter tion equipment bed and pumps, double the space by 1985. Water Maintenance and 1950 6,480 s.f. Meter repairing, Adequate None Haus,_, Equipment maintenance Public Library 1936 13,664 s. f. Auditorium and library Adequate Need double the space at housing 84,067 ,.-olumes. present, more by 1985. City Garage 1900 House and maintenance Inadequate Need double the space and equipment. a new building. Source: Field Survey by Candeub, Fleissig and Associates, 1966. ,---- ..