Who We Serve
We serve the following communities:
Tuscarawas County Cities & Towns: Dover, New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas, Dennison, Uhrichsville, Sugarcreek, Newcomerstown, Bolivar, Strasburg, Mineral City, Zoar, Gnadenhutten, Midvale, Port Washington, Stone Creek, Parral, Dundee, Sandyville, Barnhill, Wilkshire Hills & Roswell
Tuscarawas County Townships: Auburn, Bucks, Clay, Dover, Fairfield, Franklin, Goshen, Jefferson, Lawrence, Mill, Oxford, Perry, Rush, Salem, Sandy, Sugar Creek, Union, Warren, Warwick, Washington, Wayne & York
Who We Are
The Tuscarawas Metropolitan Housing Authority (TMHA) is a public nonprofit service corporation, created in 1971 by the State of Ohio Board of Housing, under Ohio Revised Code 3735.27. ORC defines how a housing authority is organized, governed, and audited. TMHA is governed by a five-member Board of Commissioners, appointed to five-year terms by the following entities:
- County Commissioners (1 member)
- Judge of the Court of Common Pleas (1 member)
- Judge of Probate Court, (1 member)
- Largest city in the jurisdiction (New Philadelphia – 2 members).
Original founding board members of TMHA were Mr. Robert B. White, Jr., Mr. Lewis H Brown, Mr. Glessner Lechner, Mr. Paul Simpson, and Mr. Luther Cato.
Many forward thinking and dedicated citizens have served on the TMHA Board of Commissioners over the years. Founding member Luther Cato had a strong vision for the role of TMHA in Tuscarawas County, and served on the board until his death in 1997.
See the Board of Commissioners section for current board appointees.
TMHA is a contract administrator for U.S. Housing & Urban Development (HUD). The authority’s biggest program is the HUD Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program.
TMHA also administrates the Family Self Sufficiency program for Section 8 families who wish to enhance their income through employment, and want to establish an escrow savings account.
Board of Commissioners
Robert Gribble II- Commissioner Chairperson [Probate Court Appointee]
Jill Lengler- Commissioner Vice-Chair [Mayor New Philadelphia’s Appointee]
Carol Penix- Commissioner [Court of Common Pleas Appointee]
Dean Holland- Commissioner [Mayor of New Philadelphia’s Appointee]
Brooke Carroll- Commissioner [Tuscarawas County Commissioners Appointee]
The TMHA Board of Commissioners holds regular public meetings on the second Tuesday of every other month, beginning in January. Meetings are held in the Claudia A. Duerr Conference room in the TMHA office building at 134 Second St. SW in New Philadelphia