Call your Councilperson!

Be in touch with your Councilperson.  Community input is pivotal in this.  Call and speak directly to your Councilperson, if possible, or email them.  https://www.lakewoodoh.gov/lakewood-city-council/

A few words questioning the plan to maintain the structure sufficiently well to avoid razing much of the Curtis Block are what every Councilperson needs to hear.  It is absolutely an option to preserve the building as long as it receives normal ongoing maintenance – a sound roof and reasonable care of the overall structure.

As always, thank you for your support.  It makes all the difference.

• When you have a minute also take a look at the article Hilary Schickler wrote for the Lakewood Observer when the Curtis Block was in the process of landmark designation almost eight years ago: http://lakewoodobserver.com/read/2015/04/14/historic-designation-sought-for-curtis-block.  It’s a well written summary that will refresh your memory about the preservation we’ve worked long and hard to sustain, and it’s a great introduction for anyone unfamiliar with the building and its historic importance.