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I agree Matches that Cleveland heights should annex the people in the west five, my taxes went up on tuseday anyway. It confuses people why we use the cleveland heights school district if we live in South Euclid. Mayor Welo does not care for us much anyway. Jane Goodman went slightly crazy pushing Oakwood Commons to us. I also agree Warrensville is very unfriendly to pedestrians which is why the west five feels so isolated with oakwood to the north, cedar to the south, and warrensville to the east. The kids run acrosss the street on warrensville because the crosswalks are space far apart and traffic moves way faster than the 35mph speed limit. I assume at some point some one will get hurt or killed running across warrensville with all the extra traffic. Maybe for all the money he's investing he could build a very expensive pedestrian bridge across warrensville. I am not against development, I understand golf courses are expensive to run and are folding. Had the no on 96 passed we could have rethought perhaps a better option. The city really rushed this through. What can I buy at home depot or a kohls that I cant already buy at Target, Macy's, or the Walmart at Severance which is 5 minutes from my house? That is what really pisses me off that nothing that is different will be brought in at the expense of my Neighborhood's quality of life. Many of us preferd homes be built to this, knowing they would be difficult to sell. Every one who supported this project that I met does not live near and hence won't be affected. Hopefully thecleveland heights portion gets a better deal, though I already see Mitchell has reduced the set aside green space on the Cleveland heights portion from 40 something acers to 30 something from the conceptual drawing in his staements after finishing buying it. Trust that it will all turn out all right? Oh well I'm done ranting.

No one hates South Euclid . I also happen to be a resident there. I even happen to live in the "West Five" dont you know. I voted against this project for obvious reasons. Currently traffic backs up on warrensville next to the West Five during certain times of the day, now add thousands more cars.and we will see if I can turn in or out of my street. Once cedar center center and the new Mcdonalds are finished it will add many more. In addition those who tout the park as a benefit are wrong. Does anyone remember the loving youths who burnt down the playground of possibilites in Bexely Park. Having a park is nice, but where once there were none now there will be unsuprivised youth which means trouble at some point. Many of my friends live on East Antisdale, what do you think has become of the property values of those who face Oakwood Commons. The city wouldn't even fight for a 100 ft buffer, 50 ft is way too close for such a big project. Nice trucks and cars and youths for the rest of their home ownership experience. The area between Mayfield and Cedar was built as a residential area with a golfcourse that was already there, a nice and quiet area with commercial on the edges where it belongs. Not in the middle. Biz where do you live? I bet not in the West five . Maybe on the other side of Belvoir? What the realtors call desirable maybe? Yes there is never wrong with chains, but non chains would have made Cedar center unpredictable and exciting. That is the point of chains in that every where you go the experience is the same. GFS, Bob evans, maybe an Olive Garden, pet store, and some chinese; wow how exciting. They tore down and spent all that money for that and will still come out owing money. How sad. Oakwood is a highly uninspired use of that land, it is sad that couldnt think of a better use. In the end it's just another shopping center, and a low end "value" one at that. Fran Mentch at the end realized it would probably never all be park , but at least she hoped for something better than this.