Posted May 13, 200619 yr Fight pits history vs. homeowner Tallmadge says woman can't raze 138-year-old home By Paula Schleis Beacon Journal staff writer TALLMADGE - Can city officials forbid a resident from razing a home because the house is 138 years old? That's the question Tallmadge officials are struggling with -- and one that Summit County Common Pleas Court is being asked to weigh in on. For the first time in 15 years, the city is facing a legal challenge to its Design Control District, implemented to preserve colonial buildings and dictate architectural styles of new construction around historic Tallmadge Circle... http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/14571252.htm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paula Schleis can be reached at 330-996-3741 or [email protected]
June 6, 200619 yr From the 6/5/06 Tallmadge Express: Clash over house could go to court Law director authorized to defend or settle business owner’s zoning appeal by Ronnica Dull Reporter TALLMADGE - At the May 25 meeting, City Council authorized the law director to defend the city against or settle the zoning appeal filed by Linda Lorkowski, owner of a century home in the Design Control District she planned to demolish. Lorkowski said she was hoping to build another facility in its place on Northwest Avenue for her bakery business called “Linda’s Kitchen.”... E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 330-686-3911 http://www.tallmadgeexpress.com/article.php?pathToFile=/archive/06052006/news/&file=_news1.txt&article=1&tD=06052006
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