June 20, 200717 yr From the 6/19/07 Tiffin Advertiser-Tribune: Decision due soon By Zachary Petit, [email protected] With the 1800s county courthouse looming only about a block or so away, the building is never very far from the tongues of citizens and politicians at the Seneca County commissioners’ headquarters. In the wake of a new courthouse plan unveiled by Commissioner Ben Nutter June 7, Board President Dave Sauber and Commissioner Mike Bridinger said Monday they will have their own ideas etched out in one week’s time. http://www.advertiser-tribune.com/articles.asp?articleID=8767
June 20, 200717 yr “You go on the outside of that (Marion County) building now, you can see rods sticking out,” he said. “They have problems with it outside because they bullied them into not doing the right thing in the first place.” I must be blind, I spend at least 5 minuets looking at Marion's courthouse a couple weeks ago and didn't notice any major problems.
June 21, 200717 yr From the 6/20/07 Tiffin Advertiser-Tribune: Attorney seeks to halt courthouse actions By Zachary Petit, [email protected] The legal battle surrounding the Seneca County Courthouse continued Tuesday when an attorney for six anonymous clients filed a motion to halt officials from tampering with the historic building or its grounds. In light of developments, such as a tree and shrubs being removed at the site, attorney John Barga said the new temporary restraining order — a more pronounced version of a tenet in the original lawsuit against the Seneca County commissioners — essentially asks the court to make county authorities take a “time-out.” http://www.advertiser-tribune.com/articles.asp?articleID=8794
June 22, 200717 yr From the 6/21/07 Tiffin Advertiser-Tribune: Prosecutor: Courthouse suit should be dismissed By Zachary Petit, [email protected] Factors such as cutting down a tree aren’t enough to warrant freezing the Seneca County commissioners in their tracks on the courthouse issue, the county prosecutor declared in a lawsuit response filed Wednesday. Addressing a temporary restraining order requested Tuesday by attorney John Barga in the courthouse lawsuit against the commissioners, prosecutor Ken Egbert Jr. said the filing doesn’t meet a necessary standard to be granted — that immediate and irreparable harm, injury or damage will result from the commissioners’ actions before the case goes to court — and the motion should be dismissed after a hearing on the matter. In other words, Egbert said the order is moot because board members haven’t initiated a demolition process with bids or contracts and are still deciding what they’ll do with the 1800s building. “We think this is premature,” he said. “It’s not ripe for the court to really consider yet.” Full story: http://www.advertiser-tribune.com/articles.asp?articleID=8816
June 23, 200717 yr those commisioners are very sneaky, why would they chop down trees unless they want to knock it down? Cant these boneheads of town council people, just sell the current land to the citizens, and then buy some land to build a new one? Why must it be exactly where this one is?
June 26, 200717 yr From the 6/25/07 Tiffin Advertiser-Tribune: Commissioners’ courthouse ideas coming By Zachary Petit, [email protected] Today could be the day the sun either rises or sets further on the fate of the Seneca County Courthouse. Continuing with their efforts to address the vacant building and a projected lack of government operating space in the future, the Seneca County commissioners are slated to reveal the rest of their individual ideas for what they believe should happen to the structure — be it razing or saving — at their 10 a.m. meeting today. http://www.advertiser-tribune.com/articles.asp?articleID=8894
June 27, 200717 yr From the 6/26/07 Tiffin Advertiser-Tribune: Coming down By Zachary Petit, [email protected] Even though the possibility of restoring the county courthouse was resurrected earlier this month, a majority of Seneca County commissioners decided Monday to take the option off the table and proceed toward demolishing the building. Amidst a packed boardroom, commissioners Mike Bridinger and Dave Sauber presented their contrasting plans Monday for the fate of the structure. After citizens representing different sides of the debate weighed in, Commissioner Ben Nutter called for a vote to have MKC Associates draft a project manual so the building’s demolition can be put up for bids. While Bridinger refused to second the motion and emphatically voted “no” to the backdrop of audience applause, Sauber echoed Nutter’s “yes.” “We’re absolutely removing that 1884 structure and we’re starting over,” Nutter said after the meeting. Full story: http://www.advertiser-tribune.com/articles.asp?articleID=8904
June 28, 200717 yr From the 6/27/07 Tiffin Advertiser-Tribune: County asks for courthouse lawsuit to be dismissed By Zachary Petit, [email protected] Because the six plaintiffs in the legal battle surrounding the courthouse are shrouded in anonymity, the lawsuit against the Seneca County commissioners should be dismissed, a lawyer for the board said. In a motion filed Monday on behalf of the commissioners, county lawyers say Attorney John Barga’s lawsuit is in violation of a civil rule that requires names and addresses of all involved parties to be disclosed. http://www.advertiser-tribune.com/articles.asp?articleID=8932
June 30, 200717 yr From the 6/29/07 Tiffin Advertiser-Tribune: County’s records need a new home By Zachary Petit, [email protected] Officials face a conundrum: The Seneca County courthouse is slated to be demolished, but the hefty stash of legal records currently housed inside it isn’t. The Seneca County commissioners tossed around ideas and opinions for a potential new building Thursday, and decided to contact a few local construction firms about cost and design estimates. http://www.advertiser-tribune.com/articles.asp?articleID=8963
June 30, 200717 yr From the 6/30/07 Tiffin Advertiser-Tribune: Anonymous parties’ attorney defends courthouse lawsuit By Zachary Petit, [email protected] Focusing on six anonymous messengers shifts the focus of the courthouse lawsuit away from the actual message, Attorney John Barga said Friday. In a response Thursday to the county’s motion to dismiss the case based upon the anonymity of his plaintiffs, Barga states the request attempts to misdirect the attention of the court away from the real issues contained in his lawsuit against the Seneca County commissioners. http://www.advertiser-tribune.com/articles.asp?articleID=8987
July 2, 200717 yr Full story: http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070701/NEWS17/70701002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Article published July 1, 2007 Preservationists push to save ‘grand old lady’ Seneca County looks to raze courthouse By JENNIFER FEEHAN BLADE STAFF WRITER TIFFIN — For much of his life, Sam Reino drove past the Seneca County Courthouse everyday on his way to work. Now, the 82-year-old Tiffin resident sees the local landmark from his bedroom window at a downtown assisted living center. He shakes his head at the mention of plans to demolish the 1884 courthouse. “I think they’re making a big mistake,” Mr. Reino said. If the county commissioners proceed with plans to raze the building, Seneca County will become the first in northwest Ohio to abandon and demolish its courthouse and the first in the state to do so since Richland County tore down its historic courthouse in Mansfield in 1969. Although some area courthouses are in need of renovation, all are in use and some have been immaculately maintained.
July 2, 200717 yr Although Mr. Myers designed more than 80 buildings in his lifetime, the courthouse in Tiffin was one of his few Ohio works, said Valerie Marvin, an historian and guide with the Michigan State Capitol Tour Service. He also designed the Lorain County Courthouse in Elyria as well as a Methodist church in Elyria, but it was razed in the 1920s. Interestingly (or not so), Lorain County's Courthouse has had its tower changed as well--its been completely removed.
July 2, 200717 yr Here's a link to a photo gallery that the Blade put together. It has 17 photos. http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Avis=TO&Dato=20070630&Kategori=NEWS17&Lopenr=630013&Ref=PH
July 4, 200717 yr From the 7/3/07 Tiffin Advertiser-Tribune: Judge in courthouse lawsuit: Show yourselves By Zachary Petit, [email protected] The fate of the Seneca County Courthouse lawsuit now rests on a deadline: Unless anonymous plaintiffs in the matter are unveiled by noon Friday, the case will be dismissed, visiting Judge Charles Wittenberg said in a decision filed Monday. As part of the team defending the Seneca County commissioners in Attorney John Barga’s lawsuit, County Prosecutor Ken Egbert Jr. said the judgment interprets a legal rule to require the six anonymous clients in the case to divulge their names and addresses. “The public has a right to know who is using their courts just the same as a newspaper requires persons to identify themselves when they submit a letter to the editor,” he said. “I think it recognizes the public interest.” http://www.advertiser-tribune.com/articles.asp?articleID=9037
July 7, 200717 yr Link contains photos. From the 7/7/07 Blade: Seneca courthouse suit to proceed after plaintiffs reveal IDs By JENNIFER FEEHAN BLADE STAFF WRITER TIFFIN - A lawsuit aimed at stopping the demolition of the Seneca County Courthouse will be allowed to proceed because six county residents who filed the complaint identified themselves for the court yesterday. Visiting Judge Charles Wittenberg, who is retired from Lucas County Common Pleas Court, had said he would dismiss the suit if the anonymous plaintiffs did not reveal their names and addresses by noon yesterday. John Barga, a Tiffin attorney who is representing the group, said at least seven other people contacted him last week saying they would be willing to put their names on the lawsuit if necessary, "but my original six clients decided they would step forward in spite of any criticism or public attack that they might receive." The plaintiffs - Nancy L. Cook, S. Rayella Engle, Lenora M. Livingston, Adams A. Engle, and Douglas E. Collar, all of Tiffin, and Jacqueline A. Fletcher, of Republic, Ohio - are all active in local historic preservation efforts. Full story: http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070707/NEWS17/707070404/-1/RSS08
July 8, 200717 yr Full story: http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070708/NEWS17/70708002/-1/NEWS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Article published July 8, 2007 Most counties preserve venerable courthouses Seneca’s plan would be rare exception By JENNIFER FEEHAN BLADE STAFF WRITER When Mansfield architect Dan Seckel talks about historic preservation in his hometown, he always begins by showing photographs of Richland County’s grand old 1870 courthouse, which was leveled in 1969. “The general reaction is, ‘Why in the world did we ever do that?’ There’s not a person I’ve shown those slides to who has ever said, ‘That was a nasty old building that deserved to be demolished,’” he said. Across Ohio, just three counties — Portage, Richland, and Franklin — have purposely razed their historic courthouses in the last century and built modern replacements. Gallia, Champaign, Jackson, and Vinton counties built new courthouses between 1938 and 1985 after theirs were destroyed by fire. Two counties — Warren and Ashtabula — built new courthouses in the 1960s and ’70s but preserved their old courthouses to use for other county offices.
July 8, 200717 yr The Blade has had excellent coverage of this story from the beginning. I don't believe their July 1 editorial has been posted ... its a rare (but beautiful) thing for major Ohio regional papers to opine on the subject of preservation, and this one was incredibly strong.... Thomas/PresOhio Full editorial: http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070701/OPINION02/706300316/-1/OPINION Article posted on July 1, 2007 Keep Tiffin's Treasure Some of Ohio's most historically significant and architecturally beautiful structures are its county courthouses. It's possible no other state so values these marvelous ties to the past and so appreciates that they represent much more than just the seat of county government. So it is dismaying and unforgivable that the Seneca County Board of Commissioners has voted to tear down the county's splendid 1884 courthouse in downtown Tiffin. As if that were not enough of an insult to the community, Commissioner Ben Nutter compounds the foolishness with his recommendation to build - on the same spot - a new courts building that will no doubt look like most new government structures these days, a concrete and glass box devoid of any character whatsoever. We come down strongly on the side of Commissioner Michael Bridinger, the single dissenting vote on the road to demolition.
July 10, 200717 yr Full story: http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070710/NEWS17/707100388/-1/NEWS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Article published July 10, 2007 Seneca County tells judge demolition best option By JENNIFER FEEHAN BLADE STAFF WRITER TIFFIN - Before he was elected Seneca County commissioner in 2004, Dave Sauber said he felt "removal" of the 1884 courthouse was the best option for the county. Still, he testified yesterday, he kept an open mind as the board reviewed courthouse studies and did its own research. In the end, he and Commissioner Ben Nutter voted in favor of razing the old courthouse, which has been in a state of decline for decades and vacant since 2004. Mr. Sauber and Tanya Hemmer, clerk for the board of commissioners, took the stand in Seneca County Common Pleas Court yesterday, the first day of a hearing on a motion for a preliminary injunction sought by a group of residents who want to stop the impending demolition of the courthouse.
July 11, 200717 yr Full story: http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070711/NEWS18/70711010/-1/NEWS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Article published July 11, 2007 Historic Seneca County Courthouse razing put on hold By JENNIFER FEEHAN BLADE STAFF WRITER TIFFIN — The 1884 Seneca County Courthouse was granted a temporary reprieve from the wrecking ball yesterday. Visiting Judge Charles Wittenberg ordered that Seneca County officials “not physically demolish or destroy or remove” any fixtures from within the old courthouse before July 25, when a hearing on a request for a preliminary injunction to stop the courthouse’s demolition resumes. The judge, who is retired from Lucas County Common Pleas Court, issued the order prior to recessing court at noon after a day and a half of testimony on a motion by a group of county residents to halt the impending demolition of the historic courthouse.
July 14, 200717 yr From the 7/12/07 Tiffin Advertiser-Tribune: PHOTO: Artist Steve McFerren works in front of the Seneca County Courthouse to get some of the finer details of the building. PHOTO BY JIM SHOBE History in pencil By MaryAnn Kromer, [email protected] With the fate of the Seneca County Courthouse in limbo, a Tiffin native is seeking to preserve the structure in a different way. Steve McFerren, a 1972 graduate of Columbian High School, has been in town creating a detailed pencil drawing of the building he calls “a masterpiece.” “I have known for years that they’re struggling with the courthouse, whether to keep it or not,” McFerren said. “I think it’s something you can never get back. You can’t say, ‘Cheez, I’m sorry I did that.’ Even if you tried to hire the craftsmen to do the building today, it would probably cost $100 million.” Full story: http://www.advertiser-tribune.com/articles.asp?articleID=9209
July 22, 200717 yr Full story: http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070722/NEWS17/707220342/-1/NEWS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Article published July 22, 2007 Dust and mold threaten records at courthouse Documents in need of proper storage By JENNIFER FEEHAN BLADE STAFF WRITER TIFFIN - As the debate rages on over whether to raze or save Seneca County's 1884 courthouse, some of the county's oldest records are gathering dust - and in some cases mold - in the otherwise deserted old structure. Clerk of Courts Mary Ward said she was disturbed to find green mold growing on journal binders on a routine trip to retrieve files from the courthouse this spring. She's not sure how much longer she can fulfill her responsibility to preserve the court's records - given the conditions.
July 26, 200717 yr Full story: http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070726/NEWS17/707260373/-1/NEWS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Article published July 26, 2007 Seneca County courthouse is heart of community, ex-professor says By JENNIFER FEEHAN BLADE STAFF WRITER TIFFIN - Retired Heidelberg College History Professor Kenneth Davison called Seneca County's 1884 courthouse "the most important single building in the county" and said demolishing it would be a huge mistake. "It's the very heart of the community. There's nothing else here that can match it and that is true in every county of the state," Mr. Davison said while testifying in Seneca County Common Pleas Court yesterday morning. "It's a cultural thing. It's not just political."
July 27, 200717 yr Seneca County officials set to talk demolition Commissioners, consultant to meet BY JENNIFER FEEHAN | TOLEDO BLADE July 27, 2007 PHOTO: County commissioners face opposition to their courthouse demolition plans. THE BLADE TIFFIN - The trial that could decide the fate of the historic Seneca County courthouse is not yet over, but county commissioners plan to meet Monday with a consultant to discuss costs and a timetable for demolishing the county's 1884 courthouse. The meeting is scheduled on the same morning attorneys for the commissioners and a group of county residents who want to save the old courthouse will be in Common Pleas Court arguing the commissioners' motion to dismiss some of the claims in the residents' lawsuit.
July 29, 200717 yr Full story: http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070729/NEWS17/70729003/-1/NEWS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Article published July 29, 2007 Seneca County fairgoers debate courthouse’s fate By JANE SCHMUCKER BLADE STAFF WRITER TIFFIN — Surrounded by early photographs of the 1884 courthouse, the folks in the Save Our Courthouse booth at the Seneca County Fair say the county must preserve the structure to be true to itself. Even the county flag, they point out, features the words “Seneca County Where History Flows” around a cameo of the county courthouse. “It’s priceless. They don’t build those anymore,” said Adams Engle, a real estate appraiser from Tiffin whose mother, Rayella, is a leader in efforts to save the courthouse from demolition. County commissioners are expected to again discuss the topic of demolition tomorrow.
July 30, 200717 yr Thanks for the updates noozer; when grasscat retired, my first fear was not being able to follow this topic.
July 30, 200717 yr I've got a soft spot for old buildings.... depots and courthouses in particular... because their designs are often unique to the communities they served. And what usually replaces them are monuments to mediocrity.
July 31, 200717 yr Full story: http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070731/NEWS17/70731001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Article published July 31, 2007 Tax credits may help save 1884 Seneca County courthouse County investigates state program By JENNIFER FEEHAN BLADE STAFF WRITER TIFFIN — In what seemed like a marked change of tone on the future of Seneca County’s 1884 courthouse, Commissioner Ben Nutter yesterday said the county ought to apply for state historic preservation tax credits to help pay for renovation of the old building. “Let’s fill out the application and get a definitive answer,” he told Steve McQuillin, a building preservation consultant from Westlake, Ohio, who offered to help commissioners with the application at no cost. In a presentation requested by Commissioner Mike Bridinger, who favors preserving the courthouse, Mr. McQuillin said the county likely would be eligible for tax credits equal to 25 percent of the renovation costs through the new state program. The county, which does not pay taxes, would have to form a limited liability company that would act as owner of the building and reimburse the county for the tax credits, he explained.
July 31, 200717 yr Sweet. Ink...do you subscribe to feeds? If you subscribe to the Blade feed and the local news feed for the Tiffin Advertiser-Tribune, you should be covered as far as this story goes. These two papers don't have feeds, but both the Findlay Courier and the Fostoria Review Times also cover the story.
August 3, 200717 yr :-( Full story: http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070803/NEWS17/70803001/-1/NEWS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Article published August 3, 2007 Tax credit unlikely to aid Seneca County courthouse By JENNIFER FEEHAN BLADE STAFF WRITER TIFFIN — A new state tax credit program that some had hoped would prompt Seneca County commissioners to reconsider their decision to raze the county’s 1884 courthouse no longer looks so promising. Commissioner Ben Nutter, who on Monday said the county ought to apply for the financial help, told the board yesterday that legal advisers have assured him the county would not be eligible for the program, which provides tax credits equal to 25 percent of a historic renovation project. Steve McQuillin, a building preservation consultant from Westlake, Ohio, told commissioners Monday that because the county does not pay taxes it would have to form a limited liability company to act as owner of the building and reimburse the county for the tax credits. “At the time, I questioned our ability to be involved in that program specifically as a county government, and in the last few days I’ve made a lot of phone calls to get answers to some significant questions,” Mr. Nutter said. The bottom line, he said, is that the county could not legally transfer ownership of the courthouse to a private entity unless the commissioners declared the building was no longer needed for public use and then offered it for sale at public auction or by competitive bidding. The commissioners would have no way to control who purchased the building, he said.
August 3, 200717 yr NO! Ink...do you subscribe to feeds? If you subscribe to the Blade feed and the local news feed for the Tiffin Advertiser-Tribune, you should be covered as far as this story goes. Feeds? Is that like a news email?
August 3, 200717 yr Okay.... the county says it can't participate because it doesn't pay taxes. But the people of the county DO pay taxes and (follow me here) doesn't that make the county courthouse the people's building? Yeah... it's a stretch, but it's too bad the Commisioners can't think outside the box to make this work.
August 5, 200717 yr Full story: http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070805/NEWS17/70805001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Article published August 5, 2007 Majority in county favors efforts to spare landmark By JENNIFER FEEHAN BLADE STAFF WRITER TIFFIN — By a two-thirds majority, Seneca County registered voters say they want to delay demolition of their historic 1884 courthouse until officials find out whether state money is available for its restoration, a poll by Zogby International shows. The poll showed even more dramatically that almost 78 percent of likely voters in the county want a chance to vote before their courthouse is destroyed based on a 2-1 vote by the county’s board of commissioners. The telephone survey, which was commissioned by The Blade, polled 426 registered voters from all parts of Seneca County. Its margin of error was 4.8 percent.
August 7, 200717 yr Full story: http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070807/NEWS17/70807005/-1/NEWS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Article published August 7, 2007 Officials vote to proceed with razing of Seneca County courthouse By JENNIFER FEEHAN BLADE STAFF WRITER TIFFIN — Ignoring a flurry of public outcry and a survey that showed nearly 78 percent of Seneca County residents think they should decide if the county’s 1884 courthouse should be razed, commissioners yesterday voted 2-1 to move ahead with a plan that calls for the building to come down this fall. Commissioner Mike Bridinger again cast the only dissenting vote on a motion by Commissioner Ben Nutter to accept a timeline and fee schedule for demolition proposed by MKC Associates of Mansfield, which includes a $15,000 Phase I environmental assessment of the building and $60,000 to prepare drawings, specifications, bidding requirements, prebid meetings, and construction administration services for demolition.
August 7, 200717 yr I love how these Commissioners cry alligator tears about this courthouse being in poor shape, deteriorating and an somehow and impediemtn to economic development. And who among them (and their predecessors) failed over the years to take action to stop any or all of that? Grasscat.... calling them idiots is being too kind. :x
August 8, 200717 yr You bring up an interesting point about the maintenance issue. I'm far too lazy to research this, but I wonder about the makeup of the commission. Are these "lifers" who could have done something about it, or are these relative newcomers? I'd wait around for a Seneca County forumer to answer this question, but I'd probably be waiting a while....
August 8, 200717 yr Seeing the Seneca County Courthouse in person, I don't think it is too late, by any means. Walk up and closely examine the Butler County Courthouse sometime, you can see many stone areas that have been repaired. I haven't heard of any big structural problems besides the stone work in Seneca.
August 8, 200717 yr Sad...just sad Judge asserts Seneca County officials have right to raze Commissioners face claims over courthouse BY JENNIFER FEEHAN | TOLEDO BLADE August 8, 2007 TIFFIN — Visiting Judge Charles Wittenberg yesterday dismissed two of the claims levied against Seneca County commissioners in a lawsuit aimed at stopping them from razing the 1884 courthouse. In a nine-page decision filed in Seneca County Common Pleas Court, Judge Wittenberg said commissioners have authority to demolish the courthouse, and that it was not within the court’s power to interfere with their decision-making. Testimony is to resume at 9 a.m. today on the remaining claims, which include allegations that commissioners violated Ohio’s public meeting and public records laws in reaching their decision to tear down the old courthouse.
August 8, 200717 yr Warning ... click on the link after the article to view the photo... and have a bucket handy. Courthouse Concept Tiffin Advertiser-Tribune August 8, 2007 Seneca County Commissioner Ben Nutter released a conceptual drawing of a new building to take the place of the existing 1884 courthouse. “I think a building that looks historic but built to today’s standards is the best possible solution to the courthouse issue,” Nutter said. The drawing, provided free by MKC Associates, provides an idea of how the new building may look. Nutter said there will be a review process before a committee to approve the final building design. Nutter added the building also may create private interest in the downtown area. “I also believe it will generate economic growth for Tiffin and Seneca County,” Nutter said. Full story: http://www.advertiser-tribune.com/News/articles.asp?articleID=9679
August 9, 200717 yr ^But it's obviously going to "generate economic growth" and create "private interest." How can you go wrong with that!?!? :drunk:
August 9, 200717 yr ^But it's obviously going to "generate economic growth" and create "private interest." How can you go wrong with that!?!? The scary thing is that I suspect Mr. Nutter actually believes it. I am sure that he envisions legions of preservation-minded developers flocking to invest in Tiffin just for a chance to be next to that new beacon of Ohio architecture. Too bad there aren't legions of preservation-minded developers out there -- and that the very few that do exist will be avoiding Tiffin like the plague.
August 9, 200717 yr Full story: http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070809/NEWS17/70809004/-1/NEWS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Article published August 9, 2007 Dozens rally over Seneca County courthouse By JENNIFER FEEHAN BLADE STAFF WRITER TIFFIN — Eleven-year-old Dinah Adams stood out among the mostly older adults who gathered outside the Seneca County Courthouse annex yesterday holding signs in support of saving the 1884 courthouse next door. “I think we should save it and restore it,” Dinah said. “It’s going to cost a lot to tear it down. It’s our tax dollars.” She and her father, Phil Adams, decided to join the rally, which was scheduled to take place a half-hour prior to a hearing in Common Pleas Court in which six county residents are seeking a preliminary injunction to stop county commissioners from demolishing the shuttered courthouse. Some of the protesters’ signs were directed at Commissioners Ben Nutter and Dave Sauber, who have consistently voted to proceed with demolition.
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