(con't) A couple other brief comments on your post, anonymous:
1- The Annex was build *in order to restore the Courthouse* - not to replace it. The heating/cooling unit that was installed, that would take care of all the needs of both buildings, is still sitting on the Annex roof.

2- Closing off one street for 3 days for the Heritage Festival would not compare to having to shut down part of S. Washington, E. Perry, Court St, & part of Jefferson, for months on end, in order to demolish a building the size of the Courthouse, & to build a new structure.

3- A few business owners I spoke to said that should that building be torn down, they will beat the rush & LEAVE TIFFIN BEFORE IT COMES DOWN, rather than risk losing business, due to the point I made in #2. Driving independent business owners out of town is NOT a good way to "revitalize" our downtown. As a long standing former downtown business owner, I know this for a fact.

Posted October 06, 2008

anonymous: Thanks for your input.

One comment: The Courthouse is NOT full of mold. If it were, I'd have gotten extremely sick - as in "rushed to the ER" sick, if there were any mold whatsoever in it, as I am violently allergic to the stuff. As you can see by my pics, I have been all through the building, right up into the clock tower, & there is NO MOLD. This is another lie that has been perpetuated by our county gov't. The health dept also did a study of the building, & the RTA building is actually much more "dangerous" in that regard than the Courthouse. This is public record, & I believe you can get a copy of that report - I know that other private citizens have done just that.

The cost of renovating the Courthouse *could* be more than a new building...or it could be *less*. When you go w/ a high-end firm, they're going to give you a high-end estimate. If you go w/ a more reasonable firm, they're going to give you a more reasonable estimate.

(Oh - I deleted your 8 extra posts)

Posted October 05, 2008

BTW, the words "demolition" or "restoration" did NOT appear on the ballot issue, nor can anyone vote on that issue, by law. The ballot issue was for a tax - PERIOD. But don't tell the commissioners that, or their heads will explode from over-exposure to the TRUTH.

Posted July 23, 2008

It's not that the people of Seneca Co are hicks. They lack jobs, meaning they will NOT vote for a tax, period. A lot of people who want to see the Courthouse saved voted "no" on the ballot issue, cos they simply can't afford the possibility of having another tax jammed down their throats by the commissioners (taxation w/out representation, anyone?).

However, I agree w/ you that we're under the thumbs of idiots.

Jim Bell's plan for the Courthouse is the most eloquent, simple, & cost-effective way to solve this problem. But the commissioners won't buy it (even though they agree it's a good plan - only for someone ELSE to do, though), cos then they won't have the Ben Nutter Memorial Sandbox to play in w/ their Tonka trucks & Erector sets.

History doesn't forget, & Nutter should remember that, if he destroys our county's heritage, HIS NAME will be on the pages of history FOREVER because of it!

Posted July 23, 2008

To be more specific, Steve:
~~~
I went back to Ohio, but my pretty countryside
Had been paved down the middle by a government that had no pride.
The farms of Ohio had been replaced by shopping malls,
and muzak filled the air FROM SENECA TO CUYAHOGA FALLS.
I said hey, ho, way to go, Ohio!
~~~

And this is exactly what our county commissioners here want to see fulfilled in real life. Tear down the charm & the history, & replace it w/ cheap concrete boxes.

OVER MY DEAD BODY!!!

Posted July 13, 2008