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NORTH OIA7STID LANI]MARKS C7aimISSION ANN[JAL REPORT - cantinued... In November a public meeting was held to share the information gathered during the grant period with owners of surveyed properties and interested residents. A standing-roc¢n only crowd saw a short.slide presentation before Canmission me.?nbers shared all infonnation with individual awners. Many of those present sha.red their knowledge to add to the grawing file for each property. Civic awarnness, an ongoing goal of the Lancimarks Cmunissian, was certainly heightened as a result of this well attended meeting. Zb share the newly acquired inforniation; grant gackets were presented tA Planning C.cemdssion, Architectural Board of Review, Building Department, Engineem- ing Department and the North Olmsted City Council. In addition a grant packet is prepared for the North Olmsted Public Li brary and the Olmsted Historical Society. In October, Don Copeland, Director of the Departrnent of Hiunan Resources, who had senved as project director throughout the grant period, was infornled that ad- ditional moneys could possibly be made available to North Olmsted through tne Ohio Historic Preservation Office because of the extent of volunteer time given to canplete the grant. Through his efforts and the additional docuTentation of previously undeclared personnel costs, the Ohio Historic Preservation Office granted North Olmsted an additional return of $1349, over and above the original grant agreement. Z'hrougnout the year additional events occurred involving the Landmarks Camission. Several slide presentations were made to ccmunity groups. Donations were made to the City Archives located in the Landnarks office in the basement of Old Town Hall. The Archive office was organized to facilitate acquisition of additional archival materials. North Olmsted Iandnarks Cacnnission acted as a resource to local people needing infornnation.about the history of North 07msted, restoration of local historic builclings, and how to docunent the age of a building. The need for a restoration.plan for the North Olmsted Ccennunity Cabin was recognized. The renovation of Zbwn Hall using Conmunity Development Block Grant funds continued. Following the master plan ooirpleted by Rflbert C. Gaede, of Robert C. Gaede, Architects, in November, 1983, the mneys were used to continue upr grading the exterior of the building. This years projects were restaration of the chi.nmey and extensive foundation and window well repairs. Drain tiles were added to prevent further interior danage. Erterior painting of the trim was completed. As additional mney is.available the restoration of Zbwn Hall will continue. - Repaired road site markers were finally replaced at Butternut Ridge Cemetery and North O]msted Library by the North Olmsted Service Departrnent. - The randmarks Cammission planted and maintained flowers at front of Old Zbwm Hall as a part of 'Clean-up North 0]msted' sponsored by the City. - In November a presentation was made to the North O]msted Planning Ccimnission on the proposed North Olmsted Landnark Distxict to be knoHm as Butternut Ridge Road Historic District. It was requested tha.t the Planning Camnission, per North 0]msted Ordinance, react to suclz a district in terms of planning. A letter supporting the Butternut Ridge Road Historic District was received frc¢n tize Planning Commission. - 2 -