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•`-'4 _w NORTH'OLMSTED LANDMARKS -COMMISSION 1984 Annual Report _ Marlene Orzechowski,_ Chairman Yvonne-Petrigac, Couricil:Representative ' . Julia Brown,=-Planning CoYrnnittee Representative Robert Hunter Betty Lord --- Robert Parry Glo'ria Sell Lois Van Auken Regular meetings are scheduled -for the -third Thursday -of each month. In 1984 there were 7 regular meetings, 1 apecial meeting, and.numerous comnittee meetings; members also attended aeveral City Council and Council Cormnittee meetings._ Major Activities: Historic _Buildin Reco nition Pro ram_- Upon-=receipt-.of appropriate documents,-: 1 requests have been appr.oved.from homeowners for plaques recognizing:their older homes. The plaques-have been ordered. The total -of plaqued homes -in the city--is now_15. .Gommissi.on member_Gloria Sell has assisted these.homeowners in their_.research and docum.entation. Towm Hall Rehabilitation Program - Rehabil-itati.on-is proceeding accord- ' ing to the -long=range plan outlined--7t.y= architect.-=Robert __Gae.de,- and ap- proved'by the Commission, City Council:,-=-and-the--City-Administration. Through the use of Community Development- -Block - Grant _funds, a ramp f or the_use of handicapped persons has been comgleted, .as well.as emergency chimney repair. Correction of foundat-ion:_drainage-.problems, and in- stallation of a new roof will come next. Grant Proposals-- In Ju:ly, a Commission committee- prepared- an application to the - Ohio _Historic Preservation- Office, °larider.= the Certified Local Gov- ernment Grants=zn-Aid. P_rogram,-for-,a federal=matching grant for historic preservation. The grant was approved_in Septembe.r, in the amount of $6600: $330.0 in feder?al grant money; -and $3300 in matching ci:ty funds and volunteer hours by.Commission members. The money will be used to hire a student intern -( architectur_e.-student_) in surrmer- -1985, to research and prepare a list. of a11-pre-1920 historical-_-buildings._in No.rth Olmsted. Future federal- funding may depend-a.pon- such-basic -information.. - The Commission prepared a pr-oposal--f-or a portion of the _city and county Comznunity Development Slock Grant funds-, for._Town Hall repair; this money is now being used as noted- above. The Coirmii.ssion -Chairman; Marlene _Or- zechowski, also requested a portion_of the North Olmsted Federal Reeenue. Sharing funds for the 1985 fiscal year. Educatiorial-Activities: - Comm February 2 ,-19 Open.House answered questions about the sion activities. =During.the and memor-able buildings from joining room. ission members - prepare-d-- an exhibi:t for the _at the city administration building., and restoration of Town Hall and-other Commis- Open House, a slide •pressntati on of scenes North--Olmsted's past was-shown in an ad-