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Council Minutes 6/17/2003 look to see it was there, which means possibly no one knew it was there. Mayor Musial said it was installed in 1998. ^ He cannot sit back and listen to the diatribe go on and on so politely and nicely about the future of the community when the community sorely needs funds and sorely needs an influx of cash to operate. He recalls Mr. Gazeau's fight for the area he thinks is historical. Walgreen's did not go in, but a CVS did. There are certain communities (Chagrin Falls, Hudson, downtown Berea) where there have been a cluster of buildings that have been the hub of the community, have been built with a certain architecture by a certain group of people and they stay. Our community cannot sit back and declare historical things for the sake of holding onto the past and stalling progress-we desperately need progress. Mr. Gareau noted, regarding the issue with the historical district, we took a great amount of time to use that as a means to get some quality construction--quality buildings with decent architecture, decent design and creativity. The idea was to preserve what creativity there was in this town. That was the whole concept behind the moratorium. Study it, put it in place, get some regulations in place. If someone wants to teaz down a building, nothing can stop him. What is built is the city's concern, and that is why we have codes. If a person wants to put a used car lot on the corner, then the city has the right to step up and say yes or no. Mr. Dailey said he wished North Olmsted had something similaz to Grand Pacific Junction in the Olmsted Falls/Olmsted Township area. We can't have what is gone, but we can try to keep what we have. If we can preserve an old building, maybe we can have that type of area in North Olmsted. Progress does happen, but holding onto a piece of the past isn't a bad thing. Mr. Lambert said he did not disagree. He would not suggest the Lorain Road area should be an industrial park. He is just saying that things have progressed to a point where people have maximized the best for the azea they have-and they've interfaced both business and residential beautifully. If Mr. Gazeau doesn't want to see so many caz dealerships, he can put an ordinance forward regulating dealerships. He can solve that problem without declaring anything a historical district. The idea is that it is a planning, zoning and development issue and it's addressed at the point when the plans are brought forth. That's the way it's been done. It's been helter/skelter, hit and miss and no organization of what's been going on in this community. He agrees it doesn't hurt to hold onto the past. In this community, the Landmarks Commission should be addressing individual pieces of property that represent the history of the community without declaring the whole area one particular thing that nothing can happen in. There were many mansions on Euclid Avenue, and a few are left and declared as historical sites- they still interface with progress along Euclid Avenue. We can't afford to collect museum pieces if we ca.n't pay day-to-day debts. We still have to make the community grow. Mr. Gazeau said there is something they both can agree on. Most of what he touched on may not be Landmarks Commission, but a planning director. Somebody whose job it is to look forward, think ahead and figure out where city is going to be 15 years from now as opposed to waiting for the next person to come in with a set of 15