tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140721014134558960.post8951085114139015356..comments2023-09-15T08:48:49.716-04:00Comments on Cleveland Area History: The Mechanics BlockChristopher Busta-Peckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15428701548572867797noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140721014134558960.post-15241755331789590532010-10-16T03:12:56.481-04:002010-10-16T03:12:56.481-04:00The City Counsel, Landmarks office, or any other s...The City Counsel, Landmarks office, or any other special interested groups or party can not vote to delegate this authority to themselves. For our homes to be listed as a Federal Landmarks District we the property owner have a right to vote and give our consent for the Landmarking of our properties. If a vote is not done by all owner of the properties that would be affected the Landmarks district can be removed from the federal landmarks. What property owner in their right mind would vote to give control of their property to The City, Landmarks or special interested parties. We would loss control of our properties. We have been robbed of our right as private property owners. Others have had the Federal Landmarks remover from their properties. We need to do the same in the City of Cleveland !!!!!!!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2140721014134558960.post-16011300684442419502010-09-11T12:39:04.216-04:002010-09-11T12:39:04.216-04:00Unfortunately, in this town, building and housing ...Unfortunately, in this town, building and housing codes are not enforced as a matter of course for keeping the housing stock safe and healthy but too often as a big stick to whack at people. I believe this situation is caused by a complaint driven system. There are no systematic policies in place and too often abstentee landlowrds or banks are allowed to skate until violations "expire". We have seen this happen time and again while other neighbors almost seem to be subjected to a personal vendetta type of handling. Building and housing has to be one of the more disfunctional departments in our fair city. Also when the Landmarks Commission was put under the umbrella of plannig instead of a stand alone commission, more and more it was used as a big stick rather than the advisory capacity that was envisioned for it. Hence, we have a city that does not pride itself in its rich historic heritage but rather one whhich almost has a "disposable mentality" which reinforces newer, shinier, functional, and cheaper are words of the day.Gloria Ferrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05056373607696867519noreply@blogger.com