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Oakwood

Supercongrats to First Interstate for Superwalmart!

Fran Mentch · March 23, 2012 · Leave a Comment

It's official. Superwalmart is going to be built on Oakwood and Walmart is leaving Severance Center in Cleveland Heights. Cleveland Heights city officials are fully and completely culpable for this lost economic opportunity. Their inability to understand that a Metropark is an … [Read more...] about Supercongrats to First Interstate for Superwalmart!

Filed Under: Development, Fran Mentch Tagged With: Cleveland Heights City Government, Oakwood, Trust For Public Land

Oakwood Requiem

Fran Mentch · November 26, 2011 · 1 Comment

I am finally able to write something about Oakwood. I have been struggling to come to grips with the loss of the referendum which will lead to the destruction of the last large greenspace in our community; this generation will leave no Metropark. If you only want to hear … [Read more...] about Oakwood Requiem

Filed Under: Cleveland Heights, Development, Fran Mentch, Government, Quality of Life, Sustainability Tagged With: Oakwood

Oakwood moves forward: Now prove that it’s really a win-win

Bob Rosenbaum · November 9, 2011 · 3 Comments

South Euclid voters have had their say, and by a 55%-45% result, have approved commercial rezoning of the portion of the former Oakwood golf course that lies within their city. In a year or so, we're all going to have another large plaza to visit, filled with minimum-wage … [Read more...] about Oakwood moves forward: Now prove that it’s really a win-win

Filed Under: BLOGGERS, Bob Rosenbaum, Cleveland Heights, Development Tagged With: Cedar Center, CH-UH Schools, First Interstate, Issue 96, Mitch Schneider, Oakwood, Severance, South Euclid

3 BIG misconceptions about Oakwood.

Fran Mentch · September 10, 2011 · 2 Comments

The Oakwood development issue is terribly complicated, and we hope to clarify a few important facts. 1.First Interstate does NOT own the Cleveland Heights portion of the Oakwood Country Club. Although First Interstate has stated repeatedly and for many months that it has … [Read more...] about 3 BIG misconceptions about Oakwood.

Filed Under: Fran Mentch, Quality of Life, Sustainability Tagged With: Drive Thrus, First Interstate deception, Oakwood, South Euclid

If you care about taxes you should care about Oakwood

Fran Mentch · July 6, 2011 · Leave a Comment

The fight to save Oakwood kicked up a notch this week when South Euclid City Council voted unanimously to rezone it to make way for big box and “value-oriented”retail. If you have followed the news about Oakwood, it documents South Euclid City Council doing the developers … [Read more...] about If you care about taxes you should care about Oakwood

Filed Under: Development, Fran Mentch Tagged With: Oakwood, South Euclid, Tax Abatement

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