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South Euclid City Council Likely to Vote on Oakwood Rezoning Tonight

Developers want to build "Oakwood Commons" on the former country club land

South Euclid City Council will likely vote tonight on whether to rezone the former Oakwood Country Club property from residential to commercial so that developers can build there. 

The rezoning was requested by First Interstate Properties,  About 60 acres of country club land that falls within South Euclid was purchased by the company late last year.

The South Euclid Planning Commission Oakwood April 14. 

City Council scheduled a and heard from South Euclid and Cleveland Heights residents. The majority of those who spoke were against the plan. Now the decision is in council's hands. 

First Interstate, which has also developed Legacy Village and Steelyard Commons, among others, .

The meeting is at 8 p.m. today in South Euclid City hall, 1349 South Green Road. 

Margaret Finesilver June 27, 2011 at 04:36 pm
Leave the property a golf course; a public course would be surely welcomed in our area. More shopping malls will not!!
Margaret Finesilver
Anne and George Karavantas June 27, 2011 at 08:45 pm
Everyone needs to understand that the developer can still build on the Oakwook property even if the zoning is not changed. It means that anything built would be residential, not retail. As First Interstate owns the property they have the right to build anything that follows the current zoning laws.
I don't see them withdrawing from the property if the zoning is not changed. It would be next to impossible to sell to another developer as they would also have to abide by zoning restrictions. Something will be built that is for sure.

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michaelschwartz June 17, 2013 at 09:21 pm
Agreed. New site is much too busy and/or confusing. Old format was easy to navigate and followRead More certain stories , a very cumbersome ordeal now. Thumbs down on the change.
Diane H. Dreizen June 18, 2013 at 05:19 pm
I agree. I had even been tempted to start a blog just before this new and "improved"Read More layout. No longer interested in doing that - can't find anything on this patch.
Garry Kanter June 14, 2013 at 04:07 pm
That's odd. I was at the previous meeting, my first - on Global Warming, paid dues for the firstRead More time ever, wrote down my e-mail more than once, and still had no idea there was a meeting was last night.
Patti Weber Flanagin June 13, 2013 at 01:28 pm
Location is on Ormond Road, between Lee and South Taylor (the Heights main library is on the corner)
bachtobroadway42 June 17, 2013 at 12:00 pm
Along those lines, Diane, I thought an indoor greenhouse would be a good idea. Classes on how toRead More create gardens, grow food, store and preserve food would be an asset to the City.
Glinda Smith June 18, 2013 at 12:52 pm
Diane H. Dreizen & bachtobroadway42 - what interesting ideas! I'd love to see the whole messRead More raised and the area turned into a public park/recreation area with walking trails, bicycle paths, community gardens, etc. It seems the wind turbines could be in a place like that too. That's my dream, but we'll probably get some hideous redundant commercial development instead.
Denise Hilow Miller June 19, 2013 at 01:45 pm
Fantastic ideas. I think a combo of retail and new green technology would be awesome. This is aRead More chance for CH to be innovative and show that it's not about the bottom dollar - it's about preserving what we have. DOES ANYONE KNOW WHEN THE NEXT MEETING IS - I WILL BE THERE!!!
Garry Kanter June 7, 2013 at 03:55 pm
sb: this column
Denise Hilow Miller June 11, 2013 at 04:19 pm
Just ignore them then. The important thing is what we're talking about HERE.
Garry Kanter June 11, 2013 at 05:43 pm
Please join the conversation. The proposed school bond would be a timely starting point!