Monday, March 18, 2013
Mayor Katherine Procop said city officials would consider the requests from the Twinsburg Old School Committee.
Twinsburg residents hoping to save the historic Old School from demolition have asked the city for more time to study the building. Michael Turle addressed city council and the mayor last week and asked for time and information their citizen committee could use to try to find a solution for the Old School. He asked the city to provide information and access to the building so they could find possible uses that would allow the city to save the school. "More than anything, we need some time so we could do this," Turle said. "I'm asking for the opportunity to do this for our city and the preservation of our city." Mayor Katherine Procop said city officials will consider the residents' proposal and let them know. City officials, including …
Monday, March 4, 2013
An online petition by Twinsburg residents seeks to save the Old School from demolition.
An online petition by Twinsburg residents seeks to save the Old School from demolition. No final decision on tearing it down the historic school building has been made as city officials continue to gather information. But city officials, including Mayor Katherine Procop, have said that the building should be demolished because it would be extremely expensive to retrofit. City officials don't know yet how much it will cost to demolish the building. But some residents want the city to restore the building and save it. Those behind the online petition, which has collected more than 140 signatures as of Sunday, say the building is part of the city's history. They write: The Old School in Twinsburg is a one of a kind Architectural Landmark. …
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Twinsburg Patch readers weighed in on the mayor's opinion that the Old School in Twinsburg should be demolished.
Twinsburg Mayor Katherine Procop said last she believes the Old School should be demolished. A number of residents say the building should be restored and saved because its a Twinsburg landmark. Since then, Twinsburg Patch readers have weighed in on both sides of the debate. City officials said it would cost about $4 million to $8 million to restore the building to good condition. Procop said she believes the building has past its expiration date. "It’s a really difficult thing to retrofit a building like that," Procop said after a group of residents came to support saving the Old School from demolition. "We have spent a lot of time, a lot of hours analyzing it. I am of the mindset that it needs to be demolished. It’s past its use." What …
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Mayor Katherine Procop said it would cost up to $8 million to properly rehabilitate the Old School.
Twinsburg Mayor Katherine Procop said Tuesday she believes the Old School should be demolished. "It’s a really difficult thing to retrofit a building like that," Procop said after a group of residents came to support saving the Old School from demolition. "We have spent a lot of time, a lot of hours analyzing it. I am of the mindset that it needs to be demolished. It’s past its use." No final decision on tearing it down has been made as city officials continue to gather information. City officials don't know yet how much it will cost to demolish the building. Resident Michael Turle said the city should restore the building to save its past. "This is important to me as a lifelong Twinsburg resident," he said. "I see this issue as being …
Thursday, April 26, 2012
The nearly 90-year-old building will be vacant after the summer
After Kent State University Geauga leaves it's current home on Darrow Road, affectionately called the "old school," the city will have to decide what to do with the vacant building. Kent State will move to it's new facility on Creekside Drive this summer and Community Developement and Planning Director Larry Finch doesn't want to see the almost 90-year-old building sit empty. "We don’t want to have a vacant building sitting unmaintained so we’re very concerned of the status of the building after Kent State leaves,” Finch said. Finch said Twinsburg-based Pervanje Architects already completed a general condition and code compliance assessment of the building. The assesment helps officials undestand what fixes are needed to make the building …
MIchael Turle
8:44 pm on Monday, March 11, 2013
I believe we need more than one set of numbers to establish what the cost may be. Pervanje and associates do a lot of work for the city. While they may design some fine municipal buildings and some kickin' home theatre systems, I don't see any references to restoration work of any kind. I don't see how they are qualified to estimate renovation of a historical structure. Offering an estimate of … more ›