The main problem with many of these buildings is the cost to rehab them.  If there are no private individuals with the needed funds to buy and renovate these buildings then they need to go.  Not so easy to moth ball "the Studio" hoping someone comes along with a Million or two to spend on it.  Middletown's time to reinvigorate itself are limited, before they are totally passed by, by progress.

 

I know at least one person who would know what to do with those buildings (Sorg Opera House and Studio). Unfortunately, that person doesn't have the financial resources required to renovate those sites.

 

And Certificate of Appropriateness? I now pronounce you Duchess and Sir Henry of Yorkshire, the seal of the Certificate of Appropriateness, with all rights and privileges herein. This is serious business though. Now, for a $200.00 fine, there is also the Certificate of Inappropriateness. Then, we have the certificate of Taking Oneself A Bit Too Seriously. When will this end? As Billy Crystal would say, the building looks "mavalous"!

 

 

 

 

 

 

As for the city, the justification is a destination. You see, they have been sold on the novel idea by the ED that a destination is allure, it is the manifestation of desire to come to a location for something special. Therefore, the college and the art center are points and means of creating a destination to Middletown.

 

As spider indicated, I don't think anyone is negative on the arrival of Cincinnati State, it has great promise and benefit. Who doesn't have a nice painting somewhere in the home, or a sculture on a mantle. Just appears to me Ms. PattiGal, the issue is who is forking over the cash for these projects, and maybe the Trustees at Cincinnati State weren't quite as pumped up spending $20 Mm as some may have been led to believe, even if it is out of the coffers of Middletown, and they pay it back through lease payments.

 

I'd sure like to get my hands on the copper steeple at the school that was busted down. That would be worth quite alot and that is art.

 

As for the rest of your post I am not sure what the heck you are rambling about.

 

I like the city workers going on Roosevelt using all the gas today, taking hours to suck a few leafs up to avoid clogging the storm sewers. Yes sir, there is much positive occurrences within Middletown. Randy was just stirring up trouble when so much effort has been made by many key players to turn the city around. Just wait. The movement of PAC and Cincinnati State will be the best thing to hit Middletown since the soap box derby used to run near Jacob Park.

 

Just not right to condemn progress.