"WALLS COME CRUMBLIN' DOWN" john mellencamp

Sorry but not these walls.

Tuesday evening we had our first POC meeting at Steele Mansion. To say it was an inspiring meeting would be an understatement.

What Art , Carol Shamakian and family have accomplished is truly unbelievable.

As someone who had seen the Mansion inside even before it was purchased by the Shamakians
it well words can't describe.

When Mrs. Shamakian shared her vision with me over four years ago I now realize I wasn't even in the same dream let alone vision.

Little things impress me the most. In a dining room is a walnut table 4'6" by 14' 6" all from the same piece of wood. Can't even imagine the size of that tree.

Sleeping rooms with themes, A railroad room with a stove from an early caboose (wonder how man young people even remember them? Also the room has other railroad paraphernalia.

Let's just say the Mansion is a work in progress, no a work in love rising from the ashes.

Thank-you again for sharing your facility as well as your dream.

POC Meeting

Question whether a private citizen should sit on the JEDD board as a representative Painesville. Most felt that position should be held by a city administrator or an elected city official someone who could be held accountable.

Traffic lights, more than a few claimed presently many traffic signals around town seem to be out of sync. especially Main and State, Chestnut and Mentor Ave. with a host of others. City officials claim there isn't a problem? Probably not they don't live here. We are asking the city managers to look into this further. Along with who's responsibility are the traffic lights?

Looking for Grant money, Corporate sponsor to revitalize the train station. The question came up does Painesville even have a qualified Grant writer?

Yes we are repairing streets but is there a maintenance policy in place for streets, sewers, and water lines? Is there even a maintenance log?

Utility rates, Sewer, water, electricity? Who overseer's this for the resident's. City utilities should never cost more than what an outside vendor private or public would cost us.

Future Painesville Senior Center?

Please join us next month.