"SHARE THE LAND" guess who

Maybe I'll be there to share the land
That they'll be giving away



Lake County Land Reutilization Corporation  ie; The Land Bank

Well attended meeting Monday they were so surprised and had to move the meeting that started a half  hour late.
Some agenda items;

Talked about the agency's NIP Demolition Program?

Eastlake  JFK Senior Center Demolition

Painesville Senior Center Demolition. (this was interesting on a former post someone asked who was paying to demolish the Senior Center? I answered simply the county? No the Land Bank will spend over $200,000 to help the county tear it down.  I guess it's in a blighted neighborhood?) Although it is good because it will bring income tax dollars to Painesville community development/ Should have thought about that before the Health Department left town?)
Commissioner Dan Troy sits on the committee all I heard was the reason to establish the Land Bank was to remove blighted homes from neighborhoods? Yet he was at the trough when they wanted to help teardown the Senior Center?

Painesville Parking Garage (we have covered that)

Gage House Land Bank was looking to purchase for $220,000 for their offices that got shot down

and at the very end

265 N. State St. property

265 Future site for HOLA Clubhouse.  No Veronica staff presented a 25 page plan for the site.
Which included architecture drawings of her vision for the building.  Someone seems to be putting the cart in front of the horse here?

Her plan is to establish a business incubator to promote entrepreneurship, support micro and small businesses. She has  applied for a $250,00 grant from the USDA to fund kitchen equipment and construction of ADA-compliant restrooms. Looking at the diagram I didn't see a business incubator, it seemed more like a soup kitchen to me?
She's done her homework from letter's from Hawken School , Lake County Port Authority, Perry Public Library to everyday people. It was rumored she has already met with Governor Kasich over this proposal.

Yet at the same time the Land Bank  claims to have made no promises but .they would probably give them the property could vote to put a new $80,000 roof on the building?  Why not go all out and put a new heating and air conditioning system in. $50,000 Wonder how she found out about this building?
The claim was made this building has been on the market for 10 years? Yes but was it free with a new roof thrown in?

This could be a promising venture for ALL of Painesville. My problem is who's behind it? Veronica might have fooled many but I have watched her manipulate from afar. Turning this building over to just HOLA would be a mistake. I can only hope the city when permits are drawn remember the history with this woman.

I believe the city should view permits and parking recommendation the same way they would anybody else. Also the city should demand a oversight committee to make sure that HOLA follows all federal laws. Hope they make cabbage rolls perogie's , as well as chitlins  and greens? as part of their fare. HOLA on the Front Door will automatically discourage many from entering.

Ms. Dahlberg does her homework and to all listening yesterday it's quite a mountain to climb. If anyone can she can. A community incubator with HOLA offices inside paid by US taxpayers.
For this to work it must not be affiliated with any one group.



This was only the first part of my day! What possibly be going on at a school board meeting in July?