“We need to Save Historic Houses!”
This process started with a plea to save historic houses. That’s noble, but were historic houses being torn down? No. See Tear Downs: Fact Check for pictures of demolished houses and their replacements to see that none were historic.
“Ask Your Neighbors in CD2. They love being in a Conservation District!”
I know what was said during Petitioning. . . Non-Contributing homes would only be subject to height and setback type restrictions, but the discussions that happened in however long we’ve talked about Styles, it evolved to where we are because if Non-Contributing has no regulation then someone could apply for a remodel of a NC home, take it down to a couple of walls and then rebuild like that black house on [x street] that everyone… complains about.“
Summer Loveland Head of the Neighborhood Committee, Meeting 15
To get signatures on the Petition, the Committee promised Non-Contributing Homeowners that they would be treated just like Non-Contributing Homeowners in CD2. In other words, they could remodel with no restrictions.
During Neighborhood Meeting 10, that all changed. See Remodeling a Non-Contributing Home: Bait and Switch.
“I LOVE your house!”
Does the Committee Speak for Us? I hope not. Petitioning a Neighbor you’ve used as an Example of Unwanted Development is not Lakewood-like.
Does the Neighborhood Committee speak for Lakewood Neighbors?
“The neighborhood is concerned that without a conservation district, they may face substantial inappropriate redevelopment and encroachment into the neighborhood.”
Neighborhood Committee Statement, Application for CD2 Expansion (Determination of Eligibility)
The quote above is in the Committee’s first submission to the City that kicked off the CD-2 Expansion. It’s posted on the City’s website (page 7). In that same document, Page 33 shows the below example of “inappropriate redevelopment” that “the neighborhood” says MUST BE STOPPED –
If you want to see what the Neighborhood Committee says is fueling “the neighborhood’s” collective outrage, buy a ticket today and go through this home. The house in progress(above) and finished (below) is an example of what “the neighborhood” needs a Conservation District to prevent was on the 2023 Lakewood Home Tour. The Home Tour Organizers called 6949 Lakewood an “exquisite home.” And it is. Maybe the Lakewood Early Childhood PTA didn’t get the message that “the neighborhood” thinks this house is “destroying the character of our neighborhood”….
Stop letting the 10 Neighborhood Committee members speak for you: Sign on to Oppose.
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