They wanted to tear it down. This will be a valuable asset to the
community when they finish renovating and repurposing this landmark
building. This building was built in 1876, the year of “Little Big Horn”
and probably the most structurally sound building in the county -

more so than the ones built 30 to 40 years later.
Everyone should want to know who the one person is who attempted to squelch the
people’s right to express their desires to save this building from the
wrecking ball by keeping the media away, the sad part is it seems most
individuals do not know all the circumstances or realize the people’s
freedom of expression was being challenged. Oh, yes there are emails.

Enter this address in your address bar. “www.hivelocitymedia.com”. Also visit links listed. You will need to click on the article topic high lighted in “Bold Blue” letters to read the entire article. For some reason I could not get the address to copy into the blog in order to have the article open up directly so you could read it.

Although yesterday was Earth Day,  we  should celebrate Earth Day every day. It is never too late to reverse our carbon footprint. We should be good stewards and give back to our Mother Earth that  we have treated without respect and concern.  Walter Cronkite on Earth Day 40 years ago warned of the effects and our ensuing problem with carbon in our atmosphere.  You can reduce your/our carbon footprint in many ways. You can even improve your personal environment in your home and yard by planting trees, vegetation, foliage  and flowers.

Calculate your carbon footprint by logging onto “www.nature.org”. click on calculate your carbon footprint located under the home page picture. This an informative site.

Have a great day.

Celebrate earth day by making a list of things you can do to reduce your carbon footprint.

Recycle, plant a tree or shrub, shut off light not being used, fix leaky faucets, walk or ride a bicycle for short trips to the store, conserve our precious resources for future generations.

Have a great day!

Today, Monday at 7:55 AM took son to school, no pylons, no barricade, no traffic congestion.

Congratulations to Chairman of  The Paulding County Commissioners, Fred Pieper, being appointed to the Governor’s Advisory Council For The Aging.

It is valuable to have Commissioner Fred Pieper and State Representative Tony Burkley representing Paulding County’s interests at the state level.

I want to preface this comment with the fact that this and other posts are not meant to criticize anyone – no  person should  take any post as personal criticism please.  We are where we are for whatever reasons and  must move forward immediately  and must not dwell on how we got to this point.  Only looking for solutions.

Here is another building situation. This is what we will call the middle unit  of the building at the North East corner of Williams and Jackson, back of building. This situation also causes safety concerns.  This building has  been uninhabited for many years.  You have read before that a building maintenance code has long been advocated and may have prevented this situation , but in this case it is beyond an average building maintenance code.  This is in violation most likely of ORC building codes.  Why do we not enforce the code by contracting a city like Van Wert or Defiance to provide the service and pay on a  per case/ basis with fees charged to cover cost of service. Building departments require a  technical staff  that is often too expensive for smaller communities to support  financially. Liberty Center (in Henry Co.) has arranged for nearby Wood County to provide the service. Liberty Center is smaller than Paulding and  is experiencing some of the same issues  as Paulding and they decided to do something. This situation is probably causing interior damage to the building and probably causing the other units problems, if not now, in the near future if not corrected. All three store fronts are part of the same building structure and  this unit will cause structural failures to the rest of the building if problems are not remedied.

Less than 3 weeks to file applications for this position. Contact the Economic  Development office for an application.  If you, or if you know of someone, who has the skill set for this position please apply or inform that person of the position and advise of the application deadline.  

I attended the fundraiser noon luncheon sponsored by the “Courthouse Crew Relay For Life” team last Friday held on the Courthouse lawn. I must comment that I am always impressed with how much money “Relay For Life” raises in Paulding. The luncheon had great attendance.

I sat at a table with some good friends and enjoyed some good conversation and a delicious lunch. As I sat looking at the well maintained Courthouse and the surrounding lawn with the trees and landscaping,  a sudden sense of pride came over me.  As I looked at the view around the square from my vantage point, discounting the empty retail space and lack of building maintenance, and the brick pile, that sense of pride came over me again, the view I was seeing was coming from an envisioning,  a mental  vision of what once was and what now could be. The views of the architecture of the old buildings were impressive, you have to look closely at the architectural details to appreciate them and look beyond the needed maintenance of some of the buildings, imagine what they could be. I had conjured up this mental vision of what this downtown area could look  like with some serious community pride, effort and support to create an environment to sustain, attract and support local retail businesses. The vision I had conjured up was that of little specialty shops, maybe a sidewalk cafe – might as well have what I want since it was my vision –  with nicely maintained buildings, some restored to the original period decor, with street and sidewalk improvements with plantings. Lots of people walking, talking, shopping, just enjoying their surroundings, you know that quality of life thing. You need to go, today not tomorrow, to the courthouse lawn and sit for a few minutes and look at what a great opportunity we have, see if you see what I envisioned. Allow your mind to formulate a vision of what this town could be. Seriously, if we build a nice community they will come. Let’s start today with a commitment to  work together  to create a vision and see that vision through to fruition.