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DISGUSTED WITH TRAFFIC and overdevelopment of housing? Who's responsible? Scroll down to AVALON RESIDENTS.

BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS MEMBERS:

1. Sean Kimble, Chairman - Son of a builder
2. Chuck Bowman (R) - lives in Ridgefield (Schmitt Homes)
3. Roger Galippo (R) - liaison to Planning Commission
4. Bill Gluvna (R)- lives in Ridgefield (Schmitt Homes) (was at-large council candidate in 2007)
5. Linda Masterson - married to Guy Fursdon, former Bob Schmitt Homes employee, and lives in Ridgefield (Schmitt Homes)
6. Guy Fursdon - N. Ridgeville's Chief Building Official and married to Linda Masterson, lives in Ridgefield (Schmitt Homes)

PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBERS:

1. Jim Hurst (R)
2. Roger Galippo (R) - On Board of Zoning Appeals
3. Dick Jaenke (R) - Liaison to Council (Ward 3 councilman), Chairman of the Building & Lands Committee, lives in Ridgefield (Schmitt Homes), sells Ridgefield homes for Remax Reality, listed Bob Schmitt's home for sale
4. N. Mollenkamp (R) - Son-in-law of city council member, Gale Manning (presently at-large council)
5. Guy Fursdon - Advisor to BZA, N. Ridgeville's Chief Building Official, lives in Ridgefield, married to Linda Masterson (listed under BZA above)
6. Jim Rothgery (D)

OTHER PERSONS OF INTEREST:

1. Kevin Corcoran (R) - Attorney for Bob Schmitt Homes, Chamber of Commerce, Lives in Ridgefield, Candidate for council-at-large, Building Industry Association ties
2. Bob Olesen (R) - Mills Creek resident, ties to Bob Schmitt Homes

WHERE DO FORMER CITY OFFICIALS LIVE:

1. Deanna Hill (D) - Ridgefield - former mayor, school teacher and head of NREA
2. Jim Johnson (D) - Ridgefield - former councilman and safety service director, business owner
3. Ron Schwackenwald (R) - former Planning Commission member, member of the BIA (Bulilding Industry Association), lives in Ridgefield
4. Jeff Armbruster (R) - Ridgefield - former mayor and state senator, business owner

AVALON RESIDENTS and concerned citizens, please take note:

Our present mayor has been involved in approving projects in North Ridgeville since the 90s. Because our city was ignoring our Master Plan, STAMP (Stop Abusing Master Plan) was formed to do what they could do to stop the massive, potentially damaging housing developments. They also wanted Mills Road extended to Case Road--even through to Abbey--to help alleviate traffic congestion on Center Ridge Rd. This would have been in compliance with Lorain County’s Major Thoroughfare Plan, which was adopted by the city in 1975.

Dave Gillock was involved with, and approved of, all the building proposals from the beginning. He was chairman of the Board of Zoning and Building Appeals and a member of Planning Commission, and Master Plan committee in the 90’s. This is how and where the process of planning, reviewing and/or approving the Master Plan, PCD legislation, proposed PCD developments, and Westerly Sewers began. In fact, Kingston (now Avalon) was originally proposed as a PCD (Planned Community Development). But STAMP members circulated a referendum petition, the development went on the ballot, and was soundly defeated.

The Master Plan originally called for estate-type homes in the northwest section of our city. But EVERYONE involved in the decisions (including Gillock) approved of the direction our city was taking except Bernadine Butkowski and Gail Minnick. Please take some time to read other related pages on this site.

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