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Finance committee backs relocating Interurban building to McDowell Phillips property; formal transfer and preservation agreement to be drafted
Summary
After hearing competing proposals, Medina’s finance committee signaled support for relocating the Interurban station to the McDowell Phillips House site under the Medina County Historical Society and CDC, but tabled a final vote until staff and the Historic Preservation Board can complete formal transfer and preservation agreements.
Medina’s finance committee discussed three potential final locations for the historic Interurban station and moved toward placing the structure on the Medina County Historical Society property at 205 South Prospect under the care of the Community Design Committee (CDC), subject to formal agreements and a review by the city’s Historic Preservation Board.
Committee members and outside speakers described three options: return the Interurban to the northeast corner of the Fekley lot adjacent to the Legacy Hotel (developer Jason Stevenson’s proposal), a temporary and then permanent placement at the McDowell Phillips House property (the Historical Society’s proposal, supported by the Community Design Committee), or a possible third city-owned bump-out south of the unit’s current location.
Supporters from the Medina Community Design Committee and the Medina County Historical Society emphasized preservation, security and public interpretation. Michelle Nichols,…
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