I want the Franklin County Veterans' Memorial to be saved and renovated. I am appalled about how disrespectfully Mayor Coleman and the Franklin County Commissioners have been towards the Veterans. This matter should be placed before the voters, not the F.C Commissioners. This land is worth millions of dollars and is owned by the tax payers. Don Brown has admitted there is no business plan in writing for how the property will be developed if it is torn down. That is outrageous! I will do what I can to save the Veterans' Memorial and to honor our Veterans for their remarkable service to our country. I urge Mayor Coleman and the Franklin County Commissioners to start to honor our veterans and reverse the plan to demolish the V.M. Dr. Barbara Reardon
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debbie hall
12 years ago
this should not happen. not sure why this is even a project being entertained
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Anonymous
12 years ago
It's time to put the decision in the HANDS of the PEOPLE!
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Barbara Wycuff
12 years ago
Please do not tear down Veterans Memorial!
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sharon shulok
12 years ago
Quit wasting tax payer money and return phones calls
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John McDowell
12 years ago
Happy to sign. Have played in the orchestra pit, here, too many times to count.
Attended the opening concert ( Roberta Peters ), in 1955.
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David M. Gelfer
12 years ago
Largest auditorium in Columbus, I saw many famous artists with Kenley Players, Philadelphia Orchestra with Eugene Ormandy, Mantovani, Columbus Symphony, and many jazz artists. Put the Museum across the street in empty space at COSI, and leave Vet's alone. The commissioners seem to listen only to the high rollers in town. If they continue in this fashion and the public get's fed up enough, they could be recalled and voted out.
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William Centner
12 years ago
Save this building. Keep the money-developers away. The purposed structure is a waste of money.
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Rose Hart
12 years ago
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I am a taxpayer who every year joins those who celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. day at Vets Memorial after the march. Will that event be scrapped once the rich developers tear down the building for their own money-making goals? Shame on those who only see dollar signs in connection to this destruction.
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Gary Danner
12 years ago
It's all about the money - again -
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Robert Harmon
12 years ago
As a veteran I oppose the tear down plan and support the veterans renovation plan. I will never vote for any of the county commissioners again.
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Ken Heslin
12 years ago
Please save Veterans Memorial
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Sandra McCarty
12 years ago
they just spent a huge amount of tax dollars several years ago to remodel, why spend more?
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Michael Jessberger
12 years ago
As a Vet and a citizen, the current Veterans Memorial building is a well built sturdy building, and to remove it would bring shame to Local government. Does Franklin County have so much extra money that they are going to waste it tearing down a perfectly good building? This building was dedicated to veterans, let it stand for veterans.
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Bradford L Butler
12 years ago
Keep Vets memorial just as it is NOW!
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JD White
12 years ago
Structurally this building is in great shape, and should be saved. To tear it down will be a mistake. I am a Navy Veteran.
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Grant Gilbert
12 years ago
Preserve the building!
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Joseph A Machado
12 years ago
When the Quincy Marketplace was built in Boston around Faneuil Hall, there was no consideration of tearing down Faneuil Hall. Instead the developers built a very attractive and functional area around the building that preserved history and served the citizens of Boston and the many visitors to the downtown area. I wonder if Columbus and Franklin County can do as well.
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Angela Mateen
12 years ago
For the sake of all that is honorable! Some of my fellow Veterans has been forgotten. Please do not destroy this building that was built in their honor, for self-seeking purposes.
I want the Franklin County Veterans' Memorial to be saved and renovated. I am appalled about how disrespectfully Mayor Coleman and the Franklin County Commissioners have been towards the Veterans. This matter should be placed before the voters, not the F.C Commissioners. This land is worth millions of dollars and is owned by the tax payers. Don Brown has admitted there is no business plan in writing for how the property will be developed if it is torn down. That is outrageous! I will do what I can to save the Veterans' Memorial and to honor our Veterans for their remarkable service to our country. I urge Mayor Coleman and the Franklin County Commissioners to start to honor our veterans and reverse the plan to demolish the V.M. Dr. Barbara Reardon
this should not happen. not sure why this is even a project being entertained
It's time to put the decision in the HANDS of the PEOPLE!
Please do not tear down Veterans Memorial!
Quit wasting tax payer money and return phones calls
Happy to sign. Have played in the orchestra pit, here, too many times to count. Attended the opening concert ( Roberta Peters ), in 1955.
Largest auditorium in Columbus, I saw many famous artists with Kenley Players, Philadelphia Orchestra with Eugene Ormandy, Mantovani, Columbus Symphony, and many jazz artists. Put the Museum across the street in empty space at COSI, and leave Vet's alone. The commissioners seem to listen only to the high rollers in town. If they continue in this fashion and the public get's fed up enough, they could be recalled and voted out.
Save this building. Keep the money-developers away. The purposed structure is a waste of money.
I am a taxpayer who every year joins those who celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. day at Vets Memorial after the march. Will that event be scrapped once the rich developers tear down the building for their own money-making goals? Shame on those who only see dollar signs in connection to this destruction.
It's all about the money - again -
As a veteran I oppose the tear down plan and support the veterans renovation plan. I will never vote for any of the county commissioners again.
Please save Veterans Memorial
they just spent a huge amount of tax dollars several years ago to remodel, why spend more?
As a Vet and a citizen, the current Veterans Memorial building is a well built sturdy building, and to remove it would bring shame to Local government. Does Franklin County have so much extra money that they are going to waste it tearing down a perfectly good building? This building was dedicated to veterans, let it stand for veterans.
Keep Vets memorial just as it is NOW!
Structurally this building is in great shape, and should be saved. To tear it down will be a mistake. I am a Navy Veteran.
Preserve the building!
When the Quincy Marketplace was built in Boston around Faneuil Hall, there was no consideration of tearing down Faneuil Hall. Instead the developers built a very attractive and functional area around the building that preserved history and served the citizens of Boston and the many visitors to the downtown area. I wonder if Columbus and Franklin County can do as well.
For the sake of all that is honorable! Some of my fellow Veterans has been forgotten. Please do not destroy this building that was built in their honor, for self-seeking purposes.
Save this piece of history.