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Lathrop House Project
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TIMELINE
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February 18, 2004 Ordinance 16-2004
concerning the agreement between the City of
Sylvania and St. Joseph's Parish on the Lathrop House was passed by
Sylvania City Council. |
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January 22, 2004 -- Metroparks Meeting at Sylvania
Senior Center. The Metroparks will present a preferred alternative
for citizen input. |
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January 5, 2004 --
News Release from Metroparks. An open house to be held at the
Sylvania Branch Library on January 6, 2004. Included is a
questionnaire and announcement of another meeting on January 22, 2004. |
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October 29, 2003 --
Issue 16 informational news letter mailed
to Sylvania residents. Includes proposed ordinance, Yes and No vote
positions. |
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September 10, 2003 --
Opinion on the church's motion for summary judgment |
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August 21, 2003 --
Update from Keith Haddad
regarding Lathrop House property issue. |
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August 4, 2003 -- The City of Sylvania receives a Letter from
Citizens For Sylvania asking that the Initiative Petition be
submitted to a vote of the electors of the City of Sylvania. |
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August 4, 2003 -- The City of
Sylvania passes Resolution 17-2003
rejecting the Initiative Petition presented to the City of Sylvania on July
2, 2003
1)
Passage of the initiative would require the City of Sylvania to
dismiss the pending litigation and the City would likely be responsible for
payment of the Diocese’s attorneys fees, currently estimated at between
$30,000-100,000 plus other costs associated with the litigation.
2)
The initiative petition would prohibit future Sylvania City Councils
from taking any action regarding the Lathrop House property for two years.
3) Enacting the resolution would severely
weaken the City’s ability to negotiate a fair
resolution to the matter.
The other document is a that City
Council received at its August 4th meeting from the Citizens of
Sylvania requesting that legislation as set forth in the petition be
submitted to a vote of the electors of the City of Sylvania.
The City Council accepted the letter.
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July 7, 2003 Lathrop House Project
Newsletter mailed |
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July 1, 2003 -- Judge J.
Ronald Bowman enters an order scheduling the hearing on the issue of
authority and necessity for July 3, 2003 at 9:30 a.m. |
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June 27, 2003 -- City filed
its motion for hearing on its authority and the necessity of the eminent
domain action |
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June 24, 2003 -- The Diocese
and Parish file their Answer in court to the eminent domain proceedings. |
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June 20, 2003 -- Work
Agreement for the repair of the House signed by Fr. Wurzel permitting work
to proceed |
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April 30, 2003 -- Judge J.
Ronald Bowman enters an order, upon the consent of both parties, that there
shall be no demolition, altering, or destroying of the Lathrop House pending
further order of the court, and orders that the City of Sylvania be
permitted access to the Lathrop House to accomplish appropriate repairs to
protect and weatherize the Lathrop House at the expense of the City of
Sylvania |
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April 2, 2003 -- A
stipulation is filed with the Lucas County Court of Common Pleas confirming
that the Lathrop House will not be demolished, altered, or destroyed without
further hearing before the court. |
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March 28, 2003 -- The City
filed its complaint for eminent domain, and deposited the sum of $400,000.00
with the court as the estimated value to be paid for the property. |
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March 27, 2003 - The City of
Sylvania revoked its demolition permit, having voted the previous day to
protect and preserve the Lathrop House at its site. |
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March 26, 2003 - The City of
Sylvania unanimously passed Resolution 10-2003
declaring the necessity and intent to appropriate the Lathrop property for a
public purpose. The City took this action after St. Joseph Church
representatives stated that without a signed agreement by the March 31
deadline, the house would be demolished on April 1, 2003. |
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March 26, 2003 -- Mayor
Stough met with Fr. Wurzel unsuccessfully to request that the Church imposed
March 31, 2003 deadline be extended |
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March 17, 2003 - Sylvania
City Council declines St. Joseph Church's counter proposal. |
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March 12, 2003 - St. Joseph
Church responds to the most recent City of Sylvania proposal, which were
made subject to City Council's approval, with its own additional conditions
and timeline for relocation of the house. |
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February/March -- Additional
proposals were made by the City of Sylvania to St. Joseph Church. |
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February 4, 2003 -- The City
Law Director informed St. Joseph Church that there was no deadline for the
demolition permit. |
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December 12, 2002 - St.
Joseph Church established a March 31, 2003 deadline for moving the Lathrop
House, citing an early May expiration of demolition permit. Negotiations
languished. |
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November 1, 2002 - The Mayor and representatives
of the City of Sylvania met with St. Joseph Church representatives,
including Fr. Wurzel, to ask that the house not be
demolished. |
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October, 2002 --- St. Joseph
Church made a land swap proposal to the City of Sylvania. The City found the
proposal to be financially inequitable to the citizens of Sylvania. |
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Summer/Fall, 2002 -
Representatives of the City of Sylvania continued efforts to reach an
agreement with St. Joseph Church. |
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August 5, 2002 -- Sylvania
City Council passed Resolution 16-2002
which declared the City's intent to enter into an operating agreement with
the Toledo Area Metroparks. |
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July 17, 2002 - The Toledo
Area Metroparks approve Resolution 44-02
to enter into an agreement with the City of Sylvania to renovate and operate
educational programs at the Lathrop House. |
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May, 2002 - Mayor Stough
appointed community members to a Blue Ribbon Committee to evaluate reuse and
renovation for the Lathrop House. |
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March 18, 2002 - Sylvania
City Council passed Resolution 8-2002
calling for the preservation of the Lathrop House on its present site. |
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March 4, 2002 -- Sylvania
City Council passed Ordinance No. 23-2002
to expend an amount not to exceed
$50,000 to assist in the cost of moving or relocating the Lathrop House. |
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February 18, 2002 - Friends
of the Lathrop House requested Sylvania City Council to make a contribution
to assist in the preservation of the house. |
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November 5, 2001 Demolition Permit
issued to St. Joseph's Parish |
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November 5, 2001 -
Sylvania City Council passes a unanimous Resolution 28-2001
calling for the preservation of the Lathrop House and asking St. Joseph
Church to hold off demolition and instead consider alternatives.
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November 4, 2001 - Local citizens become aware of
plans to demolish house immediately, and holding informational "protest" at
site across from Church. Concerned citizens meet the same evening and pledge
$15,000 to save Lathrop house from demolition. Nearly half of the attendees
at the meeting were members of St. Joseph Church. |
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October 31, 2001 - St. Joseph Church closed on the
purchase of the Lathrop house and property for $350,000 and immediately
applied for a demolition permit. |
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Late summer, 2001 -
Representatives of City of Sylvania worked with private individuals who were
interested in purchasing Lathrop house. These individuals intended to
restore it and use it as a bed and breakfast and make it available for
educational tours. City of Sylvania committed $175,000 to purchase the back
acreage of property to add it to Harroun Park. A written offer was submitted
by those individuals to Mrs. Vogt. There were apparently simultaneous
negotiations between Mrs. Vogt and St. Joseph Parish. The City was not a
participant in these negotiations, and was not directly involved in any
discussions with St. Joseph Parish regarding its acquisition, or the City's
interest, in acquiring the property. |
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Summer, 2001 -- Mayor and
members of City Council had discussions with individuals interested in
developing property while preserving the house. |
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June, 2001 - Concerned
citizens approached members of City Council about rumored sale of property. |
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Spring, 2001-Previous private
owner (Mrs. Marie Vogt) inquired of the Mayor whether the City would be
interested in acquiring the home and site for $750,000. |
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All Documents |
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Lathrop House Project
Newsletter Newsletter mailed July 7, 2003
Resolution 28-2001 calling
for the preservation of the Lathrop House
Demolition Permit issued to St.
Joseph's Parish
Ordinance No. 23-2002
to assist in the cost of moving or relocating the Lathrop House.
Resolution 8-2002
calling for the preservation of the Lathrop House on its present site.
Resolution 44-02 Toledo Area Metroparks
to enter into an agreement with the City of Sylvania to renovate and operate
educational programs at the Lathrop House.
Resolution 16-2002
which declared the City's intent to enter into an operating agreement with
the Toledo Area Metroparks.
Resolution 10-2003
declaring the necessity and intent to appropriate the Lathrop property for a
public purpose
Ordinance 24-2003
appropriated the fee simple title in the
property and appropriated the money to be deposited with the Clerk of
Courts.
Resolution 17-2003
rejecting the Initiative Petition presented to the City of Sylvania on July
2, 2003
Letter from
Citizens For Sylvania asking that the Initiative Petition be
submitted to a vote of the electors of the City of Sylvania
Update from Keith Haddad
regarding Lathrop House property issue on August 21, 2003
Opinion on the church's
motion for summary judgment
Metroparks News
Release of January 5, 2004
The agreement between the
City of Sylvania and St. Josephs Parish
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"The Underground Railroad Again"
The Historical Society of Northwester Ohio Bulletin, October 1939,
documenting the site as an underground railroad "station". |
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WE VALUE YOUR OPINIONS |
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We have made public record
documents available for you to easily access via the website. We hope
this website will help you answer any questions you have. As always,
our City Council meetings and minutes are open and matters of public record.
We will continue to work diligently for the best results for all citizens.
Feel free to contact us by email at
city.clerk@sev.org or phone 419-885-8931. |
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This page has been put
together as a supplement to the informational newsletter sent to all the
City of Sylvania residents on July 7, 2003. It contains a timeline and
links to all relevant documents. The resolutions and documents have
been scanned as PDF documents to allow you to view and print them.
However, you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print these
documents. It can be downloaded FREE by
clicking here.
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