Politics & Government

Planning Commission to Reconsider Heideloff Ruling

The Lakewood Planning Commission rejected an application asking for the Heideloff (or Sly) mansion to be added to the city's historical registry in February.

At its meeting Thursday, the Lakewood Planning Commission may hear an appeal over whether the Heideloff mansion should become a historic landmark.

In a split decision last month, the Commission rejected an application submitted, in part, by Lakewood Heritage Advisory Board member and neighbor Jeff Weber who urged the home be given the historic designation.

The commission can either reject the request for an appeal raised by Weber and various surrounding neighbors of the home — located 13474 Edgewater Drive —or it may opt to rehear the proposal, the Sun News reports.

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If the existing ruling stands, the 100-year-old home will most likely be demolished to make way for a $2 million lakefront mansion.

If it is added to the historical registry, it will be the first residential property in the city with the designation, and the fourth overall. The others are St. James Catholic Church, the Oldest Stone House and the .

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The commission meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the Lakewood City Hall auditorium.


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