*I have placed in bold the best tidbits from this article
Stow -- City Council is asking county court officials to back them up in their attempt to prohibit a dinner theater train from coming through Stow.
During its Oct. 11 meeting, Council approved legislation to request a "judgment [from the Summit County Court of Common Pleas] stating whether the [city's] zoning code would prohibit this type of entertainment."
According to Council member Ron Alexander, "[Stow]'s zoning ordinances do not permit restaurants or entertainment businesses to operate in areas that are zoned residential or industrial. The proposed dinner train would operate in both residential- and industrial-zoned areas of Stow."
In February, Gabriel Hall, president and CEO of U.S. Rail Corp., said a dinner theater train will travel the rails from Cuyahoga Falls through Silver Lake and Stow to Hudson. He estimated it would not be operational until June or July 2008 at the earliest.
U.S. Rail representatives did not return calls by press time.
Alexander said if the court says the zoning laws prohibit the dinner train, he believes the city would file an injunction so the train cannot run through the city.
The line will begin near downtown Cuyahoga Falls, and travel across Front Street, Hudson Drive, along the border of Silver Lake, and into Stow on Hudson Drive and up to Barlow Road in Hudson.
The train is expected to have entertainment such as musical revues, stand-up comedy or murder/mystery/romance productions, with food and beverage service.
Silver Lake Village took legal action in 2002 to prevent the train running through the village. However, after four years of proceedings and rulings, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled last year to allow Metro Regional Transit Authority to lease a section of railroad track to the Cuyahoga Falls and Hudson Railway Co., a subsidiary of U.S. Rail Corp., for operation of a dinner theater train.
Alexander said although city officials had concerns about the dinner train in 2001, officials decided not to join in with Silver Lake's lawsuit.
"We decided to wait to see if Silver Lake could win the lawsuit, and not use our taxpayers' money," he said. "We believe our zoning ordinances prohibit the dinner train."
Alexander added he expects the court process to stop the dinner train to take between 18 months and three years.
"I'm very glad Stow's doing this," said Silver Lake Mayor Bernie Hovey. "I wish they would've jumped in and helped us years ago ... I still wish them the best of luck now."
Hovey added the village is not planning to take any more legal action to stop the dinner train.
"We've done all we can do," said Hovey.
Man, I hope this problem gets solved soon! I don't want to come back to a town overrun with locomotive feasts and entertainment! What's next, a casino on a boat on Silver Lake???Then I found this article under the most frequently viewed articles. I think it was supposed to give me a warm fuzzy feeling about the citizens of Stow. Instead, it made me laugh and let me know that there is a nearby pet cemetery.
On May 8th, after an especially tough day, I had occassion to stop in Stow to shop around 5pm. I had left the Boston Hills Pet Cemetery with my beloved dogs' ashes, and battled my way through the Route 8 traffic to go to the Graham Rd. Pet Supplies Plus store to get pet food. With a lot on my mind, I had dropped my wallet after getting out of my Jeep....spilling a lot of the contents on the ground. I thought I had gotten it all and went into the store to shop. With my bags in tow, I got in my truck and drove away....except, I hadn't picked up my drivers license, bank card or the cash with them!! Off I went to finish the rest of my long day. Before going home, I wanted to get gasoline, and guess what? I discovered my cash, bank card AND license were missing!! I tried to think where I could have lost these things....trying to re-trace my steps! Upset and tired, I head back to my home in Firestone Park. When I came in the house, I heard a phone message from a Officer Bastock, of the Stow Police, telling me an anonymous good Samaritan had found my ID, bank card and cash, and would I please call him! This was at 11pm and he gone home, too. But, the next morning, I called the Records Dept. of the Police station and was told where I could retrieve this items by a very nice young lady. She said the officer and the staff were EXTREMLY surprised that my ID, bank card WITH cash were returned! I wasn't, though....I have never had a bad experience in Stow! It is a nice place to visit, shop and I am sure it is a wonderful place to live, since there are Good Samaritans there, too! Thank you, kind person!
Please note that "occassion" and "EXTREMLY" are spelled wrong.
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3 comments:
Is she carrying the ashes with her the whole time? Also, the dog is dead. Good thing she bought more pet food! But wait - how did she buy the pet food when her cash and card were on the ground...
Another thing - wouldn't your driver's license, bank card, and cash be the first things you looked for when you dropped your wallet?
This is a very bizarre story.
And the dinner train - who cares if it goes through Stow? There are freight trains going through all the time! I would much rather sit at the stupid light by the Gray Mart and McDonald's due to festive revelers getting drunk on a train than a bunch of graffitied boxcars.
you know, out of curiosity, what kinds of news events are happening in, oh i dont know, rome?
Well written article.
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