South Euclid residents to picket against proposed Lowden Pointe apartments tonight

(Cleveland.com)

Residents of the Lowden Road neighborhood plan to picket at tonight’s South Euclid-Lyndhust school board meeting against the proposed Lowden Pointe senior apartment complex.

Homeowners whose lots surround the site fear it will bring traffic, construction, bright lights, an unsightly 130-space parking lot and low-income renters to the quiet residential neighborhood.

“Once the green space is gone, it’s gone. I know it’s not ours to sell, but it’s ours to have to live with forever,” said Bessie Rhoades, who lives across the street from the site. “We need something constructive, not something that will bring property values down further.

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