Painesville is seeing $500 million in private and public investments
“My philosophy is that if we own the property, then we need to determine what type of development we want on the property,” said Douglas Lewis, Painesville's city manager.With each building that needs redevelopment or each lot that needs to be filled, Lewis and the city of Painesville first acquire the property. Then, they draw up a concept plan outlining what they want the site to look like. Finally, they take that plan and the architectural drawings to developers, both to gauge feasibility and to determine if they will work...
