PARMA HEIGHTS, Ohio — Some community members are speaking out and fighting to save what they’re claiming is a “historic landmark” in Parma Heights.
The Parma Heights Library has been a community staple for more than six decades.
The city has now secured funding and is preparing to demolish the building to make way for a brand-new library in the same area.
The city and some community members say the library is in dire need of upgrades.
They say it makes far more sense to knock it down.
However, some residents say that this should be out of the question and claim that the building could be in history books.
The saying “beauty is in the eye of the beholder” has taken on a literal meaning for long-time Parma Heights residents and library go-ers who frequent the Pearl Road branch.
“I think it’s beautifully ugly. Just like all the other …