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Steve Wilke-Shapiro reports "I have it on good authority that St. Augustin's intends to pursue demolition of the two 100-year-old homes it owns adjacent to its parking lot on Grand. These buildings are listed as contributing structures in a National Register Historic District. A serious potential buyer is working to evaluate moving the structures, and the church is required by agreement with the City to facilitate this resolution... they have been actively avoiding complying with that agreement, going so far as to file a lawsuit against the City. This is an emergency... the Council meeting is Monday, August 26th. The more people who communicate by then, the better chance of averting a complete loss of these historic homes. If you have an interest in historic preservation, I encourage you to communicate to your council representatives and encourage them to delay issuing a demolition permit until one of three things has occurred: the potential buyer has completed evaluation of relocation, a redevelopment plan has been approved, or two months has passed. The key is to ask for a "cooling off" period. We only get one shot to save these historic buildings - when they are gone, they are gone. St. Augustin's has not communicated a plan other than to tear them down, so it is clear that there is not an immediate need. A period of two more months would not adversely affect the Church, except that they want what they want. Excerpted from the Greenwood Plat District Nomination Form: