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her comments the staff informed Mr. Hardig that his request will be heard as a Certificate of Appropriateness application. A few weeks later Mrs. DeRose contacted the office after questions regarding her previous comments were brought up. Upon further investigation Mrs. DeRose stated that her original statement was incorrect and that a request for landmark removal could not be done through a Certificate of Appropriateness, however, since Mr. Hardig had already been promised an audience the Commission should hear his arguments and make a motion in regards to this Certificate of Appropriateness. The Risler farmstead was landmarked in August of 1976. A letter was sent to Mr. & Mrs. Risler on May 10, 1976, which introduced the Commission, and their desire to landmark the property located at 14297 State Road 23. John Oxian sent the letter, which was the typical template letter sent to all potential landmarks, to obtain the owners opinion in regards to landmarking their property. Mr. Oxian met with Mr. & Mrs. Risler on the Sunday between the 10th and the 18th of May 1976 during a tea. At this meeting he discussed the pros and cons of landmark status. Mr. & Mrs. Risler both were very interested in landmarking their property. Mr. Oxian also asked Mr. Risler how much of his property he wished to landmark (this is a question posed to all owners of large tracts of land). Mr. Risler stated to Mr. Oxian that he wanted all of his land landmarked. As requested when the ordinance was drawn up it included all 41.66 acres. On May 18, 1976 the Commission received a letter from Mr. & Mrs. Risler stating that they had received our initial letter and would accept the offer that their home be declared a landmark. They also note that they enjoyed meeting Mr. Oxian and that this letter should serve as a confirmation of their consent. In October of 1976 the house received the Counties first landmark plaque. The Staff found out that a developer was interested in the Risler farm for future housing when Dereck Spier of Abonmarche Consultants, LLC left a note inquiring about the status of this property. The staff conferred with Mr. Spier informing him that the entire farm, 41.66 acres, was declared a landmark back in 1976. Mr. Spiers then called to get an application for a Certificate of Appropriateness because the owner had given the developer power to act in her behalf, as they were apparently in the process of purchasing the property. None of this was ever confirmed. The application was sent to Mr. Spier and eventually made its way to Attorney, Edward Hardig, who latter informed the staff that he would be representing Mrs. Risler in her quest to terminate the landmark status of the property. The staff finds the application to be in violation of the standards and recommends denial. This is a farmstead and should be preserved as such; more and more SHPO is urging local Commissions to preserve farms because of the ever-increasing encroachment of subdivisions on these historical properties. For example the house at 16327 Cleveland Road where a strip mall and parking lot completely surround the old farmhouse. The 2