Don’t sacrifice historical homes

Published 9:00 pm Sunday, November 14, 2004

Our parents owned one of the Donovan homes where my sister and I grew up.

It is in the 1400 block of Lombard. We sold the property after our mother passed away in 2000.

We had been told for a long time that these homes were on historical register, so how can that be changed just because the hospital wants it for a parking lot? Why can’t the parking lot go from Colby, Hoyt, Rucker and Grand instead of historical homes?

Even though I live in California, the rest of our family lives in the Everett area and doesn’t want to see a parking lot where these Donovan historical homes are now.

JEANNINE (LANGTON) RIESNER

Clovis, Calif.