DEAR EDITOR:

I am very happy to see reconsideration is being explored regarding the fate of the Reality Tower building in downtown Youngstown. A rather quick decision to proceed toward razing the building seems one-sided without a thorough investigation and cost estimate to repair / rebuild it.

If the building is torn down, my concerns include that Youngstown will lose a beautiful and historic building, eliminate a source of tax revenue, reduce the availability of living space in the downtown area and create a litigious nightmare.

My largest concern is that of leaving a large hole in the downtown landscape, along with the real possibility of ending up with nothing more there than a parking lot.

Let’s not let that happen!

ROY PASSARELLI

Youngstown