Ara and Leslie Bagdasarian, co-founders of the proposed Solon Community Living project, will have to wait a few more months to see if Issue 19 will pass in Solon after the postponement of the primary election scheduled for Tuesday (March 17). (Ed Wittenberg, special to cleveland.com)   SOLON, Ohio – Monday (March 16) was an emotional roller coaster for Ara and Leslie Bagdasarian, co-founders of Solon Community Living. They were prepared for the primary election Tuesday (March 17), with Issue 19 on the ballot. The issue would create a new zoning district in the city, a multifamily residential [...]

This family portrait of the Bagdasarians of Solon was taken at a Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities meeting in January. From left, they are Ara, Alex, Julie and Leslie. (Photo Courtesy of Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities) SOLON, Ohio -- Solon voters have an opportunity to approve a zoning classification that would be unique to Northeast Ohio -- and possibly beyond Ohio -- in the March 17 primary election. Issue 19 would create a new zoning district in the city, a multi-family residential and special needs classification called R-3-C. It would be implemented for properties at [...]