Why won't those in power listen?

In my short time here in Ashland, I've learned that once people in power have made their decision about destroying an historic property, not much can be done to change their mind. It has happened countless times in Ashland; the original courthouse in the 1920s, in the 1960s the homes of Center Street where Trinity Luthern Church now sits, the F.E. Myers Home at the corner of Center and College torn down in the 1970s, the old jail, the First National Bank buiding, the A.N. Myers Home, the list could go on.
During the A.N. Myers Home controversy, the National Trust for Historic Preservation contacted the Ashland County Historical Society to offer "assistance or consult" with the Society with the potential restoration of the A.N. Myers Home. The Ashland-Times never reported this. The Ashland County Historical Society never contacted the National Trust. Their decision was made. (Read more about the A.N. Myers House controversy at http://www.centerstreethistoricdistrict.org/researchinformation.html)
Miller Hall will be down within the next week. There is not much we can do now. The people of Ashland who really want to preserve our heritage and historic architecture need to learn from our past. We can no longer be reactive to historic buildings being destroyed. We must become a proactive community and begin a strong preservation plan. I've out lined that plan in this blog but I can't do this alone. It must be grassroots and must be a community effort.