Code,915024 Subject,Jan Devereaux Date,7/13/2012 Interviewer,Kelsey Smith Abstract,"In this 2012 interview, Jan Devereaux talks about her involvement in Shaker Heights politics. She was on City Council, and explains her involvement in different projects under both Mayor Mearns and Mayor Rawson. She also talks about the Landmarks Commission: how it works and its role in local government. She also talks about the process of getting Shaker Heights on the National Register." Special Notes, minutes:, 0,"Background, husband's job brought them to Cleveland" 1,Buying a house in Shaker for schools 2,Being involved in schools big part of Shaker 3,Her own involvement in Shaker schools 4,Involvement in schools and friendship with Pat Mearns led to City Council 5,Strategic plan 6,Inter-Institutional History Committee 7,Real-estate office preservation project-saving the portico which became the Colonnade 8,Serving under Judy Rawson; economic development 9,"Learned the ""capacity"" of an individual on council" 10,Urban Sprawl and the First Suburbs Consortium 11,Local History Room at the library 12, 13,"Her involvement in school: PTO Council, Shaker Heights Citizens Committee" 14,Shaker Landmarks Commission 15,Efforts to preserve 16,Through the Landmark Commission Shaker got on the NRHP 17,Commitment to preservation of beauty in Shaker from the start 18,Getting on the Landmark Commission 19,How a building becomes a Shaker Landmark 20, 21, 22,Reasons for National Register designation 23, 24,What it means to be a Shaker Landmark 25,Architectural review; interest in civic involvement. 26, 27,"Working at City Hall, Shaker a ""planful"" community" 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60,