SHEFFIELD LAKE, Ohio — Neighbors in Sheffield Lake are debating the future of an underused property near Lake Erie. A proposal to build several high-rise apartment buildings at the Shoreway Shopping Center is drawing mixed reactions.

Terry and Sylvia Varga put down roots in Sheffield Lake almost 35 years ago.

“We like it here. It’s pretty quiet,” said Terry Varga. “When you’re living by a grocery store and a shopping center, you’ve got to put up with a little bit.”

The couple said the nearby Shoreway Shopping Center used to be a selling point. They recalled a pharmacy, hardware store and nearby bowling alley, all of which are now gone.

But they think the plaza, now home to an Apples Market, Dollar Tree, Goodwill and several other small stores, still has potential.

“I don’t want to los

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