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POLL: Best Choice for Former Funeral Home, Book Store

Patch's Visions for Vacancies asks for reader input on vacant commercial properties

Earlier this week on what kind of business or organization would succeed in the former former funeral home on East Main Street across from Kent State University.

You responded in spades.

Below you'll find a poll crafted from your suggestions. Vote for your favorite choice.

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Here's a little background on the property: the empty building at 1005 E. Main St. was formerly owned and operated by Wood Kortwright Funeral Home, which sold the property for $500,000 to DuBois in 2005, according to the Portage County Auditor.

DuBois operated the space as an extension of their book store briefly until the main location closed last summer.

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The building has a little more than 6,000 finished square feet and stands on a lot that has a little more than 1 acre and is zoned commercial.

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