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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1970
Page
3
Fewer than a dozen residents attended a quiet Norwalk City Council meeting as officials steer through a calm agenda. The piece notes open mikes, a major zoning change, past tax battles, and looming election year questions on fluoridation light plant sale and income tax, with Council President Flickinger joking about dwindling ratings.
A Norwalk woman urged the city council to slow the $70,000 spring cleanup along Norwalk Creek to preserve trees and shrubs that support wildlife and prevent erosion. Officials said no dredging will occur, only debris removal, with a July 4 federal deadline and some residents refusing easements.
March building activity reached 139000 in new construction and renovations, up from 66500 in February. The total includes a 90000 addition to St Marys School, a 15000 Gilbert residence, a 2600 Firelands Elevator addition, and two 14000 renovation projects.
A car driven by William D. Haise pulled onto the highway from the village parking lot when it was struck by a semi-trailer driven by William F. Jann. Haise received medical treatment for cuts above the eye and faces a citation for failing to yield the right of way. The 2 10 p m crash was Wakeman’s first in months.
State Treasurer John D. Herbert reports a 2.46 percent decline in Huron County sales tax receipts for the last two weeks of March from a year earlier. Vehicle and house trailer taxes rose 21.83 percent, while state totals show a 6.59 percent gain from 1969. In London, the Post Office campaign Be Kind to Your Mailman faces mailmen’s opposition over invitations for tea.
Councilman Domenic Coletta said technicians fixed two boilers and a turbine after a month of work to address power failures from 1969 and 1970. An emergency $97,025 ordinance funded standby boiler repairs. a new boiler warranty may cover further costs. City back on line two weeks while six ordinances and one resolution were approved.
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