Moratorium on New Sidewalks Placed Amid Recession Pressures
Mayor Wayne Goodsite announced a one year moratorium on enforcing sidewalk construction. The move follows council support due to the recession and unemployment, with consideration to grade stakes for interested developers. The council also approved an 85 page traffic control ordinance and revived two proposed subdivisions for possible resubmission under new rules.
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Wayne Goodsite
Planning and Zoning Committee
Richard Sipple
Eastwood Village
Eastwood Drive
Indian Terrace
Timberlane
Old State Road
Sipple
Eastwood
Peter Sofios
Richard Cunningham
Norfolk and Western Line
Benedict Avenue
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
Elderly housing zoning on Grand Avenue advances
Council on first reading approves rezoning two acres on Grand Avenue for an elderly housing project and refers to the Planning Commission for recommendation. Bidder Robert Tracht seeks change from two family to multi family use. A Woodlawn Avenue rezoning to multi family awaits Planning Commission input, requested by Hallmar Construction.
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Grand Avenue
Planning Commission
Robert Tracht
Woodlawn Avenue
Hallmar Construction
City moves to boost police auxiliary with age waiver
City council approved an amendment allowing the safety director to waive the 21 to 45 age limit for police auxiliary recruits who served as officers before 1974. Norwalk's auxiliary trains as full officers, while rail concerns include wrecks and blocked crossings near Benedict Ave prompting a PUC review inquiry.
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Safety Director
Norwalk
Police Auxiliary
Willard Council Drops Boulevard Parking Ban After Debate
Willard City Council rejected banning boulevard parking on Tiffin Street after residents and business owners urged alternatives. The panel backed a plan to petition the state to lower the speed limit from 35 to 25 mph, while noting 30 foot setback rules may not solve visibility issues.
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Willard
Tiffin Street
Harry Robinson
E. Tiffin
Jim Ebert
Ebert
Woodbine
Tiffin St
Fred Cook
Leo Dotson
Park and Tiffin
Otto Bauerle
Paul W. Capelle
Frank Eckstein
State Department of Transportation
Hungry man accused of trying to steal two submarine sandwiches
A 24 year old Norwalk man claimed he was hungry when he attempted to shoplift two submarine sandwiches from the T A Thrif T Mart store Tuesday evening. A security guard stopped him and held him until police arrived. the sandwiches were valued at 89 cents each.
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Norwalk
T&a
Betty Ford says cancer did not stop Ford from running
Betty Ford reveals in McCall's that her cancer surgery last fall led to a mastectomy but did not prompt President Ford to abandon his bid in the 1976 race. She says they discussed health and major decisions but never doubted his candidacy.
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New York
UPI
Betty Ford
Ford
McCall’s Magazine
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