Lorain Recreation Center Tour By Mayor Leads To Study
Mayor Wayne Goodsite and aide William Stewart visited Lorain's recreation center at 2 p.m. to review facilities amid interest in a Norwalk center. The Norwalk Chamber of Commerce holds its 1972-73 meeting March 22 at Rotary Printing Co. in Norwalk with Kevin Doyle guiding a facility tour.
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Wayne Goodsite
Lorain
William Stewart
Mill St
Norwalk
Ronald Freeman
Goodsite
Morgan Jones
Secretary May Quit Over Test Information Delay
Secretary Kathryn Penick warned she may resign if Mayor Goodsite and Service Director Krogh do not provide job specifics by Friday. She has test materials from the Public Personnel Association but needs board details on fireman driver police sergeant and patrolman roles before proceeding. The mayor delaying age limit requirements says he will notify her this week.
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Kathryn Penick
Board of Control
Wayne Goodsite
Herbert Krogh
Trailer Park Opponent Warns of Tax Revenue Gap in Norwalk Case
Fred Evenson told the Planning and Zoning Commission that a proposed 50 acre trailer park near Eastwood would yield about 24 400 in taxes annually while 200 similar homes would generate 73 600. He noted Norwalk now has 224 mobile homes and 165 zoned plots. total mobile homes could reach 926, elevating mobile homes to 21 percent of housing.
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Norwalk
Planning and Zoning Commission
Fred Evenson
Eastwood Dr
Eastwood
Evenson
Tedech, Inc
Zoners Approve Trailer Court Plans Amid Local Debate
Evenson argued Norwalk is over saturated with trailer parks and warned they would hinder growth, tax intake, and strain services and schools. Meyer's lawyer countered that mansions would yield more tax revenue but said Norwalk should serve all social groups, including trailer park residents.
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Evenson
Norwalk
Michael Fegen
Meyer
City Stands Against Utilities for Out-of-Town Firms
Norwalk city officials, led by Council President Richard Cunningham, reaffirmed a policy denying utility service to out-of-town businesses until annexation. The decision followed a January rejection of Wiggs department store plans on U.S. 250 and a Tuesday meeting with Royce Shopping Centers, Inc. representatives. Community members discussed mobile home parks, zoning, and local opposition to trailer parks with varied views and heated exchange. The commission also rejected a proposed rezoning amendment 4-2 to keep a residential buffer along the park's south side.
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Richard Cunningham
Wiggs
U.S. 250
Council
Royce Shopping Centers, Inc
New York
John Moyer
Eastwood
Commission
Norwalk
Marion
Ohio
Peter J. Sofios
Moore
Sofios
Richard Enzor
Bresson
Reflector
City Hall
Planning and Zoning Commission
David Moore
Tedech, Inc
Las Vegas
Bob Meyer
Tedech
Jack Brown
Frederick Waugh
Wiggs, Inc
William Ream
Royce
Council Boots Reporter From Meeting Over Reflector Coverage
The Reflector faced criticism at a city hall meeting after a report on the Tedech Inc trailer park and gatekeeping of coverage. Reporter Jack Brown was expelled from a later zoning session amid a dispute over press access and council privacy.
Woman Dies in Icy Bridge Crash Near Willard
Ruth A Schiffel aged 25 of Willard was southbound on Ohio 598 when she lost control on an icy bridge shortly after midnight. Her car ran off the road, fell over an embankment, and settled in a farm field according to the State Highway Patrol.
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Sandusky
William R. Lewis
Pittsburgh
Good Samaritan Hospital
State Highway Patrol
Lewis
Ralph E. Kraft
Parsons St
Ohio 2
U.S. 6
Huron
Kraft
Ruth A. Schiffel
Willard
Ohio
Car Hits Potted Tree Damages Bellevue Car
Mrs. Harold E. Martin of Bellevue reported a Tuesday collision with a potted tree outside 14 W Main St. The officer said the city may move the tree farther from the curb. About 60 dollars in damage affected the car’s right side.
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Harold E. Martin
Bellevue
W. Main St
Martin Auto
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Zoner
Waugh
Russell Fisher
City Council
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Cunningham
Ain
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