LaGrange Township probe underway by state auditor
The Ohio Auditor of State confirms an open investigation by its Special Investigations Unit into LaGrange Township. The probe centers on former Fire Chief James Rader regarding alleged time-card padding and double-billing over about two years. District officials direct inquiries to the township attorney.
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Dave O’brien
Chronicle-Telegram
Ohio Auditor of State
LaGrange Township
James Rader
Marc Kovac
Keith Faber
Rader
Rita Canfield
Roger Kuhl
Matt Dooley
Dooley
Gary Burnett
State Auditor
Roberta Moore
Elyria delays $5.2M Chestnut Commons debt repayment
Elyria plans bond anticipation notes of $5.2 million to postpone principal repayment on Chestnut Commons road debt. The city will pay interest now and use TIF revenue when development generates income, backed by special assessments if the land fails to develop. Developer Dan Reaser is suing over flooding and project viability.
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Kristin Bauer
Chronicle
Chestnut Commons
Dan Reaser
City of
Elyria
Owen MacMillan
Chronicle-Telegram
Ted Pileski
Council
Pileski
Reaser
ATIF
Lorain seeks property audit as rental rules tighten
Lorain officials contact thousands of landowners to update the property audit under rental registry rules. The effort compares county records with city data to identify rental, owner occupied, and vacant properties, with about 1,400 registrations and $174,000 in fees collected so far this year.
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Carissa Woytach
Chronicle-Telegram
Lorain
Matt Kusznk
Kusznk
BHP
Lorain County
Oberlin Expands Free Transit With Electric Vans
Oberlin City Council approves a one year pilot supplying two all electric micro transit vans from SLIDE LLC to run a fixed route. The plan costs about 124000 for year one and 130000 for year two with ARPA matching funds and 50 50 federal transit grants. The move targets longer waits as ridership rises on the Oberlin Connector and sustains the 14 year partnership with Lorain County Transit.
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Oberlin
Slide LLC
Carrie Porter
Oberlin Connector
Porter
SLIDR
Pam Novak
Lorain County Transit
Lorain County Main Streets Promote Businesses Week
Six Lorain County Main Street groups join the Small Business Development Center at Lorain County Community College to launch the I'm Here campaign for National Small Business Week. Participating towns include Lorain Amherst Oberlin Elyria Vermilion and Wellington with draws for visitors who pick up an I'm Here card April 28 to May 4.
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Lorain County
Lorain County Community College
Lorain Main Street
Main Street
Amherst
Oberlin Business Partnership
Elyria Community Partnership
Main Street Vermilion
LCCC
Teresa Gilles
Lorain
Elyria
Wellington
Oberlin
Vermilion
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