Park tax boost eyed to aid Cascade Park plans
Elyria officials discuss a proposed 0.25 percent income tax increase to fund Cascade Park and city projects including a new City Hall, fire station, and Industrial Parkway. Parks Director Dave Woodruff advocates the tax to support park restorations, amenities, and grants, with private donations and public funding also counted. Mayor Keys questions ballot timing, while Council weighs impact on school levies and resident costs.
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Elyria
Parks and Recreations
Dave Woodruff
Woodruff
Cialis
Hut Council
Michael Keys
Cascade Park
Keys
Council
Cascade Advisory Committee
Ken Burkhard
7Th Ward
Burkhard
Boy's push builds a new school playground at Firelands
Daniel Strohsack raised funds by selling produce from his Baumhart Road yard to support Firelands Elementary School. Volunteers and local groups contributed over 28 thousand dollars, with fall fund-raiser receipts and major gifts bringing total to 25 thousand for a playground set, swings, ground work, and drainage.
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Oberlin
Daniel Strohsack
Baumhart Road
Firelands Elementary School
Daniel
Janet Kolb
Firelands
Betterway Foundation
Elyria
Kolb
Lorain officer probed over traffic accident case
Lorain police review an officer’s handling of a traffic crash involving his sister. Patrolman Stan Marrero was criticized as investigators, led by Capt. Gary Bomback, reassessed a 12:33 a.m. incident on E 28th Street where Marrero cited an ambulance driver for an improper turn despite lights and sirens. Arlene Marrero and Roberto Davila face charges in Lorain Municipal Court for related offenses.
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Lorain
Stan Marrero
James Ryan
Marrero
Gary Bomback
Ryan
Nicholas Dudukovich
Dudukovich
Arlene Marrero
Monte Carlo
Roberto Davila
Davila
Priscilla Bidlike
Life Care
E. 28Th Street
Pearl Avenue
Vermilion man dies in wet road crash near Elyria
A 26 year old Vermilion man, Todd M. Ward, died early Saturday when his 1991 Ford Escort lost control on a wet Russia Road near West Ridge Road. He struck mailboxes and a ditch, suffered a torn windpipe and other injuries, and died at BMH Regional Medical Center. Ward, a motorcycle enthusiast and Harley Owners Group member, worked as a maker apprentice at Elyria Foundry.
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Mohrman
Chronicle-Telegram
Elyria
State Highway Patrol
Todd M. Ward
Russia Road
West Ridge Road
Ward
Paul Matus
BMH
AAA bonus a chance at Tribe tix
The May issue of The Ohio Motorist, a AAA publication, includes coupons allowing a limited number of AAA members to order Indians game tickets. Only members with the May issue are eligible, a reward for loyalty among AAA's 530,000 members. Nonmembers can sign up for a Detroit trip package tied to the Indians Tigers series.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Indians
AAA
Ohio Motorist Magazine
William G. Johnson
Johnson
Detroit
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Vermilion Man
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Chronicle
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Elyria High
Heather Schultz
BFI
Amber Thomasson
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