Westlake board weighs options to ease overcrowding
Westlake's growing population drives action as the school board debates moving about 30 Parkside fifth graders to Burneson next September. A pilot enrollment plan invites volunteers from Holly Lane and Hilliard elementaries, while the district considers upgrading or relocating Parkside’s planetarium at a cost near 100000. Bids are invited for an eight-classroom Bassett Elementary addition with occupancy expected in the fall.
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Parkside
Burneson
Holly Lane
Hilliard
Keith Richards
Richards
Bassett
Lenox principal announces retirement plans
Olmsted Falls Lenox Elementary School principal Margare t Gallagher will retire July 1 after 22 years with the district. Board President Jeanene Kress called the resignation accepted with regret. Gallagher has 38 years in education and is praised as a master at providing good programs for youngsters. The district will begin interviews for a replacement.
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Olmsted Falls
Margaret Gallagher
Lenox Elementary
Board of Education
Jeanene Kress
Gallagher
P. Joseph Madak
Olmsted Falls Considers School Income Tax Levy
Olmsted Falls school board weighs placing a school income tax on the ballot this year to potentially reduce property taxes. Madak cites pros and cons and seeks resident feedback via a questionnaire with a June decision aimed at July 1 filing. The board notes Wyoming District’s 0.75 percent tax approved last November as a reference.
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Olmsted Falls Board
Olmsted Falls
Olmsted Falls Board of Education
P. Joseph Madak
Ohio Public Expenditure Council
Madak
Wyoming City
Cincinnati
Ohio
William F. Shannon Jr
Wyoming
926 exchange gets new telephone system
Grafton residents in the 926 exchange will gain a $625,000 state of the art switching system. It will be online by May 4 after hookup on May 3. Emergency numbers will be tested first and the upgrade serves about 1,800 customers with features like call forwarding call waiting and speed calling.
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Grafton
General Telephone
GTE
John Sobotenic
Medina
Sobotenic
Main Street
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Westlake Board
Gail Hogan
C-T
Westlake
Lee Burneson
Lenox
John Church Jr
Spring Valley Elementary School
Spring Tag
Patricia
Dan Brags
Christopher
Kevin
Mary Lou
Bill Fullgrabe
Elyria City
Elyria
Ted
Inheuser Bus
St Lou
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