City rains on community garden plans
Elyria residents led by Furnace Cascade Block Watch planned a city garden on a vacant half acre. A city official paused the project citing insurance and other city requirements, potentially costing up to 800 dollars yearly and delaying planting.
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Demolition Starts at Shoreway Shopping Center
Sheffield Lake Mayor John Piskura breaks ground on 35 000 square foot section to clear a public nuisance for a green space and LEED oriented redevelopment. Apple’s Grocery Store will replace Giant Eagle with Cascade Management renting at about 111 000 dollars yearly plus six five year renewal options. The project aims to relocate debris from demolition to recycling with Cooper Disposal leading waste diversion and footers repurposed for a local lakefront breakwall.
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Affordable Demolition
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Cooper Disposal
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Moving Wall honors Vietnam vets at Elyria VFW post
The half scale Moving Wall will be assembled at VFW Post 1079 in Elyria. Commander Gene O Quinn notes 98 Lorain County residents died in the Vietnam War and 58 256 names appear on the Plexiglas replica. Visitors can trace names on paper with crayons, as at the Washington memorial.
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Moving Wall schedule at VFW grounds in Lorain County
The Moving Wall will be open 24 hours a day at VFW 1079 grounds 500 S Abbe Road Lorain County. It opens late Thursday morning and closes 4 pm Tuesday with a ceremony. A Saturday noon ceremony may include a fly over POW MIA wreaths 21 gun salute taps bagpipes and guest speakers.
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S. Abbe Road
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Officials check for new cases of swine flu
A Lorain County spokesman said a Marysville? note: no. A woman at Amherst Hospital tested negative for swine flu after samples were sent to Columbus along with a child. A second Lorain County child tested at St John West Shore hospital is pending. The 9 year old Elyria boy remains Ohio’s only confirmed case, recovering at home. Ely Elementary remains closed for the week. School absenteeism rises slightly at Erie and Windsor. The Lorain County Swine Flu Hotline reports high call volume. hours adjusted.
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