Rural Water Incentive Plan Reconsidered in Lagrange
Rural Water Authority committees vote 13-2 to send the old retirement incentive proposal to the board. The plan would reinstate service credit payouts for early retirements under the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System, a program active from 1992 to 2013. Critics warn it may strain finances as the district budgets for upgrades and contemplates a $2 million loan, while supporters say the system can afford the incentive for long-time workers.
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Lagrange
Lorain County Water Authority
Rural Water
Board of Trustees
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System
James
Pete” Riley
Sullivan Township
Riley
Elyria Schools Seeks Six Appointees to Board Seat
Six Elyria residents including Kevin Brubaker John Gooch Rae Lynn Brady James Backs Merry Brown and Mike Tomlin Brenner seek appointment to the Elyria school board as Evelyn France vacates her seat effective Friday after 20 years served health reasons and a recent home fire loss. The board also announced Tom Jama as the district's next leader and begins rebuilding.
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Elyria
Kevin Brubaker
John Gooch
Rae Lynn Brady
James Backs
Merry Brown
Mike Tomlin-Brenner
Evelyn France
France
Tom Jama
Ex-magistrate Paterson indicted on federal porn charges
Former Lorain County Juvenile Court Magistrate James Paterson was indicted on federal child pornography charges. The guardian ad litem at arrest, he allegedly collected images and videos from September 2010 through November 2014, according to the indictment.
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Lorain County Juvenile Court
James Paterson
Paterson
NRG seeks big tax cut on Avon Lake plant value
The state sends NRG Energy Inc. tax appeal back to Lorain County Board of Revision after its 2013 market value dispute. An NRG appraiser pegged the plant at 6.6 million, far below the auditor 53.9 million and a proposed 9.2 million value. A 45 million reduction could save taxes and yield a 1.3 million refund for 2013.
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NRG Energy Inc
Lorain County
NRG
Lorain AFL-CIO Demands Dismissal of City Officials
The Lorain County AFL-CIO Federation of Labor seeks the immediate resignation or firing of Lorain Safety Service Director Robert Fowler, or Mayor Chase Ritenauer if Fowler is not removed. A letter dated April 22 accuses the mayor of contempt for city employees and cites leaked recordings of Fowler criticizing workers and endorsing lethal actions after a city contractor was attacked.
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Lorain
Lorain County
Afl-Cio Federation of Labor
Lorain Safety Service
Robert Fowler
Chase Ritenauer
USW Local 6621
Fowler
Utilities
William Donohue
Caffeine powder ban advances in Statehouse
The Ohio Senate approved a measure by 32 to 1 to criminalize selling products made mostly of caffeine in crystal liquid or powder form. The bill targets vendors knowingly selling pure caffeine with limited exceptions and heads to the House for consideration following the death of Logan Stiner in 2014.
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Ohio
Senate
House
Logan Stiner
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