Oberlin Negotiates With Columbia Gas Over Rates
Oberlin will negotiate its gas rates directly with Columbia Gas after a notice of rate increase. The current contract ends December 31 and a one-year 2.3 percent rise is under review. City Manager Dale Sugerman and Columbia Gas spokesman Wendell Hancock described aims to balance costs, profits, and consumer charges.
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Oberlin
Columbia Gas
Dale Sugerman
Sugerman
Wendell Hancock
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
Ohio
Coalition
Public Utilities Commission
Businessmen blame city for flood damage in Elyria Township
Ed's Transmission and Pandy's Florist on Griswold Road report thousands of dollars in water damage after a Saturday flood. Amy Joy Doughnuts on Midway Mall Boulevard closed due to extensive damage. Business owners accuse the city of sewer blockages caused by railroad tracks. Officials cite heavy rainfall with no line blockages and indicate final damage estimates will come later.
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Elyria Township
Elyria
Ed's
Transmission, Inc
Griswold
Pandy
Amy Joy Doughnuts
Midway Mall
Barbara Burrer
Elyria Safety Service
Charles Hoagland
Michael Keys
Keys
Ed Nowak
Transmission
Maynard
Griswold Road
Nowak
Lorain councilman calls for pay cut vote
Lorain City Council member Ken Shawver urges a closed meeting to discuss a city wide salary reduction for all council members in support of the 0.6 income tax increase. He notes officials have varying levels of pay back to fund the Save Our City campaign and criticizes peers for not coordinating the plan with the council.
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Lorain
Kenneth Shawver
D-5
Shawver
Council
Joseph Zahoree
Servie
Richard Koba
Anthony Morello
Save Our City
Parks and Recreation Department
Charles Chevalier
Mary Jo Cook
Michael Sugerik
Sixth suspect charged in Elyria junk-car scheme
Elyria police arrested sixth person James Daughtery 35 of 208 Rhode Island for six counts of possession of criminal tools five counts of unlawful certification of title six counts of uttering and one count of sale of a vehicle with a concealed identification number He is free on 15000 dollar bond Five others Lasky Mercure Mullen and Lasky were indicted and arrested on 45 similar charges last week The scheme moved junk cars to West Virginia to obtain valid titles and then returned to Ohio for rebuilding and sale avoiding inspections
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Elyria
James Daughtery
Rhode Island
Lorain County
Grand Jury
John Lasky
W. River Road N
Larry F. Mercure
Raylene S. Mullen
David R. Mullen
River Road N
James D. Lasky
West Virginia
Ohio
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