North Olmsted Backs King Day of School Closure
North Olmsted Schools will observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day on the third Monday in January with non teaching staff not receiving holiday pay. The board amended the calendar, allowing convocation pay options and confirming schools would close for the observance while maintaining pay.
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North Olmsted
Martin Luther King Jr
North Olmsted Board of Education
van Auken
van Auren
Polaris
Middlebury Heights
Strongsville councilman to ask repeal of bike under 11 rule
A special Strongsville council meeting is set after Councilman Koch urged repealing bicycle ordinances. Mayor Pearce and Council President James doubt support for repealing the rule that led to an 8 year old girl’s ticket. The ordinance bans riding on streets by children under 11 and defines bicycle wheel size, with a sidewalk riding requirement amid sidewalk plans.
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Strongsville
Alfred James, Jr
Alfred Koch
James
Koch
Michelle Soltis
Richard L. Soltis
Westwood Park
Michelle
Cuyahoga County
Carol Tecco
Thomson Dr
Michele
John Pearce
Chronicle-Telegram
Pearce
Olmsted Officials Seek 4000 Federal Funds for Handicapped Program
Olmsted Falls and Olmsted Township leaders plan to request 4000 in federal funds for OPFH to run a summer recreation program for eight local handicapped children. The group will match with 1000 from local sources as they push for approval under Title 20 of the Social Security Act, though chances of full funding are uncertain due to middle income status. The effort follows tight finances this year and aims to expand year round activities if funded.
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Olmsted Falls
City and Olmsted
Olmsted Parents and Friends of the Handicapped
OPFH
Olmsted Township
Robert Venetra
Bev Smith
Cuyahoga County
Orville Britton
Venefra
Russia grain sales seen as vital to Ohio farmers
Ohio Farm Bureau leaders say Russian grain sales will determine profits for farmers. C William Swank calls the Ohio wheat crop mammoth and corn crop near equal in size, with ample grain for domestic and foreign use. He faults politicians and industry groups for stirring public furor over Soviet sales.
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Ohio
Ohio Farm Bureau
C. William Swank
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
Swank
Columbus
American Farm Bureau
Soviet Union
Roger Fleming
American Farm Bureau Federation
International Longshoreman’s Union
Millers and Bakers
New CSA grouping holds no harm for Lorain County
Lorain County officials say the new Consolidated Statistical Area grouping Elyria and Lorain with Cleveland and Akron poses no threat to federal funding or project development. Mayor Reichlin disputes merging with Cleveland, noting long-standing regional distances and differing access. McGinnis says data gathering will continue under the Office of Management and Budget and Census Bureau framework.
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Richard W. McGinnis
Lorain County
Elyria
Lorain
Cleveland
Akron
Washington, D.C
James T. Lynn
McGinnis
Leonard P. Reichlin
Reichlin
West Side
North Olmsted fills school board vacancy with Janice Straight
North Olmsted voters learn that the Board of Education appointed Janice Straight to fill the vacancy created by Eugene Barkhurst’s resignation. The appointment runs until December 31, with possible reelection as a write-in candidate since petitions were not filed. Straight, a 26 year resident and active school volunteer mother of three, has ties to PTA and local church finance work.
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North Olmsted
North Olmsted Board of Education
Janice Straight
Cottonwood Trail
Eugene C. Barkhurst
Straight
Madeline Dubois
Dorothy Dr
Clark W. Peck
Janice
Peck
Coe School Pta
Volunteer Mothers Organization
Pine
Parent
Marshall
Leonard
Timothy
David
NASA
Lewis Research Center
Westlake Church of the Advent
Berea Schools Seek 10.6 Mill Levy Renewal on Ballot
Berea Board of Education placed a 10.6 mill continuing operating levy renewal on the November 4 ballot, expected to raise nearly 4 million for salaries and capital improvements. The board dropped plans for a 3.8 mill levy this year, choosing to wait until next fall to seek a combined 14.4 mill option and an additional 1 million for operating expenses. Board President Audrey Schmitt expects voter approval and says campaigning will be modest as expenses are cut.
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BEREA
Berea Board of Education
Audrey Schmitt
Schmitt
Downtown Cleveland plan nets new trolley and urban rooms
A Henry Halprin designed proposal for downtown Cleveland features a trolley link from the square to Playhouse Square, covered walkways, wider sidewalks, trees replacing on street parking, and new housing. The plan includes an elementary school at the Supplemental Education Center, a recreation park, looped traffic around downtown, and a $25 million price tag with $10 to 15 million sought from federal funds.
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Cleveland
Lawrence Halprin & Associates
San Francisco
Playhouse Square
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Brunswick
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