Westwinds sewer dispute pits smaller pipes against city plan
Avon Lake engineer Herman Kopf defended 48 inch storm sewers in Westwinds built in 1990 arguing they save money and still meet needs. KS Associates says 54 inch lines were unnecessary and city runoff was over estimated by 20 percent. A third firm, Jones & Henry, will assess conflicting findings for final guidance.
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Avon Lake
Herman “Bucky
Kopf
Westwinds
Mark Skellenger
KS Associates
Elyria
Skellenger
Vince Urbin
City Planning Commission
Jones & Henry
Toledo
Don Mould's Plantation to acquire Forthofer's Garden Center
Don Mould's Plantation plans to buy Forthofer's Garden Center at Routes 58 and 113 in Amherst. The sale, anticipated Sept 15 after talks this summer, will expand the North Ridgeville firm westward toward Vermilion and Huron markets. Forthofer will stay on as adviser during retirement after 54 years owning the Amherst business.
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MCLE
Forthofer
Leavitt Road
Amherst
Don Mould
Gary Mould
Mould
Jerome Forthofer
Amherst Garden Center
Avon
Plantation Inc
North Ridgeville
Vermilion
Huron
Hawaii crash victim a Firelands grad dies on Oahu
Michael Steven Kolun a 1990 Firelands High School graduate was killed when his motorcycle struck a concrete barrier on the Pali Highway near downtown Honolulu. He served in the Navy since December 1990 and was an electrician aboard a nuclear submarine before transferring to Pearl Harbor. He planned to leave the Navy in about three years and was taking computer classes in Hawaii Pacific University. Police said he was thrown from the bike while wearing a helmet and died at Castle Medical Center in Kailua Hawaii.
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Henrietta
Firelands High School
Honolulu
Hawaii
Michael Steven Kolun
Castle Medical Center
Kailua
Stephen Kim
Kohun
Navy
Pearl Harbor
Ann Jewell
Chronicle-Telegram
Hawaii-Pacific University
Jewell
Gon
Kolun
Pali Highway
Kim
Kolcun
Amherst seeks dismissal of tax nonpayment charge against Crystal Mortgage
Amherst city law director says criminal charge for not paying about 7500 in city taxes in 1996 and 1997 against Crystal Mortgage Co. will be dismissed while the city pursues back taxes. Owner David Moore moved staff to Elyria citing a hostile Amherst business climate and warns of double taxation in a pending lawsuit.
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Amherst
Crystal Mortgage Co
Alan Anderson
Amherst Law
Anderson
Crystal Mortgage
David Moore
Moore
Elyria
Elyna
Crystal
Voucher supporters push 2 million drive for Cleveland students
The School Choice Committee aims to raise two million dollars to keep first year participants in private schools despite a judge ruling. The Ohio Roundtable added twenty five thousand dollars. The dispute centers on a taxpayer supported voucher program and whether new entrants may receive aid while prior participants may. Over four thousand students have signed up for up to twenty five hundred dollars in vouchers. Court records show lower numbers, while the committee reports higher figures.
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Cleveland
School Choice Committee
Ohio Roundtable
Public Policy
U.S
Avon Lake weighs 76 000 boost for safety center delays
Avon Lake City Council considers paying the firm Project and Construction Services Inc. about 76 000 more for Walker Road safety center delays. The project now is not due to finish until fall 2000, more than 18 months past the original completion date.
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Avon Lake
Walker Road
Project and Construction Services Inc. of
Cleveland
Susan Valasco
Geoffrey Smith
City
Lake Erie Water Snake Declared Threatened
The nonpoisonous Lake Erie water snake living on western Lake Erie islands is listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. The move covers 22 islands and rock outcroppings near South Bass Middle Bass and Kelleys islands.
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Cleveland
Lake Erie
U.S Fish and Wildlife Service
U.S
Canadian
Ohio
South Bass
Middle Bass
Kelleys Islands
William Hartwig
Service
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Cindy Lesso
Daniel D. Olah
South Abbe Road
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Lorain County Common Pleas
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Betty Montgomery
Solomon Oliver Jr
State Attorney General
Joe Moshrook
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