North Olmsted rejects non partisan elections plan
NORTH OLMSTED The City Council defeated a Charter Review Commission proposal to put a non partisan elections question on the ballot. Two Republicans supported, three Democrats voted no, two members were absent. The commission said city laws should be politically blind and let voters decide.
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North Olmsted
Charter Review Commission
Dean McKay
D-4th Ward
McKay
Norm Musial
Republicans Anymore,” Musial Said. Councilman Duane Limpert, R Lst Ward
Michael Gareau
Dennis Lambert
Lambert
Council
Auditors staff gets raises amid city council vote
In Lorain the council approved up to a 21 percent raise for Auditor Craig Foltin's staff, with a 9-2 vote after five months of debate. Lozano and Given opposed, citing plans for city streamline and concerns about outside accounting costs. Foltin noted lower outside services than prior auditor Koscho, who is in prison.
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Lorain
Council
Craig Foltin
Clecy
Joe Casteel
Ist Ward
Woodrow Mathna
Jeff Sedi
Koziura
Lozano
Given
Foltin
Kenneth Koscho
Craig Miller
Berea Faces Budget Crunch After Browns Move
Berea plans 1996 budget amid potential losses from the Browns departure. Mayor Trapp cites a worst case scenario of hundreds of thousands in lost income tax from Browns players and upkeep costs for the First Avenue training facility. Economic Development Director Silea calls the move a personal and financial blow and notes replacing the Browns as top employer will be difficult. Negotiations with the Browns are pending, with no contact from the team yet. the contract requires 90 days notice before vacating and bond repayment. The city mulls options for the facility including maintenance, mothballing, or leasing to others.
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Berea
Stanley d. Trapp
Browns
Baltimore
First Avenue
Trupp
Charles Silea
Pearl Harbor Day Observance by Elyria VFW Post 1079
Elyria VFW Post 1079 holds its annual Pearl Harbor Day ceremony at 11 a.m. on Thursday at the post headquarters 5008 Abbe Road. Guest speaker is vice commander Frank Metera with color guards and Pearl Harbor survivors present.
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Elyria
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1079
Frank Metera
Abbe Road
Vocational students win in DECA contest
Lorain County Joint Vocational School marketing and management students won awards at the district DECA contest held at Lorain County Community College in October. Team members Jason Harris of Elyria and John Slack of Firelands earned second place in Food Marketing Team Management. Don Anderson of Amherst won second in Male Public Relations and advances to the state competition in Columbus on December 15. Fourth and fifth place winners included multiple students across Hotel Restaurant Team Management, Parliamentary Law, General Marketing Team Management, Job Interview, Female Public Relations, and others from Elyria Oberlin Amherst North Ridgeville Grafton.
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Oberlin
Lorain County Joint Vocational School
Janet Buchanan
Wellington
John Hogue
Elyria
Jason Kucbel
Amherst
Nick Pandapas
Nathan Whitaker
Firelands
Candie Pridemore
Keith Jones
Shannon Lanser
North Ridgeville
Amber O'Neal
Scott Polenda
Chad Behlein
Grafton
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Chuck Humel
Chronicle
Florence Holod
Cedar Point
Chronicle-Telegram
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Annette Soule
Dale Kirsch
Joel Provenza
Pat Dunnigan
Provenza
Dunnigan
Nancy Garcia
Octavia Pagan
Santa
Cellular One
Coludar
Cellular
West River Rd
Midway Crossings
Cellular One Group
CSF
Buchsbaum
Elyria Vfw
Pearl Harbor
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