Elyria m ayor pushes abatement plan for local firms
Elyria mayor proposes extending reinvestment area tax abatements to existing city businesses to retain jobs. Two ordinances would allow exemptions on new construction within the northwest reinvestment zone and Sugar Lane Ternes Road industrial area, with abatement percentages tied to job retention or creation and project cost. Council tabled action to Dec 21 for more details and referred the bills to committees.
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Elyria
Nity
Sugar Lane
Ternes Road
Michael Keys
Keys
Oberlin liquor licenses sought for two eateries
Oberlin council notes new state rules allow D-5 licenses for The Feve and Foxgrape Cafe. Foxgrape would gain wine and spirits on premise, with 2:30 a.m. closing. The Feve would add wine, boosting nighttime draw. Local owners emphasize economic impact and attracting older patrons. state approval required after city ok.
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Oberlin
Feve
Foxgrape Cafe
Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Liquor Control
Philip Verda
Alana Kelley
W. College St
Kelley
Main St
Jason Adelman
Adelman
Early Christmas present aids Steven Roberts mobility
NORTH RIDGEVILLE A ten year old Avon Lake boy named Steven Roberts who has cerebral palsy received a new blue motorized Ranger II Storm Series wheelchair from Invacare Corp. The gift helps him move around more easily as he continues school and life with his motto I can do anything anyone else does I just do it a little different.
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North Ridgeville
Steven Roberts
Steven
Avon Lake
Invacare Corp
Gary and
Joan Roberts
Westview Elementary School
Santa Claus
Ohio
Easter Seals
Kathy Dembek
Defense pushed to throw out evidence in Elyria murder case
Attorneys for Ray H. Smith Jr. seek suppression of items seized from his apartment after search warrants were challenged as vague. Police testified warrants were issued on December 24 and 27, with Smith allowing entry for clothing and cigarettes. A towel wrapped money found behind a register links to the Christmas‑Eve robbery and fatal shooting at Friendly's on Broad Street. Trial is delayed to next year as judges hear further arguments on admissibility of the evidence.
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Elyria
Ray H. Smith Jr
Smith
Mike Behne
Behne
Lake Avenue
Common Pleas
Lynett McGough
McGough
Avon Council opposes opening third I-90 lane
Avon City Council majority opposes opening the third lane on Interstate 90 from Route 611 to the Cuyahoga County line. Only Niels Jensen supported it, citing potential time savings. police and zoning officials argued the change creates hazards. The third lane remains closed with a $100 fine for violations and opening is slated for 2002 or 2003 when connected to a future Westlake third lane.
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Avon
Avon Lake
Avon City
Cuyahoga County
Niels Jensen
Jensen
John Vilagi
Robert Jackson
Jackson
Vilagi
Avon Police Department
Fleeing driver held on $1 million bond
Orlando Torres, 37, of Andover Avenue, Lorain, is jailed on a $1 million bond after a crash laden driving spree along Interstate 90 that killed a Cleveland man. Torres appeared in Rocky River Municipal Court showing little emotion and refusing to answer questions during a 20 minute arraignment before Judge Donna Congent Fitzsimmons.
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Rocky River
Cleveland
Orlando Torres
Andover Avenue
Rocky River Municipal Court
Torres
Donna Congent Fitzsimmons
Lorain honors trio for saving driver from crash
Lorain City Council recognized Michael Dziak Gordon Taylor and Paul Foster for risking their lives Nov 17 to avert a disaster on Oberlin Avenue. Dziak spotted a convulsing driver heading toward Tower Boulevard and, with Foster and Taylor, helped steady the vehicle as it neared collision, pulling the unconscious woman from the car.
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Lorain
Gordon Taylor
Paul Foster
West 38Th Street
Michael Dziak
Dziak
Oberlin Avenue
Tower Boulevard
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Chronicle-Telegram
Council
Steve Manheim
Chronicle
Friendly
Kenneth Lieux
Scott Sargent
BRUCE
Angela Galloway
Common Pleas Court
Avon Council
Mike Sakal
The
Ohio Department of Transportation
Westlake
Mohrman
the Chronicle-Telegram
Tro
Taylor
Foster
Dzink
Dzjak
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