Lorain County Sheriff Considers Deputies Layoffs
Lorain County faces budget cuts of 1.1 million for next year and about 6 million total, with Sheriff Phil Stammitts signaling inevitable layoffs for deputies, especially those with less seniority. Prosecutor Dennis Will also warns the justice system will slow as his 653 thousand cut hits staffing.
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Elyria
Lorain County Sheriff's Deputies
Phil Stammitts
Dave Noll
Lorain County Deputies Association
Noll
Stammitts
Nell
Stammitti
Dennis Will
Justice System
Lorain County
Will
Lori Kokoski
Sheriff's Office
Teen seeks judge to decide fate in double shooting case
A 17 year old boy, Daniel Petrie, charged with aggravated murder for killing his mother and shooting his father, opted for a bench trial before County Common Pleas Judge James Burge. Trial set for December 15 with potential life without parole. plea could yield minimum 23 years to life. The boy’s father Rev. Mark Petric and grandfather testified they forgive him. the elder Petric may be called as a witness. Police say Daniel obtained a handgun from the home gun safe on October 20, 2007, and then shot his mother Sue Petric and father Mark Petric during a visit to the Brighton Township home. Daniel remains jailed at the county facility.
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Bruce Bishop
Chronicle
Daniel Petric
James Burge
Burge
Elyria
Daniel Petrie
County Common Pleas
Daniel
Mark Petric
Petric
Brighton Township
Sue Petric
Wellington
Elyria Officials Endorse Utility Rate Hike Vote
City Council approves a rate increase to fund a 20 year water and sewer upgrade plan with a $63.47 average bill rising to $70.89 per month. Sanitation charges rise by $2.92 monthly to support eight new collection trucks and potential pay as you throw options.
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Elyria
Mark Craig
Bill Grace
Gary Gibbs
Gibbs
Ken Burkhard
7Th Ward
Income drops in Lorain County's big four cities all four fall
Census data show median household income declined in Elyria Lorain North Ridgeville and Avon Lake through 2005 to 2007 while home values rose in Avon Lake and North Ridgeville and fell in Elyria and Lorain Poverty rose in three cities and fell in Avon Lake with rates rising from 11.7 to 16.3 percent in Elyria and 17.1 to 20.9 percent in Lorain.
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North Ridgeville
Avon Lake
Elyria
Lorain
U.S. Census Bureau
Lorain County
Bureau
North
Ridgeville
N. Ridgeville
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Chronicle-Telegram
Bdicken
Chroniclet.com
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