Elyria Council Creates IT Department Amid Budget Strains
Elyria City Council voted seven to four to hire four new full time IT staff in 2009 despite layoffs in police and fire. Mayor Grace cited GPS vehicle locators and disaster recovery needs while opponents warned against pay raises amid budget restrictions. Existing IT staff would receive pay raises, and overtime eligibility was limited for the top IT position as debates over trimming the budget continued.
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Elyria
Bill Grace
Grace
Gibbs
Michael Medders
Council
Medders
Tip Pales and Pets Recreation Departments
Petric trial opens as family forgives teen shooter
Daniel Petric stands trial on aggravated murder charges for the 2007 shooting of his mother. His father and sister testified they forgive him, reflecting a family plea amid a high profile case in Lorain County.
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Bruce Bishop
Chronicle
Mark Petric
Brighton Township
Daniel Petric
Daniel
Elyria
Heidi Archer
Lorain County
Tony Cillo
Danny
Archer
County Common Pleas
James Burge
Mark Petrie
Petric
Sue
Lorain levy fight widens after recount challenge
Lorain officials file in Lorain County Common Pleas Court seeking injunction to overturn a recount on a 4.5 mill school levy defeated by 52 votes. The suit cites irregularities in provisional ballots and seeks to decide if the levy was approved or rejected.
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Lorain Schools’ Financial Advisory Committee
Lorain County Common Pleas Court
McTigue Law Group
Columbus
Ron Mantini
Lorain City
Leonard DeLuca
DeLuca’s Place
the Park
Board of Elections
McTigue
Elections Board
Grafton man convicted of rape and kidnapping
A Lorain County jury found 41 year old Thomas Kiley guilty of rape domestic violence and kidnapping in a case involving a pregnant escort from Kyrgyzstan. He was acquitted on one tampering with evidence charge and faces a 3 to 20 year sentence.
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Grafton Roofer
Thomas Kiley
Kiley
Lorain County
Chronicle
Grafton
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