County budget shields some safety departments from cuts
Lorain County commissioners spared the prosecutor and sheriff budgets from further cuts while slashing nearly 1.5 million from non mandated services and imposing 3 percent reductions on several county offices. A rise in crime and four active murder investigations prompted calls to restore a 40 hour work week at the prosecutor's office.
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Lisa Hobart
Sheriff’s Department
Lorain County
Ted Kale
Phil Stammitti
Dennis Will
Stammitti
FAA could be player in airport closure battle
Lorain County faces a clash as the FAA contends the airport must stay open after receiving 9.2 million dollars since 1983. Spokeswoman Elizabeth Isham Cory said it is too soon to know if the federal government will sue to force the county to keep the facility open. The issue arose during the commissioners 2010 budget discussions with 85 entities operating there including three LifeFlight helicopters.
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FAA
New Russia
Federal Aviation Administration
Lorain County
Elizabeth Isham Cory
Cory
Cleveland
MetroHealth Med
Lorain council weighs cutting income tax credit
Lorain officials and staff urge reducing the citys 2 percent credit to 1 percent to avert about 30 layoffs next year mainly in safety forces. Police and Fire would bear the impact and jail operations could be jeopardized while council debates further departmental cuts.
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Lorain
Krasienko
Anne Molnar
Vote on St. Joe's rescue IS Monday
Lorain City Council to consider a management agreement with the city to run St. Joseph's Community Center starting Jan. 1 after South Shore Development Corp. could not fund it. The move aims to prevent closure and protect anchor tenants such as the Veterans Affairs Clinic and Lorain County Community College.
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Lorain
St. Joseph’s
Tony Krasienko
South Shore Development Corp
Veterans Affairs Clinic
Cedar Fair Sells Cedar Point to Apollo Private Equity
Cedar Fair LP agrees to be acquired by Apollo Global Management for about 635 million dollars in cash. The deal transfers 11 amusement parks seven water parks and five hotels to Apollo and assumes 1.7 billion dollars in debt pending two thirds share approval. The move follows industry turmoil including Six Flags bankruptcy and other private deals signaling a mature sector with limited growth.
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Toledo
North America
Cedar Fair LP
Apollo Global Management
Six Flags Inc
Cedar Fair
Anheuser-Busch InBev
U.S
SeaWorlds
Busch Gardens
Blackstone Group
Dennis Spiegel
International Theme Park Services Inc
Six Flags
Paramount Parks Inc
Five Amusement
BASF Hometown Drive Tops Toy Goal With Cash and Events
BASF Catalysts in Elyria donated 2650.27 toward The Chronicle Telegram Not Forgotten Box. Employees organized openings day raffle, can recycling, chili cookoff and bake sales to raise funds. Toys collected exceed 11 000 for Elyria Salvation Army with last day donation hours noted.
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Elyria
Basf Catalysts
Pine Street
Chronicle-Telegram
Leon Zavodnik
Zavodnik
Elyria Salvation Army
The
Chronicle
Peacocks Struts Free After Lorain Chase Ends
A neighborhood in Lorain finally saw a caged peacock relocated after months of failed captures. Residents had chased the bird with nets and begged for help from police, the dog warden, and the fire department before See BIRD intervened to move the bird to a new location.
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Lorain
East Lorain
Friendship Animal Protective League
Elyria
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Sandusky
BASF
Rona Proudfoot
Chroniclet.com
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