Elyria to adopt stormwater fee on tax bills
The city will add a stormwater fee to property tax bills starting January 2015 to fund a program meeting a federal mandate for better management of stormwater into the Black River and Lake Erie. Residential rates start at $4.33 per month. higher rates apply to other property types, based on impervious area.
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Picketing Dims Services at Lorain County Job and Family Services
On Tuesday the strike by workers at Lorain County Department of Job and Family Services entered a second day. Union bargaining chairwoman Kelly Fields said workers remained off the job, joining a long running dispute with county commissioners over contract negotiations with United Auto Workers Local 2192. Management staff and some on duty staff handled calls as the agency's director Mary Lou Golski reported services were affected since about 9 a.m. Monday. Local residents and protesters gathered outside the Elyria area agency, including Lorain Councilman Joshua Thornsberry and residents Monica Borges, Michelle Ramos, and Ruthie Burks.
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Convicted killer denies crime in federal hearing
Alfred Cleveland admitted to running drugs and stealing cars in a federal court hearing but denied killing Marsha Blakely in 1991. He is serving 20 years to life and is not eligible for parole until March 2015.
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Ramos seeks higher alcohol cap for craft beers in Ohio
Rep. Dan Ramos plans to reintroduce a 2014 bill in the Ohio Legislature to raise the beer alcohol limit from 12 percent to 21 percent. He argues Ohio falls behind other states and aims to grow the brewing industry by loosening the cap.
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