Lorain tax hikes hit city residents hardest in county
Lorain and Elyria residents face higher property taxes next month driven by a 99 mill Lorain City School operating levy and a .98 mill Elyria levy. The Jan 15 billing with Feb 12 due date will raise county taxes overall due to replacements for the Lorain County Community College and mental health district. In Lorain City School District on a $60,000 home taxes rise from 899.56 to 1,087.00 while other districts see smaller increases.
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Lorain
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Lorain County Community College
Firelands
Scofflaws push jail limits as fines go unpaid
In Lorain County small time offenders skip fines amid crowded jails and weak jail incentives. The county jail released 659 inmates early last year and could exceed 1,400 this year. Unpaid mayor's court fines in Grafton total about 6,000, while Elyria Municipal Court’s installment program lags with 4,027 cases and over 1 million dollars owed. City auditors note reduced general fund transfers despite more criminal cases. Municipal Judge Ferguson cites slow economy and jail space as parts of the problem.
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Grafton
Drozdowski
Marilyn Riddle
Elyria Municipal
Elyria
Beverly Renner
George Ferguson
Councilman pushes for new fire station now in Elyria
Ward 6 Councilman Gerald Hammond urges immediate construction of a southwest Elyria fire station to cut response times for about 4,000 residents west of Murray Ridge Road. City safety director favors a parkway site near Garden Street or Gateway Boulevard, but Army Corps of Engineers plans delay the parkway for years due to wetlands concerns. The current plan has four stations with a five minute target, including temporary coverage of the southwest by Lake Avenue and a Cedar Street closure as a new Route 57 area station opens.
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Gerald Hammond
Murray Ridge Road
Safety Service
Tim Coey
Parkway
Garden Street
Gateway Boulevard
Coey
Army Corps of Engineers
Central
East Broad Street
Central Station
Cedar Street
Lake Avenue
Hammond’s Ward
North Abbe Road
Abbe Road
Hammond’s
Ward
Weather snapshot for today and tonight
Partly cloudy daytime high around 50 degrees with a mostly cloudy night. Overnight low near 40 to 45 degrees and a 20 percent chance of rain.
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Gifts Bring Christmas Joy to Lorain Family in Need
Sarah Alston and her 11 children welcomed a visit from Chaplain Mario Haas and volunteers from Missing Link Inc of Cleveland who delivered 16 bags of Christmas gifts. The program supports families of jail inmates as Willie Alston faces holiday time in Lorain County jail for two counts of attempted murder.
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Sarah Alston
Ursula
Mario Haas
Alston
Haas
Missing Link Inc
Cleveland
Willie Alston
Lorain County
Sara Alatoa
Elyria
Roger Griffith
Ridgeville bar barred from Browns game TV
Upscale owner Joe Buckey can sell beer and offer bowling on Sunday but cannot show the Cleveland Browns game. A federal judge ruled that fans must watch the Browns Oilers game in Cleveland Municipal Stadium, blacking out locally within 75 miles. Other bar owners plan appeals, Buckey will not fight.
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Joe Buckey
Center Ridge Road
Cleveland Browns
Browns
Houston Oilers
Cleveland
Paul R. Matin
Matin
Buckey
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