Ridgeville Council Rejects Commercial Zone Change Request
The Ridgeville council voted 6 to 1 to deny a request to rezone land near an apartment project as commercial. Councilman Alten led opposition, while others favored rezoning for the nearby development despite concerns the site is unsuitable for commerce. A public hearing preceded the decision and the planning commission plans a future apartment project.
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Ridgeville Council
Biermacher
Rosales M
Jerty
Alten
Ralph Smith
Coger
Altt
Anihe
Walter B. Wozniak
South Lear
Nagle Hd
Marc B. Diederich
Diederich
Wozniak
Itv
Avanataeye
George Jowdy
Center Ridge Rd
Planning Commission
New character alphabet for Ridgeville schools urged
North Ridgeville schools consider adopting the Initial Teaching Alphabet ITA to accelerate reading gains. Superintendent Harold Shingler endorses a pilot, citing Bethlehem Penn study results showing ITA students advancing faster in vocabulary reading and sentence writing than traditional methods.
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Ridgeville
North Ridgeville
Harold Shingler
ITA
Bethlehem
Penn
Ladies Home, Journal
Shingler
James Salis
Bury
Avon Lake considers firearm instruction program
Avon Lake residents push for a firearms use program to reduce accidents. The recreation committee asks for more data from director William Clary as it debates safety education alongside ice skating coordination.
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Avon Lake
Harold Jankofsky
Avondale Dr
Recreation Department
William Clary
Richard Jackson
Tim Flynn
Bleser Field
Engineers Roundtable Tonight in Elyria Chapter Meeting
The Elyria Chapter of the American Institute of Industrial Engineers hosts a dinner at 6:30 followed by a 7:30 roundtable on local manufacturing problems. Publicity chairman John Russert says anyone may attend. Local manufacturing interests participate.
Local club meetings list across multiple towns
A compilation of varied community gatherings includes Kiwanis at Congregational Church in Sheffield Lake, Brookside PTA at Brookside School, and numerous PTA, Grange, and church group meetings scheduled in North Ridgeville, Sheffield, Lake Avenue, Henrietta, North Eaton, Valley City, Birmingham, and Grafton with times ranging from morning to evening and several note-worthy public notices. Several students in Firelands High School earned top grades for the third six weeks ending Jan 22.
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North Ridgeville
Sheffield Lake
Kiwanis Club
Bungart
T. Sheffield
Brookside Pta
Brookside School
Lake Avenue
North Elyria
North Eaton
The
Eaton Pta
Lloyd Schiering
Cowley Rd
Town Hall
Jaycees
Raplis
Henrietta
Firelands
Alice Green
Paula Matus
Richard Pollack
Karen Pager
Lois Reinhard
Barbara Brad
Mayflower Circle
Harry Lloyd Sr
Pasadena Ave
Congregational Circle
Harold Clayton
Burton St
Rural Women's Club
Mike Chopick
South Island Rd
U S seeks bids for Medina federal building upgrade
The General Services Administration regional office will open bids March 4 for a Medina Ohio federal building upgrade. The project estimated cost ranges from 110000 to 135000 dollars to convert vacated general office space formerly used by the Post Office Department.
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Chicago
UPI
General Services Administration
Medina
Ohio
Post Office Department
Lorain County School Psychologists elect officers
Miss Kathryn A. Fleming and Nicholas Gallo of Lorain County Public Schools were chosen president and secretary-treasurer for 1965 at the annual dinner meeting of the Lorain County School Psychologists Association. The group spans Wellington exempted village and county schools.
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Kathryn A. Fleming
Nicholas Gallo
Lorain County Public Schools
Lorain County School Psychologists Association
Wellington
Columbia Township Hears Road Status On Anna Mary Rose Rd
Township officials seek auditor ruling on whether Anna Mary Rose Road remains on the tax duplicate and if the road is a public street. They discuss maintenance responsibility, proposed improvements, and possible assessments for future homes. Meetings set for February 15 and guidance from County Prosecutor Mikus and the auditor are planned.
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Columbia — Lorain County
Anna Mary Rose
Columbia Township
Paul Mikus
Lorain County
Ohio
Kipton Eyes Federal Loan To Finance Village Water System
Kipton Village Council favored applying for an insured loan through the Farmers Home Administration to fund a village water system. The plan includes FHA technical help, potential 40 year terms, and interest up to 5 percent with 1 percent over the current rate. Alternative financing via a Cincinnati bond firm could cut monthly costs if a grant is obtained.
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Kipton
Farmers Home Administration
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Kenneth Ives Jr
Richard Huber
FHA
Lawrence R. Young
Columbus
Howard
Beall
Northeast Ohio
Wooster
Young
Ives
Weil, Roth and Irving Municipal Bonding Co
Cincinnati
Huber
Albert Buck Jr
Firelands Retirement Center
Oberlin
Camden
Firelands
Ohio Municipal League
City urged to pursue purchase of county water system
North Ridgeville officials debated advancing a refunding plan to buy the county water system. Civic leader Howard L. Stein and Councilman Urban Buescher pressed for city ownership, proposing escrow bonds and county commission approval while a finance committee study was requested. Stein warned county management harms the city and urged action as council considered reimbursement for travel and legal costs.
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wourMoe Duy
North Ridgeville
Paul Sweda
Urban Buescher
City 1 Council
Howard L. Stein
Center
Ridge Rd
Citizens Committee On Public Utilities
Lorain County
Ridgeville Water System
Buescher
Sweda
Peter Pszenitski
Stein
Council
Citizens Committee
Sevi
Sein
Buescha
Cay
Amherst
Mrs. Paul
Toledo
Gainok
South Lake St
Wimmin
Roy A West
Anld Amherst
Elyria
Besa
Andy
Center Ridge Rd
PACC
Lorain
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