Dam Breeching Begins to Drain Brentwood Lake
County workers started breaching the earthen dam at Brentwood Lake in Carlisle Township to drain the subdivision as part of a settlement with Spitzer Hardware. The draining will be gradual, with earth removed in steps and a pipe opened at water level to lower the lake, funded jointly by Spitzer and the township and county.
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Carlisle
County
Brentwood Lake
Lorain County
Bill Holtzman
Holtzman
Spitzer Hardware
Spitzer Management
Carlisle Township
Spitzer
Elyria Council Advances Charter Review Commission Names
Elyria City Council negotiates the Charter Review Commission membership while two candidates may violate charter rules by already serving on city commissions. Named potential members include Jack Baird Ken Burkhard Kathryn Karpus William Ogle and David Hintz with Ogle and Baird under scrutiny.
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Elyria
Charter Review Commission
Jack Baird
Ken Burkhard
Kathryn Karpus
William Ogle
David Hintz
Ogle
Baird
Lorain County property tax bills delayed this year
Lorain County warns tax bills will be late due to a new system issue in the Auditor’s Office. The due date remains February 26 with no penalties for late payments if paid by then. residents should contact Auditor Mark Stewart or Treasurer Dan Talarek for value questions or tax amounts.
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Lorain
Dan Talarek
Katie Keys
Mark Stewart
Keys
Stewart
Talarek
Anonymous donor gives Elyria high school 150000 for music program
An anonymous donor provided Elyria Schools 150000 to fund music equipment technology and instruments for the high school. The gift, channeled through the Community Foundation of Lorain County anonymous grant fund, requires the music area in the new school to bear the donor's name. The donor remains unnamed per the giver's wishes.
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New Elyria High
Elyria
Holly Brinda
Brinda
Community Foundation of
Lorain County
Brian Frederick
Community Foundation
Oberlin fire lawsuit settled for 465000 dollars
A Lorain County settlement ends a 2003 Oberlin house fire lawsuit against Lorain Metropolitan Housing Authority. The 465000 payout covers attorney fees and distributes funds to Danielle Moore, Derrick Macarthy, and siblings of victims D’Angelo and Dezirae Macarthy, with a confidentiality clause restricting disclosure.
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Elyria
Oberlin
Lorain
Amherst library expansion to drive 11 million bond vote
Voters head to the polls today to decide three local issues including an 11 million bond to finance a 1.17 mill, 28-year expansion of Amherst Public Library, plus renewals and new levies for Columbia and Olmsted Falls schools.
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Amherst
Amherst Public Library
Columbia
Olmsted Falls
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