Oberlin considers downtown development with affordable housing
More than 100 residents crowded Mount Zion Baptist Church to hear Sustainable Community Associates and McCormack Baron and Associates discuss a 15 to 30 million dollar plan for east Oberlin. The project would add 75 to 100 apartments and 10,000 square feet of retail on E College Street, pending funding with a 2005 completion goal.
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Oakwood Plaza Redevelopment Plan Sparks Community Forum
Residents of Lorain Southside gather for a 6 p.m. meeting at Whittier Middle School to hear a redevelopment plan for Oakwood Plaza proposed by Brian Friedman of the South Lorain Community Development Corp. The plan includes a $4 million commercial renovation and a $5 million 47 unit Villas at Oakwood for seniors, with state funding hoped for but council approval required.
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Wind Causes Scattered Outages and Chill Lorain County
Light winds caused scattered minor power outages in Lorain County with no large outages reported. The Elyria gust reached 45 mph at 9:23 a.m. as a cold front lowered temperatures from 48 to 29 degrees by late afternoon, with below freezing temps and chances of snow later in the week.
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Salvation Army Major dies after stepping onto highway
Norwalk Salvation Army Major Terry McKay was struck and killed when he walked onto Route 2 Monday. The pickup truck with a construction trailer hit him around noon. Alcohol was not suspected and no citations were issued. McKay had served in Norwalk for nearly two years and previously in Lorain from 1995 to 1999.
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Lorain
Lorain Teens Win National Spirit of Community Honors
Maggie Heyne of Elyria and Shannon McVey of Amherst earned two of eight Distinguished Finalist awards in the Prudential Spirit of Community program. Maggie collected dog supplies for the Lorain County Dog Pound, while Shannon built a library with 1,358 donated books for FAITH House in Lorain and earned a Gold Award from her Girl Scout troop.
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Northwood
Elyria
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Amherst
Marion L. Steele
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Pound
Shannon
Faith House
Electronic voting machines debut in Columbia Township
In Lorain County a 6.04 mill emergency operating levy vote used new touch screen machines. Voters praised the clarity while one voter warned about complexity with many issues. Machines cost about 2000 to 2500 per unit with rapid tally and multiple safeguards.
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Terri Kistler
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Tions Board
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Jacobcik
Winter potholes plague Elyria drivers and city response
Elyria residents face stubborn potholes amid cold weather. City officials rely on cold mix patching for temporary fixes while contemplating damage claims, moral settlements, or lawsuits. The program uses 75 tons so far this winter, with caps and varying liability rules for paying motorists.
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Elyria
Ohio
Rob Given
Safety Service
Eric Rothgery
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