Ridgeville approves 130k capital improvements plan
Ridgeville council adopted a 130000 plus 1968 capital improvements program tied to a one percent income tax approved last September. The plan allocates about 64 425 minimum for improvements with the balance from ordinary tax revenue and earmarks funds for police fire engineering street lights and public building remodels.
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North Ridgeville
Council
Mittee
Atxitar
Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development
Interchange proposal eyed for East River area traffic
Carlisle Township residents pressed for keeping East River Road open but state engineers suggested a diamond interchange at the Rt. 57 Chestnut Ridge site as an alternative. They estimated 400000 to extend Fast River Road south could instead fund the Rt. 57 Chestnut Ridge interchange as area traffic grows. County Engineer urged traffic signals at the intersection and criticized state cooperation. The hearing on East River Road closure followed a January 5 session when engineers discussed keeping East River open.
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Carlisle Township
East River Rd
Chestnut Ridge
Fast River Rd
Chestnut Ridge 1
Harold Reader
State Highway Departtment
Rt. 57
Carlisle
East River St
Eugene E. Roberts
State Highway Department
Otero enters Lorain County prosecutor race
John B. Otero files for the Democratic nomination for county prosecutor amid a crowded field. Grunda and Parobek have filed, while former Sheriff Carl R. Finegan and Paul Mikus exit to seek other offices. Otero cites no outside obligations and loyalty to Lorain County and Ohio.
May 7 Primary Filed Candidates Increase at Board of Elections
Tomorrow is the filing deadline for the May 7 primary with candidates arriving for their moment of truth. Paul J. Mikus will leave a five term run as county prosecutor to seek a fourth common pleas judgeship. Joseph Grunda seeks the Democratic prosecutor nomination. D Grant Keys seeks reelection as County Treasurer. Henry Schriver and Thomas Jorden seek the 74th district seat as Republicans and Democrats.
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Board of Elections
Paul J. Mikus
Common Pleas
Joseph Grunda
D. Grant Keys
Henry Schriver
Thomas Jorden
Sheffield Lake
Lorain teachers reject board plan for tax money distribution
Lorain Education Association rejected a board plan to distribute 323 732 dollars in tax funds among staff. President Milton J. Tomasek promised a public meeting soon to unveil the board’s decision.
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Lorain
Board of Education
Lorain Education Association
William Kozusko
Joe F. Calta
Milton J. Tomasek
Ryan seeks Court of Appeals seat in sixth district
Vermilion judge Joseph T. Ryan announced a bid for the Court of Appeals in the sixth Appellate District. Former Vermilion Municipal Court judge and longtime public servant, he lists extensive legal affiliations and prior roles, and resides with wife Margaret and six children at 104 Sanford Street Vermilion.
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Joseph T. Ryan
Vermilion
Court of Appeals
Ryan
Cleveland Trust Co
New York Central Railroad
Central Security Natanal Bank
Lorain County
Ohio Sate
Vermilion forms flood control advisory committee
Vermilion city council approved a flood control advisory committee to aid Mayor John Maiden in creating a Vermilion River control program. Parker Miller, Lorain County Park District ranger superintendent, chairs the panel, with 12 residents named by Harbor Committee chair Jack Armstrong to study findings and recommendations. The group will dissolve after presenting its report or when the current council ends. The mayor plans to seek help from the Army Corps of Engineers Erie and Lorain county engineers and the Coast Guard within three weeks.
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Vermilion
John Maiden
Vermilion River
Parker Miller
Lorain County Metropolitan Park District
Miller
Jack Armstrong
Garver
William Papprich
Lorna Crasser
Don Parsons
Jack Ochse
Ray Full
Robert Bulen
Mike Moes
Louis Rank
Richard Fitzgerald
Maiden
Army Corps of Engineers
Erie and Lorain County Engineers
Coast Guard
Tracey accuses Elyria auditors of unpaid city bills
Safety Service Director James T. Tracey told the Elyria City Council that city bills are delayed up to 90 days. He urged an investigation into the holdup, citing firms that will not do business while payments lag. The mayor and auditor trade blame over purchase orders and encumbrances.
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Elyria
Safety Service
James T. Tracey
Tracey
Loomis Camera
Edwin G. Haywood
Sen
Haywood
Council
Leonard P. Reichlin
Kenneth Krueck
D-2
Trecey
Jack Lesnick
Community drives fund for second Polaroid camera for Vietnam wounded
Voluntary contributions from individuals and groups total 63 dollars to buy a Polaroid Model 210 for U S armed forces in Vietnam. Recent donations include a 10 dollar check from Disabled American Veterans Chapter 49, signed by President Thomas Micalis and Treasurer Charles H Pritt, plus several named donors. A first camera was sent last week by Elyria VFW Post 1079, with mailing cost 8 90 covered from the fund and insured for 125. The package was addressed to Army Nurse Lt Sharon R Hastings at the 45th Surgical Hospital in Vietnam. The message notes a family letter about a Boston Bull Terrier named Freckles.
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U.S
Vietnam
Disabled American Veterans Chapter No. 49
Thomas Micalis
Charles H. Pritt
Ernest Bedoes
Roger J. Roythem
Charles Carrier
Harold Clapp
Henry Gerhardinger
John Mockler
Faraway Alliance
Ohio
Edward Murphy
Theodore Smith
Ernest Walker
Paul Andrews
Elyria Velarns
Foreign Wars Post
Elyria Post Office
Sharon R. Hastings
Elria
45Th Surgical Hospital
Andrews
Council weighs home inspection under city housing code
Elyria City Council discussed the minimum housing code inspections amid objections from a resident who claimed inspectors lacked credentials and forced entry. Officials said the voluntary program funds urban renewal and protects safety and property values, with penalties for violations and potential federal funding implications.
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Council
Elyria
Malcolm D. McDonald
Third Ward
Howard Rice
Rice
John Hovis
Leonard P Reichlin
Kenneth Kreck
McDonald
Krueck
Hovis
Sing
Reichlen
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Roy A. West
HUD
Lear North
Holly Hall
Walter A. Godfrey
East River
John B. Otero
Otero
James Patobek
Carl R. Finegan
Fourth Common Pleas
Democratic Organization
Grunda
Parobek
the Chronicle-Telegram
Elyria, Ohio
Kozusko
Vermilion Council
George Phillips, Dan Hawley
Hansford
Auditor's Office
Vienna
Austria
The
American Medical Association
Russ
Satla Claus
Boston
Jim Ransom
Mogs
Elyria Youth Council
Tim
Geane
Tom Haywood
Manitoba
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