Avon Lake plans 50 million 33 acre retail office complex
Developer Herman Kopf unveils a 33 acre project at the Walker and Avon Belden roads intersection with 128000 square feet of retail and office space. The plan includes a 48000 square foot anchor, a 16000 square foot secondary building and 64000 square feet of wings, plus a fountain and Britannia Estates style architecture. The center is expected to create about 1000 jobs and generate 650000 to 750000 dollars yearly in taxes, mainly for Avon Lake schools. Kopf will push a residential to business zoning change and planning commission will review the proposal on February 28.
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Avon Lake
Walker
Avon Belden Roads
Herman “Bucky” Kopf
Kopf
David Hale
City Building and Engineering Department
Planning Commission
Hale
City Planning Commission
Mothers Against Drunk Driving pushes change in DUI cases
Lorain County MADD monitors trials as Rodney Bowling receives a 310 year sentence for a 1975 drunken driving crash. Founders say judges refer to older laws, and they seek harsher punishment and stricter enforcement by the courts.
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Lorain
Lorain County
Chapter of
Mothers Against Drunk Driving
MADD
Rodney Bowling
Amherst
Bowling
Sirse
Teen Institute brings anti drug message to Elyria students
Elyria teenagers learn to enjoy life without booze or drugs through the Teen Institute program begun in 1983. Polly Barrett, coordinator of chemical abuse programs, notes emphasis on drinking and driving, posters at Elyria and Elyria West high schools, and speaker events.
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Elyria
Teen Institute
Polly Barrett
Elyria West
Barrett
Elyria High girl joins statewide safety council
Kathy Dean a 17 year old Elyria High senior serves on the Ohio Department of Highway Safety Youth Council Executive Board. She aims to deter teen drinking and driving by practical messages and school displays without preaching.
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Elyria
Kathy Dean
Kathy
Elyria High School
Ohio Department of Highway Safety
Supreme Court ruling may expand bar liability for drunk driving deaths
Ohio high court clarifies liquor license holders can be held liable when they serve alcohol to intoxicated patrons. Reactions from Elyria and Birmingham bar owners are mixed, with debates over responsibility and potential insurance impacts. Attorneys note complexities in apportioning fault when sober customers buy drinks for intoxicated friends.
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Oho Supreme Court
Thomas Moyer
Seneca County
Shupp
Cowan
Eckstein
Bar Owners Promote Safe Drinking at Local Taverns
Bar owners from Lorain Amherst and Elyria tout the TAM alcohol management program as a practical approach to responsible drinking. Cleveland Cars star Brad Daugherty backs designated driver efforts for fans at ball games. Anthony Zeleznick Neil Dunfee and Sam Radyk highlight the Cincinnati seminar held January 28 and pledge to apply safety tips at their venues.
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Cleveland Cars
Brad Daugherty
Anthony Zeleznick
Tiny's
Lorain
Ohio Beverage Association
Zeleznick
Neil Dunfee
Dunifee
Amherst
Sam Radyk
Sam's Lanes
Elyria
Lorain County
the Beverage Association
Alcohol
Lawyer cites unequal enforcement over sheriff parking ticket
Lorain lawyer Michael Camera heads to Elyria Municipal Court next week to challenge December and January tickets for parking in a reserved space marked Sheriff s Vehicles Only on Middle Avenue near the county administration building. He notes other police cars were not ticketed and says the sign has since changed to Police vehicles only.
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Elyria
Lorain
Michael Camera
Camera
Middle Avenue
County Adminstration
Elyria Municipal Court
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Barry Eckstein
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Elyria City
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