Developer Louthen eyes Spitzer Plaza hotel conversion at Black River Landing
Lorain Port Authority heard from James Louthen of ReTown about converting the former Spitzer Plaza hotel downtown into 50 senior apartments at 301 Broadway and developing an 8 acre Black River Landing parcel. He cites strong waterfront synergy and a public private partnership. The undated letter to Rick Novak followed the authority’s deadline pass without formal proposals.
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Lorain
James Louthen
Black River Landing
Rick Novak
Lorain Port Authority
Louthen
ReTown
Novak
Broadway
Botanical Gardens
Black River
Evan Goodenew
Egoede Newa Chroniclet
Defense seeks to toss confession in Lorain murder case
Defense lawyers argue Albert Fine did not understand his rights and didn't voluntarily waive counsel during a four hour police interview in a Kentucky jail. Prosecutors say Fine admitted planning and carrying out the murder and dismemberment of Catherine Hoholski, with authorities recovering the decomposed body at the Villa Beau Monde complex.
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Elyria
Albert Fine
Lorain
Fine
Catherine
Kat” Hoholski
Dan Wightman
Kenneth Crater
Kentucky
Ohio
Chris Kovach
Fayette County
Ter
Lorain County Common Pleas
Raymond Ewers
Kovach
Hoholski
Villas of Beau Monde
Marijuana grow operation found in Sheffield Lake home
Police discovered 38 marijuana plants in a bedroom closet along with grow lights scales pipes bongs grinders and a half ounce of marijuana after a dispute between Devin French and Kathleen Leichtman at 4060 Ivanhoe Ave French cited for illegal possession of drug paraphernalia a fourth degree misdemeanor and cultivation of marijuana a minor misdemeanor Leichtman reportedly aided the discovery and faced no charges in the incident report prompting a Feb 19 court summons.
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Sheffield Lake
Devin French
Ivanhoe Ave
French
Kathleen Leichtman
Leichtman
Lorain
Wysochansh
Sehurenchansh
Wmnieetcom
Embattled Oberlin Manager to jointly fill leadership vacancies
City Manager Eric Norenberg plans to work with the Oberlin Council to fill three upcoming department head roles as Police Chief Thomas Miller and Fire Chief Dennis Kirin retire. Norenberg faced months of executive sessions and a January letter urging resignation, which he rejected.
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Oberlin
Eric Norenberg
Norenberg
Elizabeth Meadows
Bryan Burgess
Sharon Pearson
Kristin Pearson
Norenbergs
Gary Boyle
Thomas Miller
Dennis Kirin
Council
Scott Broadwell
Pittsfield sludge pond saga ends in Pittsfield Township
After a long battle over a proposed 6 million gallon sludge pond on a Quarry Road field, the Ohio EPA revoked French Creek BioEnergy’s permit and the township updated zoning to ban such ponds. Residents touted a victory for community action, while the company has other anaerobic digestion sites and state funding.
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Pittsfield Township
Quarry Road
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
French Creek
Ohio Epa
Lorain County
Mike Settles
French Creek BioEnergy
Pittsfield
Army Corps of Engineers
Gerald Phillips
Phillips
Environmental Review Appeals Commission
Guy
Joyce Snyder
Snyder
EPA
Shell
Quasar
Ohio
New York
Massachusetts
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