Upscale Homes Eyed for Amherst on Quarry Road
Developers Joe Godfrey and Michael Della Vella proposed 55 upscale homes on 27 acres north of Quarry Road for Amherst. The plan, shown to City Council, would require Planning Commission approval and likely a new zoning type or variance to allow zero setback lot lines.
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Amherst
Quarry Road
Joe Godfrey
Apple Orchard Estates
Michael Della Vella
Vita Building and Development Inc
Della Vella
Apple Orchard
Oberlin weighs 0.5 percent tax renewal on May ballot
Oberlin City Council seeks renewal of a 0.5 percent income tax as part of a 1 percent municipal tax. Projections show over 1 million in revenue this year for streets parks storm sewers and capital projects. Officials cite past support and need to meet capital improvements goals and city operations.
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Oberlin
Kelly Clark
Clark
Frances Baumann
City Council
Elyria Man Pleads Guilty to Murder Robbery
Elyria resident Eric Mitchell, 22, admitted to helping rob and kill a drug dealer in a February 1997 shooting. He pled guilty to manslaughter, aggravated robbery, and aggravated burglary, receiving up to 10 years on each charge with concurrent terms and an additional three years for the gun use. Eddie Ash, 22, of Chicago, got 11 years after convictions for aggravated robbery and burglary.
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Elyria
Mitchell
Eric Mitchell
Paul Q. Nolen
Middle Avenue
Nolen
Common Pleas
Edward Zaleski
Zaleski
Gregory White
Eddie Ash
Chicago
Ash
Elyria considers commuter rail and extra bus line
Elyria City Council committee heard proposals for a Lorain County commuter rail and a new Elyria to Lorain bus route. They tabled both ideas awaiting the next train before action. ----------------
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Elyria
William Eltrich
Lorain County Transit
Lorain
Eltrich
Century Telephone pilots two flat rate plans for Amherst calls
Amherst residents will test two Century Telephone plans starting April 1 under a one year pilot. One plan offers 20 dollars monthly for calls to Cuyahoga County, the other 19 dollars for calls to Elyria. The program aims to be revenue neutral, with savings tied to customer uptake. Businesses expect high long distance usage, and the company notes no charges from Ameritech and Alitel.
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Amherst
Century Telephone
Peter Lamberty
Cuyahoga County
Elyria
Lamberty
Ameritech
Alitel
John G. Higgins
Higgins
Century
Lorain Nears OK for Blight Study to Boost Waterfront
Lorain City Council is set to approve an urban planning study proposed by Mayor Joseph Koziura aimed at six lakefront areas. If state guidelines are met, urban renewal could bring tax abatements and funding for improvements, with Council members seeking ward benefits and expanded neighborhood targets.
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Lorain — City
Joseph Koziura
Koziura
Lorain
Lorain man gets jail for injuring child
A Lorain man, 22 year old Joseph S. Cain, was sentenced to three to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to felonious assault and two counts of child endangering. He injured a toddler by breaking a leg and failing to seek hospital care.
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Elyria
Joseph S. Cain
Common Pleas
Edward Zaleski
Cain
West 16Th Street
Lorain
Steven Curry
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Elyrian
Leise
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Community Foundation
Lorain County
Nears OK
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Bill Quillin
Bay Village
Washington Avenue
Quillin
Parker Hannifin
Clyria
Lorain Man
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Curry
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