Salt shortage threatens Elyria and neighboring budgets
Elyria City Council has 57,600 left of a 200,000 salt budget for winter and next season, with a 36,000 read salt order planned. Lorain and North Ridgeville report heavy salt use, shrinking budgets, and worry over completing street work as supplies tighten and costs rise.
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Snowblower shortage amid heavy winter drives sales boom
Elyria reports snowblower demand soars as supplies vanish from retailers Capell Lawn Mower Sales & Service Inc and Sears at Westfield Midway. After a storm dumped seven inches, parts ran out and warehouses emptied leaving customers scrambling for replacements and shovels.
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Tom Chernitsky
Capell Lawn Mower Sales & Service Inc
Lake Avenue
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Jim Ward
Sears
Westfield Shoppingtown Midway
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LCT Faces 1.5 Million Deficit Next Year
Elyria-Lorain County Transit projects a 1.5 million dollar shortfall for next year and will seek more than 2.8 million from the county to cover operations or pursue other funding. Mohr notes grants have expired, ridership rose, and spending cuts hit wages, buses, and shelters to avoid service cuts.
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Lorain County Transit
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Debbie Mohr
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Two top Republicans vie to replace county prosecutor
State Rep Jeffrey Manning and Chief Assistant Prosecutor Robert F Corts seek the Ohio county prosecutor post as 117 Republican Central Committee members prepare to vote at Gargus Banquet Center Sheffield. Each campaigns on solid support while voting results will be counted tonight with only one winner.
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Robert F. Corts
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Old letter resurfaces before vote in Manning case
Elyria lawmakers revisit a 1997 memo detailing ethics questions around state Rep. Jeffrey Manning then North Ridgeville law director. Investigators found only a technical violation after he accepted 19 085 from developer Bob Schmitt to influence rate cuts for Ridgefield Homes.
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Scott Serazin
Bob Schmitt
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Cuyahoga County
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Schmitt
Ridgefield
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