Pittsfield ZBA meeting rescheduled amid sludge lagoon dispute
Pittsfield Township ZBA sets 7 30 p m April 11 at New Russia Township Hall to hear appeals from French Creek BioEnergy Quasar Energy and landowners over a cease and desist order for a Quarry Road lagoon. Residents contest the industrial use near homes while EPA and developers defend treated sludge as fertilizer. Separately Ohio Turnpike troopers seized 890 oxycodone pills valued at about 27000 during a traffic stop near milepost 133, leading to felony charges for a West Virginia couple.
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Ohio records set for concealed carry licenses in 2012
Ohio issued more than 76 000 concealed handgun licenses in 2012 the highest total since 2004 state data show 64 650 new and 12 160 renewals. Lorain County issued 544 new licenses and 169 renewals amid a record number of revocations this year.
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Mike DeWine
Lorain County
County pledges to furnish estimate of ditch cleaning costs
Lorain County commissioners approved obtaining an estimate for the Straw Haag Ditch flood prevention work. The 2.3 mile ditch survey aims to set assessments on more than 400 property owners within a 1100 acre watershed, with a $134000 project potential and spring start. Residents voiced concern over taxes and past development.
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Wayne Mileti
Ted Kale
Lori Kokoski
Tom Williams
Kale
Union vote lawsuit settled in new election plan
A federal suit over United Steelworkers Local 1104 elections is settled with a plan for a new election supervised by the Labor Department. The 2012 case argued a bylaw kept 95 percent of members ineligible to run, potentially skewing nominations and outcomes. Local 1104 does not admit wrongdoing, but both sides agree a new vote avoids further litigation.
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United Steelworkers Local 1104
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Ohio EPA and IRG strike no-site deal on ex Ford Lorain sites
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency and IRG Lorain reach an agreement on two former Ford sites totaling 97 acres at 5401 Baumhart Road and 7951 W Erie Avenue. The pact includes a no-lawsuit clause shielding current and future owners from future cleanup liability. IRG Lorain, part of Ohio Realty Advisers, markets the properties for redevelopment after Ford closures and deindustrialization in Lorain.
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