Lorain School Levy Likely To Fail, Survey Says
Lorain residents 400 strong were polled Dec 4–8 by Adams Gaffney and Associates Inc. The report to the Lorain Board of Education says the 6.2 mill two year emergency levy would fail and urges an intensive two way information campaign led by students and parents to win support. It cites discipline concerns and a credibility gap in the district and notes possible $400,000 deficit by year end if no levy is approved.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Elyria
Lorain
Alice Luddington
Adams, Gaffney and Associates Inc
Charles Nunley
Board of Education
Lorain School District
Nunley
Gary Krause
Amherst OKs plans to widen main intersection
South Amherst village council approved unanimously a resolution to begin preliminary plans to widen Rt. 113 at the Re 1a and Pyle Road intersection. The project aims to expand from two lanes to three with added left turning lanes.
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South Amherst
Pyle Road
DePaola outlines 1976 city plan with upgrades and new goals
Amherst Mayor Anthony DePaola presented 19 goals for 1976 including upgraded city services such as water, sewer, and electric system improvements, new curbs gutters and sidewalks downtown, park land purchases, and town hall renovation. He cited last year as poor due to election year and urged council to cooperate for a fruitful year.
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Amherst
Anthony DePaola
Council
DePaola
West Side
Depaula
Ohio Edison Co
Amherst council eyes electric rate hike
Amherst plans to introduce legislation to raise electric rates by about 40 percent, with Utilities Committee chair Ron Gambish expecting approval for the January 26 meeting. City officials said changes would be folded into billing after approval and mayoral signing.
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Amherst Council
Amherst
Council
Utilities Committee
Ron Gambish
Gambish
Dennis Clotz
Clotz
Sunshine Law
Civil Service Commission
Lincoln St
Jackson St
Lorain Finance Committee Clears Pending Desk
Lorain council finance committee cleared a four inch thick file of pending requests sending items back to submitters as six new council members will need background on each issue. The action covered equipment requests, federal revenue sharing grants, and more. The panel endorsed a $7,500 indigent defense fund under a new state law, a $15,000 Lorain Port Authority subsidy, 31 garbage packers at $51,000 each, and cost sharing with the Prohahon Department toward disposal at Brotherton landfill after losing Root Road lease.
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Lorain
Council
James Kokinda
Public Defenders
The
Bar Association and Council
Sanitation Department
Brotherton
Oberlin
Root Road
Black River board funds two teachers trip to Miami workshop
The Black River School District awards a Title Three travel grant to Mrs. Amanda Welch and Mrs. Lois Nixon for a two day Miami workshop on first grade reading readiness. They will study an innovative Florida program evaluating and aiding readers entering school. The board also heard a remedial reading presentation, authorized tax advances, joined the Ohio School Boards Association, purchased liability insurance, tabled BRTA minutes requests, and recessed to Jan 26.
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Spencer
Black River
Dade County
Fla
Ohio Department of Education
Board of Education
Amanda Welch
Homerville and
Sullivan
Lois Nixon
Miami
Florida
Ohio School Board's Association
Black River Teachers’ Association
BRTA
Pruitt to Lead Black River Board of Education
Spencer-Russell Pruitt named president of the Black River Board of Education at the organizational meeting. Carl Brewley named vice president as three new members Carl Zemancik Neal Wolfe and Michael Wood take oath. Clerk Treva Kirkpatrick granted a four year contract and retirement timing. Margaret Harris gets one year. Temporary 440000 appropriation approved. Meetings set for second Monday at 7 p.m. in high school. board members paid 20 per meeting.
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Spencer — Russell Pruitt
Black River Board of Education
Pruitt
Carl Brewley
Carl Zemancik
Neal Wolfe
Michael Wood
Treva Kirkpatrick
Kirkpatrick
Margaret Harris
At & P.m
Dennis named chairman of Spencer trustees
Dennis was elected chairman of the Spencer Board of Public Affairs at its organizational meeting yesterday. He joined on the three member board by Leland Freeman and Earl McVicker, sworn in by Mayor Sidney Scoy. The board will meet the second Saturday each month at 10 a.m. in town hall. Farmers Savings Bank will handle water and sewer bill payments, earning $490 annually. Water plant filters were reconstructed at about $18,000 cost, paid by the John B. Firestone Civic Trust, avoiding any water rate increase for now.
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Lawerence McGlinchy
Kenneth Jones
Ashland
State Department of Transportation
McGlinchy
Council
Rt 113
Spencer
Wayne Dennis
Board of Public Affairs
Dennis
Leland Freeman
Earl McVicker
Sidney Scoy
Farmers Savings Bank
John B. Firestone Civic Trust
Lorain backs bypass sewer to ease Oakwood flooding
Lorain city council’s sewer and drains committee endorsed an $80,000 bypass sewer to temporarily relieve 69 of 75 Oakwood subdivision homes facing basement floods after storms. Five homes at same basement level need $60,000 fixes. Interceptor sewer planned for 1977 promises long term relief. bypass awarded without bids to save weeks.
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Lorain
Oakwood
Council
James Gills
Frank A. Thomas and
Beller
Cityview home inspections start under federal code project
Cityview area opens the federally funded code enforcement effort to bring homes up to minimal building standards. Residents’ leaders oppose inspections before sewers are built, while officials say funding covers grants up to 3500 and loans to 10000. Seven target areas are chosen. inspections may require warrants if homeowners refuse.
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Norman Beller
Loraln
Cityview
William Morgan
Elyria
Sandford Prudoff
East Avenue
West Virginia forgery suspect waives extradition
William Edward Graves a 53 year old arrested in Avon on a traffic charge waived extradition and agreed to return to West Virginia for prosecution on four forgery counts in Kanawha County. The waiver occurred before Lorain County Common Pleas Judge Floyd D Harris. The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics is noted as a major professional group with 52,322 individual members.
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William Edward Graves
Avon
West Virginia
Lorain County
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
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