MOVE Initiative Aims to Boost Elyria Volunteers Without Taxpayer Cost
Elyria Mayor Holly Brinda outlines MOVE, the Mayor's Office of Volunteerism and Engagement, to recruit volunteers and coordinate local projects at no cost to taxpayers. Evelyn France leads the effort, planning a central events calendar to attract participation and sustain year round volunteer activity. In a separate report, a 15 year old faces multiple charges after pelting an officer with a bike and fleeing, with marijuana and paraphernalia found in the police car.
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Auditor and commissioner clash over funding shift for Board of Revisions
Elyria Lorain County Auditor Mark Stewart proposes funding the Board of Revisions from the real estate assessment fund saving the general fund about 101000 annually but seeks restoration of 101000 of a 200000 2012 budget cut. Commissioner Tom Williams objects calling it a shakedown amid budget woes and a planned move to use assessment funds for appraisals.
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Lorain volunteers honored with Precinct Election Official Award
Lorain County couple Randall and Charlotte Walton, longtime poll workers, receive the Precinct Election Official Red Carpet Award from the Ohio Secretary of State. The Waltons, active in nursing homes and polling centers, are praised for courtesy, professionalism, and defusing tense situations.
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Ohio Secretary of State's Office
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Chroniclet.com
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Chronicle
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Ohio Secretary of State
County Creates Joint Rescue Team For Hazardous Materials
Commissioners approved a countywide technical rescue team of firefighters trained in hazardous materials and urban search and rescue. The group will run through year end with participation from first responders in every county municipality. Tom Kelley of the Lorain County Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security said the combined effort surpasses what any single department could achieve.
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Brinda pledges national search for city engineer
Elyria Mayor Holly Brinda intends to fill the vacant city engineer post with a national search after the retirement of Mukund Moghe. She aims to build internal capacity in the engineering department which manages road sewer and water projects funded locally state and federally.
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