Citizens told urban renewal fate rests with Elyria advisory group
Elyria officials and citizens heard that success of any urban renewal project hinges on strong citizen advisory groups. HUD and CPA outlined roles while warning federal funds require genuine local support and timely plan review.
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Elyria
Elyria City Hall
City Planning Associates of
Mishawaka
Ind
Starr
Private Planning Concern
CPA
Citizens Committee
Howard Rice
Lorain
Rice
Brademas
Goodrich to Expand Avon Lake PVC Plant by 1967
B F Goodrich plans expansion of its Avon Lake chemical facility east of the current plant. The project adds PVC resins and Estane polyurethanes capabilities with completion expected in early 1967 and about 75 new production jobs. The expansion aims to strengthen Geon vinyls output for construction packaging automotive and other markets while other company units operate in Louisville Niagara Falls Long Beach Henry Illinois and international locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodrich
Avon Lake
B.F. Goodrichj
the Chemical Co
T. B. Viny’ Resins
Ai Aterae Aikitnis
Compa
Oon
Peneae
Tex
Petneae
Nantz
BFG Chemical
Louisville
Niagara Falls
Long Beach
Calif
Henry, Il
Henry
BFG Chemical Co
Great Britain
Japan
Brazil
Canada
Mexico
Australia
New Zealand
India
Paris ensemble charms Elyria with mimicry and song
French group Chanteurs de Paris led by Charly Bailly performed at Elyria High School to a warm reception despite near freezing temperatures. They offered witty humor and ensemble singing mostly in French with some English numbers, many pieces by Bailly and Andre Varel who formed the group in 1955 after meeting in Algiers during World War II.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria High School
France
Chanteurs de Paris
Community Concert Association
Charly Bailly
Marcel Marceau
Bailly
Andre Varel
Algiers
Chanteurs
Varel
Collie Shot In Elyria. Police Seek Gunman
Elyria police and the Miller family search for the shooter who wounded nine month old collie Hero in a residential area Monday. Hero survived surgery to remove the bullet that entered under the left ear and lodged in the right jaw, with infection and swelling delaying treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Robert Miller
Miller
Hazel St
William E. Hess
Floria Nolire
Medina Jaycees name Davin Leister Young Man of the Year
Davin Leister a former Elyrian and sales representative for L. M. Berry Co. was named Medina Young Man of the Year by the Medina Jaycees at their annual banquet on January 14. Mayor Greenwood presented the trophy, as judges noted Leister’s contributions.
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Dick Leister
Medina
Medina Jaycees
Fred Greenwood
Leister
Jaycees
Greenwood
Milton
North Ridgeville group protests conflict of interest repeal
Citizens for Honest Government formed to challenge North Ridgeville mayor and council over a conflict of interest repeal. The group plans an initiative petition to keep safeguards, criticizing emergency use of the clause and alleging illegality. Stanton Shaw opposed the emergency clause. council approved the ordinance on a single reading.
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Hravel
Citizens For Honest Government
North Ridgeville
Michael Radd
Radd
Committee
Ilists
Placit
Stanton Shaw
Shaw
Court kills one count in Zurich indictment
Lorain case involving former safety director George Zunich sees Judge LeRoy F. Kelly drop the fifth count alleging an attempt to influence Lorain Police Lt. John Zabo in 1962. Indictment remains with four misdemeanors and one perjury charge tied to police promotions in a civil service inquiry.
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George Zunich
Lorain
Common Pleas
LeRoy F. Kelly
Lorain Civil Service Commission
Kelly
Zurich
John Zabo
City annexation map error prompts boundary correction
A June 7 1965 map and description mistake in Elyria shows 251 acres near Griswold Road were misdrawn. County commissioners approved annexation with a provision to refile the area from Elyria bordering Griswold Road to Ely Township to align with official records.
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Elyr-iq
Elyr-i
Atael
Griswold Rd
Elyria
Ely Township
Elyria Senior Wins District Elks Leadership Award
Elyria High School senior Don Boddy is named one of two winners in the North Central district Elks Leadership contest. He will be honored Feb. 13 with $100 savings bonds for winning the district competition, and his brochure advances to state judging. The local Dec. 18 contest was sponsored by Elyria Lodge No. 465.
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Don Boddy
Elyria High School
Elks
Don
Longfellow
Elyria Elks Lodge
Clifford Y. Stubblefield
Elyria Lodge
Computerized real estate tax bills debut in Lorain County
Lorain County auditors adopt a Addressograph Multigraph system to process about 120 000 parcels. The $100 000 setup promises push button efficiency with 3000 bills per hour, four workers, and delinquency data to be printed after hand entry this year.
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Lorain County
Auditor’s Department
West Broad St
Joseph J. Mitock
Addressograph - Multigraph
Ohio
Mitock
J. Grant Keys
Lorain Urges Federal Aid To Complete Urban Renewal Plan
City officials push for a $333 98 federal grant to fund up to $9.3 million in the 121.8 acre Lorain urban renewal project. A CDC report details blight, substandard housing, and deficient infrastructure, with 96.4 percent of acreage slated for clearance and redevelopment. A conservation zone along Vine Avenue to Globe and 31st targets limited demolitions and low income housing aid.
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Lorain
Community Development Committee
CDC
Unaas
Vic
Vine Ave
31St
Globe and Mth
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Thomas Kilbride
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
City Planning Associates
Leonard P. Reichlin
Richard Starr
HUD
D. James Brademan
C-T
D. James Brademas
Department of Housing and Urban Redevelopment
Paris
By Dorothy Funk
Collie
By Connie Davis
Davin
Nair
Letster
Zunich
Raymond Miraldi
Mary Frances Krakowski
Nancy Rish
Ehs
By Ralph Kingzett
Ton Rd
Lorain Works
United States Neel
Then - Lorain Division
Koehring Corp
Federal
South Lorain
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