Drought Relief Fund Sought by Elyria Agent
Elyria and Lorain County area farmers may gain a drought relief fund through the Cooperative Extension Service with the Lorain County Bank of Elyria handling donations. Initial priority is hay for cattle and feed transport costs, drawing on past hay donors from the 1986 southern drought. A representative committee from agriculture agencies would run the fund.
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Elyria
Jerry Long
Cooperative Extension Service
Lorain County Bank of Elyria
Long
Drought Could Cut Christmas Tree Supply This Fall
Ranchers Ed Horvath and Avery Wilcox warn drought may shrink this year crop and leave a statewide shortage in 3 to 4 years. Horvath reports near 9,000 seedlings dead. prices may rise. Wilcox notes good current crop but poor seedling survival.
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Ed Horvath
Horvath
Wellington
Avery Wilcox
Wilcox Farms
Pittsfield Township
Wilcox
Lorain Faces Friday Deadline to Pay Catastrophic Insurance Premium
Lorain must pay over $12,000 for two months of coverage to Lexington Insurance Co to avoid a lapse in catastrophic health insurance for city employees. The pay decision hinges on a legal opinion from City Law Director and payment by City Auditor Koscho.
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Larry Budd
Lorain
Lexington Insurance Co
Richard Koba
Koba
Ken Koscho
Edward Zaleski
Koscho
Ameritrust Benefits Management
Ameritrust
Zaleski
Kobha
Thomas Patton
Lexington
Patton
Lorain County
Gregory White
Riverview repair cost rises for Elyria condo tower
Lorain Metropolitan Housing Authority approves a 480000 exterior concrete repair at Riverview Plaza in Elyria after 17 years. Too much calcium caused cracking and rusting steel. newer patching saves hours though costs more. Project by Jennings & Charella, finish expected by August.
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Lorain
Schroeder
Riverview
Jennings & Charella
New London
Alex Simms
Comm.sammners
City panel targets group homes with distance rules
The Community Development Committee in Elyria unanimously approved an ordinance to require group homes be at least 0.25 miles apart, with newer homes 0.5 miles from existing ones. The measure would bar group homes from single family, business, or industrial zones and clarifies the group versus family home distinction.
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Elyria
Community Development Committee
Steven Gurchik
Tom Peters
Betterway Inc
Peters
Voinovich Tours Nova Hazardous Waste Incinerator Site
Cleveland Mayor George Voinovich visited the proposed International Technology Inc. incinerator site near Nova in Troy Township to oppose the project. He blamed EPA delays and promised to seek state help, stressing river and Lake Erie water concerns for Cleveland.
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Voinovich
Nova
Cleveland
George Voinovich
Howard Metzenbaum
Metzenbaum
International Technology Inc
Black River
Troy Township
Ashland County
Peter Harris
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Richard Celeste
City of
Lake Erie
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Amerisure
Koscha
Gulls & Boys
Montell Johnson
Emery Whitehead
Lakeview Park
Krebs
Harold Johnson
C-T
West Avenue
Wooster Street
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