County advertises filled position in Lorain County waste district
Elyria reports county officials dispute a plan to hire a director for the Lorain County Solid Waste Management District while a coordinator, James Ross, fears being replaced. Some commissioners question need for a director, others support added expertise. discussions began after a December vote to hire Ross as coordinator at 40,040 annually, amid prior acting director Sally Pecora.
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Elyria
Lorain County
James Ross
Richard Williams
Michael Ross
Vasi
Sally Pecora
Foor Takes Pay Issue to Court in North Ridgeville
North Ridgeville firefighter James Foor hires civil rights attorney Avery S. Friedman to file suit against the city over retirement benefit credits. Friedman, with partner Keith Blaha, says pretrial and trial dates will be requested in Common Pleas Court and cites extensive civil rights experience and media visibility.
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North Ridgeville
James Foor
Avery S. Friedman
Cleveland
Common Pleas Court
Foor
Friedman
Keith
Blaha
Council
Four
Avon weighs ban on used car lots in city
Avon Mayor James Smith proposes a ban on new used automobile dealerships, citing four existing plus one planned as too many for Detroit Road and state Route 611. He points to Avon Lake’s ordinance as a model while noting a Chester Road lot aims for fall opening with a $1 million investment near an industrial area to avoid spoiling the corridor.
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Avon
James Smith
Smith
Detroit Road
Avon Lake
Kenneth Hasick
Center Road
Chester Road
Hasick
Early Sweet Corn Arrives Weeks Ahead This Year
The second consecutive year with an early harvest sees local growers offering home grown sweet corn well before mid July. Grobe Fruit Farm began selling on Saturday and sold out by 2 PM, with roadside stands and Sweet Farms reporting strong daily demand. Prices and full availability extend into September across area stands and grocery shelves.
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Jim Skeeles
Ohio State University Extension
Grobe
Allen Grobe
Jo-Eli Jacobson
Sweet Farms
Pat Fenik
Fenik
Lake Avenue
Health worker pleads guilty to stealing public funds
Richard Simmons a former business manager for Lorain County General Health District pleaded guilty to three counts of theft in office for stealing 643. The thefts totaled 9,000 across 1995 1996 and 1998. Simmons 55 of North Ridgeville admitted the charges and awaits sentencing after a background report.
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Elyria
Lorain County
Richard Simmons
North Ridgeville
Tony Cillo
Simmons
Common Pleas
Mark A. Befleski
Paul St. Marie
Bedeski
Cillo
Eaton Township fails to gain rezoning approval
Eaton Township Zoning Commission delays shortest hearing as residents oppose a proposed rezoning east of State Route 98. The plan, tabled by Lorain County Community Development, would shift 36 parcels from residential to light industrial along Route 83 and adjust frontage rules for four parcels. Nearby homeowners fear factory development and value loss, with about 25 residents in the district and another 25 to 35 along its borders.
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Eaton Twp
Eaton Township Zoning Commission
Lorain County Community Development Department
Brenda Tollett
Cooley Road
Commission
John Hruska
Christin Brandon
County Planning Department
Toliett
Zoning Board of Appeals
Doris Mack
Giles Road
Mack
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Tise
Blair
Mary Jo Vasi
Vas
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Solid Waste Department
Sharon Jefferson
Chronicle-Telegram
Avon Eyes
Joe Mosbrook Jr
the Chronicle-Telegram
Steve Manheim
Chronicle
Sweet Com
Kenneth Pearce
Board of Health
Eaton Township
Iftstin Webber
Avon Ny
Carl Zupan
Kosma J. Glavas
Glavas
Zupan
Wightman
Zapan
Richard Thomas
Larry Piqua
Erie County Probation Department
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