Ex-mayor Whitfield returns to Elyria with check amid audit inquiry
Former Elyria mayor Frank Whitfield traveled from Atlanta to Elyria and handed a cashier’s check for 956.67 to the city’s insurance provider after the state auditor suggested possible improper public funds use for campaign content. Whitfield denies wrongdoing, citing transparency and avoiding appearances, while Finance Director Pileski says the matter will be closed with the auditor.
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Ohio
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Whitfield
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State Auditor
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Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services
Akron
Gallagher
Amherst Judge Orders ODOT to Maintain Route 2 Per 1963 Agreement
Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Kim Brown ruled that the Ohio Department of Transportation must continue maintaining four miles of state Route 2 within Amherst city limits. The injunction enforces a 1963 agreement, with ODOT paying maintenance costs minus 2000 dollars annually, amid changes in state law recognizing such agreements.
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Ohio Department of Transportation
Amherst
Franklin County Common Pleas
Kim Brown
ODOT
Scott Orille
Anthony Pecora
Patrick Ward
Gembala, McLaughlin & Pecora
Brown
Matt Bruning
Mark Costilow
State Department of Highways
Ohio
Lorain
Department of Highways
Oberlin Council Bans Conversion Therapy for LGBTQ Youth
Oberlin Ohio voters approved a resolution by a unanimous City Council to oppose conversion therapy. Libni Lopez highlighted protecting queer and trans residents from an evidence rejected practice. The measure notes other municipalities with protective laws and offers a resource for those harmed by clinicians.
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Oberlin
Ohio
Libni Lopez
Lopez
Avon considers 70 acre TIF district near Nagel Farms
Avon City Council held a Monday public hearing on a 30 year tax increment financing district near Nagel Farms. The plan creates PILOT payments to fund city improvements within about 70 acres east of Nagel Road Middleton Road to Detroit Road, after required payments to Avon Schools and Lorain County JVSD.
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TIF
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Middleton Road
Detroit Road
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Lorain County
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