Power clashes push Oberlin utilities director to resign
Raymond Cristell, Oberlin utilities director, submitted his resignation to city manager Sherry Suttles citing tensions over authority. He plans to depart by January 31, 1980, and is seeking other jobs. Cristell has cut electric rates and earned the American Public Power Association top honor this year for work with consumer-owned utilities. He hopes to pass a Ohio public power bill before leaving.
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Debbie Courtright
C-T
Oberlin — Utilities
Raymond Cristell
Sherry Suttles
Ms. Suttles
Cristell
Oberlin
Public Utilities Commission
American Public Power Association
New England
Cleveland
Cleveland Municipal Light Department
Cleveland Electric Illuminating
Amherst council fights funds for police raises delays
Amherst officials confront encumbered money as council finance chair Clint Reph learns the $17,000 needed for police raises must be reallocated. A deputy auditor grievance over alleged harassment complicates the budget raid, delaying a $1,500 across the board raise and a retroactive July 1 start.
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Amherst — City Council
Clint Reph
Council
Order of Police
Ned
Reph
FOP
John Jaworski
Arnold Koepp
Anthony DePaola
Koepp
Hazel Paine
Squire, Sanders and
Dempsey
Park Avenue
Ken Sroka
DePaola
Grafton to Lose Power in Sunday Outage
Village administrator Allen Bartlett announced a Sunday power shutdown in Grafton from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Crews will work on power lines in two shifts, so residents will not be without electricity for the full seven hours.
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Grafton
Allen Bartlett
Lorain Council Eyes Revived Downtown Development Plan
Lorain city officials move to revive Carl Gumina's proposed 5 million downtown project after a land swap deal and a possible vote shift. Councilman Wlaszyn signaled a change if Gumina buys three public lots at appraised value and a construction start deadline is set. The building and lands committee may again push the plan with a new resolution despite earlier tabling.
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Lorain
Carl Gumina
Victor Wiaszyn
Wlaszyn
Joseph Zahorec
Lorain National Bank
Gamia
Gumina
Vaule
Zahorec
Gamina
Thomas Gallo
River council nominates truck driver for award
Otis Nolf of Vermilion has been nominated by the Rocky River City Council for the Carnegie Medal for Heroism after he used his tractor-trailer to shield a westbound car from an out-of-control vehicle on Interstate 90. A dislodged wheel crashed through a windshield, killing the other driver, and Nolf redirected the damaged vehicle toward the median, preventing a worse crash.
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Rocky River City
Otis Nolf
Vermilion
Rocky River
Nolf
Coping Wellington home helps female mental patients return to normal lives
In Wellington, Smith Haven a deinstitutionalized home run by Delbert and Betty Smith helps young women recently released from psychiatric hospitals regain independence. The facility partners with Nord Center offering social and daily living skills while fostering community exposure. since 1974 only three of 100 residents returned to mental institutions.
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Wellington
Smith Haven
Delbert
Betty Smith
Release from Smith Haven Guards Patient Recovery
The Nord Center monitors continuation of medication as patients transition from Smith Haven. New arrivals show nervousness and need reassurance and someone to talk with in unfamiliar surroundings. Vivian May Grela, 37, began psychiatric care at 16 and now hopes to live independently, despite remaining in care for a while.
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Nord Center
Smith Haven
Greta
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Irondale Street
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Rocky River Police
Mrs. Smith
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