Lorain County agency resignations over Perez case
A Lorain County Children Services caseworker who investigated Erica Perez has resigned and his supervisor is on administrative leave after an internal review found the agency should have acted more decisively in February 2012. Perez, pregnant, faced seven counts of child endangering after police found her children in a dirty neglected home.
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Charges dropped in Lorain burglary case after witness no-show
Lorain Municipal Court dropped burglary charges against Emmanuel Rodriguez 27 and another suspect after the star witness failed to appear. Prosecutor Linda Webber said police continue to investigate the break-in at the home of jailed Erica Perez.
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Linda Webber
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Avon Lake orders removal of monument mailboxes to secure funds
About 160 residents must remove or relocate oversized stone encased mailboxes encroaching on the right of way to protect up to 2.4 million dollars in state and federal funds for Lake Road and Route 83 paving. Notices date from last week. August 2013 deadline set. Mayor Greg Zilka says some homeowners threaten a potential class action while others cooperate.
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Greg Zilka
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Avon Lake Faces Loss of Road Funds Over Monument Mailboxes
City officials warned they could forfeit funds tied to paving if monument mailboxes remain in the right of way. ODOT District 3 officials said compliance is mandatory to keep the 2015 Lake Road project on track. Residents refusing removal could trigger city action to remove the boxes.
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Avon Lake
Odot District 3
Ashland
Lorain County
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Martin O'Donnell
Vermilion weighs draft drug testing plan for students
Vermilion board members circulated a draft policy for student drug testing at Western Reserve Schools in Collins. Wendy Pickett and Ryan Falkner reported on district testing since 2002 03, with about 600 eligible students and $1 652 spent last year versus $12 000 initially. Positive results declined to none last year, all positive tests being for marijuana.
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Elyria sees modest rise in income tax take
Elyria city finances show a 2.4 percent increase in income tax through June, about $260,000 more than last year. City Auditor Ted Pileski calls the growth modest but says it could reach around 3 percent if it continues, easing anticipated cuts in next year’s state funding.
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