Lorain votes to keep front yard boat and RV ban
Lorain City Council committee rejects a motion to repeal the 1987 front yard ban on boats and recreational vehicles. Debate highlights safety concerns and a push for a more liberal version, with mayoral vetoes looming and plans for a new draft law.
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Lorain
Building and Lands Committee of City Council
Jeff Sedivy
D2nd Ward
Sedivy
Rego Reveron
Duth Ward
Law Department
Eddie Edwards
5Th Ward
Edwards
Joseph Koziura
Council
Koziura
Euclid
U.S. Supreme Court
Ohio Supreme Court
Lorain Law
Michael Scherach
Graczyk Named Avon City Council President
Avon City Council chose Ted Graczyk for president at its meeting on Monday. Council also referred a rezoning request for the proposed Avon Commons shopping center to the Planning Commission. Graczyk, in his third term, received a 42 vote and abstained.
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Avon City Council
Ted Graczyk
Jack Kilroy
Avon Commons
Planning Commission
Graczyk
Prison options weighed in Grafton court delay
Mohmman The Chronicle Telegraph reports Grafton officials weigh legal action to stall privately run drunken driving prison. Village Council President Tom Smith says officials may seek a court injunction after state failed to grant a hearing by 5 p.m. Monday. No decision yet on timing or location of action. Gretchen Holderman confirms possible steps.
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Grafton
Tom Smith
Gretchen Holderman
Lorain Sets Minimum GPAs for School Activities
Lorain Board of Education approved new eligibility standards for interscholastic activities. Seventh to ninth graders must maintain a 1.0 GPA, while 10th to 12th graders need a 1.5 GPA. The rule aligns with state law requiring a minimum GPA of 0.5 or higher for student athletes. Districts have until July 1 to implement the standards. Some districts, including Amherst and Avon Lake, are considering 1.0 or 1.5 GPA levels.
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Lorain
Amherst
Avon Lake
Sheffield
Elyria man arrested in attempted bank robbery on Abbe Road
Police identify Michael J. Everett after bank surveillance footage linked him to an attempted robbery at Premier Bank & Trust 248 Abbe Road N. He faced aggravated robbery charges and was to be arraigned in Elyria Municipal Court. Everett previously faced suspended jail time and is on forgery probation.
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Elyria
Mongay
Abbe Road
Everett
Michael J. Everett
Premier Bank & Trust
Abbe Road N
Elyria Municipal Court
Gulf Road
Dennis Will
Michael E. Dussel
John Homoki
Will
Longfellow Street
Education center boosts area teaching at Elyria facility
Amy Madock and Kathy Stark helped furniture their name plates in the Center for Leadership in Education new building. The three-wing complex offers Professional Development Technology Resource and Research and Development centers with 22 computer stations and multimedia learning tools. The center operates independently from Lorain County schools and aims to raise aspirations and achievement for students staff and the community. A capital campaign targets 2.6 million dollars and is about halfway funded with plans to finish by year end.
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Elyria
Amy Madock
Kathy Stark
Center For Leadership In Education
Shure
Anna Marie Farnish
Farnish
Lorain County
Greenberg
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