Ohio approves 50 million tax refund plan in Senate vote
The Ohio Senate unanimously approved a plan to return 50 million dollars from a 131 million budget surplus to taxpayers with refunds from seven to seventy six dollars based on income and filing status. Automatic refunds equal 2 percent of 1983 tax liability or seven dollars, whichever is greater.
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Columbus
Ohio
Senate
Ohio Department of Taxation
Aronoff
GOP
Neal Zimmers
Dlayton
Bowen
Conference Committee
Harry Meshel
Youngstown
Lorain judge upholds immunity in Jaeger firing suit
In Elyria, Lorain County Common Pleas Court Judge Floyd D. Harris dismissed Eaton Township Clerk Robert Jaeger’s second complaint alleging wrongful firing from his volunteer firefighter post. The judge ruled trustees have qualified immunity as public officials. The amended suit against Trustee Donald Wracker was also dismissed for immunity, following prior appeals decisions on due process rights and procedures.
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Elyria
Lorain County
Floyd D. Harris
Jaeger
Ninth District Court of Appeals
Harris
Donald Wracker
Wracker
Elyria Board extends non-teacher contract with CAPSE unions
The Elyria Board of Education indefinitely extends its three year contract with CAPSE locals 133 and 410 covering custodians, cafeteria staff, bus drivers and other non teaching workers. Negotiations began March 15 and 93 to 94 percent of issues resolved as of now. The extension preserves uninterrupted work for 83 year round staff and avoids any strike due to a no strike clause. A final agreement will make retroactive pay from July 1 once agreed.
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Martin H. Wolk
C-T
Elyria
Elyria Board of Education
Ohio Association of Public School Employees
William Hager
Hager
CAPSE
Restoration underway at Elyria High School's Washington building
Landmark Heritage Corp of Columbus cleans the 90 year old Washington building at Elyria High School as part of an $87,500 restoration project. The work is expected to wrap up within a month.
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Landmark Heritage Corp. of
Columbus
Elyria High School
Washington
Lorain police clash over boating crash questions
North Ridgeville woman Joyce Weimer faced police questioning after a creekside crash that hurt her husband Fred and two children near Lorain’s municipal pier. Police chief Malinovsky called her uncooperative while Douglass Troutman criticized the timing of officers’ inquiries as the family’s 23 foot Celebrity cabin cruiser was badly damaged and towed home. The husband suffered an apparent stroke, Caryn 15 broke her neck, and Fred Jr. 14 sustained cuts. all were listed in fair condition at St. Joseph Hospital, with Mrs. Weimer uninjured.
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Elyria
Lorain
Hassling
North Ridgeville
Douglass Troutman
Poplar Street
Joyce Weimer
James Road
Fred
Caryn
Fred, Jr
Fred Jr
St. Joseph Hospital
Weimer
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