Ford abatement faces 3 to 1 opposition in reader poll
Chronicle Telegraph straw poll shows 71 readers respond with 53 opposed to a 10 year tax abatement for a $105 million Lorain Ford plant expansion. Vermilion schools would lose about $8 million in taxes and residents urge local officials to deny the break citing impact on funding and fairness.
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Lorain Ford
Chronicle-Telegram
Lorain
Vermilion City Schools
Ford
Baumbhart Road
Little Peoples
Lorain County
Elyria
Cleveland
LaGrange
Vermilion
Brush fires spark concern as heat lingers in Northeast Ohio
After a weekend high of 104 degrees and a 72-degree rebound, NE Ohio faces hot dry conditions with 75 to 85 degree days ahead. Meteorologist Matthew Peroutka forecasts a gradual drought easing by mid July with above average rainfall. Lorain officials report prime brush fire areas and wind hampers firefighting as crews work to prevent larger blazes.
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Matthew Peroutka
National Weather Service
Cleveland
Peroutka
Ohio
Lorain
Joe Pribanic
Judge reins in delays in Weddell House demolition case
Lorain County Common Pleas Court Judge Joseph Cirigliano reinstated a lawsuit to locate the building owner in contempt if the Weddell House on East Broad Street is not razed. The city and Lorne Hilbert Jr seek swift action after an agreement to tear down by May 4 stalled amid EPA asbestos permit issues. The judge set a merits hearing for Tuesday at 2 pm.
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Elyria
Lorain County Common Pleas Court
Joseph Cirigliano
Cirigiano
Howard Saddler
Lorne Hilbert Jr
Ehom
East Broad Street
Cirigliano
Stephen J Gurem
Elbert
Edward Zaleski
Patton
Ameritrust
Lorain County
Gregory White
Robert Corts
Common Pleas
Koscho
City health plan clash as Ameritrust withholds payments
Ameritrust Benefits Management accuses Lorain city auditor Kenneth Koscho of hindering the health insurance plan. A letter to council said about $65,000 in reimbursements and $1,300 for catastrophic coverage would be held until Koscho cooperates, while Koscho disputed the costs and claimed paperwork delays.
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Lorain — Ameritrust
Kenneth Koscho
Karen Brown
Ameritrust Benefits Management Company
Koscho
Brown
Amertrust
Ameritrust
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