Lorain plans $1 million dock facility under levy plan
Lorain Port Authority unveils a $1 million dock project contingent on a May 1-mill levy and city land lease of 11.94 acres near the Henderson Drive Bridge. Authority aims to use rail access and river frontage, with private warehousing to follow, seeking a five-year lease at $1 per year and a bid-ready start by next year. If May levy fails, a November ballot option is noted.
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Lorain
Connec
Port Authority
Black River
Henderson Drive
Brohl
Brohil
Brohi
Lorain Approves City Hall Project With $5.38 Million Price
Lorain council authorized Service Director Elio Jaco bozzi to award contracts for a new city hall at a total of 5 384 387 dollars. The plan keeps shelled eighth floor for future expansion while noting costs include construction 4 250 074 dollars and 600 000 dollars for land demolition.
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Elio Jacobozzi
Council
Golden Acres stays open amid county ruling in Lorain
Lorain County commissioners ruled Golden Acres will remain open for about 80 residents after reviewing private home surveys. They cited economy concerns but said closing would harm residents. The panel, unanimous by Ludwig M. Pincura Fred M. Ritenauer and Jeresmo J. Keron, explored other funding sources and planned interviews for a new superintendent and matron.
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Lorain County
Golden Acres
Ludwig M. Pincura
Fred M. Ritenauer
Jeresmo J. Keron
Amherst Nursing Home
Gerard Prinz
Ritenauer
Elyria faces push to update fair housing code
Elyria city officials debate updating the fair housing ordinance to cover all housing sales and rentals. Mayor Reichlin favors a private commission to handle discrimination, while the council committee reviews mechanics of the state code and the possibility of a local fair housing commission.
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Elyria
Scribner L. Fauver
Rat Large
Council
Leonard Reichlin
Fauver
Glavas
Reichlin
Fair Housing Commission
Rezoning Plea Sparks West River Road Debate Near Mall
West River area residents urged council to rezone land west of West River Road from Kennedy Memorial Parkway to Midway Mall after persistent traffic. Marguerite Bowman said the area is an uncomfortable place to live and called for a new land use before rezoning. The request to allow commercial use and a gasoline station was denied, with the community development committee advising wait for road widening and traffic studies.
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West River Road
Kennedy Memorial Parkway
Midway Mall
Marguerite Bowman
Community Development Committee
Ohio Turnpike
Lorain to open nine bed emergency facility at hospital
Lorain Community Hospital will open a nine bed emergency unit on April 3, expanding the city’s emergency care options. The new ER, located on Kolbe Road near West Erie Avenue, will supplement St. Joseph Hospital and provide closer service for West Side residents and Vermilion-area travelers. A doctor-staffing corporation with about 20 doctors, led by Dr. Robert Bentz, will operate the unit, offering continuity of care. The facility includes five cubicles for serious cases, four curtained beds for less serious cases, and nearby X ray, lab, and operating rooms, with a heli pad for potential helicopter ambulance use.
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Lorain Community Hospital
George West
West
Lorain
St. Joseph Hospital
21St Street
Broadway
Kolbe Road
Erie Avenue
Vermilion
Robert Bentz
Robbery at Oberlin College Treasurer’s Office Strikes
Two men robbed Oberlin College treasurer’s office in Peter’s Hall around 3 pm yesterday taking $3810. One robber, armed with a 32 caliber revolver, forced two women against the wall while the other climbed the counter, grabbed nine rolls of quarters from the safe, then fled toward Dascomb Hall with the gunman. Police describe ages and builds for both suspects. one man directed the other during the crime. Witnesses report a brief encounter with students present during the holdup.
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Oberlin
Oberlin College
Peter's Hall
Dascomb Hall
West College Street
Lawrence Nowery
James Lubetkin
Roger Cooper
Marchers to pass through area en route to Washington
The National Action Group led by Irene McCabe Pantie plans a March 22 to 26 route from Pontiac through Huron Medina and Lorain counties with overnight stops at Norwalk Clarksville Wellington and Mallet Creek. They demand a constitutional amendment to ban forced busing and aim to bring the issue to the House floor via a discharge petition supported by dozens of congressmen.
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Washington, DC
Pontiac
Huron
Medina
Loram
Norwalk
Clarkshield
Wellington
Mallet Creek
Isue
Washington
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