Lorain to Put Welfare Recipients to Work City Plan
Lorain Mayor Joseph Zahorec announced a new welfare work program using 200 of 500 local welfare recipients. Workers will earn 1.60 per hour while performing city tasks including car washing, neighborhood cleanup, home painting, special cleaning of public buildings, park restoration, and cemetery upkeep. Four day weeks and city supervision will apply, with welfare checks contingent on attendance.
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Lorain
Joseph Zaboree
Zahorec
Lorain County
Gerard Prinz
Zahoree
Orly
Prinz
Welfare Department
Residents asked to keep eye on sky
Private citizens and police officers of the area cooperate with the National Weather Service to speed severe weather warnings. Residents are urged to report all severe weather cases to local police and call the Cleveland Hopkins airport office with funnel shapes hail and destructive winds details, per William Graw.
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National Weather Service
The
Weather Service
William Graw
Elyria Civil Defense
National Weather Services
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport
Graw
Pease unveils bill to end Ohio school financing controversy
Ohio State Rep Donald J Pease says a new bill offers a constitutional solution to the school funding dispute sparked by a federal court ruling. The plan keeps property taxes as a cornerstone but shifts to equal revenue for all 624 districts, raising the per pupil guarantee to 750 and capping levies at 45 mills, while merging wealthier districts with poorer ones to reduce disparities.
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Columbus
Donald J Pease
Oberlin
Ohio House
Ohio
California
Ohio Education Association
General Assembly
State issues Lorain County auto tag registrar list
The State Bureau of Motor Vehicles released a temporary and permanent deputy registrar list for Lorain County as plates go on sale March 16. The 154 entries show each registrar’s status and sale location, with many not yet publicizing exact letter and number series. Stores, offices, and residences across Amherst Avon Avon Lake Columbia Station Elyria Grafton LaGrange Lorain North Ridgeville Oberlin South Amherst Wellington and other communities will offer renewals through April 16.
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Lorain County
Columbus
Brian Bolton
Elyria
Anthony J Marsho
Broad St
Grafton
Neil Fries
the Tack Shop
Main St
Lagrange
Frances Walter
Norman Rahrig
Oberlin
Margaret DeGennaro
American Automobile Club
FE College Ave
Helen Supers
Mun St
Heavy losses feared in area peach crop
Mid-winter temperature fluctuations threaten this year’s peach crop. Experts warn a clear assessment must wait until April bud formation, but many growers report extensive damage from December and January warmth followed by deep freezes. Local agents and longtime farmers express concern over potential losses.
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Blackwell
Builders push for hearing on gas ban
Lorain County Home Builders Association seeks a Public Utilities Commission of Ohio hearing to oppose Columbia Gas Co. proposed cutoff of new residential gas customers. The group plans to urge officials by telegram, while Columbia Gas cites gas shortages. An alternative plan proposes shifting to propane with shared costs for natural gas customers.
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Arthur Blackwell
Lorain County
Chronicle-Telegram
Michigan
Ohio
Blackwell
Lorain County Home Builders Association
Columbia Gas Co
Home Builders
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
Lorain forms 20 man task force to boost business
Mayor Zahoree forms a 20 member task force with three aims to modernize existing businesses and buildings, attract new stores especially downtown, and resolve barriers to growth. The group includes owners, professionals, and city council members who will travel to recruit and promote Lorain to larger chains and developers.
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Zahoree
Lorain
Joseph Zahoree
HUD officials tour Elyria on urban renewal projects
Three HUD officials visited Elyria to review urban renewal applications for Malcolm Manor West River Parkway and Fuller Road. Mayor Failing and city leaders discussed status and potential federal funds, noting optimism but no further meetings planned. Two visitors had not been to Elyria before.
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Umibus
Housme
Wiban River Parkway
Fuller
Elyria Road
Elyria
Norm Ho Barling
Cats Community Development Department
Leonard
Retehlin
Malcom Manor
West River Parkway
Fudler Road
Regional airport eyed for FAA office site
The Lora County Regional Airport is among three area air fields under active FAA consideration for a 12 member General Aviation District Office. James Doyle of Airport Management Inc said FAA interest persists in locating the district office at Russia Road, with a Cleveland site likely to host the district office instead.
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Telegraph Road
James
Kenneth Spiegelberg
FAA
Lora County Regiona
Federal Aviation Administration
Millon
Russia Road
Cleve
Land Hopkins
Doyle
Loram County Regional Airport
Cleveland
Cheaga
Doyle Paa
Yes Ponsubteeelos
Atheesic
Olson pushes closer LCCC community ties and levy vote
Lorain County Community College President Omar Olson urged Elyria Rotary Club to boost local support and access to programs both credit and noncredit. He warned that losing local levy funding could raise tuition and limit access, stressing community input and affordable two year education.
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Lorain County Community College
Omar Olson
Elyria Rotary Club
T Herr
Rotarians
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