Ohio cities push downtown libraries to draw crowds
Akron plans a 50 million downtown library twice the size of the present building with a 350 car garage and expanded computer and audiovisual resources to lift yearly visits from 500000 to 1 million. Cleveland bets 90 million for a 10 story wing, art, and doubled floors. Toledo budgets 35 million for a three story atrium and parking. Cincinnati finished a 45 million rebirth with a four story atrium and 379 computers. Dayton plans a 1.6 million renovation to add rooms and warmth, while some doubt the trend will spread statewide.
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Wakeman Village adds Savulak to council and extends moratorium
Paula Savulak joins the Wakeman Village Council replacing Skip Dalton who resigned with one year remaining on the term. The council extends the adult entertainment moratorium for six months beyond the April 6 expiration to study action. Other actions include completing electrical work, bidding for water line installation on Mechanic and North streets, adding a yield sign on Maple Street at Cooper, renewing Darryl Young’s contract at 70 dollars monthly, and considering a third full time officer with benefits.
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New network to monitor quakes in Ohio
OhioSeis a statewide system of 11 earthquake stations began operation January 1. Coordinator Michael Hansen says a website and alert system may come, but warnings are unlikely. The network aims to locate faults more precisely and assess quake potential while noting most faults lie deep under glacial deposits. Shelby County is the state’s most quake prone area with estimated magnitudes up to 5.5. Northeast Ohio is the second most active region with a history since 1836 of felt quakes and several damaging events. The project mirrors MichSeis from Michigan and is funded mainly by a $78,000 FEMA grant.
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