Lorain block grant feud stalls 1.3 million HUD plan
In Lorain the May 2 deadline nears for a 1.3 million HUD block grant application as council and city administrators clash over priorities. Council refuses to approve the plan, accusing leaders of ignoring public input while officials insist the housing focus must stay.
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Lorain
Edmond Skimin
Frank Mason
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Cleveland
Cleveland Clinic
Metropolitan Health Planning Corporation
Health Planning Agency
Cuyahoga
MHPC
Lorain Elyria seek 5 percent income tax votes
Lorain and Elyria move toward ballot measures to raise income taxes. Lorain schedules a 7 p.m. special session Wednesday for a proposed hike. Elyria finance officials discuss placing an issue before voters amid city finances strains.
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Lorain County
Lorain
Elyria
Arthur Weber
Weber
Richard
Seward
Finance Committee
Howard Coleman
Council
City sets $10,000 cap for labor arbitration services
Elyria council caps arbitration costs at 10000 to fund labor relations firm for city negotiations with IAFF Local 474 AFSCME Local 277 and police unions. Union leaders criticize the limit while noting potential cross-union cost sharing among four groups. Arbitration follows breakdown in salary talks as contracts expired last year.
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Elyria
Howard Coleman
D- 7
Firefighters’ Union
Joseph Gaughan
International Association of Fire Fighters
IAFF
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
Afscme
Elyria Police Patrolmen's Association
Fraternal Order of Police
Cleveland St Patrick’s Day Parade Draws Thousands in Downtown
Ohio’s oldest and largest St Patrick’s Day parade features about 10 000 participants in downtown Cleveland. Grand marshal is Rev Liam J Kitt of St Vincent DePaul Church Elyria, the first cleric honored in this role.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Raymond J. “Rip” Reilly
Liam J. Kitt
St. Vincent DePaul Church
Elyria
Ridgeville wrist wrestler Lee Reichbaum draws challengers
North Ridgeville's Lee Reichbaum, a 33 year old millwright apprentice and state wrist wrestling champion, draws competitors at Cleveland Nautilus and upcoming nationals. He rose from corrections officer to a top contender with wins at Richmond Mall Great Northern Mall and Painesville Urban Cowboy.
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North Ridgeville
Lee Reichbaum
Gary Cooper
Lee
Ohio
Cleveland
Nautilus
Republic Steel
Cuyahoga County
Sheriff's
Richmond Mall
Brunswick High
Cuyahoga Community College-West
Kathy
Lee Jr
Dawn
Cleveland Nautilus
Westlake
Showalter and ERA join push for school funding reform
Supt. Thomas Showalter addressed a Elyria Education Association meeting to back statewide school funding reforms. ERA leaders urged teachers to contact lawmakers, as the group joins the Ohio Education Association and others lobbying for more school aid.
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Thomas Showalter
Elyria Education Association
EEA
Ohio Education Association
The
Buckeye Association of School Administrators
Ohio School Boards Association
Showalter
Ohio
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