Elyria Tax Renewal Fails In City Vote
Elyria residents reject a five year 0.5 percent income tax renewal by 4699 to 3230. City officials cite needed funds for police and fire services and street repairs. Mayor Keys says the tax is essential. Gibbs argues voters want tangible benefits before renewed taxation. The current tax expires June 30, 1999, threatening budget gaps if not renewed.
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Elyria
Garry Gibbs
Lorain
Gibbs
Michael Keys
Keys
Eric Rothgery
Rothgery
Elyrians
Ohio voters reject tax plan to fund schools
In Columbus voters overwhelmingly defeated Gov. George Voinovich's plan to raise the state sales tax by a penny to fund public schools. Issue 2 would have raised the rate to 6 percent to generate 1.1 billion dollars for schools and homeowner tax relief, while Issue 1 would have allowed bonded school financing. With about 88 percent precincts reporting, the unofficial AP tally showed an 80 to 20 percent vote against Issue 2 and a 61 to 39 percent vote against Issue 1.
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Columbus
George Voinovich
Associated Press
Ohio Supreme Court
Ohio
Voinovich
Blair survives Leach test in Lorain County primary
Blair defeats Leach 13 213 to 11 678 in the Democratic primary and will face Republican John Jack Baird 49 in November. Blair supporters cheered at the Elyria Women’s Club as Leach praised her showing and turnout remained low at about 25 percent. Union within the party and future endorsements were left unresolved as Blair prepares for the general election.
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Lillian Leach
Lorain County
Elizabeth Rowan
Elyria
Spitzer Plaza Hotel
Lorain
Leach
Betty Blair
Blair
Iiinger
Elyria Women’s Club
East Ave
Chuck
Lair
Marilyn Jacobcik
Lorain County Board of Elections
Mary Jo Vasi
Vasi
Lillian
Democratic Party
Michael Ross
Paulette Lilly
Webber Wall
Debra L. Boros
Webber
Tight judge race sets up recount in Elyria
In Elyria Democrat Mark A Belieski leads Joseph C Grunda by 0.3 percent 11741 to 11670 triggering an automatic recount. Former Domestic Relations Judge Henry T Webber wins 11988 to 11466 over James A Deery. Webber vows hard fall campaign work despite past nonmembership in the local bar association.
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Elyria Mark A. Belieski
Joseph C. Grunda
Common Pleas Court
Belieski
Henry T. Webber
James A. Deery
Webber
Bar Association
Joseph Zieba
Joseph Grunda
May Gerbasi
Elyna
Lorain
Knights of Columbus
Grunda
Mark Bedeski
Drake Darrow face incumbents in hot November race
Grace Drake a Republican state senator from Solon defeats Kenneth Blair and Rick Jene in the primary to challenge three term Democrat Sher Ted Brown for the 13th Congressional District seat. Drake wins 18,216 votes or 52 percent with Blair 10,277 and Jene 6,004 in unofficial totals. In Lorain County Drake leads Blair 3,851 to 3,697 with Jeric at 1,066. Susan Davenport Darrow wins in the 5th District.
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Elyria
Grace Drake
Sher
Ted Brown
Drake
Solon
Kenneth Blair
Newbury
Rick Jene
Aurora
Brown
Washington
Blair
Jeric
Lorain County
Susan Davenport Darrow
Bowling Green
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Tom Mahl
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