Carter to Speak at LCCC in 1986 Prominent American Series
Former President Jimmy Carter will lecture at Lorain County Community College on January 17, 1986, spending 45 minutes with students. The 1985-86 Prominent American Lecture Series has a $70,000 budget, with $48,750 for lecture fees and the rest for rentals, ushers, and promotions. Other speakers include Dick Cavett, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Pearl Bailey, Leonard Nimoy, and Skitch Henderson, each with set appearance fees.
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Elyria
Jimmy Carter
Lorain County Community College
Carter
Lorain County
LCCC
Richard R. Mellett
Mellett
Mellott
Dick, Cavett
Douglas Fairbanks Jr
SCCC
Cavett
Fairbanks
Antlers Hotel renovation sparks prevailing wage questions
Lorain officials say no public funds are used for the Antlers Hotel renovation and argue the work is private, though a department letter demands compliance within 14 days. Developer Jon Veard maintains the project uses private money and is exempt, while council previously refused city funds to cover prevailing wages.
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Lorain
Antlers
Ohio
Duane A. Buckholz
Department of Industrial Relations
Jon Weard
Buckholz
Richard Koba
Koba
Jon Veard
Veard
General Fund
Grafton prison wins final state approval in Ohio plan
Ohio Board of Control approves a 75 million prison project in Eaton Township expanding to 1250 beds and 500 jobs. Construction starts spring 1986, with sewer line expansion shared by Grafton and North Ridgeville. Cleveland loses bid for a larger prison and may gain reduced impact on Coit Road site.
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Elyria
Ohio Board of Control
Eaton Township
Alan Zaelski
Delyria
Cleveland
Coit Road
Zaleski
Grafton Honor Farm
Grafton
North Ridgeville
Light turnout in Lorain County primary elections
Polls opened with very light voter turnout across Elyria North Ridgeville Oberlin and Lorain as officials forecast overall participation around 25 percent. Voters faced municipal court races council contests and school and fire levies with polls open until 7 30 p m.
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Elyria
Lorain County
Fire Station
Elyria Christian Academy
Windsor School
Prospect School
North Ridgeville
Elyria approves rezoning for southeast shopping center
City council moved land south of East Broad Street between Abbe Road and Route 57 from residential to commercial for a 30000 square foot shopping center. The plan includes a bank beauty parlor convenience store and flower shop with an estimated 750000 construction cost and up to 40 new jobs.
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Elyria
East Broad Street
Abbe Road
Richard Laux
Bessie Ternes
Laux
Council
Richard Seward
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Washington Ave
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Karen Gutkowski
Amy Peterson
Kristin Roth
Heather Overs
Leslie Lakacy
Bernie Noble
Kohn
Sandford Prudoff
Ohio Attorney General’s Office
By Randall Edwards
Ohio Department of Correction and Rehabilitation
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Oberlin
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Vater
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Rosie Calhoun
Gayle Pond
Wilber McVeigh
Gene Krebs
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