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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1969
Page
7
North Ridgeville lawmakers warn residents of potential school closings as three funding measures fail. The district faces a 4.7 mill operating levy and a 4.53 mill bond that would delay new classrooms and curb salaries, risking November 1970 budget gaps and possible school shutdowns without new taxes.
North Ridgeville officials aim to solve a long running flood problem affecting about 80 homes on West Point Drive. City plans a 12 inch rear drain tile once ground dries, despite easement disputes and private property concerns. Local residents cite drainage and a large lake behind the subdivision contributing to the problem.
North Ridgeville council adopted a salary scale for the recreation director and hourly staff including supervisor and instructor grades with pay ranges from $1.22 to $2.29 per hour and a separate game officials rate of $2 to $5 per game. The director’s pay remained unchanged. The finance committee proposed auxiliary monthly stipends for several director roles and the council accepted several buildings and lands committee reports.
John Reed of Briarwood Lane resigns from the Columbia Township Zoning Board effective June 1. He cited affiliation with Nationwide Insurance as a conflict of interest and his resignation was accepted with regret. His successor will be named at the June trustees meeting. A proposed rezoning of 42 acres at Marks and Emmons Road from residential to commercial was certified to the trustees with a public hearing set for June 16 at 9 p.m. in the town hall.
Elyria City Council moved forward on Abbe Road widening by approving 100000 in notes for the state project and 12000 in notes for highway debt and equipment. A 20200 short term note sale to First National Bank of Syria at 4.5 percent was also approved. The measures passed under emergency rules with one dissent over the emergency clause.
A New London school board meeting drew farmers and residents to protest the planned discontinuance of the vocational agriculture program next year. Debates centered on student interest, state funding, and shop facilities as officials outlined cost and enrollment factors.
Elyria police reported a Sunday night break in on Gerald Klein age 19 of 316 Lowell Street. A stereo tape deck worth 75 dollars and five tape cartridges worth 35 dollars were taken from the car parked near his home. A brown trout was introduced in 1883 from Europe to the United States.
Students at the Junior High School took charge last Tuesday in a first Student Teacher Day. Student Council officers filled administrator roles while the adult teachers observed. Principal Anthony Rago praised the event as a wholesome, maturating experience showing students the realities of decision making.
Mrs. Lee Ignat, administrator for Lorain County Board of Mental Retardation, will speak to the Democratic Women's Club at Thy ria Savings and Trust bank branch meeting room tomorrow at 1 pm. Janal will outline services for 280 individuals with mental retardation across Lorain County, the program’s progress, and new facilities planned for fall.
Oberlin youth Scott J. Binkley, 18, cleared of a jeep theft charge, seeks $500 in attorney fees from Oberlin College and the city. Police and prosecutors had probable cause for the arrest, but the jeep theft charge was dismissed. a concealed weapon charge was also dropped. The city solicitor awaits the college’s action before replying on the fee request.
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