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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1990
Page
1
Three firefighters and steelworkers died when beams fell on them at a Columbus state administration building site. A fourth worker was injured. Other items note lunch meat sodium, boxing news, and a drug case trial in Lorain County.
Local page tease lists sections and features including business horoscope comics sports and theater. Weather notes show showers and a cool night with 45 and a mid 60s high expected Thursday.
Elyria homeowners could see a 39 percent rise in sewer charges this year bringing the average monthly utility bill to 44.82 dollars. The Strategic Planning Committee acted on a projected 2.6 million shortfall and noted pre treatment by local industries plus the GM plant closure reduced city revenues. The increases would occur in two phases with residential sewer rates rising from 2.10 to 2.92 per 100 cubic feet.
Police Capt. William Cameron announces extra patrol shifts in Elyria downtown and strict enforcement of juvenile curfew after a spate of violent incidents. He notes 11 additional officers hired earlier, plainclothes and uniformed police on streets, and youth curfew checks after a purse theft near Broad Street.
USS/Kobe Steel Co. showcases a new six acre No 4 seamless pipe mill to about 200 customers and community members. Planned next projects include mandrel mill modernization and an $85 million No 3 blast furnace upgrade funded from USS Kobe profits with a 50 percent tax abatement from Lorain.
The $25 million Elyria Industrial Parkway project faces delays as the federal government designates a three acre area near Murray Ridge Road as wetlands. City officials must secure a permit from the U S Army Corps of Engineers before construction can begin, with consultants to study the site delaying start beyond this year.
Elyria leaders push two-site study for a new City Hall complex. The Court Street proposal, across from Ely Square, gains most support while Chestnut Street on Broad Street is kept as an option. Council President Bullocks urges Court Street focus amid broader open‑minded discussion.
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