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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1972
Page
2
Unofficial election returns show Amherst bond issue rejected by voters with 2542 votes against and 1628 for, according to the County Board of Elections. The measure sought funding for city schools, but was defeated in the Nov 7 1972 vote.
Voters in Grafton Village approved five of eight charter amendments. They rejected three measures including raising the debt ceiling from one to five percent, and altering council pay and term provisions. The bond plan to fund school and facility improvements failed, with debate on overcrowding at Central and Nord Junior High.
Amherst residents rejected a water line referendum that would have blocked an already installed line from Pinecrest apartments on Windle Ridge Road to Southtake Street. The Lorain County Board of Elections tallied 2087 against and 870 in favor. City Solicitor Tom ONeill said he must study the vote's effect as it did not appear on the ballot in time.
Wellington district residents approved a five year school levy with a 52 to 682 vote, sustaining current funds to support transportation, lunch programs, and state study needs. If the measure failed, state-mandated programs could be at risk. The 1973 budget kept intact by the levy continuation.
Wellington voters approve a five year recreation levy with a total of 52 yes to 382 no. Funds, likely $1 900 annually from United Appeal, will finance Westlake Path and park improvements including three baseball diamonds a football field and possibly a swimming pool. Drainage of a pond will precede further development.
Strongsville voters approve a one point operating levy and a district bond issue to fund teacher pay raises and balance the budget. They also authorize a 2.535 million bond for Titan Elementary construction and renovations across multiple buildings.
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