MEG seeks funds from 16 Lorain County communities
Lorain County Metropolitan Enforcement Group requests a total of 15 288 dollars in fiscal year 1976 funding from 16 counties at about 30 cents per resident. Elyria and Lorain would contribute 17 141 and 24 613 dollars respectively, while the county as a whole is asked to provide 15 289 dollars for residents outside the 16 communities. Federal and state support would bring the MEG budget to 103 033 dollars. MEG claims high crime linkage to drugs, notes a 98 percent conviction rate, and cites 113 indictments yielding 428 arrests plus nearly 1 4 million dollars in seized drugs. A list of requested contributions follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
Elyria
Lorain
MEG
Board of Control
Administration of Justice Division
State of Ohio
Department of Economic and Community Development
Joseph R. Grunda
Granda
Lorain County Grand Jury
Roger Barr
Barr
Amherst
Avon
Avon Lake
Grafton
Kipton LaGrange
North Ridgeville
Oberlin
Rochester
Sheffield Lake
Sheffield Village
South Amherst Vermilion
Wellington
Conditions provoke class action over Apple Creek state institute
A class action filed in Northern District of Ohio accuses Apple Creek State Institute in Wayne County of shocking conditions and constitutional rights violations. Parents of eight residents seek six month federal court orders to upgrade care, with defendants including Gov. Rhodes and the state education panel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AKRON
Apple Creek State Institute
Wayne County
James A. Rhodes
Timothy B. Moritz
State Board of Education
Martin W. Essex
Apple Creek
Robert Miller
The
Association
Miller
Ohio
Columbus
Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation
U.S. District Court For
Northern District of
Goodwin trial set for December 9 in Oberlin
Eddie R. Goodwin of Oberlin and Elyria is scheduled to go on trial December 9 on two charges. He faces complicity in the theft of more than 320000 in motor vehicle license funds and a weapon while under disability. A pre trial was held for the weapons charge and the date matches the complicity trial. He remains jailed for failure to post 150 cash and 10000 personal bond pending jury trial before Judge Paul J. Mikus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie R. Goodwin
Oberlin
Elyria
Goodwin
Dennis O'Toole
Ernest Hume
Common Pleas
Paul J. Mikus
Hays and Brown trade verbal punches in bond row
U S Rep Wayne L Hays D Ohio and Ohio Secretary of State Ted W Brown R clashed from a distance over bond issues prompted by Browns letters and accusations. Hays attacked Browns publicity tactics and drunken driving remarks while Brown called Hays a slanderer. Brown oversaw last Tuesdays bond election where voters rejected the large bond package endorsed by Gov Rhodes and Republicans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rep. Hays
Ted Brown
U.S
Wayne L Hays
Ohio
Ted W. Brown
Brown
Hays
House
Columbus
Secretary of State
Cleveland Plain Dealer
James Rhodes
Deed delay blocks Ridgeville waterline project
North Ridgeville stalls Drake Street waterline until a quit claim deed for part of the Jaycox Elementary School site is received. The city seeks the 653 by 25 foot Drake Street parcel and the 919 by 10 foot Jaycox Road strip to widen roads for buses and future utility needs, amid an eminent domain dispute with the Sullivan family and escrow actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Ridgeville
Drake Street
Jaycox
Charles H. Stuart
Sullivan
Lorain County Common Pleas Court
Stuart
Jeanne Shultzaberger
Donald L. Hobson
Jaycox Road
Jaycox Rd
Bay Teachers Association seeks 15 percent pay rise
Elyria city hall weighs tough talks as BTA pushes for base salary to rise to 9400 after a failed 3.6 mill levy. Administration claims no funds to offer, while teachers hint at possible position changes. January brings new faces. Ted Tracey may return to Lorain County roles, with several county jobs under consideration and Edward Huffman’s uncertain future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay Teachers Association
BTA
Elyria
Safety Service
Ted Tracey
Lorain County
Thomas St. Marie
Grant Keys
Tom Urban
Tracey
Edward Huffman
Huffman
Bowman
Jack Byam
Lorie Elbert
Elbert
Voter machine discrepancy in Grafton sparks election questions
In Grafton precinct one a voting machine registered 308 voters yet 344 votes were cast, with 36 ballots counted for trustees in both Grafton and Eaton Townships. The print-out shows 277 Grafton trustee votes and 117 Eaton trustee votes while clerks and issues totals did not exceed 308. The mix raised concerns. no remedy was determined. Local officials will review the machine and past incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
Eaton Township
Eaton
Grafton Township
Eatog
Loretta McAlpin
Precinct
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Brad City
James S. Parobek
Lorain-Elyria
Ohio Association For Retarded Citizens
Associated Press
New York City
Ridgeville Waterline
By Jose Gonzalez
Robert Kleinoeder
Rosabelle Avenue
By Margie Piscola
Chronicle-Telegram
Lorain County Board of Elections
Joan Leyshon
Elton C. Hall
Thomas J Guy
Wayne Cowley
Robert Craeger
Robert A Kowalski
Roger C. Waleri
Ken Klinect
Mary Rose Dangelo
Hii
Jaeger
Kowalski
Klinect
Board of Elections
Leonard P. Reichlin
West Ave
John G. McCabe
Reichlin
Elyrians
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