North Ridgeville boom driven by location and space
North Ridgeville transformed from a small farming town of 8,057 in 1960 into a growth spurting suburb by the 1970s, with population rising toward 23,000. From 1970 to 1977 issued permits show rapid housing and condo/apartment construction, peaking in 1976 with over 12 million in permits as developers say higher taxes on new homes fund city needs. The city cites location and land availability as key growth factors, while residents explore temporary loans and wider lots to slow expansion.
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North Ridgeville
North Ridge Investment
Lorain County Regional Planning Commission
Majoras Ambulance Contract Questioned in City Audit
State Auditor Thomas E. Ferguson reports Elyria's payment to Majoras Ambulance Service violates a 1952 AG ruling on mingling public and private funds. The audit also questions a $1,000 payment to Elyria Merchants Association for Christmas decorations in 1975 as an improper government expense.
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Majoras
Elyria
Thomas E. Ferguson
Ferguson
Elyria Merchants Association
Marguerite E. Bowman
Fergu
Son
Mrs. Bowman
Bowman
Elyria Board eyes limited levy amid deficit fights
Elyria Board of Education moves to submit a three to five year limited levy in December after long executive session. President Repas cites funding needs for staff and warns against subsidizing the system with paychecks of those least able to afford it while calling for further expenditure cuts.
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Elyria Board of Education
Robert Repas
Repas
Elyria
Council tables health facility plan in Elyria bid
Elyria city council indefinitely tabled a plan by North Summit Ohio Regional Health Care Corp to issue $5 million in tax free bonds for an elderly apartment health care facility on Route 113. Council President Seward cited extensive press coverage of the company and referred the matter to Solicitor Ferguson for review.
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City Council
Chronicle. Telegram
North Summit
Ohio Regional Health Care Corp
Elyria
Council
Richard P. Seward
Lake Avenue
Murray Ridge Road
Seward
Cowordl
George Ferguson
Ferguson
James Shepherd
Garrett
Reminderville
Shepherd
Cornelius
Hardwick pleads guilty in fatal overpass death
William G Hardwick admitted aggravated vehicular homicide in the June 18 1976 death of Carol Baker of Vermilion and received a one to five year sentence from Mansfield Reformatory. Prosecutors say a jailhouse inmate and a bridge witness could have testified, but the plea avoided further trials and possible drug charges.
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Wiliam G Hardwick
Carol Baker
Vermilion
Mansfield Reformatory
Hardwick
Miss Baker
Elio Zerbim
Zerbini
Carol
Baker
Burge
Ick
Common Pleas
Paul Mikus
Bradley
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