Russia Township faces 12 demand list from BFI landfill dispute
Trustees will review a 12 point BFI list demanding township fees and benefits for a new 240 acre landfill next to the existing site. Forder items include a two cent per cubic yard disposal fee, expanded curb service, tax and bond changes, Route 20 access, and prohibitions on hazardous waste, with comments from officials pending.
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Russia
Browning-Ferris Industries
BFT
BFI
EPA
George Brotherton
Russia Township
Route 10
City of
Oberlin
Oberlin College
Brotherton
Repeal could help Celeste in 1986 race
The column argues voters repeatedly rebuke tax votes when reelecting officials, citing Gilligan, Rhodes, and Cleveland examples. It notes tax defeats often lead to political punishment, while tax support can still end in defeat, challenging the idea of a simple referendum on Celeste.
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Richard Celeste
Celeste
al Smith
John Gilligan
Gilligan
James Rhodes
Ohio
Rhodes
Cleveland
Ralph Locher
Locher
Pumpkin crop down in size for Halloween in Elyria
In Elyria and Northern Ohio pumpkins are smaller and scarcer after a dry July and August. Cooperative agent Jerry Long notes large pumpkins are deformed due to little rain, while small and medium pumpkins remain abundant. Some rot reports surface as Fungus grows. Pumpkintown owner Fred LaCina Jr. confirms yields down about a third with biggest pumpkins around 65 pounds.
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Elyria
Jerry Long
Lorain County
Long
Fred LaCina Jr
Butternut Ridge Road
LaCina
Gene Krebs
Final shift ends at US Steel coke plant in Lorain
Layoffs at US Steel coke plant Lorain end after 13 year workers recount disrupted futures. Richard Smith, 45, and Ernie Takacs, 33, describe anxiety over finding new work and the impact on families. Takacs links closure to company strategy and Marathon Oil buy, while locals recall heyday near the City Bar as the final shift concludes.
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Lorain
Steel
Richard Smith
Clairton
Takacs
Marathon
28Th Street
Rich Elena
Samdy Sandoval
U.S
Elena
Ges Chan
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Fruehauf
Fruehauf Trailer Co
Memphis
Avon Lake
Ford Motor Co
Ohio Truck
Smith
Oakwood
Sheffield Lake
Ernie Takacs
Telegraph
Saad
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