Devaluation of Avon Lake NRG Plant Hits Schools
Ohio tax officials cut the plant’s value from about 35.9 million to 16.4 million, reducing tax revenue for Avon Lake city and Lorain County schools. The aging NRG plant, once Genon owned, began downsizing after a 1970s unit opened, with a 54 percent devaluation startling local leaders and prompting questions about appeal. County Auditor Craig Snodgrass called the drop an eye opener. David Gaier of NRG declined comment on potential appeals.
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Power loss hits taxes for Avon Lake area
Devaluation of the NRG Energy plant will trigger costly annual property tax losses for the city and county. Avon Lake Schools 1.31 million Lorain County 266,827 Avon Lake 158,865 Avon Lake Public Library 54,713 Lorain County Joint Vocational School 47,874 Source Lorain County Auditor's Office.
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Hearing waived for rape suspect's boyfriend
James Osborne, 34, waived a preliminary hearing in Elyria Municipal Court and allows complicity to rape and related charges to be bound over to the Lorain County grand jury. He remains jailed on bonds exceeding 3 million dollars. His girlfriend Heather Koon, 25, also faces two counts of rape for alleged abuse at ABC Kidz Child Care in Elyria.
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Lorain County
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ABC Kidz Child Care
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North Ridgeville eyes city center with proposed $58.1 million school bond
Mayor David Gillock and Schools Superintendent James Powell promote a $58.1 million bond to build a new middle school in North Ridgeville. Aims include traffic improvements and downtown-style development at the SR 83 and US 20 corner, with developers eyeing the site for retail and growth over the next three to four years. The plan features a conceptual drawing of a retail district echoing French Creek style.
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North Ridgeville
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Center Ridge Road
Gillock
James Powell
French Creek
Narcan Revives Lorain Overdose Victim After Law Change
Lorain County police used Narcan to revive a woman overdosing on heroin marking the first time since a law change allowed all county officers to carry and deploy naloxone. The Vermilion nonprofit aiding addicts previously faced legal limits before the June 26 legislation and October 12 kit distribution.
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Lorain County
Lorain Waterfront Business District forms for revival
Evan Gooden reports a new group to organize Lorain downtown revitalization. Initiator Gary Davis, formerly of Tacoma, Wash, leads the effort with plans for the Lorain Waterfront Business District aligned to promote local commerce and redevelopment. The project centers on Davis’s Gardens of Charleston property and Charleston Coffee House on Broadway.
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Amherst council grants six month hold on chicken rule
Amherst City Council votes 4 to 3 to impose a six month moratorium on enforcing a chicken ownership ordinance for properties under five acres. The pause takes effect in 30 days after residents complained of prior summer enforcement and council members proposed the delay while reconsidering the law.
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