Old Ohio schools facing costly renovation or replacement
A community tour highlights aging facilities at Firelands High School and the middle school in South Amherst. Officials say renovation costs exceed new construction, with asbestos concerns and safety issues including nonfunctional sprinklers, stagnant water, and frayed wiring. Residents weigh a bond vote to fund replacement.
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Kristin Bauer
Chronicle
Firelands
Mike von Gunten
Sheffield-Sheffield Lake
Firelands Schools
South Amherst Middle School
Lake Erie shorefront growth eyed by four Lorain County cities
Officials from Sheffield Lake Vermilion Lorain and Avon Lake discuss lakefront development plans along Lake Erie. They highlight a block grant option for a marina restaurant and pier, and call for expansion of parks trails and connectivity to attract regional and out-of-state visitors.
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Sheffield Lake
Dennis Bring
Sheffield Lake Civic Center
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Ford
Bulan
Lake Erie
Lorain County
Lakeview Park
Lorain
Ziemnik
Sheffield
Avon Lake
Vermilion River Reservation
Lake Road
Spitzer Marina
Metro Parks
Zilka
Out of State
Lake Shore
U.S. 6
John Carroll
Lorain Co. Uaw Cap Council
Firelands Schools seeks 5.7 mill bond for new middle high school
Firelands Schools hopes voters approve Issue 22 a 5.7 mill bond to build a 135 875 square foot middle and high school next to the current high school at 10643 Vermilion Road Henrietta Township The project totals nearly 35 7 million with about 29 million funded locally It would open in 2019 and serve about 820 students A PowerPoint presentation is available at chroniclet com for more details
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von Gunten
Brad McCracken
Jean Danicki
Firelands Schools
Vermilion Road
Henrietta Township
Bond Issue Aimed To Build Grades 6 12 School
A 5.7 mill bond issue including a .5 mill permanent improvement levy would run 36 years. It would raise a total of 35 million dollars with 29 million locally and 6 million from the state to fund a new grades 6 through 12 school building with a field house. Homeowners would pay about 204 dollars per year for a 100000 dollar property.
Bedbug sighting shuts Lorain court early
A bedbug sighting at about 2 p.m. Thursday led Lorain Municipal Court to close early as a precaution. Judge Mark Mihok ordered the closure, with Justin Carpenter and a private exterminator inspecting the court on the second floor of City Hall. No further signs of infestation were found.
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Lorain Municipal Court
Dave Covell
Lorain County Health District
Lorain City
Mark Mihok
Covell
Justin Carpenter
City Hall
Ohio
Lorain County
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