Luxury condos on wetlands eyed near Twin Valu project
A U S Army Corps official says the Parkside condominium near Sheffield Village may also be on wetlands. Construction has continued for over three weeks despite questions about vegetation and soil. If wetlands are confirmed, work could be halted and the building removed with penalties possible.
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Sheffield
Army Corps of Engineers
U.S. Army Corps of Engineer
John Derbyshire
Corps
Hank Humphreys
Parkside
Galick
Derbyshire
Jerold Bialko
North Ridgeville probes census errors over miscounted residents
North Ridgeville officials consider substantial mistakes in preliminary census figures. Mayor Armbruster cites residents miscounted as Elyria, and some locals may not have received forms. Council approves joining Census Bureau program to challenge early data.
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North Ridgeville
Jeffry Armbruster
Elyria
Armbruster
Wiliam Gardner
Gardner
Meadow Moss Lane
Mills Creek
Sugar Ridge Road
Avon Belden Road
Funding is Odd for Sheffield Lake Oberlin projects
Lorain County Commissioners approved more than 100000 in Community Development Block Grants for four projects in Oberlin and Sheffield Lake. The major item is a 37340 square foot parking lot at Sheffield Lake Community Civic Center costing 93638 with 29400 from block grants and 30000 from Western Reserve Office of Aging. the city and fundraisers cover the rest. Oberlin will get 29700 for three projects including resurfacing two basketball courts and adding a sidewalk, with 18495 for the courts, 2400 for a southeast tree planting, plus administration funds.
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Elyria
Lorain County
Oberlin
Sheffield Lake
Sheffield Lake Community Civic Center
Western Reserve Office of Aging
Cleveland
Patricia Knight
Sheffield Lake City
Newcomer Concrete Service
Norwalk
Park Street
Martin Luther King Park
South Amherst
Knight
Four McKinley Students Honored for Trayless School Lunches
Four 11 year old McKinley School students named heroes of the month by the Elyria YWCA for convincing Elyria public schools to end disposable cafeteria trays. Kali Urban Courtney Smink Craig Payne and Mark Vieland were recognized for their efforts.
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McKinley School
Elyria Ywca
The
YWCA
Kali Urban
Courtney Smink
Craig Payne
Mark Vieland
Elyria Public School
Oberlin weighs block grant use for park toilets or street work
City officials debated reallocating a $28 700 block grant to fund a permanent two toilet facility at Park Street park or a South Pleasant Street resurfacing project. A scaled down toilet plan was set aside for cost review with a Sept 17 reconsideration.
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Park Street
South Pleasant Street
Deborah Kimble
Plum Creek
Akron
Park Area
Kimble
Southeast
Calvin Waite
Oberlin Cliic
Lorain
Olmsted Falls buys woodland to keep as wildlife preserve
Residents of Usher Road form Plum Creek Conservation Group and bid 12000 for 15 acres from the Olmsted Falls Board of Education to prevent development. Superintendent Madak notes land value and flood plain limit gains while Stillman stresses no financial motive as 69 species rely on habitat. A second parcel on Sprague Road was bid at 10000 but rejected. potential redevelopment is cited.
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Olmsted Falls
Usher Road
Olmsted Township
Plum Creek
Madak
Mary Stillman
Stillman
Sprague Road
North Ridgeville
Board of Education
Oberlin College faces price hurdle to Camden Reservoir plan
Oberlin College seeks to turn the Camden Bog in Camden Township into a nature preserve for education and research. A $25 000 minimum price set by the City Council exceeds the college biology department's available funds, risking the deal amid deed restrictions and wetlands protections.
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Oberlin
Oberlin College
Camden
Nord Family Foundation
Laushman
Deborah Kimble
Biology Department
Kimble
Camden Bog
Gore Orphanage Road
Camden Township
Lorain County Metroparks
Richard Lothrop
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Y Glen Miller
Roger Laushman
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