World Plan buys Avon Lake hotel in tax friendly bid
The World Plan Executive Council of Fairfield Iowa bought the Aqua Marine Resort in Avon Lake for 1.5 million dollars. The 250 room complex, renamed Heaven on Earth Inn, aims to reopen by mid October. Avon Lake Mayor Vincent Urbin faces mixed reactions from residents amid concerns over culture and community change.
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Paul Facinelli
Center Ridge
World Plan Executive Council U.S
Fairfield
Iowa
Avon Lake
World Plan
TM Organization
Heaven On Earth Inn
Vincent Urbin
Urbin
Mary Ann Goodrich
Inwood Boulevard
Goodrich
Joan Braley
Heaven On Earth
State aims to regulate Ohio instant ticket sales
The Plain Dealer reports Ohio plans new rules to regulate instant and pulltab ticket sales by charities. A loophole allows unregistered operations to disclose little about profits or allocations. Attorney General Montgomery to introduce legislation to monitor storefront booths amid 80 known outlets. More than $717 million was wagered at bingo halls last year with pull-tabs. total unregulated sales are unknown. Gov Voinovich and Montgomery lead a reform push while Casino opponents warn of economic impact.
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Betty Montgomery
Ohio
George Voinovich
Montgomery
Grand opening at Rini Rego's Amherst store
Bill Sheehan, produce manager at the new Rini Rego's in Amherst, arranges a pile of jumbo cauliflower before the grand opening. The store opened for business Sunday at 8 a.m. Len Meuti, vice president of distribution for Riser Foods, and Anthony Rego walked through the new store on a self guided tour before it opened to the public.
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Bill Sheehan
Rini Rego’s
Amherst
Len Meuti
Riser Foods
Anthony Rego
Lorain residents to meet railroad over noise damage
Lorain east side residents including Mike Siska plan a Thursday 11 am City Hall meeting with Norfolk Western officials to press for action on loud train whistles. City Health Dept will join to discuss sanitation along ditches beside tracks amid concerns over safety and years of disruption.
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Lorain
Mike Siska
F Street
Siska
East Side
Norfolk & Western
Jeff Sedivy
D2nd Ward
Alan Zaleski
D-Vermilion
Dan Metelsky
D-Lorain
City Hall
Sedivy
Patrick McCune
Norfolk-Westerm
Columbus
City Health Department
Health Department
John Kopronica
Kansas Avenue
Oberlin moves to crack down on unsafe housing
Oberlin weighs a crackdown on 46 licensed boarding houses housing about 335 people many students. Fire Chief Dennis Kirin cites unsafe practices including ladders as fire escapes and unwired smoke detectors. City seeks local plan reviews to ensure inspections and proper occupancy permits by state inspectors are in place.
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Oberlin
Dennis Kirin
Kirin
City defines rooming house under city rules in Oberlin
Oberlin officials push inspection of boarding houses and rental properties including apartments to ensure safe, healthful residences. Harold Gibson, longtime owner on Reamer Place, supports code upgrades while noting costs. He argues a properly inspected rooming house is the safest off campus option for students.
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Oberlin
Harold Gibson
Gibson
Reamer Place
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