Law to curb park district expansion faces opposition
Ohio lawmakers heard heated testimony from park district leaders led by Kenry L. Minert and Joha Pike against a bill restricting park land expansion. The measure would cap expansion to five percent of political subdivisions and ten percent of school districts, require 60 percent of lands to be fully developed, and is backed by Rep. William Batchelder. Critics warn it threatens natural resources and local tax bases, with Elyria Audubon Society urging preservation.
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Columbus
Ohio
House
Kenry L. Minert
Lorain County
Joha Pike
Cleveland Metropolitan Park District
Minert
William Batchelder
Medina
Hinkley Township
Medina County
House Local Government and Urban Affairs Committee
Park District
State Department of Natural Resources
Department
William Nye
Fire at Wellington Middle School nearly halts start
Fire Chief William Weber reported a red hot boiler at Wellington Middle School created dangerous heat in the boiler room and disintegrated asbestos. Custodians called at 7 a.m. but mismanaged shutoff and failed automatic controls nearly caused a larger incident. students were allowed in after about ten minutes past the 7:50 a.m. start as cooling measures and fans were used.
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Wellington
William Weber
Weber
Turner Block funding sparks Elyria council protest
Four Democratic council members changed stance at the Elyria City Council meeting by opposing the $78,000 borrowing to buy the Turner Block. The ordinance passed first reading as they urged using income tax funds instead, while Mayor Reichlin opposed the purchase. The block would house expanding city offices and potential future city hall on the site.
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Elyria
City Hall
John V. Bara
Jack R. Gray
Kenneth A
Krueck
Bara
Turner Block
Felix J. Klimcrak
D-6
Leonard P. Reichlin
Lorain mental health board fixes procedures following audit
The Lorain County Board of Mental Health and Retardation acted to correct omissions cited by the state auditor. Actions include recording salaries in minutes and approving a $1.2 million NOACA fund application for a community center, plus clarified voucher signing rules. Proposals for volunteer training at Lorain County Community College and a retardation center liaison program were also discussed.
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Lorain County
Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency
NOACA
Mental Health Board
Lorain County Community College
Lorain
Oberlin Declares Itself a World City in Resolution
The Oberlin city council passed a resolution declaring Oberlin a world city. It calls citizens to pledge efforts for peace and international cooperation. The plan envisions a twin program with a like-minded municipality abroad, potentially exchanging ordinances, amid hints of relations with Red China.
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Oberlin
Robert Thomas
Thomas
Red China
Alcoholism program endorsed with state funded boost
Family Services Association of Lorain County endorsed its state funded alcoholism program at a board meeting. State funding retroactive to July 1 matched local contributions totaling 7 500 dollars from Lorain Elyria and the county plus in kind support. The board denied raising salaries for William Findley and his secretary despite a proposed 9000 dollar and 4500 dollar level, citing current pay as in line with other agency staff. A new family counselor Janice Reash was hired at 9 dollars per year.
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Family Services Association of
Lorain County
Board of Trustees
Family Services
Richard Lang
Lorain
Elyria
Lang
Findley
Lorain County Council For Alcoholism
Lung
Janice Reash
Westlake
Reash
Children Services
Case Western Reserve University
George
Westlake High School
Oldest Pool Patron Query Sparks Local Banter
Elyria reader asks who is the oldest regular at city pools, suggesting Tam has long visited North Park since mid June. The writer defends naming choices, jokes about Kilroy and George M Day, and criticizes initial-only bylines as imprecise PHONIES.
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Bismarck
Line Creek Park
Kansas City
Elyria
Russ
North Park
Tam
Council OKs salt purchase for city streets
Elyria City Council approved buying 4,000 tons of rock salt for winter street use at a maximum cost of 45,000. Safety Service Director James T. Tracey said the usual price is 10.40 per ton.
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Elyria
Safety Service
James T. Tracey
Former Midview chief eyed for North Ridgeville post
George R. Lucia, ex Midview superintendent, is among candidates for Ridgeville top job after Don Swartz resigned. He was interviewed by the school board as other applicants may be considered. Lucia, 43, left Midview for health reasons and now works at Lorain County Community College.
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Midview
Ridgeville
Top Post
North Ridgeville
George R. Lucia
Don E Swartz
Lucia
Midview Junior High
Grafton
North Ridgeville High School
Lorain County Community College
James Sallay
Sallay
Oberlin keeps city hall levy amid financing debate
Oberlin City Council, in a 5-2 vote after a 45 minute session, chose to retain the 25 mill city hall tax on the November ballot. Some members argued the levy shapes support for the $1 million project while others warned it risks voters backing or opposing city hall itself.
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Oberlin
Harvey Gittler
Robert Thomas
Gittler
Thomas
Habecker
City Hall
David Sonner
Martenshat
Lorain County Ends Voter Registration Tomorrow
Last day for Lorain County residents to register for the November election. Elyria board of election offices stay open until 9 p.m. tomorrow. Special registration centers across the county will operate until closing time tomorrow.
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Lorain County
Elyria
Board of Election
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Robert J. Caldwell
Pike
Ohio Park District
Robert Hale
Hale
Suuao
Elyria Audubon Society
Perry F. Johnson
Johnson
Jim Thorpe
R-Alliance
Batchelder
Chronicle-Telegram
South Main Street
Turner Block Purchase
Seward
Baker
Macaria Mabini
William Findley
Russ Davies
Kilroy
George M. Day
Board
Edwin Charles
Charles
Youngstown State University
Bowling Green State University
Kent State University
Anthony V. Rago
Kinzer Habecker
Melvin Martens
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