Protests Rise Over Proposed County Sludge Farm Site
Batavia Township residents oppose locating a sludge farm on 300 acres along Ross Road citing threat to Batavia High and area housing. Superintendent Jack Maddox warns of tax base decline and school cutbacks, while critics urge siting away from streams. a Nov. 18 hearing is set before Clermont County officials.
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Ross Road
Batavia Township
Clermont County
Batavia
Jack Maddox
Sherman
Maddox
East Fork
Roudebush
Clermont County Eyes 300 Foot Radio Tower Project
Clermont County will buy a 300 foot radio tower to boost police fire and life squad communications and connect with Hamilton County. The $11 200 erection funds come from the 11 department emergency dispatch group which will lease land on hospital grounds to install the tower and relocate antennae from Owensville.
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Clermont County
Hamilton County
SR 325
Vern Schott
Schott
Owensville
Hospital
Clermont County Ringe Board
Sheriff's Department
Clermont
Hamilton Counties
Clermont County Loses Welfare Funds Share Says Official
Clermont Senior Services director Lois Dale charges the state Welfare office with shortchanging Clermont County on federal Title XX funds. She warns the homemaker health program for the elderly will be cut after a funding tapers, while county welfare director Wayne Oney notes a shift from contract services despite higher direct service funds.
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Clermont County
Lois Dale
Clermont Senior Services Inc
Ohio
Kweggir Aggrey
Dale
State Dept. of Welfare
Wayne Oney
Oney
Social services official cites Title XX limits on aid
Clermont County social services chief Harlan Wolf says federal rules curtail Title XX aid, leaving many eligible residents without services. In 1976 Clermont allocated 1.5 million, mostly to mental health and welfare, with ceilings constraining expansion. Lois Dale notes rural areas receive little Title XX funding and surplus funds rarely materialize. local leaders plan to urge Ohio welfare director Aggrey to adjust allocations.
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Harlan Wolf
Clermont County Welfare Department
Wolf
Clermont County Professional Workers Association
Clermont County
Professional Workers Association
Kweggir Aggrey
Ohio Department of Welfare
Clermont County Critics Fault OKI On Transit Planning
Clermont County commissioners sharply criticized OKI for neglecting local transit needs. They cited a letter to Croswell from OKI planner Moore questioning why Clermont was not notified of a Batavia meeting on regional transit plans extending to 1990.
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Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments
OKI
Clermont County
Clermont
Robert S. Croswell
Clerra County Mass Transit Pro
Warner
S. Moore
Batavia
Moore
Timothy S. Hogan Jr
Hamilton County
Hogan
Croswell
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Clermont County Planning Commission
Planning Commission
Ekanen
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Clermont County Sheriff's Department
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Tom Nelson
New Richmond
Lloyd McClanahan
Courier
Take Thati
Doug Allen
Goshen
Frett Agant
CNE
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Courier Sports
Jim Staley
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