Undercover plates snag delays Medina sheriff bid
Medina County Sheriff Neil Gray confirms a delay in approving eight undercover license plates as County Commissioner Mark Whitfield reviews the request. Whitfield wants a public session and a list of car serial numbers before approval. Lost plates were used previously, gray says, but has paused use while considering options.
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Jim Woods
Medina
Medina County Sheriff Department
Neil Gray
Mark Whitfield
Whitfield
Gray
Sheriff's Department
John Oberholtzer
Dean Collison
Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles
James Bigam
Detective
George Burra
Medina County defers vote on master transit plan
Medina County Commissioners postponed action on a resolution to form a Medina County Transportation Board and pursue a mass transit plan with the Northeastern Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency. Supporters cite UMTA funding needs while opponents question necessity and consultant costs. The panel also discussed ongoing SEAA funding and road projects, including Sleepy Hollow Lake drainage and a Brunswick Hills Two fire station. Whitfield abstained on annexation of 42 acres for a new city park on Grafton Road.
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Jim Woods
Medina
Medina County
Transportation Study Committee
Medina County Transportation Board
Northeastern Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency
Donna Fish
John Oberholtzer
Oberholtzer
Mark Whitfield
Charles Clark
Whitfield
Cleveland
Regional Transit Authority
Brunswick
Clark
Ms. Fish
Greater Cleveland
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Sleepy Hollow Lake
Brunswick Hills Two
Sleepy Hollow
Brunswick Hills
Grafton Road
Lodi Awards Street Improvement Contract in Village Meeting
The Lodi Village Council awarded a street improvement contract to Lytle Construction Co. for Richman Road and slated Highland West drives for paving pending HUD grant approval. Additional streets Janice Grove and Young drives may be patched to save costs. A public HUD hearing is set for Thursday at Village Hall.
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Sandee Lemasters
Richman Road
West Drive
Lytle Construction Co
Wooster
Lytle
Council
Jim Lytle
Highland
West Drives
Janice
Grove
Young
Harrisville Two
Village Hall
Lodi
Joanne Storgie
Miss Storgie
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Environmental Protection Agency
Ralph Gunkelman
Greenwich Road
Thomas Cook
Harrisville residents oppose paving Richman Road
Harrisville Township residents voice objections to Lodi's plan to apply for a federal grant to pave Richman Road which lies partly in the township. At the Monday trustees meeting twelve residents criticized the road condition and questioned impact of the grant.
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Harrisville
Lodi
Richman Road
Highland sets immunization deadlines for students
Highland School District requires students entering or reentering for 1978-79 to meet state immunization rules. The Board of Education set September 5 as the deadline to comply, with July 7 as the date records must be on file. Superintendent Alfred Conger emphasized this is a state requirement, not a local mandate.
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Liz Sheaffer Granger
Highland
Board of Education
Barbara Wise
Alfred Conger
Robert Hummel
Sharon Center
Hummel
Hinckley
Highland Middle School
Council weighs future of nursing home property in village
At Chippewa-on-the-Lake, the Glenhaven Nursing Home site dominates discussion as owner Roger Myers says no reconstruction. The council weighs village purchase to preserve lake views while two buyers reportedly seek two 65 foot lots. ownership and land contract details spark debate.
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Chipp Council
Marilyn Moore
Chippea-On-The-Lake
Glenhaven
Roger Myers
Myers
Chippewa-on-the-Lake
Robert Yurich
General Tire Plans New Headquarters Outside Akron
General Tire and Rubber Co announced plans to move its corporate headquarters from Akron to Bath Two, building an $8 million facility on 212 acres around Crystal Lake. Mayor Ballard voiced disappointment at leaving the city. President M G ONeil cited the need for local cooperation and potential alternative sites if support falters. The Akron area currently employs about 4100 General Tire workers.
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Joanne Storgie
Joan Belles
Richman Rd
Harrisville
Twp
HUD
Dale Hastings
Paul Kraus
General Tire
Bath Two
Akron
UPI
General Tire & Rubber Co
Medina County
John Ballard
Bath
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SEAA
Sharon Two
Northview Manor
Hancock Asphalt Paving Co
Perry
Ohio
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Harold Funk
Janice St
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Lodi Women’s Club
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Cliff Repp
Baker St
Jim Gray
Planning and Zoning Commission
Bob Crowley
Harrisville Twp
Elyria Street
Lucie Arnaz
Annie Get Your Gun
James Beach Theater
Herve Presnel
the Sanitary Landfill
Medina Gun Club
Jamison Road
Herbert Grubb
Houghton-Mifflin
Tom Cranston
Lou Latina
Barbara Ott
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