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From Northland News, 3/28/07: Route 161-Hamilton Road plans face uphill climb By LISA AURAND Plans for the intersection of state Route 161 and Hamilton Road are expected to face strong opposition again from neighbors and environmentalists at the Northland Community Council's Development Committee meeting today. An e-mail from Friends of the Big Walnut and Rocky Fork Watersheds sent last Wednesday to members of the Columbus Department of Development and development committee chairman Jeff Murray raised concerns about a lack of wetland preservation within two of the proposed developments' subareas. Read more at http://www.snponline.com/NEWS3-28/3-28_nncasto.html

From the 3/27/07 Fremont News-Messenger: Officials happy with proposal By MATT SANCTIS Staff writer While the proposal is only in its earliest stages, most Sandusky County officials interviewed Monday said they are pleased something might finally be done to increase space and security in the courthouse. Last week, the commissioners along with representatives from Poggemeyer Design Group of Bowling Green presented two proposals for additional office space to county elected officials. Sandusky County Recorder Coleen Carmack said "It's nice to see it finally starting to move." "It's been something (other county officials) have been talking about since I've been in office." The suggested plan, known as "Scenario B," would include a two-story annex building in the courthouse square between the commissioners' office and the courthouse. That plan would include a one-story atrium that would link all three buildings together and is estimated to cost about $2.9 million. The other scenario that was presented Thursday would cost about $2.6 million. Another $1 million would be added to renovate space already in the courthouse. In that plan, two county-owned buildings in the 600 block of Court Street in Fremont would be demolished, and an annex building would be built in their place to hold noncourt offices such as the county recorder and treasurer. More at http://www.thenews-messenger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070327/NEWS01/703270303/1002/rss01

Hospital breaks ground on new home for medical office Lima News, 3/17/07 An empty field today, a new medical office tomorrow. That’s the vision health and community officials had Friday for a patch of ground at the corner of state Route 198 and Redskin Trail in Wapakoneta. By the end of the summer, officials with Grand Lake Health System said they hope to have Wapakoneta Medical Center into its new home. The new location which officials broke ground on Friday represents a $1.5 million investment and will result in a new 10,000-square-foot medical office that will be primarily used for the internal medicine and geriatric practice of V.K. Chalasani with the potential to add new services and practices in the future, officials said. Included in the new facility will be two medical suites — one with five exam rooms; the other with four — along with radiology and imaging areas and a laboratory space. The location also makes the facility more visible than its current location at 711 Gibbs Ave.

From the 3/29/07 Tiffin Advertiser-Tribune: Another letter By Zachary Petit, [email protected] After receiving a second letter from an attorney seeking answers to courthouse questions on behalf of an anonymous client, a county official said Wednesday the board still will not draft a formal response to the document. Local attorney John Barga recently sent the Seneca County commissioners a follow-up letter to his late February correspondence requesting answers to six questions involving the county’s 1884 courthouse slated to be either totally or partially razed. In the letter, Barga builds another case for a reply and expresses surprise and disappointment the board didn’t respond to the first set of queries. Due to the length of Barga’s letter, it could not be printed here, but can be viewed online at www.advertiser-tribune.com/Columns/articles.asp?articleID=7339. Full story: http://www.advertiser-tribune.com/articles.asp?articleID=7340

From the 3/29/07 Newark Advocate: Group trying to forge united vision to deal with 161/37 growth By MARK SZAKONYI Advocate Reporter JERSEY TOWNSHIP -- Lifelong St. Albans Township resident Pam Hills is fed up with outside entities such as the Ohio Department of Transportation telling her what to do with her property. Hills, whose family farm has been split twice because of the Ohio 161/37 expressway project, said her community needs to plan for the growth created by the expansion so the township doesn't lose its rural atmosphere. Full story at http://www.newarkadvocate.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070329/NEWS01/703290327/1002/rss01

From the 3/29/07 Youngstown Vindicator: Developer wants to build homes on land in Canfield Township Township trustees are fighting the annexation. CANFIELD — A developer is planning to build single-family homes on 18.5 acres on state Route 446. The land, at 6445 Route 446, is mostly fallow farmland with a residence on it. It is next to the city, near the county experimental farm and the intersection of Route 446 and Route 62... http://www.vindy.com/content/local_regional/14075700690315.php Employees express concerns with state Route 170 project East Liverpool Review, 3/29/07 Spring has brought to life the roar and beeps of construction equipment as work resumes on the state Route 170 widening project... Canfield town hall should be finished by fall Youngstown Vindicator, 3/27/07 The township is expected to begin building a new administration building and meeting hall in six to eight weeks... Howland schools to request state study of district buildings Youngstown Vindicator, 3/27/07 The board of education has agreed to ask the Ohio School Facilities Commission to conduct a study of its buildings and grounds...

From the 3/27/07 Lima News: Lima West seeking financing for apartment renovation Heather Rutz - 03.27.2007 LIMA — Owners of a subsidized housing complex are seeking housing credits to fund more than half of a $7.5 million renovation project. Lima West Partners Inc., owners of the Lima West Apartments at 1855 N. Cole St., wants to spend $40,000 an apartment on 86 units to gut and rebuild them. City Council approved a resolution Monday lending support to the project, a needed document to help the group secure financing. If the state approves funding for the project, construction would begin a year from this summer, apartment officials said Monday. The company plans to create some fully handicapped-accessible apartments; install security cameras, athletic fields and other play areas; and improve landscaping, exteriors, paving and drainage. More at http://www.limanews.com/story.php?IDnum=36685

Thirty-two new single-family homes in Northside are closer to reality. At its February 28 meeting, City Council passed unanimously a zoning change for property along Kirby Rd (see map). Sector D (south of Robley) Ave would change from RM-2 to SF-2, and Sector E would change from SF-6 to SF-2. The new SF-2 zoning would allow for single-family homes of medium-to-high density on lots, at the minimum, of 2,000 square feet (think townhomes). NorthPointe Land Company is still the preferred developer for the market-rate homes. (I'm unaware of any extension granted in their preferred developer agreement, but there must have been one because it should have expired last September.)

From the 3/28/07 Enquirer: Kingsgate 'town square' plan OK'd BY BRENNA KELLY | [email protected] A "town square-type development" will be built on 6 acres on Burlington Pike near Kingsgate Drive. Kingsgate Square will include shops, a restaurant and offices next to and behind the Gold Star Chili on First Financial Drive. Read more here: http://news.nky.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/AB/20070328/NEWS0103/703280390

Funding in flight Wapakoneta Daily News, 3/14/07 The cost of a proposed new administration building at the Neil Armstrong Airport at New Knoxville could approach $750,000, however, a consultant says much of the project could be funded using federal money. Steve Doseck, a consultant hired by members of the Auglaize County Airport Authority, estimated the project to cost $750,000. Despite a price tag approaching $1 million, Doseck said he expects the project to begin next year. “It’s not an inexpensive project,” Doseck said. “But we are projecting you to use $600,000 in federal entitlement funds over a four-year period.” In addition to the federal funds, Doseck said members of the Auglaize County Airport Authority would be required to provide a local match of approximately $150,000 over the same four-year period. Doseck said given the prudent planning in the past, authority members should have no trouble obtaining the funding. Doseck also praised Airport Authority members for the recent upgrades to the airport’s runway and taxiway. Such projects illustrate the dedication of everyone involved in the airport, Doseck said.

This is what ink was talking about, in its context: NORTHSIDE 1523 Lingo St, claims to be rehabbed. Let's see...assessed at $43,200 in 2005. Sold for $57,000 in 2006. Being offered now for $38,900 :? They're going in the wrong direction! Maybe I'll buy it and then sell it for $10,000. http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php?topic=333.msg173138#msg173138

So...can Chris Henry now be classified as mentally retarded?

Yeah, for such an important building I can't believe that I can't find a pic of it anywhere.

From the 3/17/07 Dispatch: * GRAPHIC: Comparing plans for new ramps People in high-rise condos throw stones at ramp plan New I-70/71 split might include ramp that soars beside Miranova, Waterford Tower Saturday, March 17, 2007 Mark Ferenchik THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Nancy Brown enjoys the terrace garden outside her fifthfloor condominium at Miranova. It?s a benefit she and others don?t want spoiled by traffic whizzing past on a new entrance ramp to I-70, a ramp that could be at nearly the same level as her garden atop a parking garage. Brown is among residents of the Miranova and Waterford Tower condominiums Downtown who are concerned that one of the plans for the rebuilt I-70/71 split includes a new ramp near their buildings that would funnel traffic to the freeway from Mound Street, which would become westbound-only. http://www.dispatch.com/dispatch/contentbe/dispatch/2007/03/17/20070317-B4-00.html

From ThisWeek German Village, 2/15/07: I-70/71 reconstruction Front Street ideas discussed at meeting Thursday, February 15, 2007 By SUE HAGAN ThisWeek Staff Writer Although the Front Street bridge over I-70/71 won't get an elaborate cap during the makeover of the freeway split, improvements will make it more pedestrian friendly. And a decision will soon be made as to whether Livingston Avenue will become a one-way collector road. Questions on those two topics dominated the Feb. 7 Brewery District Society meeting, during a presentation by representatives of the Ohio Department of Transportation and its design consultant. http://www.thisweeknews.com/?story=sites/thisweeknews/021507/GermanVillage/News/021507-News-306193.html

From the 1/29/07 Dispatch: GRAPHIC: Costly construction I-70/71 REBUILDING PLAN At least $58 million needed for 12 caps on Downtown split Monday, January 29, 2007 Tim Doulin THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Pat Lewis lives in Victorian Village, not far from the restaurants and shops that sit on the N. High Street cap over I-670. She can?t help wondering about the impact a freeway cap over I-71 would have on the Near East Side, where she works. http://www.dispatch.com/dispatch/contentbe/dispatch/2007/01/29/20070129-C1-04.html

From the 1/20/07 Dispatch: STREETCARS IN MIX, TOO Support for caps over I-70/71 puts stress on planners Saturday, January 20, 2007 Tim Doulin THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Regional planners might change their minds and recommend money to build caps over the I-70/71 freeway Downtown, following public comments that supported the project. http://www.dispatch.com/dispatch/contentbe/dispatch/2007/01/20/20070120-C3-01.html

From the 3/28/07 Blade: DANA BANKRUPTCY Company outlines plans for health fund Proposal would affect union workers, retirees By JULIE M. McKINNON BLADE BUSINESS WRITER NEW YORK - Toledo's Dana Corp. wants to eliminate traditional health-care coverage for union retirees but set up a fund to cover about 30 percent of their costs. And the bankrupt auto-parts supplier hopes to save $7.5 million a year by shifting union workers at its Lima, Ohio, factory and three other plants into an insurance plan with a higher deductible. Contact Julie M. McKinnon at: [email protected] or 419-724-6087. ---- More at: http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070328/BUSINESS03/703280436/-1/RSS04

From the 3/27/07 Blade: Dana Corporation pleads with judge to let it scrap union contracts Dana to hire replacement workers if strike is called By JULIE M. McKINNON BLADE BUSINESS WRITER NEW YORK — As Toledo’s largest firm tries to snare another $200 million from its car-making customers, a Dana Corp. executive yesterday asked a judge for labor and benefit concessions from its unions. The firm, in a continuation of a trial in its ongoing U.S. Bankruptcy Court, said it would hire replacement workers if union members at its plant strike as threatened if wages and benefits are cut without their approval. Contact Julie M. McKinnon at:[email protected] 419-724-6087. ---- More at: http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070327/BUSINESS03/70327007/-1/RSS04

From the 3/25/07 Blade: Brinksmanship on benefits; Dana Corp., unions due in court this week By JULIE M. McKINNON BLADE BUSINESS WRITER PARTS SHORTAGES resulting in intermittent shutdowns at Dana Corp.'s Henderson, Ky., axle factory are evidence to workers there that the Toledo firm's foreign plants are more important. Dana, as part of its bid to right itself financially, has been consolidating operations and moving some work to Mexico, and managers in Henderson have said the south-of-the border operations get priority for parts shipments. Contact Julie M. McKinnon at: [email protected] or 419-724-6087. ---- More at: http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070325/BUSINESS03/703240341/-1/RSS04

From the 3/21/07 Blade: REGULATORY FILING Red ink at Dana narrows to $739M Bankrupt firm posts reduction in sales By JON CHAVEZ BLADE BUSINESS WRITER An ailing automotive industry nationwide steered Toledo's largest corporation into a $739 million loss last year on declining sales. Dana Corp., which makes axles and other parts mostly for pickup trucks and sport-utility vehicles, said in regulatory filing yesterday that its results loss in 2006 was an improvement over 2005, when it lost $1.6 billion. Contact Jon Chavez at: [email protected] or 419-724-6128. ---- More at: http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070321/BUSINESS03/703210429/-1/RSS04

From the 3/13/07 Blade: Dana cuts benefits for 9,700 retirees Health care to end July 1; trial begins By GARY T. PAKULSKI BLADE BUSINESS WRITER Traditional health benefits will end July 1 for 9,700 nonunion retirees at Dana Corp. in the United States, but the Toledo firm’s top two unions are continuing a fight to preserve benefits for their retired members. Also, current salaried employees at Dana’s headquarters and elsewhere likely won’t be able to look forward to health insurance when they retire. Contact Gary Pakulski at: [email protected] or 419-724-6082. ---- More at: http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070313/BUSINESS03/70313003/-1/RSS04

From the 3/10/07 Blade: Dana completes sale of engine hard parts firm Toledo’s Dana Corp. completed the sale of its German-based engine hard parts business for $97 million and expects to take a $30 million to $35 million charge related to the transaction this quarter, the bankrupt auto supplier announced yesterday. ---- More at: http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070310/BUSINESS03/70310003/-1/RSS04

From the 3/1/07 Blade: Dana clears way for sale of British operations Dana Corp. cleared the way yesterday for the sale of some British operations by transferring pension liabilities to a newly formed company. The move is required under British law to protect the benefits of retirees, Dana said in a statement. Dana said the action isn’t related to its 2006 bankruptcy filing. ---- More at: http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070301/BUSINESS03/70301010/-1/RSS04

From the 2/28/07 Blade: Dana retirees ask court to halt benefits cuts Retirees said in court filings this week that their former employer, Dana Corp. of Toledo, made enforceable promises to them and cannot be allowed to walk away from them. Dana, which has been in bankruptcy for a year, has said its turnaround cannot take place without “meaningful and permanent” cost savings from its labor unions and retirees. ---- More at: http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070228/BUSINESS03/70228003/-1/RSS04