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Link contains photos. From the 5/16/07 Blade: PHOTO GALLERY * Dressel case photo gallery * Dressel funeral photo gallery NORTH TOLEDO SLAYING Toledo teenager’s trial as adult debated; judge approves mental exam By ROBIN ERB BLADE STAFF WRITER Accused of killing a police detective, a 15-year-old teenager sat in the middle of a Lucas County juvenile courtroom yesterday as attorneys around him painted starkly different versions of his past, his mental health, and — most importantly — the danger he poses to the community. With a defense attorney’s brush, the picture was of a scared kid called “Bobby” who battled drug addiction, a sometimes chaotic home life, and the grief of his father’s death just a few years ago — an image that might be supported by at least two mental health professionals. But to prosecutors trying to convince visiting Juvenile Court Judge James Ray that Robert Jobe should be tried as an adult, the teen is a manipulative drug user given to dangerous impulses. ... More at: http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070516/NEWS02/70516001/-1/NEWS

From the 4/28/07 Blade: Tree planted in memory of slain police detective An oak tree was planted yesterday in the Civic Center Mall between Toledo police headquarters and the Lucas County jail downtown in memory of slain Toledo police Vice Detective Keith Dressel. About 150 people, including Police Chief Mike Navarre and Mayor Carty Finkbeiner, attended the short ceremony. The detective’s widow, Danielle, and their son, Noah, 4, were the first to shovel dirt into the hole where the tree was planted across from the Toledo Police Memorial Garden, the chief said. ... More at: http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070428/NEWS16/70428018/-1/RSS10

From the 4/19/07 Blade: Patrolman may lose job over alleged misconduct 2 sex accusations while on duty cited By CHRISTINA HALL BLADE STAFF WRITER A Toledo police officer under investigation for accusations of sexual misconduct with two women while on duty has been recommended for termination. The recommendation about Officer John Harris III came from Assistant Chief Don Kenney after an administrative hearing earlier this month on more than a dozen departmental charges that included multiple counts of dishonesty, subversive conduct, and insubordination. The recommendation was approved by Chief Mike Navarre and needs final approval by city Safety Director Dave Moebius. ... More at: http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070419/NEWS03/70419023/-1/NEWS

Link contains a photo. From the 4/13/07 Blade: GRAPHIC: Toledo's 2006 crime drop Homicide up, overall crime down in city By CHRISTINA HALL BLADE STAFF WRITER A spate of slayings in September helped Toledo's homicide total jump last year, but it didn't hurt the city's overall crime statistics, which dropped 4.5 percent. "We are doing a phenomenal job of protecting the citizens of the city," Mayor Carty Finkbeiner said yesterday when he and Public Safety Chief Mike Navarre released the 2006 crime totals. "We will continue to work to reduce crime in 2007." Overall crime reports dropped from 27,776 in 2005 to 26,534 last year. ... More at: http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070413/NEWS03/704130422/-1/RSS

Link contains photos. From the 4/12/07 Blade: Police: Teen admitted shooting of Toledo police detective Keith Dressel By ROBIN ERB BLADE STAFF WRITER As Detective Keith Dressel lay dying along a North Toledo street, his partner struggled to comfort him, sort out the chaotic past moments, and determine where in the dense fog the gunman might have run. All the while, 19-year-old Sherman Powell, a suspected drug dealer and companion to the accused killer, struggled in handcuffs nearby, Detective William Bragg testified yesterday. “Keith is laying on the ground breathing pretty hard, so I put [Mr. Powell] down, and I’m trying to console Keith. You know: ‘Come on. What’s going on? You all right?’ Because I’m trying to do whatever I can, but this guy is still moving around. I’m trying to keep one hand on him and be with Keith,” Detective Bragg recalled. ... More at: http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070412/NEWS03/70412006/-1/RSS

Link contains a photo. From the 4/1/07 Blade: Grieving relatives battle police in East Toledo Toledo man's body found by meter reader on Mott Avenue By ROBIN ERB BLADE STAFF WRITER A somber scene in East Toledo turned violent briefly yesterday when a dead man's grieving relatives scuffled with police investigating his apparent shooting death. At least four people were arrested at the Mott Avenue house where the body of Ricardo Horton, 28, whose last known address was 727 North Michigan Ave., was found about 9 a.m. yesterday by a meter reader. She noticed the body inside the rear door of 1401 Mott, police said. ... More at: http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070401/NEWS03/704010325/-1/RSS

Link contains several photos. From the 3/18/07 Blade: SPECIAL REPORT Officer Dressel's killing occurred on 'just a night' By ROBIN ERB BLADE STAFF WRITER When Danny Fleenor stepped into the fog after midnight for his short walk home, the 17-year-old turned back one last time toward his two friends. Relaxing on a set of stairs inside the front doors of a North Toledo duplex, Robert Jobe, 15, and Sherman Powell, 19, were sharing a dirty bottle of whiskey. A typical night, the teen said. ... More at: http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070318/NEWS03/70318001/-1/NEWS

From the 3/2/07 Blade: NORTH TOLEDO Powell faces 6 charges in drug bust; police claim he had cocaine on night of officer's slaying By MARK REITER BLADE STAFF WRITER The alleged companion of Robert Jobe, a 15-year-old charged with fatally shooting a Toledo police officer last week, was indicted yesterday on multiple criminal counts related to the murder case, including drug charges. Sherman Powell, 19, was indicted by a Lucas County grand jury on four felony charges — carrying a concealed weapon, possession of crack cocaine, trafficking in cocaine, and obstructing justice — and two misdemeanors — obstructing official business and resisting arrest. Police said Mr. Powell, of 722 Bush St., was with young Jobe when they were stopped in the early morning hours of Feb. 21 by vice Detective Keith Dressel and two other undercover officers in North Toledo. ... More at: http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070302/NEWS03/703020406/-1/NEWS

From the 2/28/07 Blade: RESPONSE TO DETECTIVE'S SHOOTING Toledo mayor revives proposal to hold parents liable Goal is to prevent youth crime By CHRISTINA HALL BLADE STAFF WRITER A day after the burial of a Toledo detective who was allegedly killed by a teenager, Mayor Carty Finkbeiner reintroduced an ordinance that would hold parents and legal guardians accountable for their children's behavior. "Questions have been asked a lot the last week: Why was a 15-year-old out at 2 a.m.? Why was [the teen] armed with a gun?" the mayor said during a news conference yesterday. Detective Keith Dressel, 35, was shot once in the chest with a 38-caliber handgun, the bullet perforating his heart. Police say the shooting occurred during a struggle with Robert Jobe, 15, after undercover vice detectives stopped the teen and a 19-year-old companion, Sherman Powell, in dense fog early Feb. 21 for a curfew violation and suspected drug activity. ... More at: http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070228/NEWS03/702280421/-1/RSS

Link contains many photos. From the 2/27/07 Blade: FUNERAL OF A FALLEN HERO Thousands salute slain Toledo police officer By CHRISTINA HALL BLADE STAFF WRITER TEMPERANCE — “Dispatcher to Unit 812 ... Unit 812. Dispatcher to Unit 812 ... 812. “Dispatcher to Detective Keith Dressel on all channels ... Dispatcher to Keith Dressel on all channels. “Attention all units. Detective Keith Dressel has answered his final call.” ... More at: http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070227/NEWS03/302270015/-1/RSS

Links contain photos. All from the 2/26/07 Blade: Tearful honor guard prepares for officer's funeral By JC REINDL BLADE STAFF WRITER TEMPERANCE — When Toledo police Officer Keith Carr slips on his uniform’s pair of spotless white gloves this morning and marches past the casket of his friend and former patrol partner, vice Detective Keith Dressel, he will battle to restrain his emotions and tears. Mr. Carr is one of 11 members of the Toledo Police Department’s Honor Guard who are scheduled to perform funeral honors at today’s church and burial ceremonies for Mr. Dressel, who was fatally shot Wednesday in a scuffle while working undercover. The funeral will begin at 11 a.m. in Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church, 8330 Lewis Ave., and continue with a procession to St. Anthony’s Cemetery on Erie Road between Douglas and Secor roads. ... More at: http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070226/NEWS03/70226001/-1/RSS Dressel's death struck a nerve for Bill Boyle Ex-patrolman wounded in ’62 lost brother, partner on duty By MEGHAN GILBERT BLADE STAFF WRITER Officers Walter Boyle, left, and Donald Brown — Bill Boyle’s brother and police partner — died from gunshot wounds. Unlike many Toledoans who heard last week that a Toledo police office had been shot and killed, Bill Boyle knew exactly what the other officers at the scene were going through. He had been there himself — in 1962. ... More at: http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070226/NEWS03/70226002/-1/RSS

Both links contain photos. Both from the 2/25/07 Blade: DRESSEL FUNERAL 11 A.M. MONDAY Community mourns slain Toledo detective Visitation under way for officer killed in line of duty By ERICA BLAKE BLADE STAFF WRITER TEMPERANCE - A steady stream of mourners filed through the Bedford Funeral Chapel yesterday to pay their respects to slain Toledo police Detective Keith Dressel. Some of the people knew the 35-year-old vice squad detective. Many did not. Thousands are expected to visit the funeral home. ... More at: http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070225/NEWS18/302250008/-1/RSS09 GRAPHIC: Juvenile crime and punishment GRAPHIC: Total delinquency cases Lucas County youth crime up; jail time down Detective’s slaying renews concern about violent juvenile cases By ROBIN ERB BLADE STAFF WRITER Last week’s deadly shooting of a Toledo vice detective — allegedly by a 145-pound kid nicknamed “Bobby White” — trained a spotlight on Lucas County’s juvenile courthouse downtown. It has been more than a decade since a story of teen violence has triggered so much community anger. Johnnie Jordan, who killed his stepmother with a hatchet and burned her body in 1996, remains locked away in an adult prison. Since then, a panic over a rise in gangs and young thugs has subsided. So, too, has thoughtful, public discussion of juvenile crime. ... More at: http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070225/NEWS03/70225002/-1/RSS

Links may contain photos. All from the 2/24/07 Blade: NORTH TOLEDO TRAGEDY Widow of slain Toledo detective grateful for support Relatives offer thanks for respects By CHRISTINA HALL BLADE STAFF WRITER Danielle Dressel held back tears yesterday as she thanked the Toledo community for its outpouring of support after the death of her husband, slain vice Detective Keith Dressel. “He was a hero to me as my husband, and to my children,” the 32-year-old widow said during a news conference at Government Center. Detective Dressel was shot once in the chest during a struggle early Wednesday in the north end after he and two other vice detectives stopped Robert Jobe, 15, and 19-year-old Sherman Powell for a curfew violation and suspected drug activity. ... More at: http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070224/NEWS03/302240013/-1/RSS Church-to-cemetery funeral will be less than 5-mile route More details about slain Toledo police vice Detective Keith Dressel’s funeral were released yesterday, including the under-five-mile route of the procession from a Temperance church to the small, country cemetery where he will be buried. Ohio Lt. Governor Lee Fisher, Attorney General Marc Dann, and Toledo Bishop Leonard Blair are among those planning to attend. Three people are expected to speak at the 11 a.m. funeral Mass inside Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church, where mourners will be spread throughout the length of the building in the sanctuary, church hall, and gymnasium. ... More at: http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070224/NEWS03/70224001/-1/RSS

Link contains photos. All stories from the 2/23/07 Blade: NORTH TOLEDO TRAGEDY - UPDATED Widow of slain Toledo detective thanks community for support BLADE STAFF The wife of a slain Toledo police officer — struggling to fight back tears — said this morning she was thankful for widespread support from his fellow officers and the city, and that she was honored her husband’s memory would be preserved. “I just want to thank everybody in the community for their tremendous support,” Danielle Dressel, 32, said during a news conference with Toledo’s mayor and police chief. “I can’t tell you how much it’s helped me,” she said. “I can’t tell you how much it means to me his memory is bring honored as it is.” ... More at: http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070223/NEWS03/70223005/-1/RSS Lack of evidence kept teen on streets, prosecutors say By ROBIN ERB BLADE STAFF WRITER A Toledo teen appeared in Lucas County Juvenile Court yesterday, accused of killing a police detective. And with Judge James Ray's brief explanation of the system, so began a process that could send Robert Jobe to prison for the rest of his life. Handcuffed and wearing the dark green jump suit provided by the detention center, the boy sat quietly throughout the brief hearing. He was flanked by defense attorney Ann Barones and his mother, Diane, who kissed him when he was escorted in by deputies. The 15-year-old said few words, answering Judge Ray's question about whether he understood the process with a simple, "Yes, I do, your honor." ... More at: http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070223/NEWS02/702230367/-1/RSS Suit accuses 3 city police of excessive use of force A Toledo police sergeant and two other officers have been accused in a civil lawsuit of using excessive and unreasonable force and unlawfully entering the home of a central-city man last summer. Jack Colbert, 45, claims that Sgt. Richard Moreno entered his residence at 939 Woodstock Ave. and that the sergeant shocked him with a Taser after Mr. Colbert, according to the lawsuit, witnessed Officers Andre Cowell and Lon Woodard assault a man who had been stopped in front of the plaintiff's home for a traffic violation. The three officers, police Chief Mike Navarre, the city, and the police department were named as defendants in the lawsuit, which was filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Toledo. ... More at: http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070223/NEWS02/702230387/-1/NEWS

All from the 2/22/07 Blade: PHOTO: Police take Robert Jobe, 15, into custody yesterday. He is expected to be charged in the fatal shooting of a city detective this afternoon. ( WTVG CHANNEL 13 ) PHOTO: Detective Keith Dressel NORTH TOLEDO TRAGEDY - UPDATED "Cooperating witness" hid gun for Toledo teen accused of killing officer By CHRISTINA HALL and CLYDE HUGHES BLADE STAFF WRITERS A person who took a suspected murder weapon from a 15-year-old teen accused of killing a Toledo police officer is a "cooperating witness" and may not be charged, Toledo Police Chief Mike Navarre said this morning. Chief Navarre said the person, whom he declined to identify, took the gun from Robert Jobe, 15, and hid it in an area near the Willis B. Boyer museum ship in the early morning hours after the shooting yesterday. The chief said a final decision on charges will rest with the Lucas County prosecutor's office. ... More at: http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070222/NEWS03/70222009/-1/NEWS 2 suspects had run-ins with officers in the past By ROBIN ERB BLADE STAFF WRITER Until June, police hadn't heard of Robert Jobe. But in the last eight months, the skinny kid known as "Bobby White" had chalked up at least four arrests, including one in December after police found him with a 22-caliber handgun. Today, the barely 15-year-old kid is expected to be charged in the murder of vice and narcotics Detective Keith Dressel. A conviction could send him to prison for the rest of his life. "I was very upset when I saw his picture. I broke down and cried for him and his mother. He's just a kid," said neighbor Glenda Monhollen, adding that she's praying for the boy, the officer, and the families. ... More at: http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070222/NEWS03/702220394/-1/NEWS Detective Dressel loved work with police, family says By TOM HENRY BLADE STAFF WRITER Toledo police Detective Keith Dressel grew up in Ottawa Lake, Mich., a quiet, little blink-and-you'll-miss-it community just north of the Ohio-Michigan line. Ottawa Lake is a rural community within the reaches of Toledo. Many kids who grow up there yearn for a taste of the city. Detective Dressel, 35, was no exception. While he never forgot his peaceful roots in rural Ottawa Lake, where parents Larraine and Mike Dressel raised him, he went into law enforcement because he wanted to make a difference in Toledo. ... More at: http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070222/NEWS03/702220367/-1/NEWS Laws provide for detective's family 'This is the least we can do for ... an officer who puts his life on the line,' chief says By JOSHUA BOAK BLADE STAFF WRITER State and federal laws should help provide for the care of the family of Toledo police vice Detective Keith Dressel, who was slain on duty yesterday. Mr. Dressel's wife, the former Danielle Durham, 32, and two children, ages 6 and 4, should continue to receive his base salary, according to the nonprofit Ohio Concerns of Police Survivors. "I think that this is the least we can do for the family of an officer who puts his life on the line every single day," Police Chief Mike Navarre said last night. "He goes out to protect this community not knowing whether he's going to return to see his family." ... More at: http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070222/NEWS03/702220413/-1/NEWS

From the 5/31/07 DDN: Troy developer can't amend lawsuit involving referendum Dayton Daily News Thursday, May 31, 2007 TROY — A Miami County judge Tuesday denied a Troy developer's request to amend a lawsuit against eight Troy area residents who organized a successful 2005 referendum drive. Common Pleas Judge Jeffrey Welbaum said Troy Land Development will not be allowed to add claims of fraud, breach of contract and destruction of evidence to its suit. Welbaum said the request was not filed in a timely manner and there was no proof the claims were based on new evidence. Troy Land Development filed the complaint last year accusing the residents of defamation, abuse of process, interference with a business relationship and civil conspiracy. The residents worked on a referendum that overturned the Troy City Council's rezoning of 57 acres near Concord Elementary School for the proposed Summerfield housing development. Welbaum earlier dismissed the developer's claims of abuse and interference. The residents counter sued, claiming retaliation. Trial in the suit and counterclaim is to start June 14. MORE: http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2007/05/31/ddn053107developer.html Downtown business honored for building rehab project Xenia Daily Gazette, 5/31/07 Downtown visitors can easily recognize Xenia Shoe and Leather as one of the city's most appealing storefronts, so it's no big surprise that a statewide neighborhood improvement group recently recognized it as Ohio's best small building rehab project. Heritage Ohio named Xenia Shoe and Leather's historic facade renovation of 21-25 E. Main St. as the "Best Small Rehabilitation" at its Annual Preservation and Revitalization Awards Ceremony, May 17 in Cincinnati. Xenia City Council recognized the honor at last week's meeting, with Council President Patricia Felton thanking the store's owners for helping spruce up downtown. Timothy Sontag, who along with wife Lynn, moved their business into the century-old building in 1982, gave much of the credit to the Xenia Community Development Department, which provided his business with a deferred loan with funding from a federal community development block grant in 2006. Bringing a little country to the city Dayton Daily News, 5/31/07 Starting next week, people won't have to leave the city limits to get a taste of nature. Instead, they can drive down Dorset Road to the Miami County Park District's new Hobart Urban Nature Preserve. The 80-acre preserve is a work in progress, but is far enough along to open to visitors, said Jerry Eldred, park district executive director. "We are bringing a little of the country to the city, a bit of what people who live in rural areas experience every day," Eldred said. The nature preserve started taking shape a decade ago when members of Troy's Hobart, Howell and Bravo families donated 80 acres of undeveloped land that lies behind properties that front Dorset Road, Ridge Avenue, Main Street and McKaig Avenue.

Madisonville: NuTone redevelopment Building Cincinnati, 5/29/07 Site plan The Economic Development Committee will hold a public hearing on June 5 regarding a rezoning of the former NuTone headquarters at Red Bank and Madison in Madisonville. The request, from Miller Valentine Group, would rezone the property as a Planned Development District (PD). The City Planning Commission has already approved of the reclassification and of the development's concept plan. Miller Valentine is proposing a $90 million mixed-use project on the 30-acre site at 4820 Red Bank Road. Though no tenants have been named and the plan is still preliminary, Miller Valentine has a rough idea of what they want for the site. In their plans are four office buildings (3 over 50,000 SF), three multi-family residential buildings (all 3 stories, 23,750 SF), six outlots for restaurants and other retail uses (1,800-6,600 SF) and a four-story hotel, which the Cincinnati Business Courier has noted would contain 100 to 125 rooms. Fifteen hundred parking spaces would be provided on surface lots. (BOO!) How much funding will be needed for the project is not yet known. The site contains seven industrial buildings totalling about 800,000 square feet of space. Tax Increment Financing (TIF) money from the pre-existing Oakley TIF could possibly be used to demolish the buildings and make other site improvements. The sale of the property from NuTone to Miller Valentine is contingent on Council's approval. Miller Valentine plans to close by this summer. The project will likely be on City Council's agenda on June 6 or June 13. If all goes according to script, demolition could begin by late 2007 and last until fall 2008. The phased development would start with the retail component first, with office and residential phased in according to market demand. WINDOWS LIVE BIRD'S EYE VIEW GOOGLE AERIAL VIEW http://buildingcincinnati.blogspot.com/2007/05/madisonville-nutone-redevelopment.html

From the 5/31/07 Dispatch: VIDEO SURVEILLANCE Neighborhoods lining up for city's cameras Thursday, May 31, 2007 3:50 AM By Mark Ferenchik THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH If Columbus comes calling on the South Linden neighborhood, surveillance cameras in hand, George Walker Jr. will welcome the city with arms wide open. "I hope they put them all over the place," said Walker, president of the South Linden Area Commission. "I want the Linden community to feel safe." Other neighborhood leaders also say, "Bring 'em on." Full story at http://www.dispatch.com/dispatch/content/local_news/stories/2007/05/31/CAMREDUX.ART_ART_05-31-07_A1_BT6SHQK.html?type=rss&cat=21

Link contains a photo. From the 5/31/07 Enquirer: Union rep opposes Wal-Mart Residents wary of heavier traffic BY BRENNA KELLY | [email protected] Residents who want to stop Wal-Mart from building a second Supercenter in Florence are getting some help from the food workers' union. "What we would like to do is work with the community to help beat this store," Bill Dudley, a United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 1099 member, told more than 100 residents who attended a meeting Wednesday in an American Legion hall. Dudley, the union's director of strategic operations, told residents the union would help them organize, hire an attorney, and provide other support in hopes of stopping Wal-Mart from building the store at U.S. 42 and Weaver Road. Read more here: http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070531/NEWS0103/705310382/1059/rss13

Both from the 5/31/07 Pulse-Journal: Deerfield certain of legality of building moratorium By Denise G. Callahan Staff Writer Thursday, May 31, 2007 Administrator Dan Evers said the Deerfield Twp. moratorium on building was administrative in nature and therefore not subject to zoning procedures. However, even the Ohio Attorney General and the local government section of the Ohio Auditor's office could not say for certain the moratorium was properly placed. Deerfield trustees voted to place a year-long building ban on the north side of Fields Ertel Road while the township completes its comprehensive plan. Eric Minamyer, president of the neighboring Symmes Twp. trustee board, and Joe Trauth, an attorney for a developer who wants to build a new subdivision off Fields Ertel, both said the trustees should have followed Ohio Revised Code section 519.12 for zoning amendments, which at the very least require public hearings. http://www.pulsejournal.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2007/05/31/pjm053107moratoriuminside.html Mason resident seeks vote on all abatements Wurzbacher: 'Devastating results' for Mason if Inskeep's move is successful. By Denise G. Callahan Staff Writer Thursday, May 31, 2007 A Mason resident not only wants to throw half of city council out of office, but he also wants to hog tie its ability to woo new businesses. Rick Inskeep is circulating petitions on at least two issues to the electorate. He announced earlier this year that he wants voters to recall Mayor Char Pelfrey, Vice Mayor Tom Grossmann and councilmen Tony Bradburn and Todd Wurzbacher. He said he still is pursuing that objective, but won't produce a copy of the petition he said he is circulating. http://www.pulsejournal.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2007/05/31/pjm053107inskeepA1.html

From the 5/31/07 Port Clinton News Herald: PHOTO: A home is lifted with a crane and lowered on its floating foundation on the Portage River behind Coastal Marina May 18. For more photos, go to http://www.portclintonnewsherald.com. Living closer than lakefront Local marinas join in trend of offering homes on barges By KRISTINA SMITH Staff writer PORT CLINTON -- Two local marinas have joined a growing market for waterfront living by offering houses on barges. Coastal Marine II and Lakefront Marina on Lakeshore Drive are selling various types of homes that would be docked at their marinas. Floating homes are popular in communities on the East and West coasts and in Key West, Fla., he said. A developer began building them last year at Marine Max on Catawba Island. "The price of waterfront property is rising," said Bob Faflik, Lakefront Marina owner. "This is a very affordable way that a family or a retired person can have a summer home and live, not just near the water, but on the water." The houses in both developments can be used year-round, the marina owners said. More at http://www.portclintonnewsherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070531/NEWS01/705310303/1002/rss01

From the 5/31/07 Findlay Courier: Dairy's plans concern neighbors By JOHN GRABER STAFF WRITER MILTON CENTER -- Brian Simpson doesn’t feel the Manders dairy should be allowed to expand its operations to three times its current size when it is so close to Weston Elementary School. He’s afraid the odors emanating from the farm, which once expanded will be considered a concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO), will affect the health of the children in the school about three miles away. The farm, located at 11190 Range Line Road, Weston, currently operates with 690 cows ­-- 10 under the limit to be regulated as a CAFO. However, Manders is looking to expand the operation to 2,100 cows. That means it would create 26 million gallons of liquid manure and 13,800 tons of sand and separated solids annually. That would be spread over 2,630 acres of cropland. MORE: http://www.thecourier.com/Issues/2007/May/ar_news_053107.asp#story3

From the 5/31/07 Warren Tribune Chronicle: Report: Lordstown, GM gain in productivity By LARRY RINGLER Tribune Chronicle LORDSTOWN – The General Motors Corp. Lordstown Complex made strides in 2006 to becoming more productive, breaking into the top 10 list of all vehicle assembly plants and rising one notch in the compact car ranking, according to an industry report issued this morning. The complex took 19.17 hours to build each of the 278,176 Chevrolet Cobalts, Pontiac G5 and Pontiac Pursuits compact cars it produced last year, the closely watched Harbour Report showed. Lordstown, which is trying to win a new vehicle from GM in two years, placed ninth among all assembly plants, beating out the 10th place Toyota Motor Co.'s Georgetown, Ky., No. 2 plant. ... [email protected] http://tribune-chronicle.com/articles.asp?articleID=18735 From the 5/31/07 Dayton Business Journal: Moraine plant still among tops in productivity Dayton Business Journal - 1:09 PM EDT Thursday, May 31, 2007 General Motors Corp.'s Moraine Assembly Plant dropped to third place among midsize sport utility vehicles plants in an annual report that measures productivity at 190 North American auto plants. The plant was third out of 10 in its category, behind Daimler Chrysler Jefferson North in Detroit, which spent 19.88 hours per vehicle, and Daimler Chrysler Toledo North, at 20.11 hours per vehicle, in the Harbour Report North America 2007 released Thursday. Moraine ranked second last year and first the three previous years. "It's a fiercely competitive industry," said assistant plant manager Ken Mohre. "There are a lot of players and a lot of people are very good at the productivity processes." ... E-mail [email protected]. Call 528-4400. http://dayton.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2007/05/28/daily18.html?surround=lfn

From ThisWeek New Albany, 5/31/07: Planning group approves changes to home plans Thursday, May 31, 2007 By GALE CADY WILLIAMS ThisWeek Staff Writer The New Albany Planning Commission gave its OK May 21 to requests from three developers. The commission approved changes to architectural home plans and to signs in two local subdivisions, and gave short-term permission to keep an "illegal" window already installed in a model home. The New Albany Architectural Review Board had recommended that planning commission pass all five measures at its May 14 meeting. Planning commission approved requests from Showcase Homes concerning two model homes in the Windsor subdivision, a 73-plus acre development currently under construction just east of the village center. The development lies between High Street (state Route 605) and Main Street (U.S. Route 62), south of the state Route 161 expressway. More at http://www.thisweeknews.com/?story=sites/thisweeknews/053107/NewAlbany/News/053107-News-363483.html

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