January 14, 200718 yr NORTH BASS ISLAND Visitors not wanted: State wants park as natural as possible Sunday, January 14, 2007 SANDUSKY, Ohio (AP) — Plans for a new state park on North Bass Island include fishing and hiking but not tourists. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources wants to preserve the Lake Erie island’s natural beauty while allowing lowkey activities such as swimming and wildlife watching. The state doesn’t want large crowds to visit, said Dan West, head of the Division of Parks and Recreation. Read More...
January 27, 200718 yr ODOD press release: TAFT ANNOUNCES GRANTS TO BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITIES State Assistance Will Help Create 2,010 Jobs for Ohioans FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 18, 2006 Fenner Dunlop, Inc. (Fenner), located in Port Clinton (Ottawa County), will receive a $175,000 Business Development (412) Grant for costs associated with the acquisition of machinery and equipment. Fenner's parent company, Fenner PLC, is a world leader in reinforced polymer technology and is the leading producer of heavyweight and lightweight belting using PVC, fabric, steel, reinforced rubber, urethane, thermoplastic elastene blends and rubber. The company's products are utilized by numerous industries including mining, power plans, material handling, timber and paper and agriculture. The company will expand its facility and Fabric Belt Division. The Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority will construct a 75,000 square-foot addition to Fenner Dunlop’s facility and lease it back to the company. The addition will expand Fenner's capability to manufacture both textile and steel reinforced conveyor belts in wide widths. The $30 million in machinery and equipment includes curing presses, a steel cord line, a wide calendar and related support equipment, cranes and related equipment. Ohio is in competition with Oklahoma and Canada for this project, which is expected to create 75 jobs within the first three years of the project's initial operations. The Business Development Account (412) is a grant program to assist companies and communities that are creating or retaining jobs in Ohio. The Roadwork Development Account (629) provides grant assistance to communities for highway and road projects related to job creation and retention. The 629 Program is funded with gas tax dollars and is restricted to public road projects only. http://www.odod.state.oh.us/newsroom/releases/1688.asp
January 29, 200718 yr From the 12/19/06 Port Clinton News Herald: Fenner Dunlop project gets $8M boost News Herald reports ERIE TOWNSHIP -- The State Controlling Board approved more than $8.2 million in loans and grants Monday to help provide Fenner Dunlop the infrastructure and capital it needs to carry on with planned expansion at the plant, according to state Sen. Randy Gardner, R-Bowling Green. The expansion is expected to bring 75 new jobs over the next three years to Ottawa County, Gardner said. Fenner Dunlop is a world leader in reinforced polymer technology and the No. 1 producer of heavyweight and lightweight belting commonly used for conveyor belts. The company has 12 manufacturing facilities in eight countries. http://www.portclintonnewsherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061219/NEWS01/612190304/1002/rss01
February 9, 200718 yr From the 12/24/06 Sandusky Register: PHOTO: Construction continues on the Chesapeake Lofts project in Sandusky, including the outdoor pool for the condominium residents. (Register photos/JASON WERLING) Condo-MAXIMUM By BRANDI BARHITE | Sunday December 24 2006, 8:12am SANDUSKY Developers are optimistic there's room for more condominiums in downtown Sandusky. The proposed Marina District project calls for 300 more residential units. That's in addition to the 191 Chesapeake Lofts already under construction in downtown, as well as 400 more eventually slated for the Paper District project. http://www.sanduskyregister.com/articles/2006/12/24/front/112558.txt
February 9, 200718 yr From the 1/8/07 Sandusky Register: PHOTO: The fate of the Keller Building in downtown Sandusky remains uncertain. Once slated for demolition, commissioners are hearing another angle for the building. (Register file photo) Keller Building might be saved Commissioners not happy Will didn't keep them informed By BRANDI BARHITE | Monday January 08 2007, 2:46pm SANDUSKY Commissioners were surprised and angered to learn Monday that the Keller Building may be saved, despite voting for demolition several months earlier. They were also informed saving the rundown building is crucial to moving ahead with building a marina near the Chesapeake Lofts. The Keller Building and Chesapeake Lofts are part of the downtown Paper District project. http://www.sanduskyregister.com/articles/2007/01/09/local_news/128729.txt
February 9, 200718 yr Both from the 1/10/07 Sandusky Register: Historic office confirms it wants Keller repaired By BRANDI BARHITE | Wednesday January 10 2007, 6:21am SANDUSKY Getting a permit to build a marina hedges on renovating the rundown Keller Building, or some other condition, the state confirmed Tuesday. Lisa Adkins, architectural reviews manager for the Ohio Historic Preservation Office, said the private money spent by Mid-States Development to replace the windows at the historic Chesapeake Lofts was allowed, but usually the Ohio Historic Preservation Office likes to be involved in rehabilitating a historic building. http://www.sanduskyregister.com/articles/2007/01/10/local_news/129870.txt
February 9, 200718 yr From the 1/19/07 Sandusky Register: City hall project won't cost extra, Will says By BRANDI BARHITE | Thursday January 18 2007, 11:13am SANDUSKY City residents won't have to pitch in for the relocation of the municipal building. At least that's what City Manager Mike Will has been working toward. It's also what Sandusky City Commission wants, Will said Thursday. http://www.sanduskyregister.com/articles/2007/01/19/front/140506.txt
February 9, 200718 yr From the 1/28/07 Sandusky Register: Sailing Club remembers past as future is built next door Sunday January 28 2007, 3:28am BRANDI BARHITE SANDUSKY As the Sandusky Sailing Club celebrates its 75th birthday this year, it’s reminding people of how far it’s come. City officials pushing to relocate city hall and build a waterfront community don’t know it all started with a one-room building built entirely by the members in 1933. http://www.sanduskyregister.com/articles/2007/01/28/local_news/149277.txt
February 9, 200718 yr From the 1/31/07 Sandusky Register: Marina District foes: Vote or nothing By BRANDI BARHITE | Wednesday January 31 2007, 5:34am SANDUSKY Citizens for Responsive Government continues to reject the proposed Marina District project. In letters sent to the media, Sandusky City Commission was urged to either pull the plug on the project, place the issue on the May ballot or allow residents the opportunity to place the issue on the ballot. http://www.sanduskyregister.com/articles/2007/01/31/front/153361.txt
February 9, 200718 yr From the 2/8/07 Sandusky Register: Marina District proponents start 'positive' Web site By BRANDI BARHITE | Thursday February 08 2007, 9:10am SANDUSKY The supporters of the proposed Marina District project are getting organized. Members met Monday and in a news release Wednesday announced the group’s Web site, citizensforsanduskysfuture.com. http://www.sanduskyregister.com/articles/2007/02/08/local_news/doc45cb02f338fd6594931952.txt
February 20, 200718 yr From the 1/3/07 Port Clinton News Herald: Officials back water park plan Council to make final call at Jan. 23 meeting By KRISTINA SMITH Staff writer PORT CLINTON — City officials opted Tuesday to support a plan to build an indoor water park at Water Works Park instead of condominiums. But City Council will not decide whether to approve Puller Group Inc. of Indianapolis’ proposal for the water park, 220-room, eight-story hotel with condominiums at the top and a 161-slip marina, until its Jan. 23 meeting, Council President Linda Hartlaub said. And the debate, which has been heated at times, is far from over. E-mail Kristina Smith at [email protected]. http://www.portclintonnewsherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070103/NEWS01/70103001/1002/rss01
February 20, 200718 yr From the 1/4/07 Port Clinton News Herald: Redfern: put focus on marina State representative threatens to pull support from Water Works Park project By KRISTINA SMITH Staff writer PORT CLINTON -- If City Council does not begin work on its public marina project at Water Works Park soon, it could lose $1.25 million in state funding, a state representative said. Rep. Chris Redfern, D-Catawba Island, is upset Council is focusing on proposed developments -- namely the favored indoor water park -- for the property instead of the marina, its original goal. E-mail Kristina Smith at [email protected]. http://www.portclintonnewsherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070104/NEWS01/701040304/1002/rss01
February 20, 200718 yr Both from the 1/5/07 Port Clinton News Herald: Puller Group ‘scary’ Redfern, Morgan make push for condo, retail plan for Water Works By KRISTINA SMITH Staff writer PORT CLINTON — The developer that wants to build an indoor water park at Water Works Park has not cooperated with city officials and is “scary,” a councilman said Thursday. During a heated meeting at Ida Rupp Public Library, Councilman Jeff Morgan urged residents and officials not to support Puller Group Inc. of Indianapolis’ proposal for the lakefront park. E-mail Kristina Smith at [email protected]. http://www.portclintonnewsherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070105/NEWS01/70105003/1002/rss01
February 20, 200718 yr Both from the 1/6/07 Port Clinton News Herald: Puller says city could not lose land By KRISTINA SMITH Staff writer PORT CLINTON -- The city will not lose Water Works Park if a planned indoor water park and conference center there fails, the developer said Friday. Although Councilman Jeff Morgan said Puller Group Inc. of Indianapolis' proposal indicates the city could forfeit the land to the bank, Company Executive Vice President Ken R. Puller said the water park and buildings are the pieces at risk. http://www.portclintonnewsherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070106/NEWS01/701060302/1002/rss01
February 20, 200718 yr From the 1/10/07 Sandusky Register: Port Clinton council stands by park project By CHAUNCEY ALCORN | Wednesday January 10 2007, 6:21am PORT CLINTON Despite passionate criticism and dissent from several members of the community, Port Clinton's city council refused to suspend the passing of the city's controversial Water Works park development project. Many community members are upset because the water park project proposed by the Puller Co. was chosen over the Stonehenge Co.'s proposed condo development project to be put in the legislation. http://www.sanduskyregister.com/articles/2007/01/10/local_news/129661.txt
February 20, 200718 yr From the 1/18/07 Port Clinton News Herald: Stonehenge gaining support Former ODNR chief engineer warns Council of problems with Puller plan By KRISTINA SMITH Staff writer PORT CLINTON -- A proposal to build condominiums above shops at Water Works Park would create thousands of dollars to revitalize downtown and its waterfront, an engineer said. But if City Council chooses an indoor water park and hotel, the favored option, downtown will look the same after the structure is built as it does today, said Steven Carter, professional engineer for TriCar Ltd. of Hillard and part-time city resident. E-mail Kristina Smith at [email protected]. http://www.portclintonnewsherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070118/NEWS01/701180304/1002/rss01
February 21, 200718 yr From the 1/23/07 Port Clinton News Herald: Council may decide on plan tonight By KRISTINA SMITH Staff writer If City Council chooses condominiums for Water Works Park, it would have to sell pieces of the land to the developer, according to the city Planning Committee. And the committee is not willing to give up the property, said member and Councilwoman Debbie Hymore-Tester. E-mail Kristina Smith at [email protected]. http://www.portclintonnewsherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070123/NEWS01/70123001/1002/rss01
February 21, 200718 yr From the 1/24/07 Port Clinton News Herald: Council accepts Puller plan By KRISTINA SMITH Staff writer After weeks of discussion and debate, City Council chose an indoor water park, hotel and conference center Tuesday instead of condominiums and retail space for Water Works Park. The city could begin negotiating the details of the venture with developer Puller Group Inc. of Indianapolis by early March, Council President Linda Hartlaub said. Council hired Cleveland law firm Squire Sanders and Dempsey for $100,000 to help with the deal. E-mail Kristina Smith at [email protected]. http://www.portclintonnewsherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070124/NEWS01/701240321/1002/rss01
February 21, 200718 yr Both from the 2/1/07 Port Clinton News Herald: Group pushing for ballot issue By KRISTINA SMITH Staff writer PORT CLINTON -- A group of city residents and a former councilman joined Wednesday to stop a planned indoor water park at Water Works Park. The group of 21 decided after meeting Wednesday night at Ida Rupp Public Library to circulate petitions in order to put a referendum, an election issue where residents can reject or uphold a decision their public officials made, on the November ballot. E-mail Kristina Smith at [email protected]. http://www.portclintonnewsherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070201/NEWS01/702010302/1002/rss01
February 21, 200718 yr From the 2/8/07 Port Clinton News Herald: Committee discussing park project possibilities By KRISTINA SMITH Staff writer PORT CLINTON -- An amphitheater, boat launch and outdoor cafe are some of the possibilities city officials could negotiate into the planned indoor water park development at Water Works Park. The city Planning Committee discussed those and other options to improve the park Wednesday during its meeting at Ida Rupp Public Library. http://www.portclintonnewsherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070208/NEWS01/702080303/1002/rss01
February 21, 200718 yr Grasscat, do you know what happened to Z's Tin Goose Saloon? I was in downtown PC last weekend and sad to see it replaced by "Dr. Ricks Lounge." I did a google search and found nothing on Z's closing down. I hope they make the right decision with the whole waterpark vs. condo's issue. Port Clinton is a neat town with a great vibe.
February 21, 200718 yr From the 2/21/07 Sandusky Register: Rieger Lofts delayed again By BRANDI BARHITE | Wednesday February 21 2007, 6:33am SANDUSKY The Rieger Lofts project is going to be delayed a little bit longer. Developer Greg Spatz said before Gov. Bob Taft left office he signed a state historic tax bill allowing for credits up to 100 percent. In order to get this money, the early application deadline is July, according to Spatz, president of U.S. Construction. Originally, renovation on the former Sanduskian hotel, 242 Jackson St., was to start in the next month or two. Now it might be as late as the fall. The construction can’t start beforehand because it would make him ineligible for the funding. The cost of the total project has grown to about $6 million, which includes 41 apartment lofts and 14,000 square feet of commercial space. Once construction starts, the lofts could be finished in six months, Spatz said. More at http://www.sanduskyregister.com/articles/2007/02/21/local_news/doc45dc47b3e4302933294118.txt
February 23, 200718 yr Grasscat, do you know what happened to Z's Tin Goose Saloon? I was in downtown PC last weekend and sad to see it replaced by "Dr. Ricks Lounge." I did a google search and found nothing on Z's closing down. I've never been to Port Clinton and I'm not familiar with any of the local spots. And from what I remember, I don't recall seeing any news about that.
February 24, 200718 yr Community input sought on water trail Toledo Blade, 2/22/07 The planning process for a proposed water trail in East Sandusky Bay is under way. Officials from Erie MetroParks and the city of Sandusky are planning what Ohio may recognize as a navigable waterway, complete with recreational, natural, historical, or educational stops along the way. Plans have the trail hugging the southern coastline of the bay, starting near Pipe Creek and ending in the Steinen Wildlife Area. As part of the development process, metropark and city officials ask interested community members for their input to assist planners. Comments and questions are welcome during three upcoming events at Sandusky's City Hall, 222 Meigs Street.
February 24, 200718 yr Bigger digs for county court Sandusky Register, 2/22/07 County Court Judge Paul Lux will get the expanded building his growing court operation needs -- and it likely will be in a new location. The judge presented plans Wednesday to the Erie County Commissioners for a new building that will provide more than twice as much space as the court's current location on Mason Road just west of U.S. 250. Lux's county court, a municipal court which serves eight communities, has 3,350 square feet. The new building will add 4,300 square feet, for a total of 7,800, said Allen Jackson, facilities manager for Erie County. Lux said he already lacks the space he needs and expects caseloads will only grow. The Ohio General Assembly has enacted a law transforming his part-time court into a full-time operation, beginning Jan. 1 next year.
March 23, 200718 yr From the 1/25/07 Port Clinton News Herald: Prospect of more jobs has some residents excited at the possibilities By MATT SANCTIS Staff writer In a small, quiet corner of the Ideal Bakery in Gibsonburg on Wednesday, a few locals gathered, taking a break to relax and sip coffee. Few local residents were aware that a Colorado company is considering investing $180 million into the construction of an ethanol plant on the northern edge of the village, but nearly everyone agreed that any project to bring in more jobs could only benefit the area. No decision has been made, but Donald Panter, vice president of technology for Boulder, Colo.-based Renewable Agricultural Energy, said Gibsonburg is among two or three front-runners in contention for the plant. No other potential site is in Ohio, he said, although he declined to name other sites the company is also considering. Panter said a decision could be reached within four to six weeks at the earliest. The plant itself would take up about 30 acres on a plot of land along Sandusky County Road 85 west of Ohio 300. MORE: http://www.portclintonnewsherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070125/NEWS01/701250314/1002/rss01
April 5, 200718 yr Monroe School sold at auction Sandusky Register, 3/21/07 The former Monroe Elementary School will become a community center of sorts, if all goes according to plan. The bidding for the property at Tuesday's auction started at $50,000 and ended with the highest bid of $136,000 by Kim Yahn, who bid on behalf of Porter Richards. Richards, president of The Sanctuary and senior pastor at the Sandusky Church of God, said he hopes to turn the site into a community center. Richards said he would like the building to become a place where everyone can go, from young people to senior citizens. He would like to have computer and other educational classes for children to attend and activities for senior citizens, so they have somewhere to go while their families are at work during the day.
April 11, 200718 yr Federal funds to help improve city’s housing stock By JANET NGUYEN | Wednesday April 11 2007, 12:05pm Love this aerial shot of Sandusky, by the way: http://www.sanduskyregister.com/content/articles/2007/04/11/local_news/doc461cb477681ae720501592.jpg Sandusky - Improving the condition of the city’s housing stock tops the priorities listed in its action plan. Other priorities listed in the plan include continuing the revolving loan fund, a program that provides loans to businesses, creating new jobs and continuing progress on the city’s pedestrian path. The plan, funded through a federal program that provides money to help local governments improve conditions in lower income areas, is an update to the five-year consolidated plan the city submitted in 2004. The plan was presented at Monday evening’s city commission meeting. Beginning July 1, the city is slated to receive $829,616 from the grant - about $3,000 more than last year. More at http://www.sanduskyregister.com/articles/2007/04/11/local_news/doc461cb477681ae720501592.txt
April 13, 200718 yr From the 4/12/07 Sandusky Register: * PHOTO: A locally-themed restaurant serving the full Starbucks menu is planned for the former Webers building at 129 W. Market St. in downtown Sandusky. Condos and coffee coming downtown By LAURA COLLINS | Thursday April 12 2007, 11:49am SANDUSKY The former home to Weber's Fine Fashions is being transformed into a restaurant with Starbucks on the menu and condos on the second and third floors. The building's ownership changed in February when Pamela (Baaske) Frisch purchased the property at 129 W. Market St. from Larry Aaron for $235,000. Frisch said she plans to open Yesteryears, a casual restaurant that will celebrate Sandusky with old town pictures and artifacts on the walls. Yesteryears will serve the full Starbucks menu, including its signature flavored hot and cold beverages. A 1973 graduate of Sandusky High School, Frisch hopes the restaurant will be a fun place for Sandusky natives to enjoy. "I want it to be a hometown restaurant. I think it will be cozier and comfier," Frisch said. More at http://www.sanduskyregister.com/articles/2007/04/12/front/241533.txt
April 13, 200718 yr ^Agreed, size doesn't really matter! And not to be too knit-picky..........but the Sandusky MSA (which is just Erie County) has a population of only about 79,000. Nonetheless, its nice to see things be redeveloped!
April 17, 200718 yr What part of the county are you from?-I grew up off of Perkins Ave in Sandusky, but my parents moved to Berlin Heights when I was 16 (my mom got transferred to Cleveland, my dad worked at Union Chain on the western side of Sandusky), and I graduated from Edison in '97. ..... I'm glad to have a fellow Erie County area person on the board! You're not the only one originally from Erie County...nor are you the only one that graduated from Edison in '97.....PM me sometime.... In regards to the project...we'll have to see if some of the political obstacles can be overcome before this becomes a reality. It's nice to have a website, but I'd like to see some real change... -Seth
April 27, 200718 yr From the 4/27/07 Lorain Morning Journal: 182,000-square-foot tower will add 74 patient rooms By RICHARD PAYERCHIN, Sandusky Bureau Chief 04/27/2007 SANDUSKY -- Firelands Regional Medical Center's newest project is towering over Sandusky. The hospital's board of directors held a ''hard hat party'' last night to preview the new five-story patient tower under construction. The project will add 74 new patient rooms and dozens of support areas in the 182,000-square-foot tower. ''We are quite pleased with the progress on the hospital's master facility plan,'' said William Springer, chairman of the board of corporate parent Firelands Regional Health System. ''The size and scope of this project are phenomenal,'' Springer said. The tower's exterior is largely complete, but inside it remains a working construction site loaded with tools, conduit, pipes electrical wires and insulation. More at http://www.morningjournal.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=18269181&BRD=1699&PAG=461&dept_id=46371&rfi=6
May 1, 200718 yr From the 4/30/07 Sandusky Register: No new money for Sandusky schools By LAURA COLLINS [email protected] | Monday April 30 2007, 9:30pm SANDUSKY -- Local school districts looking for funding help from the state are seeing zeros instead of dollar signs. Gov. Ted Strickland’s proposed school funding plan for the next two years includes little or no funding increases for schools in Erie, Huron, Ottawa, Seneca and Sandusky counties. With the exception of Danbury and Kelleys Island schools, most schools in the area will get between a zero and 10-percent increase in funding. Sandusky City Schools Treasurer Troy Bouts expected as much. “I predicted that we would see very little change,” Bouts said. For the current fiscal year, Sandusky City Schools received $15.5 million in state funding. It will receive the same amount for fiscal year 2008 and $16.3 million for 2009 — an increase of 5 percent. MORE: http://www.sanduskyregister.com/articles/2007/04/30/front/doc4634f4690b7d0529027630.txt
May 10, 200718 yr Fitness center, deck part of project for assisted living community on west side Sandusky Register, 5/3/07 The Commons of Providence plans to break ground next week on a $500,000 project that will give its residents a place to gather, socialize and exercise. The assisted living and retirement community has plans to build a clubhouse that will cover more than 4,000 square feet of the property's northwest end. The clubhouse will include a fitness center, a game room, a meeting room with a capacity of more than 100 people, a fireplace, comfortable furniture and a cappuccino and coffee machine. Also slated for construction is a deck overlooking the property's 5.5-acre pond, a pavilion with a gas grill and a paved three-quarter mile walking path. Executive director Steve Terrell hopes residents will gain lifelong learning, socialization and wellness experiences with the new expansion. The clubhouse will cater the nearly 200 residents at the Commons and an additional 130 residents at Providence Care Center located on Hayes Avenue. Family members and non-profits will also be welcome to use the facility.
May 12, 200718 yr From the 2/15/07 Sandusky Register: City seeks word of Keller building By BRANDI BARHITE | Thursday February 15 2007, 5:49am SANDUSKY City commissioners continue to seek reassurance on the stability of the Keller Building. "I guess my concern is an ordinance was passed and it has been six months since anything was done," said Vice Mayor Dannie Edmon. http://www.sanduskyregister.com/articles/2007/02/15/front/174377.txt
May 12, 200718 yr From the 2/25/07 Sandusky Register: PROGRESS: Hinde & Dauch legacy will live on in Paper District By BRANDI BARHITE | Sunday February 25 2007, 1:42am SANDUSKY The Hinde & Dauch Paper Co. will continue to live on through the development of the Paper District, a waterfront community of condos, retail, restaurants and boating. But years ago when downtown Sandusky was a hub of manufacturing, The Hinde & Dauch Paper Co. was a focal point. http://www.sanduskyregister.com/articles/2007/02/25/local_news/doc45e12a7a87e4d170810751.txt
May 12, 200718 yr From the 3/28/07 Sandusky Register: Marina District plans close to completion By MOLLY LINN | Wednesday March 28 2007, 7:21pm SANDUSKY The company that wants to buy the Sadler Sailing Basin has upped its offer from $1.3 million to $1.5 million, but the city's focus for now is to negotiate a new lease with the current tenants. http://www.sanduskyregister.com/articles/2007/03/29/front/226025.txt
May 12, 200718 yr From the 4/3/07 Sandusky Register: Marina vote a conflict for Kaman? By MOLLY LINN | Tuesday April 03 2007, 10:49am SANDUSKY Ex officio Mayor Dan Kaman might not be able to vote on moving ahead with the Marina District project. And his vote -- or lack thereof -- could determine the fate of the proposed residential and commercial project at 222 Meigs St. http://www.sanduskyregister.com/articles/2007/04/03/front/230996.txt
May 12, 200718 yr From the 4/6/07 Sandusky Register: Crandall: My mind's made up on marina vote By MOLLY LINN | Friday April 06 2007, 7:06am SANDUSKY Citizens For Sandusky's Future asked Commissioner Brian Crandall to meet with the group to discuss the Marina District project, which it supports. But Crandall's response surprised, even upset, some members, such as Jeff Smith. Crandall won't meet -- his opinion to take the issue to the ballot is steadfast. http://www.sanduskyregister.com/articles/2007/04/06/front/234768.txt
May 12, 200718 yr All from the 4/10/07 Sandusky Register: * PHOTO: Aerials of Downtown Sandusky. Summer 2006 Register photos/Christy Seyer * PHOTO 2 City gets grant money for transit dockage By LAURA COLLINS | Tuesday April 10 2007, 7:31am SANDUSKY Sandusky learned Monday it will receive a grant toward finally getting some transit docks downtown. The city received a $780,000 grant from the state Controlling Board. The Cooperative Boating http://www.sanduskyregister.com/articles/2007/04/10/local_news/doc461b5b5724e7a289721400.txt * PHOTO: Aerial of Keller Building summer 2006. Register photos/Christy Seyler Keller Building gets a reprieve By BRANDI BARHITE | Tuesday April 10 2007, 7:31am SANDUSKY The grassroots effort to save the Keller Building worked. City Commission voted 6-0 Monday to stabilize the historic building and pursue its future redevelopment. Commissioner Dennis Murray was not at Monday’s meeting. http://www.sanduskyregister.com/articles/2007/04/10/local_news/doc461b59489ba8e801819469.txt Young professionals support Marina District Monday April 09 2007, 1:23pm SANDUSKY The North Coast Young Professionals Board of Directors has endorsed the Marina District project. The recent study done by AngelouEconomics illustrates how the population of the 25-44-year-old age group has decreased by 14.4 percent over the last seven years, according to Jonathan Penwell, chairman of the board of directors. http://www.sanduskyregister.com/articles/2007/04/10/front/239226.txt
May 12, 200718 yr From the 4/21/07 Sandusky Register: Westlake firm signs on to develop Deep Water site By BRANDI BARHITE | Saturday April 21 2007, 7:32am SANDUSKY The final piece of the Paper District project is on paper. But someone other than Mid-States is developing the property. http://www.sanduskyregister.com/articles/2007/04/21/local_news/251722.txt
May 12, 200718 yr From the 4/22/07 Sandusky Register: Chesapeake developer dies By JACOB LAMMERS | Saturday April 21 2007, 7:32am SANDUSKY The Paper District project will continue on schedule even with the death of the developer's president, said business partner and son Charles Davis. Bob Davis, president of Mid-States Development Corp. in Dublin, died Saturday after a four-month battle with cancer. Davis was diagnosed with cancer Jan. 28 and had been ill for some time, Charles Davis said. http://www.sanduskyregister.com/articles/2007/04/22/front/252403.txt
May 12, 200718 yr From the 4/24/07 Sandusky Register: Citizens to vote on Marina District By MOLLY LINN | Tuesday April 24 2007, 3:08pm SANDUSKY The citizens are going to decide after all. Sandusky commissioners unanimously agreed Monday to leave the fate of the city hall redevelopment project up to the people. http://www.sanduskyregister.com/articles/2007/04/24/front/254277.txt
May 12, 200718 yr From the 4/25/07 Sandusky Register: Sandusky finalizes plans with Deep Water developer By BRANDI BARHITE | Wednesday April 25 2007, 3:05pm SANDUSKY The final piece of the Paper District project is on paper, but someone other than Mid-States is developing the property. Stephen Schill, president of Watertower Development Corp., in Westlake, Ohio, had an option to buy the Deep Water Marina property last year. The option was valued at $2.7 million. http://www.sanduskyregister.com/articles/2007/04/25/local_news/259718.txt
May 24, 200718 yr From the 5/24/07 Sandusky Register: PHOTO: The water slide tubes of Rain, Sandusky's newest water park to be, twist and loop in and out of the Quality Inn & Suites on Cleveland as the park nears completion Wednesday afternoon. Quality Inn directors hope to have Rain open sometime in early June. Register photo/LUKE WARK Rain indoor waterpark set to debut in early June By JANET NGUYEN | Thursday May 24 2007, 5:08pm SANDUSKY -- Rain is expected in the next few weeks. At least that's the case inside the Quality Inn & Suites on Cleveland Road, where construction Rain, an indoor waterpark, is nearly complete. "I am optimistic we will be open in the very near future," said Mike Sortino, the director of operations at the Quality Inn. The nearly 10,000-square-foot indoor waterpark will feature two slides and will shower guests with water every half hour. Thunder and lightning effects will also aid the new waterpark's identity. A 50-foot tower will lead guests to the top of the two slides, which curve in and outside of the building. The slides end inside the hotel, at the hotel's indoor pool. More at http://www.sanduskyregister.com/articles/2007/05/24/front/289510.txt
May 31, 200718 yr From the 2/22/07 Sandusky Register: Redfern: Port Clinton won't get grant From staff reports | Wednesday February 21 2007, 12:51pm PORT CLINTON The city of Port Clinton's inaction has cost it a $1.25 million grant for a transient marina, according to state Rep. Chris Redfern, D-Catawba Island. But Mayor Tom Brown said the city is still on track to receive the money. http://www.sanduskyregister.com/articles/2007/02/22/front/182687.txt
May 31, 200718 yr From the 3/2/07 Sandusky Register: Delays cost Port Clinton grant for marina project By CHAUNCEY ALCORN | Friday March 02 2007, 5:29am PORT CLINTON State officials say they are optimistic about Port Clinton’s marina district project even though, as of Thursday, the project is unfunded. Ohio Department of Natural Resources grant director Sean Logan ruled Thursday morning the $1.25 million grant awarded to the city in November 2005 must be rescinded because city officials failed to make sufficient progress on the proposal. http://www.sanduskyregister.com/articles/2007/03/02/front/doc45e801483c005372804618.txt
May 31, 200718 yr From the 3/7/07 Sandusky Register: Mayor: Port Clinton won't seek grant this year By JACOB LAMMERS | Wednesday March 07 2007, 10:57am PORT CLINTON Port Clinton Mayor Tom Brown said the city will not reapply for the $1.25 million Ohio Department of Natural Resources grant for the marina district project, which was rescinded Thursday. http://www.sanduskyregister.com/articles/2007/03/07/front/doc45ee9cf26315d960134741.txt
May 31, 200718 yr From the 3/14/07 Sandusky Register: Port Clinton seeks counsel on proposals By JACOB LAMMERS | Wednesday March 14 2007, 8:01am PORT CLINTON The Port Clinton City Council is seeking professional counsel on two proposals for the marina district project. http://www.sanduskyregister.com/articles/2007/03/14/local_news/209374.txt
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