January 21, 200718 yr Suit filed to take Shoreway property From THE PRESS 1/17/2007 Sheffield Lake By John Edwards Content edited 9-4-09 to comply with terms of use - no link available
January 26, 200718 yr From the 1/17/07 Elyria Chronicle-Telegram: N. Ridgeville to get medical facility Fairview Hospital expects construction to begin in late March Bette Pearce The Chronicle-Telegram NORTH RIDGEVILLE The growing population in and around North Ridgeville has created a need for more medical services, and Fairview Hospital is answering the call. Fairview, a Cleveland Clinic hospital, announced plans Tuesday to build a 20,000-square-foot medical building on a 7-acre site at Interstate-480 and Lorain Road in North Ridgeville. The two-story facility will house offices for physicians, along with on-site imaging and laboratory services. http://www.chroniclet.com/Daily%20Pages/011707local2.html From the 1/18/07 Lorain Morning Journal: Avon OKs growth at Crossing MEGAN KING, Morning Journal Writer 01/18/2007 AVON -- One proposed shopping center got a go-ahead from Avon Planning Commission last night, while questions were raised about the development plans for another. The Planning Commission approved the general development plan for stores and restaurants for the proposed Avon Crossing shopping center at SR 83 and Chester Road. The anchor store will be Lowe's. http://www.morningjournal.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=17725063&BRD=1699&PAG=461&dept_id=46371&rfi=6 From the 12/28/06 Sun: Lorain Morning Journal: Officials hope to expand Avon High (12/21/06) High school expands Thursday, December 28, 2006 By Mary Davies The Sun AVON Once winter weather breaks in spring, so will grounds at the high school. Plans are to build about 67,000 square feet of classroom space, expand the music education area by 9,000 square feet and construct approximately 7,000 square feet of wrestling practice and weight-training facilities. "We are almost doubling the size of the high school," said Superintendent Jim Reitenbach. http://www.cleveland.com/sun/sun/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1167328311270320.xml&coll=3
January 26, 200718 yr From the 1/25/07 Sun: Lorain Morning Journal: Avon Lake to be new home for Danco Metal (12/5/06) Avon Lake lands Danco Metal Thursday, January 25, 2007 By Kim Guffey The Sun AVON LAKE A longtime Westlake company will pull up roots and move to Avon Lake later this year. Crews are moving dirt at a Moore Road lot near Pin Oak Parkway in preparation for construction of a new hub for Danco Metal Products. The custom sheet metal fabricating company has been in Westlake since 1946. http://www.cleveland.com/sun/sun/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1169747551227960.xml&coll=3 From the 1/21/07 Elyria Chornicle-Telegram: EPA fines, penalizes Avon developer Shawn Foucher The Chronicle-Telegram AVON The developer of a 44-acre residential subdivision in Avon has agreed to pay $87,000 in fines and submit to various mitigation and cleanup as a result of numerous citations, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency reported. Avon Land Group Ltd., developer of Vineyard Estates in Avon, was cited for numerous violations, including illegally filling 1.7 acres of wetlands and impacting more than 1,300 feet of stream, the EPA said in a statement. http://www.chroniclet.com/Daily%20Pages/012107local4.html From the 1/18/07 Sun: Value fuels LCCC growth Thursday, January 18, 2007 By Kim Guffey The Sun As the cost of earning a college degree inflates across Ohio, officials at a local college say they're committed to keeping learning affordable and students are responding. The enrollment at Lorain County Community College in Elyria has more than doubled since 2000. About 10,700 students currently flood classrooms and online courses, compared to about 5,000 students five years ago. http://www.cleveland.com/sun/sun/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1169142995183210.xml&coll=3
January 26, 200718 yr "Obviously we're disappointed to see them leave. They need to expand and unfortunately they were offered some incentives that under state law we're not able to match," Clough said. And that's why urban sprawl is state-sponsored theft. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
January 28, 200718 yr From the 1/25/07 Sun: From trailers to offices Hospital to build at site of former mobile home park Thursday, January 25, 2007 By Kim Guffey The Sun NORTH RIDGEVILLE The former site of a dilapidated trailer park will soon hold a myriad of medical offices. Fairview Hospital announced plans to build a 20,000-square-foot, two-story building on Lorain Road near Interstate 480. The hospital is affiliated with Cleveland Clinic, and a variety of services are planned for the new facility, including family practices, internal medicine and obstetricians, as well as on-site imaging and laboratory services. Until last fall, a portion of the property housed 16 trailers as Gibson's Mobile Home Park. Residents found out in March that former owner Bill Gardner sold the property and they had four to six months to get out. Gardner sold the three-acre property to North Hero Land Co. owned by Gardner's daughter, Megan for $300,000, according to county auditor records. Developers of the new project are Sean Brady and Bob Campana or Brady-Cam, which previously worked with Fairview Hospital to develop a primary care site at Avon Pointe in Avon. http://www.cleveland.com/sun/sun/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1169747007227960.xml&coll=3
January 29, 200718 yr something innovative! LCCC's Entrepreneurship Innovation Center opening in April By:MEGAN KING, Morning Journal Writer 01/28/2007 The college is currently building the 45,000-square-foot, $8 million center to house its Entrepreneurship Innovation Institute. Although some offices have already relocated there, the building is set to formally open in April, according to Marcia Ballinger, LCCC's vice president for strategic and institutional development. The building will also be home to the offices of the Great Lakes Innovation and Development Enterprise, a partnership between LCCC, the Lorain County Commissioners, and the Lorain County Chamber of Commerce.
March 5, 200718 yr oy vey....when will it end? when the last farm is a walmart and a subdivision? where are these people coming from? there is no influx of people to ne ohio. its just more poaching from the inner burbs, the city and the outlying areas. i see where the local leadership is....all starry-eyed and short-term profiteering, but where is the governor's leadership and the state gov on all this? anyone know? The region's newest bedroom community Sunday, March 04, 2007 John CanigliaPlain Dealer Reporter North Ridgeville -- For years, farm tractors rumbled down the roads here, symbols of the small community's rural economy. Today, cement trucks and backhoes drive the streets and a construction economy is booming as they help build Greater Cleveland's newest bedroom community. Over just six years, North Ridgeville has become one of Northeast Ohio's fastest growing cities. More than 2,700 new homes have been built -- more than in Cleveland or Akron. New residents say they are drawn to low taxes, fresh roads and utilities and the city's prime location near highways and western Cuyahoga County's upscale retail. The city, however, faces a tipping point, needing larger schools, more safety forces and a grip on growth that shows no sign of slowing down. Some question if it has happened too fast, whether the rural atmosphere is gone for good. To reach this Plain Dealer reporter: [email protected], 800-683-7348
March 5, 200718 yr Well, on the good side these people aren't leaving the region and may actually even be coming to it from other places. On the bad side...... everything else. :shoot:
March 5, 200718 yr The interesting thing about the article in print, was that in a box next to the article it showed something like the top 6 communities in Greater Cleveland for the number of new housing construction. The list was something like North Ridgeville, Avon, Cleveland, Avon Lake, and Akron. Its a shame that those suburbs are on the list, but pretty interesting to see Cleveland and Akron on the list. It also surprises me that Avon Lake is on the list, because it seems like growth has slowed down a lot compared to what it was 10 years ago, although the Legacy Pointe development (still in progress) will be the largest single development in Avon Lake when completed.
March 5, 200718 yr Vulp - I can think of several subdivisions under active construction in Avon Lake - they just are on the fringes of the city now instead of all along Walker Rd which exploded with growth 10 yrs ago. Krebs Rd has gone from farms to subdivisions in the last 5 years, with Hunt Club and Bridgeside; they're still building in Westwinds (and Legacy Pointe is going to be bigger than Westwinds?); there's those cheap townhouses on Walker by the power lines (Powdermaker Creek), all the townhouses by the tracks on 83 (Wildberry), Waterside Crossings between Walker and Webber (conveniently next to that chemical plant at PolyOne), some smaller Gamellia subdivisions (Piccolo Place, Ventanas) and the Aqua Marine re-development is also starting to sell. Seems like a lot more condos/townhouses under construction now, whereas 10 years ago it was almost all single-family homes. As an aside, I have a friend that lives in the Wildberry development - I love the directions to her townhouse, which go something like "turn right on Ryeberry, right on Wildberry, then right on Ashberry, left on Lindsberry" What the hell's a Ryeberry or a Lindsberry? I guess nobody wants to live on Strawberry Lane or Blueberry Drive? You're already living in a subdivision named for a Seagram's wine cooler!
March 5, 200718 yr The interesting thing about the article in print, was that in a box next to the article it showed something like the top 6 communities in Greater Cleveland for the number of new housing construction. The list was something like North Ridgeville, Avon, Cleveland, Avon Lake, and Akron. Its a shame that those suburbs are on the list, but pretty interesting to see Cleveland and Akron on the list. It also surprises me that Avon Lake is on the list, because it seems like growth has slowed down a lot compared to what it was 10 years ago, although the Legacy Pointe development (still in progress) will be the largest single development in Avon Lake when completed. I don't remember what years, but Cleveland was number one in new construction in the region for a few years since 2000. In some hidden pockets of the city you can find many homes not yet 10 years old.
March 5, 200718 yr buckeye - I'm familiar with all those developments you mentioned. I've lived in Avon Lake since I was born in 85, so I've witnessed everything. There isn't a subdivision and builder I haven't heard of. Even though Avon Lake continues to build, I was really under the impression that other communities like those in Medina County had surpassed Avon Lake in construction. It just surprised me to still see Avon Lake so high up there. Legacy Pointe will span from Lear Road to Rt. 83, and is supposed to have more homes than the West Winds.
March 5, 200718 yr buckeye - I'm familiar with all those developments you mentioned. I've lived in Avon Lake since I was born in 85.... You were born in 1985? Oh God I feel old. :| :sleep: :|
March 5, 200718 yr aquamarine has been redeveloped? really? redoing that rat-pack/jet age/flamingo kid era joint is actually a good thing. wasnt it all closed up for years? is there a link so i can see it? thx.
March 6, 200718 yr mrnyc - Here's the link: http://www.kopf.net/AM.aspx The old hotel complex has been torn down, but the bowling alley remains on site for some reason. The hotel had fallen into serious disrepair and mulitple code violations since the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi bought it. Redevelopment was controversial in Avon Lake because tax abatement was offered, even though the schools were asking for new levy money. But you know in Avon Lake, what Bucky Kopf wants, Bucky Kopf gets. I believe they salvaged an old stained glass window of a mermaid and donated it to Avon Lake's library. There is a new entrance off Lake Road west of Miller. They have either kept the golf course or are rebuilding it, along with recreation facilities. Pictures of the clubhouse look like it will appeal to the geriatric community - there's a library, a ballroom, a "card room", and no pictures of the pool or fitness center.
March 6, 200718 yr north ridgville is so depressing. I have never been, but truthfully it sounds aweful-all those outdated Ryan homes on poorly drained land. I hope I can remain anonymous here, but many of the people I know of that moved to "ridgeville" are no prize anyway (no asset to Cleveland, as they trashed it) . It will be a dumpy burb in no time at all. No diversity at all, just minimally educated whites hoping to buy the biggest hunk of crappy house for their money and trying to pretend they are in westlake (which by the way is no compliment)
March 6, 200718 yr I have a very good friend that moved into one of these ex-farmland developments in North Ridgeville. It pains me to drive to his house. It reminds me of Agrestic from the show Weeds.. -- "Little boxes on the hillside... Theres a green one & a pink one And a blue one & a yellow one And they are all made out of ticky tacky And they all look just the same. " Except there's no hillside. Or trees.
March 6, 200718 yr If anyone wants to see the old woodwork and fixtures from inside Aqua Marine, much of it has been reused here by Gillespie's Map Room right here in Downtown Cleveland. Not that anyone but us former AL'ers who may have a fond memory or two of the place would be interested. It was a really nice arts and craft style resort in its day though.
March 6, 200718 yr What's kinda interesting from the article is that new growth has shifted away from Medina County/SW Cuyahoga Co. and back into Lorain. The two fastest growing burbs in the metro are Avon Lake and N. Ridgeville, according to the report. For the longest time it had to have been either Strongsville, Brunswick or Medina.
March 6, 200718 yr ^ I was surprised Medina and Strongsville weren't mentioned, because it does seem they are regularly cited now in talking about sprawl in Greater Cleveland. But, I think the situation is that Strongsville and Medina, and now North Ridgeville are the "new" sprawl suburbs. Avon Lake and Avon have been booming in new construction since the early 90s, but I think they have always been close to the top and are surpisingly still at the top. (I suggest merging this thread with the Lorain County Growth Thread)
April 19, 200718 yr From the 2/7/07 Lorain Morning Journal: Elyria Chronicle-Telegram: Avons SR83 extension opens today (2/6/07) Lorain Morning Journal: Goodbye, traffic headache (2/1/07) Extension of SR 83 opens to motorists MEGAN KING, Morning Journal Writer 02/07/2007 AVON -- City officials hope the separation of SR 83 and Chester Road by a new SR 83 road extension project will help alleviate traffic congestion in the area. The extension and new traffic light opened to traffic this morning after a ribbon cutting ceremony. Mayor Jim Smith said the opening of the extension had an immediate impact on the traffic around Avon City Hall and the Marathon gas station directly across the street. http://www.morningjournal.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=17819002&BRD=1699&PAG=461&dept_id=46371&rfi=6 From the 2/6/07 Lorain Morning Journal: Chemtron to build facility in Avon Lake Morning Journal Staff 02/06/2007 AVON LAKE -- Chemtron, an Avon-based environmental services company, plans to build a new facility on its Pin Oak Parkway property in Avon Lake, according to Mike Stanek, chairman of City Council's Finance Committee. The company plans to construct a 56,000-square-foot facility on Pin Oak Parkway near its current building. The facility will bring in 15 jobs and relocate 80 jobs from the company's Avon building. http://www.morningjournal.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=17814086&BRD=1699&PAG=461&dept_id=46371&rfi=6 From the 2/11/07 Elyria Chronicle-Telegram: Elyria Chronicle-Telegram: FAMILIES | Old, new residents reflect on changes, future (2/11/07) Housing Boom bulldozed Ridgeville Explosive growth straining citys resources Jason Miller and Ryan Dawson The Chronicle-Telegram Orange markings commonly found these days on the trunks of trees in North Ridgeville have become symbols of a new chapter for the city. With 18 new housing developments under way, and another three approved, more roads, houses and people are on the way. Contact Stephen Szucs at 329-7129 or [email protected]. http://www.chroniclet.com/2007_Archive/02-11-07/Daily%20Pages/021107head15.html
April 20, 200718 yr From The Sun, 2/15/07: More stores on the way Retailers eying 50 acres Thursday, February 15, 2007 By Kim Guffey The Sun AVON A trio of planned commercial developments seek to transform more than 50 acres into retail and restaurant establishments. Lowe's is the only business that has filed paperwork to secure its place in the upcoming Avon Crossings development, set for 40 acres on Route 83 just north of Chester Road, planning coordinator Jim Piazza said. The home improvement company plans to open a 140,000-square-foot store with an additional garden center, he said. Other businesses, which may include restaurants and other retailers, have not filed any paperwork with the city, he said. The project is being developed by Jacobs Group and is expected to begin construction by spring 2008. http://www.cleveland.com/sun/sun/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1171561612246390.xml&coll=3 From the 3/15/07 Sun: Value Place hotel chain has plans for Avon site Thursday, March 15, 2007 By Brian Lisik The Sun AVON Joining a growing number of businesses moving to the city, the Wichita, Kansas-based Value Place hotel chain will be constructing two new hotels in northeast Ohio, including one on Moore Road, north of Interstate 90. Planning Department approval was granted Feb. 28 and Jennifer Kramp, brand communications manager for Value Place, said the company will be closing on the property this month. http://www.cleveland.com/sun/sun/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1173980804228750.xml&coll=3 From Crain's Cleveland Business, 2/19/07: Moving company plans Sheffield Village move By STAN BULLARD 6:00 am, February 19, 2007 Carney-McNicholas Inc. in Youngstown plans to move its Berea operation to a 40,000-square-foot warehouse at 2931 Abbe Road, Sheffield Village, at months end.
April 20, 200718 yr From the 3/29/07 Lorain Morning Journal: Cities look to lure industry KATE GIAMMARISE, Morning Journal Writer 03/29/2007 LORAIN -- Lorain officials are proposing an agreement with Sheffield Village to develop land for industry in the village and split the income tax from potential development. The agreement would create a joint economic development zone -- a pact permitted under state law for two municipalities to develop vacant land. http://www.morningjournal.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=18141555&BRD=1699&PAG=461&dept_id=46371&rfi=6 From the 3/29/07 Sun: Lorain Morning Journal: North Ridgeville clinic plans falter (3/14/07) Clinic deal is dead Plans are called off for a medical facility near I-480 Thursday, March 29, 2007 By Kim Guffey The Sun NORTH RIDGEVILLE The Cleveland Clinic backed out of plans that called for a Fairview Hospital facility on the former site of a trailer park on Lorain Road. "We made a decision not to duplicate services in that area," confirmed Heather Phillips, Cleveland Clinic media relations manager. Instead, the medical company will expand plans for a similar building, called Chestnut Commons, in Elyria. http://www.cleveland.com/sun/sun/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1175188423129820.xml&coll=3 From the 3/28/07 Elyria Chronicle-Telegram: Residents unmoved by Rt. 58/Pyle connection Lisa Roberson | The Chronicle-Telegram AMHERST TWP. Plans for building an expensive new roadway local officials say will spur development are in the works despite residents concerns that its being pushed before any hint of development begins. The thoroughfare, which is in the early stages of planning, will link state Route 58 and Pyle-South Amherst Road with a four-lane boulevard, complete with a landscaped median, tree lawn, and meandering sidewalks. http://www.chroniclet.com/2007/03/28/residents-unmoved-by-rt-58pyle-connection/
April 21, 200718 yr From the 4/5/07 Sun: Cleveland Plain Dealer: Avon seeks tax increase for recreation complex (3/28/07) Lorain Morning Journal: Recreation center could open up by '09, mayor says (3/22/07) The Sun: Plans for rec center are back on table (3/1/07) Elyria Chronicle-Telegram: Avon mayor advocates city rec center near I-90 (2/21/07) Lorain Morning Journal: Mayor announces plans to build new recreation center (2/20/07) Voters to decide Paying to play; baseball complex, rec center at stake Thursday, April 05, 2007 By Kim Guffey The Sun AVON Taxpayers will have to pay before play can begin at a proposed baseball complex and recreation center. Voters will take a crack at a 0.25 percent income tax increase in November, Mayor Jim Smith said. The tax will include a 100 percent credit for resident who work outside the city, meaning only people who work in Avon will pay, Smith explained. The tax would generate about $1.1 million a year and bring the city's total income tax to 1.75 percent. http://www.cleveland.com/sun/sun/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1175791234217120.xml&coll=3 From the 4/4/07 Elyria Chronicle-Telegram: Plan calls for freeing inmates Officials seek to reduce population by releasing low-level offenders Brad Dicken | The Chronicle-Telegram ELYRIA In an effort to ease overcrowding, county jail officials plan to ask the countys judges for a get-out-of-jail-early card for some of the inmates. Capt. James Drozdowski said he will ask judges to start lowering or even eliminating bonds for low-level felons awaiting trial and releasing misdemeanor offenders serving time. It isnt an ideal solution, he said, but with the jails population chronically in excess of its 422-inmate maximum, there may be no other choice particularly in light of fears that a county sales tax hike might be rejected by voters if it makes it onto the November ballot. Contact Brad Dicken at 329-7147 http://www.chroniclet.com/2007/04/04/plan-calls-for-freeing-inmates/ From the 4/3/07 Elyria Chronicle-Telegram: Softball World wants to move to Ridgeville Stephen Szucs | The Chronicle-Telegram NORTH RIDGEVILLE North Ridgeville could soon become the capital of Softball World. The Brook Park-based softball complex, featuring a sports bar and five ball diamonds, is looking to move and expand its operation into North Ridgeville by spring 2008. Contact Stephen Szucs at 329-7129 or [email protected]. http://www.chroniclet.com/2007/04/03/softball-world-wants-to-move-to-ridgeville/
April 22, 200718 yr From the 4/6/07 Lorain Morning Journal: Officials defend tax abatements for wealthy homeowners KATE GIAMMARISE, Morning Journal Writer 04/06/2007 LORAIN -- More than 250 Lorain residents have taken advantage of the city-offered 15-year tax abatement -- and almost all live on the city's west side in newly developed areas such as Oak Point Road and Martin's Run, where homes can cost upwards of $250,000. But some question why home buyers need an incentive to move to the city's newest and most attractive areas. City officials say the program is needed and draws in new residents. http://www.morningjournal.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=18176875&BRD=1699&PAG=461&dept_id=46371&rfi=6 From the 4/16/07 Elyria Chronicle-Telegram: Rural area hones in on new zoning Lisa Roberson | The Chronicle-Telegram NEW RUSSIA TWP. Nestled neatly between South Amherst and Oberlin sits a township of less than 2,000 residents where two words are causing quite a stir: zoning code. For 30 years, New Russia Township operated under a zoning code designed years before anyone thought urbanization or urban sprawl would touch the area of roughly 20 square miles. However, the horizon looks a bit different and development is on the minds of many. This is mostly a farming community, but over the years more homes are being built and more families are coming. The landscape of the community is changing a lot, said Trustee Frank J. Pakish. Contact Lisa Roberson at (440) 329-7121 or at [email protected]. http://www.chroniclet.com/2007/04/16/rural-area-hones-in-on-new-zoning/ From the 4/13/07 Elyria Chronicle-Telegram: Wal-Mart unveils mall-area store plans Joe Medici | The Chronicle-Telegram ELYRIA The site has been chosen, the plans have been approved and in a few months Elyria residents will get to see the second Wal-Mart Supercenter built in their city in a year. The new center, which is tentatively slated to open spring 2008, will replace the companys older facility at the Midway Crossings Plaza a few blocks away. The 187,000-square-foot store joins the 205,000-square-foot Supercenter the company is building at Chestnut Commons on Elyrias south side, but while the size of the two stores is similar, they will have very different exteriors. Contact Joe Medici at 329-7152 or [email protected]. http://www.chroniclet.com/2007/04/13/wal-mart-unveils-mall-area-store-plans/
April 23, 200718 yr From the 4/17/07 Elyria Chronicle-Telegram: Wal-Mart of a different stripe Bette Pearce | The Chronicle-Telegram ELYRIA There was a time when every Wal-Mart store in the nation was identical a sprawling gray cinderblock box with a big red stripe around its girth. The look was the same, the merchandise was the same. Wal-Marts clothes used to look like, well, Wal-Mart used to look, Bob Butler, general manager of the new Wal-Mart Supercenter at Chestnut Commons, said, laughing. Not any more. Now, the giant discount retailers clothing lines look like Wal-Marts newest stores bright, trendy and downright fashionable. Contact Bette Pearce at 329-7148 or [email protected]. Fast facts about Wal-Mart *Wal-Mart Supercenter in Avon opens in September 2003. *Wal-Mart Supercenter in Oberlin opens in October 2006. Other retailers, including Family Dollar, announce plans to open stores near the new Wal-Mart on Route 20. * Chestnut Commons Supercenter in Elyria to open Wednesday. The store is one of the companys largest at 207,000 square feet. * Construction to begin in June for an 187,000-square-foot Wal-Mart discount store on Griswold Road to replace the aging Wal-Mart on Midway Boulevard. * Wal-Mart reports that as of March, the company had 99 supercenters, 38 discount centers, 30 Sams Clubs and five distribution centers in Ohio. Source: Walmart.com http://www.chroniclet.com/2007/04/17/wal-mart-of-a-different-stripe/ From the 4/18/07 Lorain Morning Journal: Avon could get new school MEGAN KING, Morning Journal Writer 04/18/2007 AVON -- Sixteen acres between Long and Stoney Ridge roads could one day be the site of a new elementary school for the west side of Avon. Developer Jim Gamellia is scheduled to make an informal presentation of plans to build a 40 home subdivision on about 25 acres in that area, according to paperwork submitted to the city Planning Commission. Talk around City Hall is the school district is considering nearby land for a future elementary school. Superintendent Jim Reitenbach confirmed yesterday the school district is looking at property in that area, but nothing has been finalized and the district is not sure when it might need to add an additional school building. http://www.morningjournal.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=18225219&BRD=1699&PAG=461&dept_id=46371&rfi=6
April 24, 200718 yr From the 4/24/07 Lorain Morning Journal: Land deal to split tax gets tabled by council KATE GIAMMARISE, Morning Journal Writer 04/24/2007 LORAIN -- Skeptical council members voted last night to table a proposed agreement between the city of Lorain and Sheffield Village to develop land in the village and split the income tax from potential new businesses. Council members said they didn't see the benefit to the city, at this time. Mayor Craig Foltin, who had touted the agreement as a way to attract businesses to the area, said the idea can be revisited if companies are interested in locating in the area. http://www.morningjournal.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=18251352&BRD=1699&PAG=461&dept_id=46371&rfi=6
April 28, 200718 yr Fundraising for lighthouse to begin ALEX M. PARKER, Morning Journal Writer 04/28/2007 LORAIN -- More than a year after outlining its goal of raising $3 million for capital improvements to the Lorain Lighthouse, the Port of Lorain Foundation will soon be kicking off its campaign. Steve Luca said the foundation will soon be announcing specific plans for the lighthouse. ''This is a long-range plan that started 20 years ago, and we're now at the point where we need money to accomplish everything that we can't accomplish with volunteers,'' said Luca, chairman of the foundation. ''We don't have the money to do a lot of things that are really costly, like a dock system that's going to cost upwards of a million dollars.''
May 3, 200718 yr From the 5/3/07 PD: Lorain County Jail headed for tragedy, study warns Thursday, May 03, 2007 Mark Puente Plain Dealer Reporter Lorain - Lorain County Jail officials need to either move inmates to other counties, institute an emergency-release program or erect temporary housing before tragedy strikes inside the facility, a national jail consultant said. The inmates in the jail are "harder than most" jail populations, according to a study done by Voorhis Associates Inc., a Colorado-based consultant. Jail officials released the 56-page study Wednesday. The jail houses more serious offenders than similar-size facilities, and the jail was under capacity for just 11 days in 2006. http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/lorain/1178181128224960.xml&coll=2
May 4, 200718 yr From the 5/3/07 Sun: Sharing up to a point Service questions stall regionalization Thursday, May 03, 2007 By Kim Guffey When a Sheffield Lake home is in flames, firefighters from Avon, Avon Lake and Sheffield Village are first responders to the scene, alongside the hometown crew. This teamwork approach to fire safety is nothing new for Lorain County, but sharing additional emergency services may be going a little too far, fire officials said. Departments in Avon, Avon Lake, Sheffield Lake and North Ridgeville each have agreements that call for mutual aid with neighboring cities. Some of the agreements, such as in Sheffield Lake, require for the city to send crews at the first emergency call, while others respond only when requested by the home department. http://www.cleveland.com/sun/sun/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1178210638247860.xml&coll=3
May 10, 200718 yr From the 5/10/07 Lorain Morning Journal: Trailers ruled out as feasible solution to jailhouse crowding MATT SUMAN, Morning Journal Writer 05/10/2007 ELYRIA -- One of three short-term options to alleviate overcrowding at the county jail appears to be unlikely, Lorain County Sheriff's Capt. Jim Drozdowski said. A study released last week done by Colorado-based Voorhis Associates Inc. suggested three short-term solutions: sending inmates to other counties, an early release program or a temporary housing for low-level offenders such as trailers are the short-term options, according to the study. http://www.morningjournal.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=18322354&BRD=1699&PAG=461&dept_id=46371&rfi=6
May 19, 200718 yr From the 5/18/07 Elyria Chronicle-Telegram: Ridgeville hires firm to attract business Melissa Linebrink | The Chronicle-Telegram NORTH RIDGEVILLE The city has hired a Cleveland-based company to sell the city to businesses as a place where they should set up shop. Public Sector Solutions, which is associated with Colliers Ostendorf-Morris, was hired to ramp up the citys economic development efforts. Plus, it was cheaper, Mayor Dave Gillock said. If we would have hired a person, wed have had to pay a salary and benefits, but the annual contract with Ostendorf-Morris is $54,000 per year, Gillock said. Contact Melissa Linebrink at 329-7155 or [email protected]. http://www.chroniclet.com/2007/05/18/ridgeville-hires-firm-to-attract-business/
May 23, 200718 yr From the 5/22/07 PD: Lorain sheriff halts township program Crowded jail forces deputies to be reassigned Tuesday, May 22, 2007 Mark Puente Plain Dealer Reporter Elyria - A crowded jail has led the sheriff to suspend a program that provides dedicated protection to about 67,000 residents in rural Lorain County. Sheriff Phil Stammitti told township trustees last week that four deputies in the 11-year-old Community Oriented Policing program have been reassigned to road patrol. Deputies in the COP program patrol townships and work from substations around the county. They investigate burglaries, serve sex-offender notifications and attend township meetings to hear concerns from officials and residents. To reach this Plain Dealer reporter: [email protected], 440-324-3773 http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/lorain/1179822662246080.xml&coll=2
June 3, 200718 yr From the 5/31/07 Sun: Wide world of sports in the works Thursday, May 31, 2007 By Kim Guffey The Sun NORTH RIDGEVILLE A plan to bring Softball World to town has rounded second base and is being waved in by city officials. The softball mecca hopes to move and expand operations from its Brook Park home to Cook Road, Mayor David Gillock said. The $4 million project will include 10 softball fields, three volleyball courts and the potential to expand into the world of basketball. With the lease nearly up on 25 acres on West 130 Street, owners of the sports complex were scouting a new location with room to grow when they discovered 67 acres of city-owned property in North Ridgeville. The site, which the city purchased for $25,000 in 2005, is intended for recreational use and has convenient access to Interstate 480 and Route 10. http://www.cleveland.com/sun/sun/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1180629894144280.xml&coll=3
June 8, 200718 yr From the 6/8/07 Elyria Chronicle-Telegram: Y wants help to replace closed facilities Adam Wright | The Chronicle-Telegram ELYRIA More than a year after YMCAs in Lorain and Elyria locked their doors without notice, the YMCA of Greater Cleveland is asking county residents to help it raise money to build two new facilities. Glenn Haley, president of the YMCA of Greater Cleveland, told the county commissioners Thursday that the organization has a three-year plan to raise $14.2 million to construct new facilities in Avon and Amherst and to renovate a YWCA in Elyria. Contact Adam Wright at 329-7151 and [email protected]. http://www.chroniclet.com/2007/06/08/y-wants-help-to-replace-closed-facilities/
June 15, 200718 yr From the 6/14/07 Sun: Big plans have price Tax, YMCA agreement could bring rec center here Thursday, June 14, 2007 By Bryan Story The Sun AVON The dream of a state-of-the-art recreation facility here depends on a November vote and a partnership with YMCA of Greater Cleveland. A massive project, which includes a minor-league ballpark, YMCA recreation center, outdoor swimming pool, baseball and soccer fields and even an ice rink and indoor soccer facility, hopes to be kicked off with the passage of a new tax this November. The 0.25 percent income tax would affect employees who work in Avon, but would not cost residents who work elsewhere. http://www.cleveland.com/sun/sun/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1181839439239670.xml&coll=3
June 20, 200717 yr From the 6/19/07 Lorain Morning Journal: Prisoners could see temporary housing MATT SUMAN, Morning Journal Writer 06/19/2007 ELYRIA -- Lorain County Jail officials could soon present temporary housing plan to the county commissioners as another option to relieve jail overcrowding. A study by Colorado-based Voorhis Associates Inc. had suggested three short-term solutions for overcrowding: sending inmates to other counties, an early release program or a temporary housing for low-level offenders such as trailers. Ted Kalo, Lorain County commissioner, said it's not financially feasible to pay to house inmates at a jail in Morrow County. M-Space, a Medina company, is working on costs and plans to provide temporary housing for 75 to 100 inmates, said Lorain County Sheriff's Lt. Jack Hammond. Kalo said he would rather see temporary housing than reducing the population through early release of low-risk inmates. ''I don't want to do the early release at all,'' he said. http://www.morningjournal.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=18491665&BRD=1699&PAG=461&dept_id=46371&rfi=6
June 21, 200717 yr From the 6/20/07 Lorain Morning Journal: J.C. Penney coming to Avon MEGAN KING, Morning Journal Writer 06/20/2007 AVON -- A J.C. Penney store is expected to be located at the proposed Avon Crossing shopping center, according to drawings submitted to the city. Plans submitted to the city Monday show a 104,175 square-foot J.C. Penney store next to the proposed Lowe's at SR 83 and Chester Road. The project was requested to be on the Avon Planning Commission agenda for its July meeting. http://www.morningjournal.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=18496487&BRD=1699&PAG=461&dept_id=46371&rfi=6
June 27, 200717 yr From the 6/26/07 Elyria Chronicle-Telegram: Residents: Development should be put on the ballot Cindy Leise | The Chronicle-Telegram NORTH RIDGEVILLE A group of residents opposed to rezoning for a commercial development at the southeast corner of Lorain and Bagley roads wants a citywide vote. The residents submitted 1,142 signatures on referendum petitions last Wednesday, according to attorney Gerald Phillips. The residents need 929 valid signatures, or 10 percent of the voters who voted in the last general election, Phillips said. Mayor David Gillock said theres a question whether the petitions were submitted on time because his office received them Thursday by certified mail, and the deadline for a referendum was Wednesday. A nursing home is planned for the 13-acre site by Bagley Lorain Properties, a Bob Schmidt development, Gillock said. Contact Cindy Leise at 329-7245 or [email protected]. http://www.chroniclet.com/2007/06/26/residents-development-should-be-put-on-the-ballot/
June 30, 200717 yr From the 6/29/07 Elyria Chronicle-Telegram: Its still packed, but jail gets states OK Brad Dicken | The Chronicle-Telegram ELYRIA The county jail passed its annual state inspection Thursday, despite the fact that the facility continues to be overcrowded. The overcrowding was the only problem raised by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction inspector who toured the jail Thursday, Sgt. Bob Tomusko said. The jail is supposed to house a maximum of 422 inmates under state guidelines and on Thursday had 453 prisoners, well below what jail officials had expected to contend with this summer. Last August, the jail set a record of 554 inmates. Contact Brad Dicken at 329-7147 or [email protected]. http://www.chroniclet.com/2007/06/29/its-still-packed-but-jail-gets-states-ok/ From the 6/29/07 Lorain Morning Journal: Trustees approve building purchase for LCCC growth MEGAN KING, Morning Journal Writer 06/29/2007 ELYRIA -- Lorain County Community College's Board of Trustees plans to purchase the Center for Excellence in Education building on Burns Road to provide for its future growth and expansion. The 16,115 square-foot building, next to the college campus, will be used as flexible space for the college and will be home to the P-16 Council, a council of educational institutions, community organizations, and local businesses which focuses on education. The board approved the purchase for $1.7 million. In addition to the approval by LCCC's trustees, the center's board is expected to vote on the sale next month, Vice President for Strategic and Institutional Development Marcia Ballinger said yesterday. http://www.morningjournal.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=18532751&BRD=1699&PAG=461&dept_id=46371&rfi=6
July 2, 200717 yr From the 7/1/07 Elyria Chronicle-Telegram: Changing times Couple says developing the land could make $400k a year for schools Rania Shakkour | The Chronicle-Telegram George and Marge Small never thought the day would come when their 57 acres of land in Amherst would be anything except farmland. Times have changed, however, and the Smalls realize the area around their home on North Lake Street adjacent to state Route 2 has changed drastically. Contact Rania Shakkour at 329-7127 or [email protected]. http://www.chroniclet.com/2007/07/01/changing-times/
July 16, 200717 yr From the 7/14/07 Elyria Chronicle-Telegram: Developer eyes farm in Oberlin Proposal includes 400 housing units; woods would remain undeveloped Cindy Leise | The Chronicle-Telegram OBERLIN A Sandusky developer wants to build 400 housing units on the 126-acre Gott farm north of Wal-Mart and is willing to preserve 33 acres of woods as part of the deal. The total investment could be $60 million to $70 million, said Paul Bouman, one of the partners in the planned Southwoods Park development. The development west of state Route 58 would be directly south of the existing Reserve subdivision. Another farm separates the property from the Wal-Mart land 600 to 700 feet to the south, Bouman said. Contact Cindy Leise at 329-7245 or [email protected]. http://www.chroniclet.com/2007/07/14/developer-eyes-farm-in-oberlin/ From the 7/14/07 Lorain Morning Journal: Phase-2 planned for jailhouse MATT SUMAN, Morning Journal Writer 07/14/2007 ELYRIA -- While county officials are still working toward a short-term solution for overcrowding at the county jail, they could also soon approve a study to identify long-term answers. Lorain County sheriff's Lt. Jack Hammond said the office has submitted information to the commissioners about a phase-two study that would look at how to move inmates more quickly from the jail through the court system. Commissioner Lori Kokoski said the phase-two study would likely cost about $70,000. http://www.morningjournal.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=18586430&BRD=1699&PAG=461&dept_id=46371&rfi=6
July 19, 200717 yr From the 7/18/07 Elyria Chronicle-Telegram: Ridgeville district pitches campus Stephen Szucs | The Chronicle-Telegram NORTH RIDGEVILLE The North Ridgeville school district kicked off its campaign to pass a 4.99-mill levy for a central campus school system Tuesday night. The Board of Education was joined by representatives from Regency Construction, architects Burgess and Niple, and bond issuers A.G. Edwards during a public meeting to explain the first phase of the project to City Council and the public. Contact Stephen Szucs at 329-7129 or [email protected]. http://www.chroniclet.com/2007/07/18/ridgeville-district-pitches-campus/
July 28, 200717 yr ''I think they were just concerned about what would happen to all the trees. The only answer we can say if hopefully, whoever buys that lot will find the trees an attractive feature and will leave them.'' Obviously he can't see the forest for the relatively insignificant number of trees that will be left if people "find them an attractive feature". F'in suburban developers.
July 28, 200717 yr buckeye1...could you also post that article about the I-90 interchange in the thread about it in the Transportation section? Thanks!
August 7, 200717 yr This should be called the Wal-Mart growth thread: Content edited 9-4-09 to comply with terms of use
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