Archive for October, 2009
ELYRIA SCHOOLS
Levy renewal pays bills for Elyria district Issue 29 What: A 7.96-mill renewal levy for Elyria Schools Duration: Five years How much it would raise: About $8.2 million a year, which represents about 12.5 percent of the district’s general fund budget Purpose: Operating funds and paying the bills in the district Cost: $266 a year [...]
WELLINGTON SCHOOLS
Lower bond , stimulus could mean new school Issue 36 What: 4.94-mill bond issue for construction, improvement and upkeep of district buildings Duration: 37 years How much it would raise: $574,000 a year Purpose: Building and maintaining a new school for children in grades three to 12 Cost: The owner of a $100,000 home would [...]
MIDVIEW — SCHOOL BOARD
Voters in the Midview school district are being asked to elect three members to the school board. There are four candidates, including two incumbents. What are the biggest issues facing the district? Barnhart: Continuing to build trust with the community by being open and honest so they will support additional operating income to allow the [...]
LORAIN — SCHOOL BOARD
Residents in the Lorain City school district are being asked to vote for three school board members. There are four candidates on the ballot, including one incumbent. What are the biggest issues facing the school district? Bivins: The district has operated without new funds from the taxpayers in 17 years and has been plagued with [...]
COLUMBIA — SCHOOL BOARD
There are four candidates seeking three seats on the Columbia school board, including three incumbents,. One of the candidates, incumbent Henry Bigler, provided some information but did not answer the questions. What are the biggest issues facing the district? Blazek: Columbia Local School District has the same problems all Ohio public schools have. This includes [...]
CLEARVIEW — SCHOOL BOARD
Residents in the Clearview school district are being asked to vote for three school board members. There are six candidates, including two incumbents, on the ballot. Two of the candidates, Harry Guerrieri and John Jacovetti, did not respond to requests to participate in this interview. What are the biggest issues facing the district? Serfozo: Some [...]
VERMILION — MAYOR
Voters will choose between two women for the post of mayor for the city of Vermilion. One is seeking re-election, while the other is a former city official seeking to return to office. What are the challenges or issues facing the city? Anderson: Our city’s challenges are similar to those many families face in their [...]
WELLINGTON — VILLAGE COUNCIL
Five candidates are running for four spots on Wellington Village Council, including three incumbents. What are the biggest issues facing the township? Wells: Money: keeping our costs in line with available resources. Competition: maintaining our existing business and industry, getting new enterprises to locate here. Safety: providing the infrastructure needed for reliable emergency response. Future [...]
LORAIN — COUNCIL 4TH WARD
Lorain residents are being asked to vote for a 4th Ward representative. There are two candidates on the ballot. What are the biggest issues facing the city? Winemiller: The challenges facing our city are that of economic development and holding this administration accountable. Fiscal irresponsibility and a lack of accountability are all-too-prevalent in this administration [...]
AVON LIBRARY ISSUES
Bond for new facility, operating funds sought Issue 6 What: Bond issue for a new, more modern library Duration: 25 years, but first tax would not be until 2011. How much it would raise: $10.5 million Purpose: Purchase of land at the Detroit Road municipal complex and construction of the library. Cost to homeowner: The [...]
NORTH RIDGEVILLE SCHOOLS
District placing renewal, new levy before voters Issue 33 What: A 3.76-mill renewal of an emergency operating levy Duration: 10 years How much it would raise: $2.7 million a year Purpose: To generate money for the general fund Cost to homeowner: Unchanged. The owner of a $100,000 home is paying $115.15 a year. The owner [...]
WELLINGTON TOWNSHIP — TRUSTEES
In Wellington Township, three candidates, including two incumbents, are vying for two positions as township trustees. What are the biggest issues facing the township? McAvena: Presently, a new garage-meeting facility. Fisher: The single biggest issue in Wellington Township currently is the impending purchase of a building that will be utilized as a Wellington Community Center. [...]
ROCHESTER TOWNSHIP — TRUSTEES
Voters in Rochester Township will be asked to elect two trustees from a field of four, including one incumbent. Current trustee Jarvis Babcock did not run for re-election. What are the biggest issues facing the township? Cowie: Finding financing for the township’s aging roads is a top priority. We’re not going to die if we [...]
SHEFFIELD TOWNSHIP — TRUSTEES
Sheffield Township voters will be asked to elect two trustees from a field of four, including two incumbents. What are the biggest issues facing Sheffield Township? D’Agnese: I’d like to bring more jobs to the township to keep the young people from leaving. Mihalcik: Basically, there are no really outstanding issues, but the biggest things [...]
OBERLIN — SCHOOL BOARD
Voters in the Oberlin school district will choose three school board members from a field of four candidates, including three incumbents. What are the biggest issues facing the district? Yarber: I believe the most important issue is the Oberlin Schools move to the International Baccalaureate Program (IB). Weiss: I continue to be a champion for [...]
SHEFFIELD / SHEFFIELD LAKE — SCHOOL BOARD
Residents in the Sheffield/Sheffield Lake school district are being asked to vote for two school board members. There are four candidates on the ballot, including two incumbents. One of the candidates, incumbent August Scarpelli, did not respond to several requests to participate in this interview. What are the biggest issues facing the district? Lopez: I [...]
WELLINGTON — SCHOOL BOARD
Residents in the Wellington school district are being asked to vote for three school board members. There are four candidates on the ballot, including three incumbents. What are the biggest issues facing the district? Ratliff: First, we must emphasize academics evermore in the future and offer more academic resources and support. Wulfhoop: Finances, facilities and [...]
AVON — SCHOOL BOARD
Five candidates, including two incumbents, are seeking three spots on the Avon school board. What are the biggest issues facing the district? Harrison: The biggest issue is state funding and maintaining open communication with the public. Polovich: When looking at the five-year forecast and analyzing the enrollment projections, we are facing the issue of declining [...]
AMHERST TOWNSHIP — TRUSTEES
Two challengers will go against two incumbents for a pair of seats this fall on the board of Amherst Township trustees. What are the challenges or issues facing Amherst Township? Abraham: In tough economic times, we are facing the challenge of decreased tax revenues and reduced government funding. In the midst of that, we still [...]
BRIGHTON TOWNSHIP — TRUSTEES
There are five candidates seeking two Brighton Township trustee positions, including two incumbents. What are the biggest issues facing your township? Greene: Keeping roads and ditches in good condition. We are putting in a new drive in the cemetery, adding improvements to land where the old school was removed. Keeping up with general improvements. Hunt: [...]
BROWNHELM TOWNSHIP — TRUSTEES
There are three candidates seeking two trustee positions in Brownhelm Township. What are the biggest issues facing your township? Barck: The continual maintenance of township roads, cemeteries, parks and other properties during tough economic downturn. Also, to continue to work with the Brownhelm Township portion of the city of Vermilion in co-operative efforts to share [...]
CAMDEN TOWNSHIP — TRUSTEES
There are three candidates, including two incumbents, seeking two trustee positions in Camden Township. One candidate, incumbent Scott Grills, did not respond to requests to participate in this story. What are the biggest issues facing your township? Piwinski: The economy is down and the township board has to watch spending money unnecessarily. Ristas: The lack [...]
COLUMBIA TOWNSHIP — FISCAL OFFICER (UNEXPIRED TERM)
There are two candidates seeking to fill the unexpired term for the Columbia Township fiscal officer’s job. What are the challenges of the job? Thomas-Hicks: I feel one of the challenges of the job consists of picking up where the previous fiscal officer left off. It will be a challenge to learn to blend workstyles [...]
COLUMBIA TOWNSHIP — TRUSTEE (UNEXPIRED TERM)
There are two candidates seeking to fill the unexpired term of a Columbia Township trustee. What are the biggest issues facing your township? Blankenship: NEORSD (storm sewers), the Ohio EPA (uniform septic systems) and vandalism. Rundle: One of the top issues is the storm water, especially in Columbia. The entire economy of the township, and [...]
COLUMBIA TOWNSHIP — TRUSTEES
Five candidates, including two incumbents, are seeking two positions as Columbia Township trustee. One candidate, Lou Price, chose not to participate in this story. What are the biggest issues facing the township? Heidecker: The biggest issues are the water runoff fee that Northern Ohio Sewer District wants to collect from all of the township and [...]