'Election 2009'
Election 2009: Renewal would raise nearly $1M for Avon Schools
AVON — It may only be a renewal, but Avon officials aren’t taking anything for granted. Kent Zeman, treasurer for the Avon School District, said he has spoken at PTA and booster club events in the district to drum up support for Issue 25, which is a renewal of an operating levy that in combination [...]
Thousands of dollars donated to Issue 10 campaign
ELYRIA — The Elyrians First Committee started this year’s Issue 10 campaign with little money in the bank, but two companies known to do a lot of work in the city quickly stepped in to fill the war chest. The city’s political action committee is leading the charge to get an income tax increase passed [...]
ELYRIA – COUNCIL 2ND WARD
There are two candidates seeking to represent the 2nd Ward on Elyria City Council. What are the biggest issues facing the city? Bullocks: Getting the income tax passed to maintain our safety forces and provide city services that our citizens are used to having. Laubenthal: We all know the biggest issue right now is the [...]
ELYRIA — COUNCIL AT LARGE
Elyria voters will be asked to elect four at-large representatives from a pool of nine candidates, including three incumbents. What are the biggest issues facing the city? Callahan: Declining revenue during the current economic slowdown. The loss of revenue is having a negative effect on our safety needs and quality-of-life issues in our city. Lotko: [...]
AVON LAKE — COUNCIL AT LARGE
There are four candidates, including two incumbents, seeking three at-large seats on the Avon Lake Council. What are the biggest issues facing the city? Bucci: Maintaining a strong relationship with the Ford Ohio Assembly Plant, which accounts for a large portion of revenue for the city, and working on bringing new businesses in to diversify [...]
AVON — COUNCIL 3rd WARD
Three candidates, including the incumbent, are vying to represent the 3rd Ward in Avon. What are the biggest issues facing the city? Parsons: Responsible development and improved communication between City Council and residents are tops. I want to see it grow, but at a responsible growth rate. I don’t want to see it grow up [...]
AVON — COUNCIL AT LARGE
Eight candidates, including three incumbents, are seeking three at-large seats on Avon City Council. What are the biggest issues facing the city? Balmert: Infrastructure upgrades and planning for those upgrades so that they fall as close in line with new development is the most important issue facing the city. We have had a large growth [...]
AMHERST — TREASURER
Two political newcomers are facing off against one another for the job of Amherst city treasurer. The winner will replace Kathy Litkovitz, who is retiring after 20 years. What are the challenges or issues facing the city? Hale: The most important issue facing the Amherst treasurer and the administration is maintaining our community and its [...]
AMHERST — COUNCIL 1st WARD
One first-time candidate and a former City Council member are vying for the 1st Ward seat on Amherst City Council. Jason Sobiski, who previously held the seat, is not seeking re-election. What are the challenges or issues facing the city? Bukovac: Like many communities, Amherst faces potential financial difficulties that have been brought on by [...]
AMHERST — COUNCIL AT LARGE
Four men are running for three at-large City Council seats in the city of Amherst. What are the challenges or issues facing the city? Janik: The most-pressing issue for Amherst is the economy. Like all government entities, our city’s revenues have decreased because the city’s investments are not earning what they were and as our [...]
GRAFTON – COUNCIL 1ST WARD
There are two candidates seeking to represent Grafton’s 1st Ward on Village Council. What are the biggest issues facing the village? Dukles: The most important issue that I would like to focus on is broadcasting all of Grafton’s Council meetings. I feel that this is important because it will make meetings available to everyone and [...]
ELYRIA – COUNCIL 5TH WARD
Two candidates are competing to represent Elyria’s 5th Ward. What are the biggest issues facing the city? Madison: How the city will manage to provide basic core services to residents. Those services include the local police and fire departments, which are a requisite for public safety. Ensuring they are properly funded is of the utmost [...]
ELYRIA – COUNCIL 3RD WARD
Voters are being asked to elect a 3rd Ward representative for the Elyria City Council. What are the biggest issues facing the city? Gibbs: Public safety (police and fire) is the No. 1 issue. You can have the finest sidewalks in the state, but if the citizens are not safe walking on them, what good [...]
ELYRIA – COUNCIL 4TH WARD
Two candidates are competing to represent Elyria’s 4th Ward. What are the biggest issues facing the city? Rutherford: Job creation, safety and increasing the sense of community are the biggest issues facing our city today. Times are hard here in Elyria. We need new ideas and a new set of eyes on the issues that [...]
ELYRIA – COUNCIL 6TH WARD
Two candidates are competing to represent Elyria’s 6th Ward. What are the biggest issues facing the city? Mitchell: Financial Klimczak: Fiscal responsibility. We need people on City Council who are prepared to do this. It is imperative that we find ways to bring the city back to this without sacrificing the safety of our citizens [...]
ELYRIA – COUNCIL 7TH WARD
Two candidates are competing to represent Elyria’s 7th Ward. What are the biggest issues facing the city? Sinegar: A lack of good-paying jobs that would create tax revenue and stop the administration from constantly asking citizens to pay higher taxes. Bringing our safety forces up to full strength. A City Council that rubber stamps everything [...]
ELYRIA – MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE
Two candidates are vying to replace retiring Elyria Municipal Court Judge John Musson, a Republican. Elyria Municipal Court Judge Lisa Locke Graves, also a Republican, is unopposed in her re-election bid. How would you improve court operations? Bennett: Judge Locke Graves and Judge Musson have created what I believe is one of the best municipal [...]
GRAFTON – COUNCIL AT LARGE
Two candidates are seeking one at-large seat in Grafton. What are the biggest issues facing the village? Smith: Completing a storm sewer project that drains into the Black River to help with flooding on the north side of the village. Position the village to take advantage of the coming economic recovery. Continue to be fiscally [...]
KIPTON — VILLAGE COUNCIL
Voters in Kipton will be asked to elect four members of Village Council from a field of five, including three who are incumbents. What are the biggest issues facing the village? Collins: Sewers and the aesthetics of our downtown area. Krueck: 1. Prudent spending of village funds. 2. Fiscal responsibility and integrity. 3. Sanitary sewers. [...]
LORAIN — COUNCIL AT LARGE
Lorain residents are being asked to vote for three at-large representatives for Lorain Council. There are five candidates on the ballot. Incumbent Anne Molnar, D-at large, declined to be interviewed for this article. What are the biggest issues facing the city? Jones: I believe a big issue facing Lorain is our lack of a job [...]
LORAIN — COUNCIL 1ST WARD
Lorain residents are being asked to vote for a 1st Ward representative. There are two candidates on the ballot. What are the biggest issues facing the city? Gates: The biggest issue facing the city of Lorain is a lack of everything — a lack of jobs, a lack of tax revenue and not enough police [...]
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — COUNCIL AT LARGE
There are six candidates vying for three at-large seats on North Ridgeville City Council. What are the challenges or issues facing the city? Butkowski: The biggest challenge facing the city is the loss of revenue due to the reduction of income tax and property tax collections. I am concerned about the reduction of property values [...]
LORAIN — COUNCIL 7TH WARD
Lorain residents are being asked to vote for a 7th Ward representative. There are two candidates on the ballot. What are the biggest issues facing the city? Baughman: Elyria is not the only city facing financial uncertainty. Lorain must take aggressive cost-cutting measures and avoid financial gimmicks in achieving a balanced budget. Lorain families live [...]
VERMILION — COUNCIL 1ST WARD
Two men will vie for Vermilion’s 1st Ward seat. One is a political newcomer while the other is a former councilman. The position now is held by John Gabriel, who is not seeking re-election. What are the challenges or issues facing the city? Sherwood: The biggest challenge is finding ways to unite the city in [...]
SHEFFIELD — VILLAGE COUNCIL
Sheffield residents are being asked to vote for four representatives. There are five candidates on the ballot, including three incumbents. What are the biggest issues facing the village? Min: My motto in this race is “Moving Forward in 2009” because I think the most important issue for Sheffield is how we will face the future. [...]