‘Toledo Area’ Archives
Updated: Council races so far
Candidate petitions for Council candidates for District Council must file by 4 p.m. on July 15. If there are more than two candidates running in a District there will be a September 13 primary held, with the top two vote getters moving on to the November election. While there are still 2 days left to file, according to the Lucas County [...]
Toledo Council July 12
9 present when the meeting began -- McNamara, Sarantou, Steel, Waniewski, Webb, Collins, Copeland, Ludeman, Martinez - Hicks-Hudson and Craig arrived after the meeting started. Appropriation for engineering oversight of TWI project by Mannik & Smith, $235,000 Sewer Replacement Fund - relieved of Utilities & Public Service Committee then - [...]
TFD accreditation
Toledo Fire and Rescue maintains accreditation status Department continues to meet the mark despite financial challenges and increasing service The Toledo Fire and Rescue Department has maintained their accreditation by the Commission on Fire Accreditation International at the Center for Public Safety Excellence after completing a required [...]
ACME – the “attractive nuisance”
Once upon a time the Marina District Plans included the ACME Power Plant -- when the city was seeking funds for clean up in 2003 it was said, "In order to ensure the success of the Marina District, the City must fully remediate the ACME Power Plant to enable end users to restore this historically significant symbol of Toledo's industrial past. [...]
No BEDI for Eydes matters
It's now being said by the Bell administration that the lack of a $2 million Brownfields Economic Development Initiative (BEDI) doesn't matter that the former fiberglass tower project by the Eyde company should be able to proceed with a Section 108 HUD Loan. (according to a Blade article). Councilmen Joe McNamara and Adam Martinez have submitted [...]
Agenda Review July 5
McNamara, Sarantou, Webb, Brown, Collins, Craig, Ludeman, Martinez present when Agenda Review began. Authorizing the expenditure of $20,000 from the Solid Waste Trust Fund to Keep Toledo/Lucas County Beautiful (KT/LCB) in order to carry out various environmental programs on behalf of the City of Toledo; and declaring an emergency. SUMMARY [...]
County & City sign solid waste agreement
City to sign solid waste service agreement with Lucas County today Republic Services to provide solid waste services under new agreement Toledo Mayor Michael P. Bell and Lucas County Commission President Pete Gerken will today sign a regional service sharing agreement to provide refuse and recycling services to the city of Toledo through the [...]
Redividing Wards
Toledo is required to redivide the City into wards based on the 2010 census numbers. Legislation to do this needs to be passed at the July 12 Council meeting. According to the July 1 Friday packet, this ordinance follows the recommendation of the Plan Commission with the following adjustments: shift 699 persons from Ward 4 to Ward 10 shift [...]
Sign vandalism starting early …
During the course of campaign season, signs being stolen, destroyed or otherwise defaced takes place. Normally this begins a bit closer to the actual election date, but this year? The Wagner for Judge Campaign was targeted on the night of June 29, with several campaign signs and the poles for signs being damaged in South Toledo. Metal poles [...]
June 28 Toledo City Council
More details on legislation is included in the coverage of June 21 Agenda Review. Eleven members of Council were present when the meeting began, Phil Copeland was absent. At the end of the Council meeting Deputy Mayor Steve Herwat announced the groundbreaking for the Marina District is scheduled for Saturday, July 2 at 11:30 a.m. [...]