‘Toledo Area’ Archives
President’s visit to Toledo
FOX Toledo has the video of the remarks made by President Obama today in Toledo. I didn't transcribe what the President said, but for those of you interested, I recommend watching the video. The audience reaction to parts of the remarks is something that is better left watched as opposed to transcribed. Obama visits Toledo, discusses auto [...]
May 31 Council Meeting
All 12 members were present, items voted on today were also covered at the May 24 Agenda Review. Resolution - Support Toledo Civil Rights March for LGBTQ Equality All members present voted passage. There did not appear to be anyone present to receive the resolution, so they did not have the usual photo moment and additional comments. [...]
May 31 Economic Development Marina District
At a May 31 Toledo City Council Economic Development committee hearing, Mayor Mike Bell spoke about his most recent trip to China and it was announced by Scott Prephan, the investment broker for Dashing Pacific Group Ltd, that a letter of intent had been signed with Rudolph/Libbe to play a role in the construction of the Marina District. [...]
Court filings down in State but not in all local courts
The 2010 statistical report released by the Ohio Supreme Court says that a year after seeing a 10-year low in the total number of new cases filed in Ohio courts, that number dropped even further in 2010. While that is true as far as the State of Ohio, it's not necessarily true here in our area for all of our municipal courts. In 2009 and [...]
Upcoming Council meeting Yeah and Boo
It appears after quite a bit of discussion, media attention, which included several columns I wrote on the topic, the Toledo-Lucas County Housing Fund will finally get the disbursement they were owed and there will be a plan for future payments. The legislation for those of you interested that will be before Toledo City Council on May [...]
Agenda Review May 24
Toledo City Council Agenda Review May 24 - legislation items below and notes on any discussion: Authorizing the Mayor to enter into a Toledo Expansion Incentive Grant Agreement with Alpine House, Inc.; authorizing the modification of an existing Economic Development Loan Agreement with Alpine House, Inc.; and declaring an emergency. SUMMARY [...]
Leap Forward Memorial Day
City Refuse Collection Will Leap Forward One Day No Refuse or Recycling Collection For the Memorial Day Holiday Monday, May 30 2011 The City of Toledo would like to remind you that our next Leap Forward holiday would be Monday, May 30. There will be no refuse or recycling collection on that day in observance of the Memorial Day holiday. [...]
Sheehan says City said wait 60 days on Marina District proposal
Tom Sheehan is one of the parties who has expressed an interest in purchasing the Marina District from the City of Toledo. The following communication was sent to Councilman Rob Ludeman and other members of Council on May 25: Mr. Ludeman, I send this to you as chair of the Economic Development Committee; I copy your colleagues on Council to [...]
The Source launches new website
Lucas County’s One-Stop employment center, The Source, has a new home on the Internet – one that is designed to bring more services to both businesses and job seekers throughout the region. Representatives from the Lucas County Workforce Development Agency and NetWORK, the one-stop operator, worked with locally based Avatar Syndicate to [...]
Toledo City Council Agenda Review May 24
Unfortunately the audio from the Special Council Meeting and the Agenda Review meeting that immediately followed was not put up on the City's FTP server tonight. This has delayed my ability to share what took place. I'll update as soon as the audio has been made available.
