‘Toledo Area’ Archives
Chinese Community Helps Mayor Bell to visit Qinhuangdao, Toledo’s Sister City
Mayor Bell from Toledo, Ohio in the United States meets with Mayor Zhu in Qinhuangdao, Hebei in China on May 24, 2011. This is the first time for an American mayor and his delegation from Toledo to meet a Chinese mayor and other business people in Qinhuangdao as one of Toledo’s sister cities in the history of the past 26 years. This [...]
Libbey auction of surplus items
Toledo Free Press reported Friday that Monday is the auction date for items at the former Libbey High School, beginning at 9 a.m. The article includes a link to the auction site which I recommend looking at some of the material that is being auctioned. There was concern that historic items would be auctioned off, including calls from the [...]
Charts, Pools, Flags and more
There's almost always something interesting in the referrals that members of Council request from the Bell administration. This week, McNamara's request for an organizational chart for the Department of Public Utilities was answered: FROM: David E. Welch, Director, Public Utilities (x1845) DEW 5/19/11 SUBJECT: Council Referral #131-11: [...]
Economic Development and Neighborhoods, CD & Hlth, May 19
This was a joint committee hearing since the topic was the Land Banking Program - Lucas County Treasurer Wade Kapszukiewicz was there for the presentation. He last spoke with members of council formally in February of 2010. The Ohio House passed the necessary land banking legislation 86-13 it passed 33 to 1 in the Ohio Senate. Kapszukiewicz [...]
End of Exigent Circumstances
Mayor Bell proposes end to exigent circumstances for police command Offer would take effect immediately despite union rejection of retroactive proposal - Release sent out by the office of Mayor Mike Bell: Toledo Mayor Michael P. Bell today announced his intent to end contract changes, commonly referred to as exigent circumstances, made to [...]
TPCOA says No … Special Council meeting canceled
Tomorrow there is supposed to be a special Council meeting on: Ordinance amending TMC Ch. 2109, Toledo Police Command Officers Association (TPCOA), to reflect negotiated Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) However, I've learned that the TPCOA met this evening to vote on the MOU and has overwhelmingly rejected what was described as "the City's [...]
Toledo Council May 17
For some reason the audio did not include the first part of the council meeting, but it appears that was related to resolutions, ones that would be described by Council President Wilma Brown as "feel good ones" and an Appointment - Maumee-Monclova-Toledo JEDZ Board. It appears Copeland was absent, all others were present. LINK to Agenda Review [...]
Council Reconfiguration Map
The final version of the approved reconfiguration plan for Toledo City Council Districts that was done through the Apportionment Board has been released. It was done to create a better balance of population through out the six Council Districts. Prior to the reconfiguration the numbers for the districts were: TOLEDO COUNCIL DISTRICT 1: [...]
Crime reduction and recreational facilities
In the May 13 Friday packet, one of the referrals answered was in reference to the discussion about the proposed recreational facility at the Libbey High School campus. Referral: Councilman Waniewski: What are the cost for operating the Ottawa Park Ice Rink? What is the link in crime reduction w/recreational facilities? What are the lost [...]
Town Hall on repeal of SB 5
Area residents gathered at Warren A.M.E. Church to participate in a Town Hall organized by the Ohio Legislative Black Caucus, Senator Edna Brown and Rep. Michael Ashford were the hosts of the Toledo event, a similar event was held earlier on May 14 in Cleveland. Wisconsin State Senator Lena Taylor, one of the "Wisconsin 14" was the featured [...]
