Posts Tagged ‘City Council’
Dog Warden – Law & Criminal Justice Committee
Collins said it's easier to divide the issues, they covered the ordinance before Toledo City Council as it pertains to animal control laws, then the Dog Warden contract discussion. The role the Dog Warden Advisory Committee played in the legislation was referenced, public safety was the first agenda, then breed specific legislation that was [...]
Dump Days
When Toledo changed it's solid waste system to one where unlimited pickup was eliminated and bulky pickup was limited to once a quarter without an additional charge (Department of Solid Waste webpage) -- District 5 Toledo City Councilman Tom Waniewski was the first to offer a bulky pickup site in his district. Other members of council have since [...]
Conklin & Company June 26
Most political junkies try to tune in to Conklin & Company, while you can find the segments on the 13abc using their search feature, if you missed any of the segments or want to watch them again, the video for all three is included below. Before the video was put up online so quickly I used to do a summary, while I don't plan to return to that, [...]
Many clients of Lobbyist for Toledo
Some of you may be wondering what Toledo gets for its $60,000 a year for "government affairs services" aka a lobbyist firm. There are three listed from the lobbying firm of Sean P. Dunn and Associates: Sean Dunn, Lisa Dodge and Christie Angel. Dunn's website states its client list is as of January 2011. Toledo is included in that list. Toledo [...]
Webb disappointed with Sears and others on HB 277
District 6 Toledo City Councilwoman Lindsay Webb expresses appreciation to local legislators who opposed Ohio House Bill 277 and expresses disappointment with one Toledo area legislator. Operations at Toledo's Raceway Park will be impacted by the bill as Penn National Gaming has stated their intention to seek permission to close Raceway Park [...]
Toledo City Council Agenda Review June 21
Adam Martinez, Tom Waniewski, Lindsay Webb, Wilma Brown, D. Michael Collins, Mike Craig, Paula Hicks-Hudson and Rob Ludeman were present at roll call. Amending Toledo Municipal Code Chapter 1313 “Home Improvement and Remodeling Contractors” by repealing Toledo Municipal Code Section 1313.03(a)(2) and enacting a new Toledo Municipal Code [...]
Green community service
This release came in late Friday night, so I waited to see if there was any additional media coverage online to link. Toledo, OH – Aji Green, Democratic Candidate for Toledo City Council - District 1, will lead an effort to clean up and beautify a section of Willys Parkway between Hillcrest and Berdan Avenues (today) Saturday, June 18 [...]
Thousands of parcels overgrown
The City of Toledo put plans in place on June 15 to deal with overgrown grass -- that in some areas is more than four feet high -- at thousands of parcels in that are not owned by Toledo, but are not being maintained by the owners of the properties. During the June 14 Toledo City Council meeting, District 4 Councilwoman Paula Hicks-Hudson [...]
OPERS rules – Toledo appeals
Reported earlier today for Toledo Free Press -- LINK to story. The question of who would be responsible for pension payments has been one that had been discussed several times during the course of the privatizing of trash services. Toledo sought a ruling, and administrative ruling was made on June 7 that as reported states: “On review [...]
City Council June 14
Nine were present at the beginning of the meeting. The most interesting part of this meeting relates to the FM Global versus Chartis discussion for those of you who want to skim down for that ... The discussion concerning the request to have Nancy Wheatley advise council on the possibility of renegotiating the EPA consent decree is also a [...]
