Posts Tagged ‘Mayor’
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 - [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]