Glass City Jungle

I got the news earlier and Fox Toledo is confirming on their Twitter from Shaun Hegarty. Steve Steel received the vote of the Lucas County Executive Committee as the candidate they will suggest be supported. While Toledo City Council is not required to follow their recommendation, it is expected that they will.
Which [...]

This in via email from Ohio Senator Mark Wagoner:
STATEMENT FROM STATE SENATOR MARK WAGONER
Regarding the Ohio Senate’s support for Northwest Ohio schools in the state budget and providing all children a 21st
Century education, all of the following may be attributed to State Senator Mark Wagoner (R-Ottawa Hills):
“Well-funded special interests are desperately trying to help the [...]

At 9:50 a.m. I received a release via e-mail on the issue of health care from the Senate campaign of Lee Fisher. At 10:56 a.m. I received a release via email on the issue of health care from the Senate campaign of Jennifer Brunner. Both are below…
Fisher Urges Senate to Act on Health [...]

Quite a few cities that do have automated trash collection do charge residents for cans, some initially, some if the person wants an extra can, so the plan that Councilman Collins suggested as covered in the Blade is not without merit.
This part of the Blade article also raised some questions for me (emphasis [...]

This in via e-mail:
Paw Promenade – Saturday, June 20 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Promenade Park
The City of Toledo and The Toledo Area Humane Society are hosting a special event for the furry friends of our community. The Paw Promenade will be held Saturday, June 20 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. [...]

This in via e-mail from the office of Governor Strickland:
Governor Strickland Proclaims June 21-27 Lightning Safety Awareness Week
Remember, When Thunder Roars, Go Indoors!
COLUMBUS, OH – In a coordinated effort with the National Weather Service (NWS) and the Ohio Committee for Severe Weather Awareness, and in participation with national efforts, Governor Ted Strickland proclaimed June 21-27 [...]

This in via e-mail from the Ohio Democratic Party:
You’ve Got Questions, But John Kasich Has No Answers
“These specifics will be answered when I’m ready to answer them, not when the questions are asked.”
-John Kasich
COLUMBUS – Today, Ohio Democratic Party Chairman Chris Redfern responded to former Lehman Brothers Managing Director and Republican gubernatorial candidate John Kasich’s [...]

This in via e-mail from the office of Congressman Bob Latta:
LATTA, AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE REPUBLICANS SEND LETTER TO SPEAKER PELOSI ASKING FOR ADDITIONAL TIME TO DEBATE CAP AND TRADE LEGISLATION
WASHINGTON – Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green), a member of the House Committee on Agriculture, along with all 17 Republican members of the Agriculture Committee [...]

This in via e-mail from the office of Lucas County Commissioner Tina Skeldon Wozniak:
CARE TEAM BRINGS RESOURCES TO SOUTH TOLEDO NEIGHBORHOOD
Commissioner Tina Skeldon Wozniak and a host of social service agencies will be distributing food and linking families to local resources to help them get by during these difficult economic times at a CARE [...]

This in via e-mail from Ohio Representative Peter Ujvagi:
House Approves Rep. Ujvagi’s Military Family Leave Act
Bill Provides Leave, Rights for Spouse, Family Members of Military Personnel
COLUMBUS- The Ohio House of Representatives this afternoon approved legislation (HB 4 sponsored by Rep. Peter Ujvagi (D-Toledo) to create the Ohio Family Medical Leave Act to help family [...]

In via e-mail:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
The Do’s and Don’ts of Parking in Toledo
Parking regulations in the City of Toledo were enacted for several reasons. Parked cars cannot block utility infrastructure access. Health regulations prohibit parking on lawns to prevent drippage into the water table. The public has a concern with neighbors [...]

Public Safety and Public Utilities Hearing; Brown, Ashford were present for the hearing when it began. Members were not announced on the record when they came in, I don’t know how many ended up also attending beyond Webb, Shultz and Sarantou, I’ll add more names if necessary. Brown made a statement that this was [...]

Today’s agenda review, Sarantou, Shultz, Sobczak, Waniewski, Webb, Ashford, Brown, Collins and McNamara present when it began, Craig arrived just after it began, Copeland arrived later, these items will be on next week’s Council agenda
Dedicate City-owned land along Tremainsville Rd. as public right-of-way
Convey City-owned land at 0 Tremainsville Rd. to Norman & Wendy Maran
Land that [...]

I’m sure he’s going to get slammed for this one, but living not that far from Highland Park and not allowing my daughter to go there because the kids (who are not that little) are hanging out there without parental supervision and are fighting as well as causing other problems (think The Suicide Kings Gang) [...]

This in via e-mail, with this story from the Columbus Dispatch will shed a bit more light on the media release:
DAS statement regarding Inspector General Report
Hugh Quill, director of the Ohio Department of Administrative Services (DAS), issued the following statement today regarding the Ohio Inspector General’s report concerning state employee COBRA program administration. The [...]

The below thread when this all started is getting to be above 50 comments and someone who hasn’t had the time to read through all of it will not be updated as to where we are now. Yes, Toledo once again got national media attention on an issue that is creating lots of emails [...]

Yesterday I actually had a call from someone wanting to know if any of the City pools are open yet, it didn’t look like it, today it was reported in the Blade, Toledo may open 5 pools to public by month’s end
The pools likely to open are Wilson, Roosevelt, Navarre, Detwiler, and Pickford. The city [...]

This in via e-mail:
United North DEMS Sponsor Event for Ian English
Toledo, Ohio. Mickey Finn, owner of the Democratic Pub, announces that the United North Democratic Club is sponsoring an event for members of the community to meet Ian English, the candidate for Toledo Municipal Court Judge who is endorsed by the Lucas County Democratic [...]

This provided as a guest post by Representative Barbara Sears via e-mail:
Increasing Safety Measures for Ohioans
Here in the Ohio House of Representatives, promoting legislation to make our communities safer is an ongoing priority. In order to encourage opportunities for economic development in Ohio, we must ensure that our citizens are safe. Realizing this, my [...]

This in via e-mail from Toledo City Council Candidate Stephen Ward:
Toledo, OH – There are people in Toledo who do not have a voice, but they are affected by the decisions made by our elected officials. This group is directly affected when decisions are made to close city pools, stop funding programs such [...]

Updated post can be found above
This in via e-mail:
City of Toledo addresses illegally parked vehicles
In response to a citizen complaint to the City of Toledo Board of Community Relations, the Commissioner of Streets, Bridges and Harbor responded by going to the location of the complaint to assess whether it was valid or not. She [...]

Recently more time has needed to be spent editing and removing comments as I’ve attempted to re-enforce the rules that are set out here. It was my hope that this would only be a temporary situation and that people would make an attempt to follow the very simple rules that you all agree to [...]

We have talked about the cover story of this week’s Toledo Free Press, since it is about the resignation of Mark Sobczak. I normally point out several articles when I post about the Toledo Free Press, as always there are quite a few articles on a variety of topics online and in [...]

I read this article first, University of Toledo makes moves to transform Scott Park and I’m all for the transformation which will be to make Scott Park the Campus of Energy and Innovation. Where I started to ponder was when I read this:
The consultants will perform an energy audit of the university to find [...]

This in via email from the office of the Lucas County Commissioners:
LUCAS COUNTY CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OFFICE HOURS CHANGE
Toledo, OH – Effective Thursday, July 2, 2009, the Lucas County Child Support Enforcement Agency (CSEA) will no longer be open from 7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. or 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m., Tuesdays and [...]

This in via e-mail:
Toledo, OH – Friday night, seven grassroots Republican clubs of Lucas County hosted the first annual Lucas County Republican Clubs’ Charitable Dinner, with a portion of the proceeds benefitting the Toledo Seagate Food Bank.
The event welcomed special guests Jon Husted, former Speaker of the House and Republican candidate for Secretary of [...]

Jack Ford’s comments about Mike Bell’s choice of attire was mentioned here shortly after it was published in that edition of the Sojourner’s Truth, where the former Mayor wrote what is quoted in this last week’s Toledo Journal in an article about Mike Bell and this very issue, He’ll dress for the occasion, Mike Bell [...]

This article appeared recently in El Tiempo, written by Kevin Milliken and shared here as one I felt would be of interest to readers of GCJ:
Toledo Latina Named NCLR Midwest Representative
There is now a Toledo voice on the National Council of La Raza (NCLR), the largest, and perhaps oldest, national Latino civil rights and [...]

The “This Strikes Us” in this week’s Sojourner’s Truth focuses on the U. S. Circuit Court Judge Sonia Sotomayor appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court. I know it’s been a hotly discussed topic here and elsewhere, here’s one section that caught my attention:
The speech that Sotomayor gave on this topic was a well-reasoned address [...]

I recommend reading the article written by Ignazio Messina, Law firm’s role in Toledo’s contract talks draws criticism. It doesn’t surprise me that few would go on the record with their comments, that’s become fairly typical in Toledo but it’s also not uncommon for word to get out who said what when it ends [...]