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Volume 10, Issue 44
‘7 districts’ plan soundly defeated DAVE O’BRIEN THE COMMUNITY GUIDE
The Lorain County Appointive Executive Plan, also known as the “seven districts” plan and Issue 20 on Tuesday’s ballot, was rejected by voters. Voters defeated the plan to expand the threemember county Board of Commissioners by a tally of 66,083 votes against the plan, or 68 percent, to 31,606 votes for the plan, or 32 percent, according to unofficial results from the Lorain County Board of Elections. The plan would have increased the number of commissioners to seven,
each of whom would have been elected from a district representing approximately 45,000 Lorain Countians. All but two of Ohio’s 88 counties have a three commissioners. Only Cuyahoga and Summit counties have county councils with elected county executives. Issue 20 would have allowed the seven-member board to appoint a county executive to make decisions, similar to the existing county administrator position. Commissioners David Moore and Jeff Riddell, both Republicans, are longtime supporters of expanding the board. Commissioner Michelle Hung, also a Republican, DISTRICT PAGE A5 Amherst High School saw a steady stream of voters on Tuesday.
BRUCE BISHOP | The Community Guide
American flags go up over state Route 2 in Amherst in honor of Veterans Day
Metro Parks levy passes by a wide margin DAVE O’BRIEN THE COMMUNITY GUIDE
ROGER SOMMER | The Community Guide
DAVE O’BRIEN THE COMMUNITY GUIDE
ABOVE: Probation Officers Chuck Schaffer and Bobbi DeBruler help place American flags on the North Lake Street bridge over route 2 Saturday morning. The flags are placed by members and friends of the Lorain County Veterans Treatment Court.
For the sixth year in a row, a group of volunteers took time out of their Saturday morning to hang American flags on an overpass over state Route 2 in Amherst in honor of Veterans Day. Veteran mentors and volunteers affiliated with the Lorain County Veterans Treatment Court, joined by Probate Judge Jim Walther, Domestic Relations Judge
LEFT: Army veteran Judge Lisa Swenski helps place American flags on Saturday.
FLAGS PAGE A2
Voters passed the Lorain County Metro Parks levy, Issue 23, by a wide margin on Tuesday. With more than 99 percent of precincts reporting, the levy was passing by a total of 71,214 votes for the levy to 34,609 against, or 67 percent to 33 percent, according to unofficial results from the Lorain County Board of Elections. Issue 23 was a 1.6-mill, 10-year replacement levy that was designed to raise $14.4 million annually for current park operations including bills, insurance and personnel salaries, as well as land acquisition for future parks. The owner of a $100,000 home will pay $56 annually. Metro Parks Director Jim Ziemnik said he was “very pleased” by the margin with which the levy passed. “We sincerely want to thank everyone for their support across the board. We want to let everyone know we’ll continue to work hard. And for those who couldn’t support us, we’ll put forth every effort to gain their trust, carry out our promises and just continue to find ways to get better,” he said. Ziemnik said he understood that some people on fixed incomes voted against the levy because they were up against both the parks levy
INSIDE THIS WEEK Amherst
Oberlin
Election
Quarry tour ● A3
Council talks debt relief ● A4
Results ● A5
OBITUARIES A2 • CLASSIFIEDS A2 • CROSSWORD A7 • SUDOKU A7 • KID SCOOP A8
PARKS PAGE A5