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Council OKs grant to bring jobs to Green
Welcome to Akron's 'new' neighborhood
Falls approves sale of former plaza site
Group recommends merging Akron, Summit County health agencies
Jewell Cardwell: LeBron fans cooking up fundraiser
Citizens and public officials question wetlands proposal in Lake Township
Canton school board won't seek operating levy
Downtown Akron restaurants serve up 79,000 pounds of cardboard for recycling
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Man robbed at Tallmadge Avenue eatery
Another winter punch heading toward Ohio
Complaints against officer keep coming
Four teens restrain man, take items from his Akron home
Police: Ohio girl dies after fall into snow bank
Region makes way for latest batch of snow; cancellations rise
Cuyahoga Falls residents come home to find burning couch on balcony
Blogs:
First Bell - On Education:
No City of Akron basketball tonight
Pets:
Pet telethon re-airs
The Heldenfiles:
Chipmunks "Squeakquel" on DVD/BD March 30
Akron Zips:
Late surge gives Zips ugly road win
Tribe Matters:
Blogmail response on Hafner
Cleveland Browns:
Stallworth's contract terminated
Balanced Ledger:
QB in Browns future: another mock draft
Kent State Sports:
KSU Notes – February 9
Cleveland Cavaliers:
NBA Power Rankings from Around the Internet
Buckeye Blogging:
Buckeyes grab 18 players on signing day
Varsity Letters:
Five local gridders to play in Big33
All Da King's Men:
Palin At The Tea Party Convention
Blog of Mass Destruction:
Republican Pre-Conditions
Akron Law Café:
Law, Love and Chocolate
Car Chase:
Collector Car Hobby Loses One of the Best—Jim Roll
Let's Talk Real Estate:
Decisions Decisions: Credit Cards or Your Mortgage?
Ohio Travels with Betty:
Loucile is looking for a Lake Erie getaway in June for three kids, ages 1, 3, and 5.
Sound Check:
Talk of the Town – Top entertainment picks for the weekend
HRLite House:
OFCCP Report
Akron Gamer:
Makers of 'Castle Crashers' unveil 'BattleBlock Theater'
See Jane Style:
Do IT this week: Layering
Published on Monday, Mar 10, 2008
Hyre Park courts
to be resurfaced
AKRON: The city will spend about $158,000 to resurface the Hyre Park tennis courts.
Akron City Council approved the expenditure last week that allows the city to seek bids on the project. The park and courts are located on the city's east side in Ward 6.
City officials said the courts have not been resurfaced in about 20 years.
The project is expected to begin in mid-May and be completed by the end of June.
Meeting to discuss
development rules
WADSWORTH: The Planning Commission will hold a public hearing at 7:15 p.m. tonight to discuss a proposal to establish regulations for developments along waterways.
The meeting will be at City Hall, 120 Maple St.
Planning Director Jeff Kaiser said the proposal is to adopt standards set by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency. The goal is to protect sensitive areas such as wetlands and open space.
Kaiser said the real impact of the regulations will be on undeveloped property along streams.
Beau Dusz
City will sue
over easements
WADSWORTH: City Council has authorized attorneys to sue in Wayne County Common Pleas Court for easements for a waterline.
Under an agreement with Barberton, Wadsworth will lease 15 acres in Wayne County where water wells will be drilled. To get the water from those wells to the city's treatment plant, more than six miles of pipes must be installed.
Some property owners along the proposed route refused to grant Wadsworth easements.
Beau Dusz
Panel approves
addition at Walsh
NORTH CANTON: The Planning Commission last week approved a preliminary site plan for an addition to the physical education building at Walsh University.
The 25,000-square-foot addition will have two stories where it joins the current building and a roofline that slopes to a single story.
Planners also approved a conditional-use permit because the addition will be within 50 feet of a residential district.
Walsh officials said they met with residents and modified plans in response.
The original building is 40 years old and does not meet the needs of a growing enrollment, university officials said. Walsh expects to file a final site plan in two months and begin construction this summer.
Dottie McGrew
City trucks to clear
entrances to drives
NORTH CANTON: Six city trucks equipped with plow blades are available to clear snow between curbs and the entrance to private driveways to help those who might require medical care, according to Mayor David Held.
Held said efforts to keep city streets plowed in the wake of the weekend's record snowfall often resulted in blocking residential driveways.
The city help line is 330-499-8223.
Dottie McGrew
Calliope is subject
of fireside program
LAKE TWP.: The Lake Township Historical Society will feature a talk on the calliope at its next fireside chat from 7 to 9 p.m. on Thursday.
Society curator Steve Espenschied will be the guest speaker. The old-time calliope produces music by sending steam through whistles.
The meeting will be at the Historical Society in the Uniontown Community Park.
For more information, contact Phil Schiffbauer at philschiff@aol.com or 330-877-9063.
Park district collects
old cell phones
AKRON: Visitors to Metro Parks, Serving Summit County can recycle old cell phones.
Drop off sites are the Seiberling Nature Realm, 1828 Smith Road, or at park headquarters, 975 Treaty Line Road.
In 2007, the park district collected 1,216 pounds of cell phones and kept that waste out of landfills. Cell phones contain toxic heavy metals that can leach out and contaminate groundwater.
For more information, call 330-865-8065.
Hyre Park courts
to be resurfaced
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