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POSTED: 05:00 p.m. EDT, Oct 06, 2008
By Carl Chancellor
Beacon Journal staff writer
To correct what he termed ''misinformation'' circulating about his ''scholarship for sewers'' proposal, Mayor Don Plusquellic is seeking City Council approval of an ordinance that spells out eligibility under the plan.
The ordinance, which expands the charter language for Issue 8 on the Nov. 4 ballot, says that Akron residents attending Akron Public Schools, as well as private, nonprofit schools, such as Our Lady of the Elms, St. Vincent-St.Mary and Archbishop Hoban high schools, are eligible for the scholarships.
In addition, eligibility is extended to students in some annexed areas of Akron who have been assigned by the state to school districts other than Akron's. The scholarship plan will include students who live in portions of the city served by the Woodridge, Revere, Copley-Fairlawn, Springfield and Coventry school districts.
The ordinance, which was introduced during a news conference today, also addresses home-schooled Akron students. To be eligible, a home-schooled student would have to attend an approved Akron high school from grades 9 through 12 to be eligible for a scholarship. ''I have been out in the community speaking to citizens groups for weeks and have committed to them that I would be formalizing the eligibility requirements in writing before the election,'' Plusquellic said. ''Our voters will have the information they need to make an informed decision.'' The mayor said there is ''no income'' eligibility requirement. Several groups opposed to the leasing of the city sewer system to a private entity have contended there is, Plusquellic said.
By Carl Chancellor
Beacon Journal staff writer
To correct what he termed ''misinformation'' circulating about his ''scholarship for sewers'' proposal, Mayor Don Plusquellic is seeking City Council approval of an ordinance that spells out eligibility under the plan.
The ordinance, which expands the charter language for Issue 8 on the Nov. 4 ballot, says that Akron residents attending Akron Public Schools, as well as private, nonprofit schools, such as Our Lady of the Elms, St. Vincent-St.Mary and Archbishop Hoban high schools, are eligible for the scholarships.
In addition, eligibility is extended to students in some annexed areas of Akron who have been assigned by the state to school districts other than Akron's. The scholarship plan will include students who live in portions of the city served by the Woodridge, Revere, Copley-Fairlawn, Springfield and Coventry school districts.
The ordinance, which was introduced during a news conference today, also addresses home-schooled Akron students. To be eligible, a home-schooled student would have to attend an approved Akron high school from grades 9 through 12 to be eligible for a scholarship. ''I have been out in the community speaking to citizens groups for weeks and have committed to them that I would be formalizing the eligibility requirements in writing before the election,'' Plusquellic said. ''Our voters will have the information they need to make an informed decision.'' The mayor said there is ''no income'' eligibility requirement. Several groups opposed to the leasing of the city sewer system to a private entity have contended there is, Plusquellic said.
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Front Line, KC
Posted 07:19 PM, 10/06/2008
The 30 year requirement after graduation is still left out of the article. Is the don just writing these articles and faxing them in? Why does the Beacon not ask questions?
Akron, OH
Posted 08:16 PM, 10/06/2008
Heck, why doesn't the Beacon put the article up! Can't see it anymore! Hope I can see it up here tomorrow, what a great place to get the pulse of this "proposal".
Posted 06:53 AM, 10/07/2008
ABJ = Fail.
