ISSUES 2008

UPDATED 11/5/2008 2:30am 100% Reporting

7 SPECIAL ELECTION BY PETITION
AMHERST CITY
WARD 3 PRECINCT C
A Majority Affirmative Vote Is Necessary For Passage.
Shall the sale of wine and mixed beverages and spirituous liquor be permitted for sale on Sunday between the hours of ten a.m. and midnight by Amherst Pub, Inc., d.b.a. Cedar Pub, an applicant for a D-6 liquor permit who is engaged in the business of the operation of a full-service bar/tavern at 200 Park Avenue, Amherst, Ohio, 44001 in this precinct?
YES 317
NO 148


8 SPECIAL ELECTION BY PETITION
AMHERST CITY
WARD 3 PRECINCT C
A Majority Affirmative Vote Is Necessary For Passage.
Shall the sale of wine and mixed beverages and spirituous liquor be permitted for sale on Sunday between the hours of ten a.m. and midnight by 300 Church Street, Inc. d.b.a. Church Street Bar & Grille, an applicant for a D-6 liquor permit who is engaged in the business of operating a family oriented full-service restaurant and bar at 300 Church Street, Amherst, Ohio, 44001 in this precinct?
YES 315
NO 148


9 PROPOSED TAX LEVY - (REPLACEMENT AND DECREASE)
AVON CITY
A Majority Affirmative Vote Is Necessary For Passage.
A replacement of 0.5 mill of an existing levy and a decrease of 0.05 mill, to constitute a tax for the benefit of AVON CITY for the purpose of PROVIDING FOR THE MAINTENANCE,
MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF PUBLIC PARKS AND
RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, at a rate not exceeding 0.45 mill for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to $0.045 for each one hundred dollars of valuation, for 5 years, commencing in 2008, first due in calendar year 2009.
FOR THE TAX LEVY 6477
AGAINST THE TAX LEVY 2804


10 PROPOSED ZONING AMENDMENT
AVON CITY
A Majority Affirmative Vote Is Necessary For Passage.
Shall property located at 35651 Detroit Road in the City of Avon, Lorain County, currently owned by William P. Oebker, Joyce O. Cahalan and Jon W. Oebker and otherwise known as the
“Oebker Property,” consisting of approximately .50 acres (1/2 acre), south of Interstate 90 and currently zoned R-2 Two-Family Residential be rezoned to C-2 French Creek/Central Business pursuant to Article VII, Section 2, Subsection (e) of the Avon City Charter?
YES 5744
NO 3074


11 PROPOSED BOND ISSUE
AVON LAKE CITY
A Majority Affirmative Vote Is Necessary For Passage.
Shall bonds be issued by the City of Avon Lake for the purpose of reconstructing,
renovating, enlarging, furnishing, equipping and otherwise improving the
municipal swimming pool and related recreational facilities and improving the site thereof in the principal amount of $4,500,000 to be repaid annually over a maximum period of 20 years, and an annual levy of property taxes to be made outside the ten-mill limitation, estimated by the County Auditor to average over the repayment period of the bond issue 0.41 mill for each one dollar of tax valuation, which amounts to 4.1 cents for each one hundred dollars of tax valuation, to pay the annual debt charges on the bonds, and to pay debt charges on any notes issued in anticipation of those bonds?
FOR THE BOND ISSUE 6866
AGAINST THE BOND ISSUE 4736


12 PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT
AVON LAKE CITY
A Majority Affirmative Vote Is Necessary For Passage.
A proposed charter amendment to Section 58 of the Charter of the City of Avon Lake allowing a contract, agreement or other obligation involving the expenditure of money not in excess of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) to be entered into without the Director of Finance first certifying in writing that the money required for such contract, agreement, obligation or expenditure is in the treasury to the credit of the fund from which it is to be drawn and not appropriated for any other purpose.
Shall Section 58 of the Charter of the City of Avon Lake be amended?
YES 6208
NO 4321


13 PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT
AVON LAKE CITY
A Majority Affirmative Vote Is Necessary For Passage.
A proposed charter amendment to Section 59 of the Charter of the City of Avon Lake prohibiting an expenditure in excess of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) to be made or authorized by Council or the Board of Municipal Utilities pursuant to contract made with the person, firm or corporation whom Council or the Board of Municipal Utilities determines to contract with, without public advertising and receipt of bids in the manner provided in this section, and allowing Council or the Board of Municipal Utilities to authorize the expenditure of funds exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) without public bidding, for the acquisition of real estate, for the discharge of non-contractual claims against the Municipality or the Board of Municipal Utilities, for personal services, for the joint use of facilities or exercise of power with other political subdivisions, or for the products or services of public utilities, including those municipally owned.
Shall Section 59 of the Charter of the City of Avon Lake be amended?
YES 5932
NO 4228


14 PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT
AVON LAKE CITY
A Majority Affirmative Vote Is Necessary For Passage.
A proposed charter amendment to Section 72 of the Charter of the City of Avon Lake, requiring the Council to submit to the electors any proposed alterations, revisions or amendments to the Charter passed by a majority vote, rather than a three fourths (3/4) vote, of the appointed members of the Charter Review Commission.
Shall Section 72 of the Charter of the City of Avon Lake be amended?
YES 6525
NO 3685


15 PROPOSED MUNICIPAL
INCOME TAX RENEWAL
ELYRIA CITY
A Majority Affirmative Vote Is Necessary For Passage.
Shall Ordinance No. 2008-113, providing for the continuation of an existing one-half of one percent levy on income for OPERATIONS for a five year period, commencing July 1, 2009 and ending June 30, 2014 be passed?
FOR THE INCOME TAX 11,869
AGAINST THE INCOME TAX 8,797


16 SPECIAL ELECTION BY PETITION
ELYRIA CITY
WARD 2 PRECINCT D
A Majority Affirmative Vote Is Necessary For Passage.
Shall the sale of wine and mixed beverages and spirituous liquor be permitted for sale on Sunday between the hours of ten a.m. and midnight by Carter Management Corp. d.b.a. T&A Bar & Grill, an applicant for a D-6 liquor permit who is engaged in the business of the operation of a full-service bar/tavern at 801 Foster Avenue, Elyria, Ohio, 44035 in this precinct?
YES 234
NO 239


17 SPECIAL ELECTION BY PETITION
ELYRIA CITY
WARD 4 PRECINCT F
A Majority Affirmative Vote Is Necessary For Passage.
Shall the sale of wine and mixed beverages and spirituous liquor be permitted for sale on Sunday between the hours of ten a.m. and midnight, by GMRI, Inc. doing business as the Olive Garden #1770, a holder of a D-6 liquor permit who is engaged in the business of operating a family oriented full-service restaurant offering full-course meals at 1635 W. River Rd., Elyria, OH 44035 in this precinct?
YES 321
NO 129


18 PROPOSED TAX LEVY - (ADDITIONAL)
KIPTON VILLAGE
A Majority Affirmative Vote Is Necessary For Passage.
An additional tax for the benefit of Kipton Village for the purpose of CURRENT EXPENSES at a rate not exceeding 4 mills for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to $0.40 for each one hundred dollars of valuation, for 5 years, commencing in 2008, first due in calendar year 2009.
FOR THE TAX LEVY 66
AGAINST THE TAX LEVY 69


19 PROPOSED TAX LEVY - (RENEWAL)
LAGRANGE VILLAGE
A Majority Affirmative Vote Is Necessary For Passage.
A renewal of a tax for the benefit of LAGRANGE VILLAGE for the purpose of CURRENT EXPENSES at a rate not exceeding 2.7 mills for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to $0.27 for each one hundred dollars of valuation, for 5 years, commencing in 2009, first due in calendar year 2010.
FOR THE TAX LEVY 589
AGAINST THE TAX LEVY 323


20 REFERENDUM ON ORDINANCE NO. 70-08
LORAIN CITY
A Majority Affirmative Vote Is Necessary For Passage.
Ordinance No. 70-08 proposes to levy three additional five dollar ($5.00) annual motor vehicle license taxes totaling fifteen dollars ($15.00) upon each motor vehicle, the owners of which reside in the City of Lorain, for the purpose of paying the costs and expenses in connection with contracts entered into by the Safety/Service Director for street resurfacing; and/or the City’s purchase of street resurfacing materials; and shall not be used for any other purpose, commencing for the license year 2009. Shall Ordinance No. 70-08 levying three additional five dollar license taxes totaling a tax of fifteen dollars ($15.00) be approved?
YES 9529
NO 13583


22 SPECIAL ELECTION BY PETITION
LORAIN CITY
WARD 3 PRECINCT E
A Majority Affirmative Vote Is Necessary For Passage.
Shall the sale of beer be permitted for sale on Sunday between the hours of one p.m. and midnight by Lakeshore Mini-Mart Inc. dba: Daily Mart, an applicant for a D-6 liquor permit who is engaged in the business of a convenient store at 1442 Oberlin Ave., Lorain, OH 44052 in this precinct?
YES 206
NO 202


23 SPECIAL ELECTION BY PETITION
LORAIN CITY
WARD 8 PRECINCT B
A Majority Affirmative Vote Is Necessary For Passage.
Shall the sale of beer, wine and mixed beverages be permitted for sale on Sunday between the hours of ten a.m. and midnight by Raceway Petroleum, Inc. DBA/ Oberlin Marathon, an applicant for a D-6 liquor permit who is engaged in the business of convenient store with gasoline at 3040 Oberlin Avenue, Lorain, Ohio 44052 in this precinct?
YES 240
NO 211


25 SPECIAL ELECTION BY PETITION
NORTH RIDGEVILLE CITY
WARD 3 PRECINCT A
A Majority Affirmative Vote Is Necessary For Passage.
Shall the sale of wine and mixed beverages and spirituous liquor be permitted for sale on Sunday between the hours of ten a.m. and midnight by C. Mulligans Pub Inc. DBA C. Mulligans Pub, an applicant for a D-6 liquor permit who is engaged in the business of operating an Irish Pub/Tavern at 6450-70 Pitts Blvd. & Patio, P.O. Box 39472 North Ridgeville, Ohio 44039 in this precinct?
YES 456
NO 268


26 SPECIAL ELECTION BY PETITION
NORTH RIDGEVILLE CITY
WARD 3 PRECINCT C
A Majority Affirmative Vote Is Necessary For Passage.
Shall the sale of wine and mixed beverages and spirituous liquor be permitted for sale on Sunday between the hours of ten a.m. and midnight by RBL INC., d.b.a. Aces Bar & Grille, an applicant for a D-6 liquor permit who is engaged in the business of a restaurant bar and grille at 32650 Lorain Rd., North Ridgeville, OH 44039 in this precinct?
YES 414
NO 129


27 SPECIAL ELECTION BY PETITION
NORTH RIDGEVILLE CITY
WARD 4 PRECINCT A
A Majority Affirmative Vote Is Necessary For Passage.
Shall the sale of wine and mixed beverages and spirituous liquor be permitted for sale on Sunday between the hours of ten a.m. and midnight by Riser Foods Co dba Giant Eagle #199, a holder of a D-6 liquor permit and an applicant for liquor agency store who is engaged in the business of operating a neighborhood grocery store at 34325 Center Ridge Rd., North Ridgeville, OH 44039 in this precinct?
YES 350
NO 144


28 PROPOSED MUNICIPAL
INCOME TAX
OBERLIN CITY
A Majority Affirmative Vote Is Necessary For Passage.
Shall Ordinance No. 08-36 AC CMS, providing for a one-fifth of one percent (1/5%) levy on income for the purpose of providing funds for capital improvements and general operating expenses for the City of Oberlin, and including debt service on obligations issued to finance such activities, for ten (10) years, effective January 1, 2009, be passed?
FOR THE INCOME TAX 2231
AGAINST THE INCOME TAX 1550


29 PROPOSED MUNICIPAL
INCOME TAX
VERMILION CITY
A Majority Affirmative Vote Is Necessary For Passage.
Shall Ordinance No. 2008-43B, providing for an increase of one-half percent (1/2%) in the rate of the Municipal Income Tax, not subject to the tax credit provisions of the Basics Income Tax Ordinance; for a period of ten (10) years commencing January 1, 2009, for the sole purpose of paying for the IMPROVEMENT AND REPAIRS OF STREETS to be passed, and the allocation to each of the five wards of the City for the foregoing purposes not less than twelve percent (12%) of said additional revenues be passed with the remaining percentage being allocated to capital improvement projects, defined as having a useful life based upon the General Accepted Accounting Principals (GAAP)?
FOR THE INCOME TAX 349
AGAINST THE INCOME TAX 718


30 SPECIAL ELECTION BY PETITION
EATON TOWNSHIP
PRECINCT #4
A Majority Affirmative Vote Is Necessary For Passage.
A. Shall the sale of wine and mixed beverages be permitted by Armbruster Energy Stores Inc., an applicant for a C2 permit who is engaged in the business of a neighborhood convenience store at 38495 Royalton Rd. in this precinct?
YES 299
NO 204


31 PROPOSED TAX LEVY - (REPLACEMENT)
GRAFTON TOWNSHIP
A Majority Affirmative Vote Is Necessary For Passage.
A replacement of a tax for the benefit of GRAFTON TOWNSHIP for the purpose of GENERAL CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, RESURFACING OF ROADS AND REPAIR OF BRIDGES, at a rate not exceeding 1 mill for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to $0.10 for each one hundred dollars of valuation, for 5 years, commencing in 2009, first due in calendar year 2010.
FOR THE TAX LEVY 798
AGAINST THE TAX LEVY 628


32 PROPOSED TAX LEVY - (RENEWAL)
PITTSFIELD TOWNSHIP
A Majority Affirmative Vote Is Necessary For Passage.
A renewal of a tax for the benefit of PITTSFIELD TOWNSHIP for the purpose of GENERAL CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, RESURFACING AND REPAIR OF TOWNSHIP ROADS at a rate not exceeding 2 mills for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to $0.20 for each one hundred dollars of valuation, for 5 years, commencing in 2009, first due in calendar year 2010.
FOR THE TAX LEVY 541
AGAINST THE TAX LEVY 303


33 PROPOSED TAX LEVY - (ADDITIONAL)
AMHERST EXEMPTED VILLAGE SCHOOL DISTRICT
A Majority Affirmative Vote Is Necessary For Passage.
Shall a levy be imposed by the Amherst Exempted Village School District for the purpose of providing for the emergency requirements of the school district in the sum of $4,024,956 and a levy of taxes to be made outside of the ten-mill limitation estimated by the County Auditor to average 6.9 mills for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to 69 cents for each one hundred dollars of valuation, for 5 years, commencing in 2008, first due in calendar year 2009.
FOR THE TAX LEVY 6276
AGAINST THE TAX LEVY 5678


34 PROPOSED TAX LEVY - (RENEWAL)
AVON LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
A Majority Affirmative Vote Is Necessary For Passage.
Shall a levy renewing an existing levy be imposed by the Avon Local School District for the purpose of providing for the emergency requirements of the school district in the sum of $1,500,000 and a levy of taxes to be made outside of the ten-mill limitation estimated by the County Auditor to average 1.99 mills for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to 19.9 cents for each one hundred dollars of valuation, for 5 years, commencing in 2009, first due in calendar year 2010?
FOR THE TAX LEVY 6298
AGAINST THE TAX LEVY 3140


35 PROPOSED TAX LEVY - (RENEWAL)
AVON LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
A Majority Affirmative Vote Is Necessary For Passage.
A renewal of a tax for the benefit of Avon Local School District for the purpose of general permanent improvements at a rate not exceeding 1.25 mills for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to 12.5 cents for each one hundred dollars of valuation, for 5 years, commencing in 2009, first due in calendar year 2010.
FOR THE TAX LEVY 6361
AGAINST THE TAX LEVY 3068


36 PROPOSED TAX LEVY - (RENEWAL)
AVON LAKE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
A Majority Affirmative Vote Is Necessary For Passage.
Shall a levy renewing an existing levy be imposed by the Avon Lake City School District for the purpose of providing for the emergency requirements of the School District in the sum of $3,400,000 and a levy of taxes to be made outside of the ten-mill limitation estimated by the county auditor to average 3.86 mills for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to 38.6 cents for each one hundred dollars of valuation, for a period of 10 years, commencing in 2009, first due in calendar year 2010?
FOR THE TAX LEVY 7756
AGAINST THE TAX LEVY 3845


37 PROPOSED TAX LEVY - (RENEWAL)
ELYRIA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
A Majority Affirmative Vote Is Necessary For Passage.
A renewal of a tax for the benefit of Elyria City School District for the purpose of CURRENT EXPENSES at a rate not exceeding 4.95 mills for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to $0.495 for each one hundred dollars of valuation, for 5 years, commencing in 2009, first due in calendar year 2010.
FOR THE TAX LEVY 13482
AGAINST THE TAX LEVY 7362


38 PROPOSED TAX LEVY - (ADDITIONAL)
LORAIN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
A Majority Affirmative Vote Is Necessary For Passage.
An additional tax for the benefit of Lorain City School District for the purpose of current expenses at a rate not exceeding 4.9 mills for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to 49 cents for each one hundred dollars of valuation, for five years, commencing in 2008, first due in calendar year 2009.
FOR THE TAX LEVY 9521
AGAINST THE TAX LEVY 9799


39 PROPOSED TAX LEVY - (ADDITIONAL)
MIDVIEW LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
A Majority Affirmative Vote Is Necessary For Passage.
An additional tax for the benefit of the Midview Local School District for the purpose of general permanent improvements at a rate not exceeding 2.5 mills for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to 25 cents for each one hundred dollars of valuation, for 5 years, commencing in 2008, first due in calendar year 2009.
FOR THE TAX LEVY 4158
AGAINST THE TAX LEVY 5360


40 PROPOSED BOND ISSUE AND TAX LEVY
WELLINGTON EXEMPTED VILLAGE SCHOOL DISTRICT
A Majority Affirmative Vote Is Necessary For Passage.
Shall the Wellington Exempted Village School District be authorized to do the following: (1) Issue bonds for the purpose of constructing, furnishing, equipping, adding to, renovating, remodeling, rehabilitating, and improving School District buildings and facilities, and clearing, improving and equipping real estate for school purposes, including constructing, furnishing and equipping a new K-12 school building, a new auditorium, and a new stadium in the principal amount of $26,741,217, to be repaid annually over a maximum period of 27 years, and levy a property tax outside the ten-mill limitation, estimated by the County Auditor to average over the bond repayment period 8.48 mills for each one dollar of tax valuation, which amounts to 84.8 cents for each one hundred dollars of tax valuation, to pay the annual debt charges on the bonds, and to pay debt charges on any notes issued in anticipation of those bonds?
(2) Levy an additional property tax to provide for funds for the acquisition, construction, enlargement, renovation, and financing of general permanent improvements at a rate not exceeding 0.5 mill for each one dollar of tax valuation, which amounts to 5 cents for each one hundred dollars of tax valuation, for a continuing period of time?
FOR THE BOND ISSUE AND TAX LEVY 1891
AGAINST THE BOND ISSUE AND TAX LEVY 1870


41 PROPOSED TAX LEVY - (RENEWAL)
EHOVE JOINT VOCATIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
A Majority Affirmative Vote Is Necessary For Passage.
A renewal of a tax for the benefit of EHOVE Joint Vocational School District for the purpose of
CURRENT OPERATING EXPENSES at a rate not exceeding 0.5 mill for each one dollar of valuation, which amounts to $0.05 for each one hundred dollars of valuation, for 5 years, commencing in 2009, first due in calendar year 2010.
FOR THE TAX LEVY 563
AGAINST THE TAX LEVY 395

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