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Case Helps
Employees Buy Homes in Cleveland
Case Western Reserve University is lending a hand to
help its employees buy homes in the city of Cleveland.
Case will offer as much as $15 thousand to full-time
employees hoping to move near the campus on University
Circle. The amount could be as much as $10 thousand
anywhere else in Cleveland. Case president Doctor Edward
Hundert says it's part of a continuing effort to make a
positive impact on the city, while also benefiting the
university's staff and faculty.
Lakewood Post
Office Explosion
A ticking package was intentionally destroyed at
Lakewood's post office on Warren Road on Thursday. Bomb
squads stopped traffic between Franklin and Detroit
Avenue while it detonated the suspicious package. The
Lakewood Board of Education across the street was also
evacuated. There's no word yet what was inside that
package. Another package was exploded in that city last
June at the Social Security Administration building.
That suitcase was marked FBI, but was found to have
nothing dangerous inside.
Police Ballot Issue Filing Late
It doesn't appear the Cleveland police union will
meet the filing deadline to get a tax issue on the
November ballot. The clerk of Cleveland City Council
found that two of six police officers who started the
petition drive for the issue did not list their correct
addresses. As a result, the signatures they gathered
were declared invalid. The police union had until this
past Monday to meet a deadline to have its appeal heard
by the Ohio Supreme Court, but the paperwork did not
arrive until Tuesday. The Campbell administration had
opposed the police issue for fear it would diminish
chances for the school tax issue on that same ballot.
Police hoped to raise the extra money to bring back
laid-off police.
Browns and
Cavs Players Suit Is Settled
Former Cleveland Cavalier Carlos Boozer has settled
a lawsuit brought against him by Browns defensive back
Percy Ellsworth. Boozer was accused of breaking a lease
worth $12 thousand 500, and removing a washer and dryer
worth $25 hundred. There's no word on the dollar amount
of the settlement. Boozer is now with the Utah Jazz on a
six-year, $68-million contract.
Possible Legionnaires' Case Investigated
There may be another case of Legionnaires' disease in
Cleveland. Health officials have advised a city worker
to be tested, after two others fell victim to the
illness. The city has also temporarily suspended
operations at its Ridge Road high-pressure steam washing
operation while it determines the source of the bacteria
that causes the disease.
LESCO Incorporated Moving Headquarters To Downtown
Mayor Jane Campbell announced at a press conference
today that LESCO, Incorporated will move its
headquarters to downtown Cleveland. LESCO is a publicly
traded company that is the number one supplier of turf
grass products to lawn care, landscape and golf course
professionals. It will move its 200-plus jobs and $11
million payroll to the Erieview Office Tower this fall.
The city invested $750-thousand as forgivable loan to
assist LESCO with their relocation costs. The company's
client list includes the Cleveland Browns and Indians,
as well as more than 130-thousand lawn care
professionals.
RTA Asks Public Help with Bus Shelters
The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority is
asking the help of the communities it serves in
maintaining its 85 hundred bus stops. The plan includes
fixing up shelters and keeping them clean, along with
better lighting and electronic information updates for
commuters
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