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Controversial recycling bin to stay put in Conneaut
CONNEAUT — A county recycling bin that has been the source of neighborhood complaints won’t be moved anytime soon, City Manager Robert Schaumleffel Jr. said at Monday’s City Council meeting.
The bin has sat for years sits on Lake Road in the parking lot of the city’s litter/ recycling department. It is one of three bins maintained by the Ashtabula County Solid Waste District.
In recent months, residents have complained about debris that people stack outside the bin, which blows onto other properties, causing a nuisance. City and county officials have met with residents to discuss the problem, according to reports.
The county’s recycling department has informed city administrators it is reluctant to move the bin to another spot, Schaumleffel said.
The city plans to appeal to people to deposit their recyclable materials later in the week to take advantage of other pickup days. The bins are emptied three days a week, and the Monday rotation is the heaviest of the three, Schaumleffel said.
In other business, Council President Thomas Udell has announced committee chairmanships for the foreseeable future. Assignments include: Public Safety (Ward 2 Councilman Charles Lewis), utilities (Ward 1 Councilman Dave Campbell); economic development (Ward 4 Councilman Tony “Dino” Julio), public works (Ward 3 Councilman Greg Mooney); parks/ recrea-tion (Councilman-at-large John Roach); and finance/ ordinance (Councilman-at-large Robert Naylor).
In addition, Naylor will serve as council liaison to the Conneaut Port Authority, while Julio retains the same position with the Conneaut Board of Education and Lewis with the city’s Board of Tourism.
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Ledge Road in Madison township: THE SITE OF TERRIBLE ABUSES?
A quiet section of Ledge Road, an apparent idyllic rural area, may have been the site of terrible abuses heaped upon family members, according to the Madison Township Police Department.
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Ashtabula City Council to honor fallen Marine
A resolution honoring a fallen Marine will be presented at Tuesday’s City Council meeting, according to the agenda released Friday by Clerk of Council LaVette Hennigan.
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The Great Geauga County Fair celebrates 188 years of fun
The oldest fair in the state of Ohio, The Great Geauga County Fair, kept moving right along Saturday morning as visitors pulled out their umbrellas and went about their business.
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County officials, county port officials to meet with Sen. Sherrod Brown Tuesday
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SMALLEST IN THE U.S. GROWING FAST
The abutment walls for the new covered bridge in Geneva were poured this week, clearing the way for timber to rise soon at the West Liberty Street site.
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Schools to enter winter with fewer snow days
For years, Ashtabula County’s harsh winters and spring storms made school superintendents wonder whether five state-sanctioned calamity days were enough to last the year.
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Reckless ATV driver faces many charges
A Conneaut man who sped an all-terrain vehicle down a residential street, past children and adults a few steps away, to elude police, faces numerous charges in Conneaut Municipal Court.
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Buckeye Local Schools celebrate report card results
The Buckeye Local Board of Education and administration on Friday celebrated the achievement of having two “excellent” buildings on its state report card.
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