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'Ban them for a year, I mean, why not?': Toledo council members consider temporary ban on car washes, storage facilities
TOLEDO, Ohio — You might see fewer storage units and car washes popping up in Toledo. Toledo City Council will vote on Wednesday on a temporary moratorium, or ban, on these types of new developments. Luciano Dailey cleans and washes his car a few times a month and said...
'Unconscionable' conditions of mobile home park in sight of downtown Toledo draw ire of city and state | 11 Investigates
TOLEDO, Ohio — The flies appear to be mutants – large, annoying and fierce. Water bubbles and flows from beneath two mobile homes, flooding a field that drains into the nearby Swan Creek. Riverside Mobile Home Estates sits yards from the Anthony Wayne Trail, within sight of downtown...
Railroad tracks on Main Street in Swanton to temporarily close
SWANTON, Ohio (WTVG) - A railroad crossing along Main Street in Swanton will be closed for a few days starting Tuesday. Village administrators the railroad tracks will be closed for 2-3 days starting on July 16, citing a miscommunication between Norfolk Southern and Swanton. A post from the village on...
Homeowners notified of billing for Swan Creek and ditch property maintenance
LUCAS COUNTY, Ohio — Homeowners across Fulton, Lucas and Henry counties are not happy after receiving a notice on their door about an annual fee to clean creeks and drainage systems. In 2021, the village of Whitehouse proposed a plan to the surrounding county boards to begin work on...
Common Pleas filings received on July 15, 2024
"CI" are the letters of designation for inquiries on Common Pleas Civil Cases:. “TF” are the letters of designation for inquiries on Common Pleas Tax Foreclosure Cases:. CI202403058 Melanie Johnson Carter vs Outback Steakhouse, Bloomin Brands Outback Steakhouse Corporate, Outback Steakhouse of Florida, Inc. Action for monetary judgment w/int & cost alleged due for Negligence. Parker Fox (0103181) assigned to Judge Mandros.
Public keeps access as summer concert series returns to Toledo’s Promenade Park
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - One concert down and 13 Action News is taking a look at the conditions in Promenade Park in downtown Toledo. This is the first summer of a new promoter who promised the public would not lose access to the park. Some wanted to see how this was all going to play out in this new set-up now that ProMedica would no longer run the shows.
Promenade park ‘Splash Pad’ closing for 80s rock concert Friday
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - The Promenade Park Splash Pad will be closed all day Friday, July 19 due to the ‘80s Rock Invasion’ concert. The concert will be held at the Promenade Pavilion located at 400 Water St. The concert is hosting five multi-platinum-selling, award-winning rock bands that...
Sheriff Sale results for July 10, 2024
CI202303737 US BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff(s) vs MARTINEZ/SONTINO/F, Defendant(s). Parcel no. 44-73301,44-73304. Located at 2739 BLEEKER STREET OREGON,OH 43616. Appraised at $100,000.00. Anthony Schievelbein, atty. Published on 6/17, 6/24 & 7/1/24 3MON. Sold to ARMON TOWERS LLC 5014 16TH AVE 542 BROOKLYN,NY 11204 for $108,100.00. CI202304682 WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND...
'We must comply': Maumee mayor tells crowd options are limited to deal with EPA issues
Maumee Mayor Jim MacDonald is caught between the state and his constituents. The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency has issued several findings and mandates after the city dumped millions of gallons of illegal raw sewage into the Maumee River for 25 years, he said. One of the solutions is a recently enacted sewer inspection ordinance that has been hugely expensive for some Maumee residents selling their homes. “To be clear, the choices for us are limited. I have to be brutally honest,” Mayor MacDonald said at a Tuesday informational meeting. “We must comply with what's being asked of us, and try to fix what we can.” The mayor held the community meeting to discuss the ordinance, which requires a sanitary sewer inspection on private properties listed for sale. About 150 people filled the council chamber, with the overflow crowd watching the live stream at the adjacent police station.
'This is ridiculous what they are asking the residents to do': Maumee residents decry sewer line ordinance
MAUMEE, Ohio — Many people in Maumee are not happy, to say the least. Approximately 800 gathered in and outside of the Elks Lodge #1850 Monday evening for a private resident meeting to voice concerns about a recently passed ordinance requiring sewer line connections on for-sale properties within the city to be inspected and fixed if necessary.
Hundreds pack Maumee meeting, furious about sewer inspection ordinance
When she put a house on West John Street up for sale recently, Patti Savage-McNamara got an expensive surprise thanks to Maumee’s new sewer-inspection requirement. The newly mandated inspection, she said, resulted in an order to do $46,500 worth of work to comply with city regulations: $20,000 to replace a clay pipe in the house’s sewer feed, and $26,500 to put a sump pump in its unfinished basement. “I literally started crying in the driveway. How did I get in this mess?” Ms. Savage-McNamara told The Blade before a community meeting she organized Monday evening to dig into Maumee’s new inspection rules and brainstorm ways they might be changed. Six hundred people — many with “Trapped in Maumee” signs — packed the Elks Lodge on Wayne Street, while hundreds more were turned away and told they could watch a livestream.
City of Toledo to hold online HOME-ARP workshops July 23
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - The City of Toledo and the Department of Housing and Community Development issued a notice Monday to announce the availability of funding for HOME-ARP Affordable Rental Housing Development and HOME-ARP Supportive Services. According to a press release from the city, the funding available for the Affordable...
Tiny homes community project aims to help veterans experiencing housing insecurity
WOOD COUNTY, Ohio — A new set of free tiny homes is to be built in Lake Township for veterans. Mike Hossler, T Thomas Properties LLC's vice president of business development, said the goal of building these homes is to provide a temporary solution for veterans in the area who need help with housing.
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