buildingcincinnati Posted April 27, 2006 Share Posted April 27, 2006 From the 4/26/06 Toledo Blade: Port Clinton landmark sold; condominiums planned PORT CLINTON - A Lorain County firm that specializes in rehabilitating historic structures bought Port Clinton's former city hall last night for $250,000 and intends to convert the deteriorating landmark into a condominium complex. The limestone landmark at Second and Adams streets, which dates to 1912, has been empty since municipal offices moved out a decade ago. Full story at: http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060426/NEWS17/604260352/-1/NEWS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 Developer's marina plan draws criticism Port Clinton News Herald, 4/28/06 A developer's plans to remove wetlands and add a marina to his township housing subdivision has drawn criticism and concern from a neighboring developer and an environmental advocate. Scott Prephan, developer of Harbor Bay Estates off Bayshore Road, began his marina project at least three years ago and removed 2.28 acres of wetlands without permission from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, corps biologist Mark Scalabrino said. Prephan's company, Soccorman Ltd. of Perrysburg, is asking the two agencies for a retroactive permit allowing the already-removed wetlands and permission to take out 2.65 more acres, Scalabrino said. During construction of the marina's breakwater, Prephan would release 7,500 cubic yards of rip-rap, stones and other debris, into the Sandusky Bay, according to OEPA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X Posted May 10, 2006 Share Posted May 10, 2006 Marblehead marina to be discussed May 2 Toledo Blade, 4/23/06 Plans for a new marina to be built by Soccerman Ltd., of Perrysburg, on the Marblehead peninsula will be discussed next month at a hearing sponsored by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency. The information session is set for 6:30 p.m. May 2 in the Danbury High School Auditorium. Comments on water-quality issues that may arise from the new marina to be built at 5870 East Bay Shore Rd. in Ottawa County are welcome. The proposal would affect about 8 acres of wetlands and involve dumping 7,500 cubic yards of stone into Sandusky Bay to construct a breakwall. An alternative proposal with less impact on water quality would affect 4.9 acres of wetlands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buildingcincinnati Posted May 19, 2006 Share Posted May 19, 2006 From the 5/19/06 Toledo Blade: City panel will solicit ideas for a marina Port Clinton aims to OK plan by fall PORT CLINTON - A committee planning the redevelopment of Port Clinton's waterfront has received approval to seek proposals from 70 developers nationwide, with a goal of selecting a plan this fall. The project calls for a large municipal marina. Last year, the city received $1.25 million from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources toward construction of a breakwall that would protect the proposed facility from Lake Erie storms. http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060519/NEWS17/605190349/-1/NEWS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfohio Posted May 22, 2006 Share Posted May 22, 2006 I am all for more marinas. But when I hear that more breakwalls are being contstructed I assume the worst. I hope the project won't destroy any of the few remaining beaches we have in this state. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buildingcincinnati Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 River walk proposed Port Clinton News Herald, 5/31/06 Sue Briggs would love to see her brother get outside his township nursing home and enjoy nature. By next spring, Briggs, 67, Oak Harbor, whose brother lives at Riverview Health Care Campus, could get her wish. Riverview officials unveiled a plan Wednesday, which was National Senior Health and Fitness Day, to build a half-mile walking trail along the Portage River in the home’s spacious backyard. The path would be open to the public. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buildingcincinnati Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 Housing authority OK'd Port Clinton News Herald, 3/22/06 Ottawa County residents who can't afford their rent can get some help in the coming months after the state agreed Tuesday to form a county housing authority. It could take the county commissioners at least two months to set up the program where people can apply at the Red Cross, Salvation Army and United Way for vouchers to help pay rent or mortgage bills, Commissioner Carl Koebel said. The authority will include every township and municipality in the county, except Danbury Township and the village of Marblehead, whose leaders asked the commissioners to leave their areas out. Zoning change OK'd for housing development Port Clinton News Herald, 3/27/06 Village council rezoned a strip of historic waterfront land from business to residential Thursday to prepare for a housing development planned there. The Tremm property, located on Buckeye Street off Ohio 163, is the future site of Lifeboat Station, a subdivision of nine houses. A historic barn that later served as an apartment complex and homes that housed quarry workers once stood on the property. Developer Dan Kukay of Danbury Township and property-owner Ruth Tremm of Brecksville have declined to comment on the plans for the land. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buildingcincinnati Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 Work begins on Erie County's replacement dog pound Toledo Blade, 6/6/06 Work on a dog pound to replace an aging, metal structure in the Erie County government complex began in earnest yesterday, with a goal of completing the structure by Oct. 1. The 3,700-square-foot facility will be more than triple the size of the current dog pound and will cost $564,300. The dog pound is self-supporting, and the new facility will be paid for through sales of dog licenses, Dog Warden Barb Knapp said. The new facility will house about 17 dogs in larger kennels with outdoor runs. The county broke ground on Thursday. Focht Construction of Port Clinton is building the facility, which will be wood-framed with a red brick facade to match other county buildings, Ms. Knapp said. Completion is scheduled for December, but Ms. Knapp said fair weather should speed up the timetable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buildingcincinnati Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 EPA plans to review Kelleys Island work Toledo Blade, 4/26/06 Three construction projects on the waterfront of Kelleys Island are up for review by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency next month: Kelleys Island Restaurant & Dock, LLC, of Newburgh Heights plans to build a bulkhead for Casino Restaurant, 104 Division Street. The proposal includes a 291-foot bulkhead along the west side of the property, placing 68 cubic yards of stone along the bulkhead to enhance fish habitat. Molly Minshall, 519 Titus, Kelleys Island, has applied to build an L-shaped, stone-filled steel crib dock at 201 West Lakeshore Drive. The dock would extend 60 feet into Lake Erie. Predevelopment Ltd., 2235 Second St., Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, has applied to build a private, J-shaped rock-filled steel crib dock and pier, a stone jetty, and three floating docks along the northwest side of Monagan Road on Long's Point north of Camp Patmos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrnyc Posted June 29, 2006 Author Share Posted June 29, 2006 Beachfront land to be restored Port Clinton News Herald, 6/22/06 When the city began its quest 10 years ago to purchase almost four acres of beach-front property between Hayes Avenue and Fulton Street, there wasn't enough money in Port Clinton's coffers to pay the $3 million price. Nothing has changed. The city still doesn't have enough money to buy the property -- even at a reduced price. That was until The Trust for Public Land stepped in. Christopher Knopf, a Trust spokesman, said his non-profit organization buys property using public grants and then gives the land to other agencies, such as local governments and state parks, for restoration. Earlier this week, The Trust announced its members will try to buy the land for Port Clinton from the True family for $1.4 million. The city will be responsible for procuring further grants to restore the land once the deed is turned over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuFoote Posted July 2, 2006 Share Posted July 2, 2006 http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060702/NEWS17/607020306/-1/NEWS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Article published July 2, 2006 Highest bidders to snag prime property on Kellys Island KELLEYS ISLAND, Ohio - The opportunity to buy 33 acres on an island known as an attractive site for birds, birders, and developers opens up at the end of the month when the hammer falls in an auction. A Detroit family has owned the undeveloped property for 64 years. But Joel Dutton, the auctioneer who is handling the sale on July 29, said the advanced ages of the four surviving sons and daughters of the owner spurred the choice to part with the land. More at link above: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CornerCurve Posted July 2, 2006 Share Posted July 2, 2006 I'll start the bidding at $5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buildingcincinnati Posted July 4, 2006 Share Posted July 4, 2006 From the 7/4/06 Toledo Blade: PHOTO: An engineering study has been planned after a nearly 500-pound chunk of granite fell from the memorial last month. ( NATIONAL PARKS SERVICE/JERRY CANTU ) PHOTO: The 500-pound piece of granite fell more than 300 feet from the facing of the observation deck, toward the upper left corner above, and left a 2½-foot crater in the plaza. ( PUT-IN-BAY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE/MAGGIE BECKFORD ) PHOTO: A naturalization ceremony will be today at the visitors' center south of the memorial. ( THE BLADE ) PERRY'S VICTORY MEMORIAL Monument remains shut pending study PUT-IN-BAY, Ohio - The landmark Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial, which was closed last month when a chunk of granite fell to the plaza, will remain off-limits to visitors until a detailed engineering study can be completed, the monument's superintendent said yesterday. Park Superintendent Andy Ferguson said an initial report last week determined the 352-foot Greek Doric column should remain shut until a further evaluation is performed. Today's naturalization ceremony will be held near the visitors' center, which is south of the monument and away from any fall zones. http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060704/NEWS17/607040352/-1/RSS08 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the pope Posted July 5, 2006 Share Posted July 5, 2006 pelee island laughs at commodore perry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJP Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 City of Huron buys site to add lake access Toledo Blade, 7/19/06 Boating access to Lake Erie will open up with the purchase of a grain-handling facility and the 19.8-acre peninsula it sits on as part of Huron's ambitious plan to continue its riverfront development. The $3.25 million purchase, lauded yesterday by Gov. Bob Taft and a bevy of state and local officials, is expected to turn the former ConAgra Foods Inc. site near the mouth of the Huron River into a boat ramp that will provide additional access to popular Lake Erie fishing grounds. "From this vantage point, we have a great opportunity to see a picture-postcard view of the Huron River waterfront," said Sam Speck, director of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. The department's Division of Wildlife purchased the property for Huron. The city applied for a $3.14 million grant from ODNR to build the ramps and docks. “What is the meaning of this city? Do you huddle close together because you love each other?” Or “We all dwell together to make money from each other”? -- TS Eliot’s The Rock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfly Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 Housing deal no sure thing Port Clinton News Herald, 7/19/06 A proposed affordable-housing development on Fremont Road has to get more investors even though the state recently awarded nearly a half million dollars in tax credits to help move the project forward. Don Corley, who serves as one of the development's lead agents in his role as housing coordinator for WSOS Community Action Commission, said the $473,659 tax credit that the Ohio Housing Finance Agency granted earlier this month falls well short of paying the $5.6 million price tag. Although Corley said the development, known as Port Clinton Pointe, isn't a certainty at this point, he thinks it will go ahead. "The tax credit is the essential piece," he said. Corley added that tax credits, which are awarded by the Internal Revenue Service to attract investors, will cover about $4 million of the project's total cost. Port Clinton News Herald: Housing project gets aid (7/14/06) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 Downtown business scene gets boost with new shops Port Clinton News Herald, 7/19/06 Two new businesses are coming to downtown Port Clinton, said Laura Dindia, program manager of Historic Port Clinton. Chandler's Crossing, a store that will sell mainly beach clothes and antique toy trains, is moving into the Pizza Bros. building at 117 Madison St. ... Just to the north at 113 Madison St., Dindia said an art galley called Moz in Art is slated to open. ... In addition, Dindia said The Book Exchange is in the process of relocating to 119 E. Second St., next to Upscale Resale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buildingcincinnati Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 From the 7/23/06 Toledo Blade: PHOTO: A chunk of stone fell from near the tower's top last month. ( THE BLADE/AMY E. VOIGT ) PHOTO: Andy Ferguson, superintendent of Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial, says an upcoming inspection could help determine whether the monument can be safely reopened. ( THE BLADE/AMY E. VOIGT ) Time chips away at Perry memorial Trouble extends beyond granite that fell in June By JIM SIELICKI BLADE STAFF WRITER PUT-IN-BAY, Ohio - Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial, the symbol of the 135-year disarmament of the U.S.-Canadian border, is falling apart. A slab of granite that broke off from the observation deck of the Lake Erie landmark is just the most visible sign of its deterioration. The stone's 300-foot plunge punched a hole through the plaza. "I would not characterize [the condition] as good," said Mike LeBorgne, chief of the construction management division in the National Park Service's Denver office. "Any monument where the stones are falling out is a less than acceptable condition." http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060723/NEWS17/607230308/-1/RSS08 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiverViewer Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 The 352-foot Doric column on South Bass Island, three miles from the mainland, was completed in 1915 to commemorate the Battle of Lake Erie, an 1813 American victory over the British during the War of 1812. The naval victory paved the way for the eventual disarmament of the border and the Great Lakes. Kinda funny...our victory that day (and our victory on Lake Champlain) definitely helped pave the way to the disarmed border - but probably of greater effect was us getting our asses handed to us all through 1812 and 1813, both out west and up around Niagara. We couldn't do anything right in all our attempts to invade Canada, and that impotence, and the general stalemate, and economics, all combined to end that war and pretty much dash any hopes we had of expanding into Canada - at least in the east... I think Americans often take too dim a view of our history, but the War of 1812 is a major exception. We are so chauvanistic about that one, it's almost funny... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buildingcincinnati Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 From the 7/26/06 Toledo Blade: PHOTO: Engineers examine the observation deck of Perry's Victory & International Peace Memorial. ( THE BLADE/ANDY MORRISON ) PHOTO: Put-in-Bay visitors strain for a view of the work above them. 2nd piece of granite dislodged Perry monument is inspected PUT-IN-BAY, Ohio - Engineers examined the granite observation deck of Perry's Victory & International Peace Memorial yesterday to check the condition of the 52 fascia stones on the observation deck, and in the process dislodged another, smaller chunk that fell 317 feet to the plaza. The National Park Service ordered the inspection because a 500-pound piece of granite broke off about 9 p.m. on June 22, punching a hole in the plaza below. The impact created a 2 1/2-foot-wide crater. A woman seated on a bench nearby wasn't hurt. The monument has been closed since then, pending an examination to determine whether it is safe to reopen. http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060726/NEWS17/607260436/-1/RSS08 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buildingcincinnati Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 From the 7/28/06 Toledo Blade: Perry site may reopen next month PUT-IN-BAY, Ohio - The closed Perry's Victory & International Peace Memorial has been given the green light to reopen once a series of safety measures are implemented, the monument's superintendent said yesterday. The announcement follows an assessment Wednesday by Vertical Access, an engineering firm, and Quinn Evans, an architectural firm, of the monument's fascia stones. The column, completed in 1915 and dedicated to Comm. Oliver Hazard Perry's 1813 victory over the British in the Battle of Lake Erie, was closed June 22 after a 500-pound piece of granite fascia fell from the 317-foot level, crashing onto the plaza. http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060728/NEWS17/607280351/-1/RSS08 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiverViewer Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 All of this has made me realize that I haven't been up there since I was a kid...would make a nice trip... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buildingcincinnati Posted August 1, 2006 Share Posted August 1, 2006 From the 8/1/06 Port Clinton News Herald: Three developers eye Waters Works Park project By DAN DEARTH Staff writer PORT CLINTON -- Three private developers are showing interest in developing Water Works Park with commercial business. Councilman Jeff Morgan said a selection committee comprising city officials and businessmen will meet later this week to decide whether one or more of the proposals meet a list of 17 criteria that the city established for the park's development. http://www.portclintonnewsherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060801/NEWS01/608010303/1002/rss01 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buildingcincinnati Posted August 5, 2006 Share Posted August 5, 2006 Erie County MetroParks will consider dog park Toledo Blade, 7/25/06 The Erie County MetroParks soon may join communities that offer pet owners access to a dog park, a fenced-in, grassy place where pooches can run without leashes. The dog park committee has raised $7,053 toward that goal. The park district, citing area residents’ requests for such a park, plans a meeting at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 7 in the Frost Center in Osborn Park to discuss the project and potential sites on one of the district’s properties. MORE: http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060725/NEWS17/60725012/-1/RSS08 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buildingcincinnati Posted August 5, 2006 Share Posted August 5, 2006 From the 8/5/06 Port Clinton News Herald: Questions posed about Water Works Park project By DAN DEARTH Staff writer PORT CLINTON --A city councilman is concerned the development of Water Works Park might stall before it begins, according to an e-mail he sent Friday to other council members. Councilman Glenn Chapman said the committee that was formed to choose a developer for the project had better beware not to make the project too grand or risk public backlash. http://www.portclintonnewsherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060805/NEWS01/608050304/1002/rss01 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleRando Posted August 11, 2006 Share Posted August 11, 2006 Lakeview Park dedicated in July 8 ceremony Port Clinton News Herald, 7/27/06 The ribbon cutting and open house for completion of Phase 1 of the restoration of Lakeview Park took place July 8. The welcome was given by Roseanne Barker, chair of the open house/family day at the park. Introductions to politicians, contractors, volunteers and City of Port Clinton workers, was given by Barbara Gangluff and Linda Hartlaub. The committee thanks all contributors to the renovation of Lakeview Park and especially those who donated sidewalk squares, brick pavers and park benches. All will have their names engraved on the permanent Contributors Wall. Rich Babcock, Safety Service Director for the City of Port Clinton, said that there are 100,000 people who use Lakeview Park each season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buildingcincinnati Posted August 12, 2006 Share Posted August 12, 2006 From the 8/12/06 Port Clinton News Herald: Group opposed to mega-dairy farms plays to packed GHS gym By LESLIE BIXLER News Herald correspondent GIBSONBURG -- Area residents jammed Gibsonburg the High School gymnasium Thursday evening to get information about two large dairy farms that may be coming to the area. The meeting was conducted by the Citizens Protecting our Resources, an organization that hopes to keep the mega-dairy farms from moving to the area. CPR trustee Steve Younker presented information through a power point presentation on the two permits for Woodville and Scott Townships from the Department of Agriculture. Younker also informed the citizens that Vreba Hoff Dairy of Wauseon is the driving force behind the mega-dairy farms and they recruit Dutch farmers to operate them. Currently, both Woodville and Scott Townships are in a review process with the Ohio Department of Agriculture. MORE: http://www.portclintonnewsherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060812/NEWS01/608120313/1002/rss01 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJP Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 On budget, on schedule Port Clinton News Herald, 8/2/06 Along one of the area’s most heavily traveled roads, orange cones and huge mounds of earth sit alongside the pavement as construction crews work on widening and improving the street. For months, residents traveling along Ohio 53 North have dealt with closed ramps, bottlenecked traffic and concrete dividers as construction crews widen the road to four lanes between the Ohio Turnpike and North Street, replace the bridges in the path and install more efficient traffic signals. Andrea Voogd, public information officer for the Ohio Department of Transportation, said the project is on budget and, barring any unforeseen circumstances, is on schedule. The $14.8 million project is scheduled to be completed in September 2007. Voogd said Great Lakes Construction was hired to complete the project. In the meantime, the westside lanes were closed Monday, and traffic was switched to the new eastside lanes. The Booktown Road intersection was also closed to access from Ohio 53. Last Monday, the westbound U.S. 20 off and on ramps to U.S. 53 also closed, according to information from ODOT. The closures are expected to take between 20 and 30 days. “What is the meaning of this city? Do you huddle close together because you love each other?” Or “We all dwell together to make money from each other”? -- TS Eliot’s The Rock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buildingcincinnati Posted August 24, 2006 Share Posted August 24, 2006 From the 8/23/06 Toledo Blade: Perry memorial to reopen Studies give green light for visits starting Saturday PUT-IN-BAY, Ohio - Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial, closed since late June when a 500-pound chunk of granite fell 317 feet, will reopen Saturday, the park superintendent said yesterday. The National Park Service has conducted two engineering studies that determined the 13 fascia stones on the observation deck above the north entrance are secure, Superintendent Andy Ferguson said. http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060823/NEWS17/608230419/-1/NEWS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buildingcincinnati Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 Port Clinton Road bridge work begins Tuesday Fremont News-Messenger, 9/1/06 Construction begins Tuesday on the Port Clinton Road bridge over Muskellunge Creek. The road will be closed to through traffic from Northcrest Drive to Schwartz Drive until Nov. 15. The bridge is a federally funded project. Fort Defiance Construction will construct the bridge at a cost of $631,586.35. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buildingcincinnati Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 From the 9/13/06 Port Clinton News Herald: Five apartments have sold in old City Hall News Herald reports PORT CLINTON -- The buyers of old City Hall said Tuesday they already have sold five of the 19 available apartments that will occupy the limestone landmark once renovation begins sometime within the next year. Grafton attorney Donald E. Longwell Jr., a co-owner of the building, told council during its Tuesday meeting the goal is to start building apartments by year's end. If everything goes well, people can start moving in sometime this spring or early summer. More at: http://www.portclintonnewsherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060913/NEWS01/609130321/1002/rss01 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buildingcincinnati Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 From the 9/15/06 Toledo Blade: Port Clinton site to house 19 condos by summer '07 By JIM SIELICKI BLADE STAFF WRITER PORT CLINTON - A Lorain County firm that specializes in developing new uses for old buildings plans to have 19 condominiums in Port Clinton's historic City Hall and fire station ready for occupancy by next summer. Ken Bublinec, president of a construction firm associated with Lighthouse Historic Development of Grafton, Ohio, said yesterday the exterior of the downtown landmark will be preserved. More at: http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060915/NEWS17/609150358/-1/RSS08 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buildingcincinnati Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 From the 9/15/06 Port Clinton News Herald: Marblehead shopping center planned By KRISTINA SMITH Staff writer MARBLEHEAD -- Downtown has the potential to be a mecca for locals and tourists seeking unique stores and outdoor, waterfront dining, a developer said. Bob Keller, Marblehead resident and former Bay Point Marina co-owner, plans to build a $1 million themed shopping center that he wants popular village diner Marblehead Galley to anchor on Main Street. "(People) can always go to a mall," Keller said. "They're trying to get where it'd be a destination. It's got to be unique." The center would be built at the current Galley location, 718 W. Main St., he said. He would tear down the building and put the restaurant into the 1,400-square-foot center. Full story at http://www.portclintonnewsherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060915/NEWS01/609150301/1002/rss01 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buildingcincinnati Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 New park in the works Port Clinton News Herald, 9/26/06 Within the next few years, Port Clinton officials will open a new park for open-field sporting events on the city's east end. Workers finished clearing brush and trees Monday at the future site of East Gate Park, a 2.76-acre stretch of land that sits between City Hall and Lakeview Estates apartments, said Jennifer Burris, city administrative assistant. Mayor Tom Brown said Port Clinton bought the property from Ottawa County in 2000 using $31,360 from an Ohio Nature Works grant. The total amount of that grant was unavailable, but he thought it was about $40,000. The park is intended, he said, to give children who live in Lakeview Estates a place to play near their homes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buildingcincinnati Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 From the 9/29/06 Port Clinton News Herald: Otterbein North Shore breaks ground for a new concept in nursing homes News Herald reports Otterbein North Shore had a groundbreaking Tuesday for a Licensed Nursing Home, which will be built at its 9400 North Shore Boulevard location. This nursing home will be a new concept in nursing care and will complete a continuum of care on this campus, one of five Otterbein Homes' sites throughout Ohio. This home will be named the Jane Baker House. When Jane Baker of Catawba heard that Otterbein North Shore was raising funds to purchase ten nursing beds and build a nursing home she told husband, Lee she'd like to help. Learning more about the new concept convinced them they had made the right decision. "I like the idea. It just makes sense to me," said Lee. More at http://www.portclintonnewsherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060929/NEWS01/609290316/1002/rss01 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buildingcincinnati Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 From the 10/6/06 Toledo Blade: Ohio EPA OKs destruction of wetlands for boat slips MIDDLE BASS ISLAND, Ohio — State regulators yesterday authorized the Ohio Department of Natural Resources to destroy 4.25 acres of wetlands so it can increase the number of boat slips at the island’s marina. The permit was issued by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency. The Ohio DNR, which owns the marina, has agreed to create, enhance, or protect 42.96 acres of new or existing wetlands to compensate for the loss. The state, which has acquired 141 acres on Middle Bass since 2001, is spending $11.4 million on the marina and related improvements to the island. When completed, the marina — which now has 130 boat slips — will have 360. MORE: http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061006/NEWS17/61006012/-1/NEWS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buildingcincinnati Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 From the 10/5/06 Port Clinton News Herald: PHOTO: Alvada Construction is nearing completion of the new MRDD administration building in Lakewinds Industrial Park in Salem Township. The new office is scheduled to open Nov. 22. Polly Ann Bauman/News Herald PHOTO: Carpenters Chuck Marsh, 39, of Fremont and Todd Wentling, 38, of Carey work on the roof of the new MRDD building. On the ground is Russ Allen, 46, of Rising Sun. Ottawa County Transportation agency, MRDD get new buildings By KRISTINA SMITH Staff writer SALEM TOWNSHIP -- When Ottawa County Transportation Agency workers wash the organization's buses, they park them in a gravel parking lot and use a garden hose, an official said. The agency's facility on Lakeshore Drive just outside Port Clinton is too small to accommodate the large vehicles in a garage and doesn't have the capability to add a high-pressure car wash area, OCTA Director Bill Lowe said. "It's pretty tough to wash a 44-foot bus with a garden hose," Lowe said. "In the winter time it's really inconvenient." But the agency's cleaning woes should end in April when it moves into a new, $1.7 million building on North Toussaint South Road in Salem Township near the Lakewinds Industrial Park. Construction on the building that will include five wash bays and an office area should begin by the end of the month, Lowe said. More at http://www.portclintonnewsherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061005/NEWS01/610050303/1002/rss01 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buildingcincinnati Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 From the 10/11/06 Port Clinton News Herald: Developer could get deal News Herald reports PORT CLINTON -- A housing developer could get a break on sewer and water tap-in fees if City Council passes legislation introduced during its Tuesday night meeting. Council held the first of three readings on a resolution that would allow Millennia Housing Ltd. and WSOS CAC Inc. to lock in this year's tap-in rates to build a 54-unit development on Fremont Road before rates increase in 2007. In return, the developers must install the taps within the next 18 months. Councilman Glenn Chapman said they'll have to pay $1,500 each for water and sewer taps, plus a 50 percent surcharge because the city has to extend its lines into Bay Township. Once the surcharge is added, this year's fees would add up to $2,250 for water and $2,250 for sewer, he said. In 2007, the tap-in fees increases to $2,500. The 50 percent surcharge still applies if the service extends past city limits. The proposed development is located next to Bay Meadows Apartments, east of the County Water Plant. http://www.portclintonnewsherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061011/NEWS01/610110305/1002/rss01 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buildingcincinnati Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 From the 10/12/06 Port Clinton News Herald: Future uncertain for 53 shopping center Harbor Light Landing will be handed over to bank By DAN DEARTH Staff writer PORTAGE TOWNSHIP -- The future appears unclear for Harbor Light Landing's remaining five tenants, given one of the shopping center's owners said Wednesday he must surrender the property's ownership to the First National Bank of Bellevue after business failed to meet expectations. Harbor Light Landing co-owner Jeff Kolar blamed lackluster patronage and an inability to retain tenants for the financial downfall. The most recent business to leave, he said, was Clipper's Seafood Buffet, which closed Sunday after opening in April. Full story at http://www.portclintonnewsherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061012/NEWS01/610120303/1002/rss01 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buildingcincinnati Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 From the 10/10/06 Toledo Blade: Week-long fee waiver set at Perry's memorial PUT-IN-BAY, Ohio - Visitors to Put-in-Bay will get a free ride to the top of Perry's victory column for a week beginning Monday, thanks to an engineering study that will impede part of the view from the top. Andy Ferguson, superintendent of Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial, said yesterday the National Park Service decided to waive the $3 entrance fee between Monday and Oct. 27 while an assessment of the entire 352-foot column is conducted. The project is being handled by the architectural and engineering firm of Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates of Northbrook, Ill. http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061010/NEWS17/610100349/-1/NEWS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuFoote Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061022/NEWS17/610220373/-1/NEWS -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Article published October 22, 2006 Port Clinton Armory fetches $120,000 at auction PORT CLINTON - The Port Clinton Armory was sold for $120,000 yesterday to a local resident. Sellers Russ and Marty Brown identified the buyer as Richard Kendall, of Port Clinton... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ink Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 Armory sells for $120K Port Clinton News Herald, 10/23/06 After sitting empty for nearly three years, The Armory was sold Sunday to the highest bidder for $120,000. Richard Kendall of Port Clinton placed the winning offer from a field of six bidders, said Russ Brown, former owner of The Armory, 135 W. Perry Street. Although Kendall could not be reached for comment, Brown said he hoped that the auction would bring more lucrative bids, considering he put about $1.1 million into the building after buying it in 1994 for $95,000. "(The auction) didn't bring anything near what we put into it," Brown said. "But we're pleased that we were able to sell the building." Brown and his wife, Marty, used The Armory for several things over the past decade, including a teen center and antique mall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJP Posted November 4, 2006 Share Posted November 4, 2006 East Harbor Park gets funds for park trail Port Clinton News Herald, 10/31/06 Thirteen Ohio community trail projects have been recommended to receive a total of $928,928 in grants from the federal Recreational Trails Program, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. The grants support a variety of projects to create new trails and enhance others. Locally, the East Harbor State Park will receive $9,928 to be used for the park trail. The U.S. Federal Highway Administration and a portion of the federal gasoline tax support the Recreational Trails Program, which is administered in Ohio by ODNR. The department reviews local applications and recommends grant recipients for final federal approval. That approval is expected in the next several months. “What is the meaning of this city? Do you huddle close together because you love each other?” Or “We all dwell together to make money from each other”? -- TS Eliot’s The Rock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buildingcincinnati Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 From the 10/24/06 Port Clinton News Herald: Expansion bringing 70-100 jobs Fenner-Dunlop’s $38 million project will make local plant the world’s biggest By KRISTINA SMITH Staff writer ERIE TOWNSHIP — Fenner-Dunlop will create 70-100 jobs through an expansion that would make the local plant the company’s largest and most technically advanced worldwide. The $38 million project should be completed by 2008 and double the conveyer belt manufacturer’s output by using the most efficient and state-of-the-art equipment available, said Rob Giebel, Fenner-Dunlop North American president. Company belts are used globally in mining operations, such as Lafarge stone quarry in Marblehead, and other businesses, he said. “We’ve never invested at the level we invested today,” Giebel said. “We will clearly be the leading edge in the world.” E-mail Kristina Smith at [email protected] http://www.portclintonnewsherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061024/NEWS01/61024007/1002/rss01 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buildingcincinnati Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 From the 10/31/06 Toledo Blade: Port Clinton plant granted tax credit The state of Ohio job creation tax panel yesterday approved a 50 percent, six-year credit for Fenner Dunlop Inc., which will spend $38 million on a new manufacturing plant in Port Clinton. That project, in Ottawa County, is to hire 75 workers making about $22 an hour to make wide steel cord belting for conveyor belts. It also is to retain 136 jobs. The tax credit value is estimated at $469,000 and the company will be required to maintain operations there for 12 years. The firm plans to build a 75,000-square-foot building for manufacturing and offices. http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061031/BUSINESS06/610310366/-1/BUSINESS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buildingcincinnati Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 From the 11/17/06 Toledo Blade: Port authority plans to aid manufacturer The Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority will become the owner of a Port Clinton factory building so the manufacturer can avoid paying sales taxes on construction materials to build a 75,000 square-foot addition and expand its payroll. With a favorable environmental review of the property as a condition, the port authority's board of directors agreed yesterday to receive title to the existing land and building at the Fenner Dunlop Belting Worldwide plant, and it will be the owner of the factory addition. http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061117/NEWS33/611170329/-1/NEWS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buildingcincinnati Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 From the 11/28/06 Lorain Morning Journal: Waterfront development sparks calls for caution By RICHARD PAYERCHIN, Sandusky Bureau Chief 11/28/2006 SANDUSKY -- Redeveloping Sandusky's waterfront City Hall site drew praise and calls for caution from city residents at the Sandusky City Commission meeting last night. The issue prompted one of the longest commission presentations in recent memory as the commissioners spent 90 minutes reviewing aspects of the mixed-use development proposed by Sandusky Waterfront Complex LLC, a developer formed by people from CEG Development and Meacham & Apel Architects. Earlier this month, designer John Eymann and CEG's Gregory E. Hanner presented plans for a development of a path along the water, up to 300 condominiums, commercial space, a 150- to 180-room hotel, a conference center and a multiuse arena. http://www.morningjournal.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=17519685&BRD=1699&PAG=461&dept_id=46371&rfi=6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buildingcincinnati Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 From the 11/22/06 Port Clinton News Herald: PHOTO: The former Water Works building at Jefferson and Perry streets. Dan Dearth/News Herald Plans for park unveiled Proposals include a water park, retail shops, condos By DAN DEARTH Staff writer PORT CLINTON -- One of two developers that the city is courting to improve Water Works Park intends to spend $100 million to build, in part, a 220-room hotel and indoor water park. Ken Puller Sr., founder of Puller Group Inc. of Indianapolis, said the blueprint also includes building condominiums, retail space and renovating the existing Water Works building into a museum and restaurant. http://www.portclintonnewsherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061122/NEWS01/611220301/1002/rss01 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buildingcincinnati Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 Both from the 11/30/06 Port Clinton News Herald: Hesitant but hopeful Locals say they have mixed feelings about proposals By DAN DEARTH Staff writer PORT CLINTON -- About 170 Port Clinton residents showed up Wednesday night at Magruder Hospital to hear two developers explain their plans for the future of Water Works Park. Edward VanGeloff of Laurel Avenue said afterward he was a little concerned when Mo Dioun, principal partner of The Stonehenge Co. of Gahanna, said his vision to build $500,000 condominiums along the waterfront would increase property values citywide. http://www.portclintonnewsherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061130/NEWS01/611300305/1002/rss01 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buildingcincinnati Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 From the 12/6/06 Port Clinton News Herald: Residents question developers By DAN DEARTH Staff writer PORT CLINTON --The city could forfeit ownership of Water Works Park to financial institutions that provide the funding for its development if plans to improve the 14-acre parcel fail to turn a profit. That was the answer one of two developers gave Port Clinton resident Russ Brown, who asked during a public meeting Tuesday night at Magruder Hospital whether the city would have to put the property up for collateral to secure financial backing. http://www.portclintonnewsherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061206/NEWS01/612060304/1002/rss01 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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