
;J
i
editorial
Givi
Avon Lake's phone effort worthwhile
Thy Finance Coni.Tuttut;
»f
iluunul
said it needed lejiul advice b.:li>n.> rvo-m-
mending
u
$2,ui)u contribution
lur the
local drive to iir:t;uiru lower phuru' r.itiy>
into Greater Cleveland.
WL-
understand
the cummittite's concerns,
ami if th>"
city's Legal Dupartmonf finds
no irn-
propriety
in
maiin^ tin; donation, thun
wu are all for it.
[uniur Woman's Clulj
has
been
an
ideal disseminator of information on the
progress and specifics of (he effort. :ind
members have worked tirelessly,
especially Joyce- Kubik who spearheads
the cause,
jj
In speaking vriih/some members
of
finance committee, (hey have indicated,
that they're
hesitant'.
1
on the contribution
because it does nof bane/it ALL the peo-
ple of Avon
Lake,
imi!
they am unsure
of
what avenuti Junior Women will take.
Mrs.
Kubik'yaid either
one of two
basic options will be\iursued:
A
30-
plus
call plan whereby
a
household
pays._say...S10 a inonih to tnakij 30 calls
into Cleveland pur ir.oivth, with each call
aver
30
costing eight cents regardless of
the length
of Ihe
cills:
or a
yai*
undetermined flat fee
U
plan which will requirv- the signatures
of
approval among
70 to fti
P
ercent
°f
Avon
LI'M;
pt'.ijtsc
uislniii'T-i
Mrs
Kubik
mriir,.!..•([
tlf.:
'JU-jrhr,
[il-u!
•jfj'jtiiis
tiujn:
uilv;j;it.ii;t.>ims
.!' Mil
1
-
point
Ijt.'C.iijsi:
pti'Jiif
i.n-iMciirrs
wb'i
rur-i,
call
tlryittisr
t,!*-'-•<;I.imi
won't
hi;
luri-vd
to
-•tlh»'^'lb>:
:ill(i
p.iv the $11) c.n;h
mrjii'.ii.
tk',1 th<;
ll
;
it
l>-'"
|)1.HI
will
rn'iuirt
1
a//resident"
tn p.iy a:i
additiurml
tl.it
fm;.
uti';t
l
it:r
tht.'y
i:wlt
Go-Mtur
Gun-eland
ur
not.
Close tu $5.i)0(> has been collided
fur
list:
pheme utfort. with must wfthu money
going
for
legal counsel. Junior
WOHHJII
are ut
a
statidstitl. without funds tu pay
for further Ivgal help. They
set
.1 total
S
oal of S1U.U00.
The argument
tL.t u
cou.rihution
would not go for the good ol all of Avon
Lake is a weak one ct-tsidorint; the city's
recent contributions to th'* youth soccer
program, the youth basketball program,
and. through the Community Develop
ment Block Gnnt program,
the
Avon
Lik« Play Space playground. Although
we wholeheartedly endorse
the
city's
support of these projects and programs,
they are basically frills, whereas lower-
ing phone rates into Cleveland involves
a necessary utility.
Perhaps
not
ALL
of
A'on Lake will
benefit from this effort, but certainly
a
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Cuyiihona County,
su in-
iiirfc;tly,
t*LI.
t:i\pay«rs henetit.
Th(.'
i:iiy recently hired
u
law firm
to
l.ibby
for
postponement
of the
state's
m.-w" Coastal Mann gem en: legislation
v:\.-c\\ would affect propyrty owners
close to the laki-
m
well as the city itsuli.
We point out that success in this p'irsuit
is not ii sure thins, just us the phone
ef-
fort's success
is
not guutunteed.
Cily officials say the Coastal Manage-
ment issue differs From the phone effort
because, with C'u.ts'al Management, the
ci(y would
be
mandated
to
become
a
permit agency
-
an outrageously expen-
sive
hat to
wear. Their point
is
well
taken.
'iut has
anyone stopped
to ex-
amine what the city would save in cal
;
s
ni.nh;
ti>
I.rt.ili.T
Cl:v*;l.nnl
\Viuit
if the
lituatiui* wen: reversed.
jind
the
city
hjd
very
low
phune bills,
iit'd thei! on*.'
day the
local telephone
tampans liucidus
tu
be»in charging big
bucks
fur
calls niuil.; into Cuyahoga
County? Wu bet the city would scramble
tu hire'lfgalheJpund fiuht the new. coat-
ly billing sy-tL'in.
If the legal departmer* finds
no
»m-
prcpriety
in the
action, wo encourage
committee members and City Council to
smut Junior Women approval and pro-
vidi."
this hard-working organization
with the not-too substantial contribution
they are requesting.
And by the way. where are donations
from all
of
the 2.2QQ people who sigiuci
petitions
in
support
of
.towel phone
rates? Fewer than half have contributed
so far. If all who signed gave S5. Junior
Women would have $1,000 more than it
needs.
We all need to be in this together
JT
we arc to have
a
chance at success.
Community Pulse...AmJ More
Continued Irom
page
1
A fresh and open approach. My hat's
off
lo
the new Avon Land Acquisition
Levy Committee
as
they confront
the
Feb.
8 issue.
The November *93 levy failed
by a
mere 150 votes. This time the communi-
ty
group has decided to investigate every
possible site and
get as
much input
as
possible to ensure the levy gets the suc-
cess
it
deserves. (See related story.)
Stuff
the
seniors. Sheffield
1-ake
Mayor Chuck Kelly has expressed major
concern toward
'^e
city's cable com-
pany. Cablevision. regarding their deci-
sion
to
discontinue senior citizen dis-
counts. Kolly is asking residents to send
Utters to the cable company further ex-
pressing their displeasure with
tho
move.
•-'•
The ru':«nt. federal government
changes
in
cable company rules have
initdi! lutgottutionti quito compiux.
Up-
coming changes in various technologic
will make
the
cubit; television
_
com-
panies* continuing success difficult.
Both wireless reception to homes along
with smaller and more olficiont satellite
dishes should afford many home owners
other choices.
The Avon Lake Firefighters, Local
1301,
are
hosting their 32nd nnnuul
dance
on
Saturday,
Jan. 29, ut
[trnezewood Hall
on
Lake Bnieze Road
in Sheffield. Doors upen at 8 p.m. Music
is by rhe L.A. Band and will begin
At
8:30
p.m. Tickets will be sold
nt
tho door or
can be bought at the ftro station. Admis-
sion is $10 per ticket and included hour,
wash, ice and c-nacks. For more informa-
tion, call 933-8305.
The
firefighters
thank supporters
for
thult past
patronage und hope to sec you there.
Other
stulf.
Who has tho inside track
for
the
Avon Lake
Law
Director**
job?...The word
has it
GeofT Smith'is
:
odds on favorite...Tho Avon Lake Boat
.
Launch
at
Miller Road may not open
until mid-summer
If
at all according to <•
some reports. The permits, bureaucracy
:
and the weather are major factors.
•
?
Pats and *macki. A smack has to go
.
to somo members of Avon CiJy Council
'
particularly David Kaiser
for
doing an
about-face
on tho
hiring
of
Finance-
Director William Hyde. '"."••
Apparently. City Council,
and the
mayor have
a
closed-door^ policy «ro
r
other rhoices
for the
job.(-V
so
much
discontent arose between hiring cither
former finance director Mary
Ann
Nov/ak
and
Hyde, another format
finance director, then why not
g<»
back
lu the drawing board and consider somo
of
the
oth«r candidates,
so
ovoryony
cuulil hi) saUnfiud.
It
muVes me wonder -
if tho city even has enough objectivity •o
have interviewed other candidates
for
the job.
r
•.:
Politics already has to mar the picture
'.
~ tho New Yfiar's baby isn't even out
of,
the incubator, yet.
By the way. the service director waa
out tho door after
Dec. 31.
A now snrvice
director has already been hired.
If
the
:
positions
of
law director, service direc-;'
tor. city engineer and so on are so close-
ly hooked to the present administration.-,
*
then what about fire
chief,
police chief
and building Inspector? Why aro their
,
jobs so secure whilo altars arun't? This.;
Is
a
btatant dotibl^jitjiri^ard for depart-
;
ment heads.
V : .
The poliiical skunk
is
happy
and
>
healthy
in
Avon, stinking up the place.
,
Pepo LePue is traveling south.
Wilber wins scholarship
Elir-abeth L. Wilber,
a
junior nscoun-
ting major from Avon Lake.
if.
the reci-
pient of tho 1993-94 Caterpillar Inc. En-
dowed Scholarship at Bradley Universi-
ty. The scholarship is awarded annually
lo full-time business, engineering
or
natural science majors who graduated
from higii school in tho top
10
percent of
their class and scored 25
or
higher on
tho ACT examination.
Wilber is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Williiim Wither of 32634 Admiral's Way
Avon Lake.
.
In the service
Air Force Airman Dawson J.Sandvick
bus graduated from
Air
Force basic
training her'!.
During the six weeks
of
training
the
dirm.-m studied
the Air
Force mission,
organization <ind customs and received
special training in human relations.
In addition, airmen
who
complete
h-sic Irair.ing'eurn ci-edits toward
«n
associate degree thruujih the Communl-
ly College
of
tint Air^'ofce.
Sandvick is the son of Joseph
|.
Simd-
vlck
of
2220 Wisteria tt'ny, Avon, und
Chrixtinii G. Piikunoff or
OKI?
H.-llfvue
Dr. Nnrlli Oliuslml,
Bradley University
Is a
fully ao
'~f\
credited, co-oducatlonol, private unlvor-
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sity founded
in
1897
in
Pooria. IlllnoU..
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