Amherst News-Times, 2004-10-06

              sj 7-1. v n r i" - c j : an.- a .k cj xi vj. x d w creek to get makeover page 14 tax offenders head court amh ro co tlhl "st ws- ntis 'caribbean-style' destination spikes interest of area leaders, residents by jason hawk news-times reporter the british arc coming, bringing revised schematics last wednesday for beaver lodges resort that america's cousins from across pond want construct at former site cleveland quarries north route 113. "it's important absorb all interests and philosophies on something this scale," said project spokesper son neil pike england-based trans european securities international llp, invit ing comment about 75 government represen tatives concerned who gathered lorain county visitors bureau 58. "this is problem because it's outlived its usefulness. com munity doesn't it become liability," he said. "but problems present opportunities." pike's investors ready spend as much $1 billion transform 917 acres spanning amherst township, brownhcim townsiiip, ana squth jnto, ,,,;u7 ,,.7. nnn,mufcmm.n.. , ... worici-ciass leisure '"" with golf course, ice rink, retail shopping dining, hotels, business park. rough drawings include what called glass-capped "caribbean-style vacation spot" indoor beaches, palm trees, retractable roof, which would be erected over one existing quarry pits. they also show wide swath intended planned residen tial community. "we don't know if will $400 homes or $1.2 million homes," would-be robber leads officers foot pursuit lengthy chase near an industrial plant .netted police suspected auto thief friday night' following tip gas station clcik, citgo attendant phoned shortly after 10 p.m., complaining black male had entered cooper foster park road two sepa rate occasions evening, failed make purchase, left quickly when cars parking lot, according lieutenant joseph kucirck. patrolmen troy donaldson jacob perez searched suspect, later identi orchard against grobs fruit farm otfoor allen orobe, runs his family's orchards in amlwnit he'? been teft & very sout taste mouth; ohio turnpike official yw. monday, probe filed lawsuit, commissi?), claimifig jh& hcvr received rwymifct 93-re rccl wherii pdrtiowi -ncwtntw- cnn$c wcmjs twluutlw h invade general conceptual rman, many, many months." has identified 500 residential pllco "conceptually, people can li e, work, play site. . t's somewhere state enjiy, travel wu miles mutti hm """"'.yi '-n'n 'n1il)'r ocveiopmem, inougn inc num- single-family multi-fami ly use have not deter mined, "whether filled 100, 500, 1,000 remains seen," 70 percent quar ry property lies within 20 per cent south township. 'the natural resources give us springboard fied 24-ycar-olif ramon marrcro lorain, located him clovervalc farms food processing ames budding,. approached pojice cruisers, marrero reportedly threw item ground, discovered was knife seven-inch blade, started running, kucirck chased through rear several properties unsuccessfully attempted hurdle security fence protecting perimeter. then tried crawl hole fence, but able draw weapon sus- continued 15 wrmsmes mm turnpikp grobe signed coftspfoffr allow turnpik jto enawc iu constrktiort k 'tfi sltfj&t year, although i mtm man tiw m im stjjlongolng. f' ,,t .i.ltlriis fotm compete tte purchase since titnint, project," pike, whose company exercising $27.5 option pe.forming due diligence defunct sandstone property. sec land mark america," live, enjoy, 100 even miles." asked three affected communities approve forthcoming rczoning request fit mult usc. currently zoned light use. "the room total control whether moves forward," representative robin day. "if these boroughs came out said, 'sorry, we can't do it, actually (waste) millions dollars." commu nity leaders consider relaxing regulations maximum building heights, whicfil set towtfhip 35 feet. en you come clcvqjnnd fiat pan cake,! quipped. needs some vcrti- .nlil.'tliilt nillnc ij mil " "hierarchy buildings" build toward ccn(rai( tow. cring climax center development, more permissive height regu lations accommo date twin 500-bcdroom, scven star hotels flanking ries' 113 entrance, though officials argued surround fire departments unequipped handle blazes structures such height. pago 3 rampn ottiqp turiipikq pfi wported oiiefcd xjoumjo fofjne pared ma5i .of soofebiit. vtdtks stlmtfriiffowj ,he njmtv t'o bc worth closer ta $920000 cote, it'mg receive t jtf fi wlhch cm b (icterniirted ;b .t worker john chihay breaks digging efforts pose picture dating late 1800s. relocation markaerfid era ' american stone rfpany's rication activities workers tor anihefiftarca. wlicn baldwin-bidi35li4c founder baldwin" sr' "' wspotted'a diin slab monewjth, amazing sharpening proper? tici'ncal, berca home 1 842, no idea his-uiscovery o(jl,ocal touch off period in' ohio's iis,tory(. dominated quarry-digging. '-f,-- private raced exploit area's resource,. like baxter clough, ran middle additional operation amherst, henry warner, "sssflsirifi? clough's, opened brovnhclm 1847 believed shipped first area. july 1886, incorpb- rated,' absorbing lands fycrca, kipton, olyria, euclid, outlying points. 1903, chicago banker r. walsh purchased tracts tlircc southwest developing programs core valuable 5 5lmbk3 hhric ..ipjjbmpp hsh hdhh amherst's royal couple homecoming king cory kampf queen jasmine carrion shine bertrig crowned 50 yard-lino before comets' blow-out 46-0 win falrview warriors night. dicision move fab- pric marks end levy avert $8.2m deficit local voters follow lead those sheffield, ridgcvillc, elyria, firelands, school dis trict worry could face $8.2 2009. five-year forecast submitted treasurer shirley antcl board members monday night showed declin operating budget run nearly dry 2007 post $2.7 2008 fail adopt 5.9-mill november. "our biggest expense salaries benefits. benefits were 30.4 salaries," antcl. normal eight percent, year antel bumped 31 cover raise medical dental premiums, she "overall, equate 90 our revenue. scary," "eighty-three sets red flag. we're percent." vice president ron yacobozzi defended figures, saying statistic docs necessarily mean staff are paid. reason expenditure increased faster than rev enue has," district highest paid overpaid. far greater pay their teachers." schools spent $647,000 collected, .... ii f