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More discussion about the city owned property on Mennonite Rd. which council might foolishly sell off! Â From the Aurora Advocate On June 14, a subcommittee of City Council turned in a recommendation to sell the city-owned Chesnes house on East Mennonite Road and 22 of the 95 acres it sets on. About two weeks later, […]
Around six years ago, the voters of Aurora raised their taxes to purchase land to be preserved for greenspace and recreation. This was overwelming supported. Every other tax levy proposed by the city has been voted down. Now, the city might be selling off some of that land that was purchased with the tax money. […]
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Landmark Commission approved the concept plans for this new version of the Aurora clocktower. Council chambers were full for the meeting on April 19 and everyone in the audience was in love with new clocktower. Despite a mailing to Historic District residents asking their opinion of the project, the Commission received only 1 letter opposed, […]
Also from the Mayor’s Report: The Bissell Family has preserved their scenic 50-acre property by donating a post-mortem conservation easement to the WRLC. The property is located south of the intersection of West Pioneer Trail and Bissell Road. The preservation of this property is an important addition to the corridor of existing and potential preserved […]
Marking the final step of a project that began several years ago, the City of Aurora (Portage County) will purchase 22 acres from Western Reserve Land Conservancy (WRLC) and grant a conservation easement on the property. The land is a critical and vital link between the 172-acre Aurora Sanctuary to the north, owned by The […]
The Aurora Master Plan Committee is beginning their beginning. Here are minutes from the 3.27 meeting. Interesting stuff…
Partsscource a multi manufacturer medical parts supplier will be moving to the former TRW/Lucas building in Aurora. The building is 113,00 sq ft and they will be using about half of it. Looks like the busuness development team in Aurora landed a growing fish! They were courted by several other cities out of state and […]
The folks in Hawthorn ought to be happy ’cause it’ll be wide open to Bissell Rd.! read more here The real traffic-jam area of the past will be fixed with the widening of Rt. 43 between Geauga Lake and Rt 82. Only $7 million dollars to widen about two miles of road. Looks like the […]
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At Monday’s Aurora City Council meeting Council voted 5-4 in favor of signing a consent agreement to more than double the housing density on the Beljon property. In spite of at least two elections where the citizens voted no, against rezoning to higher density council spent little time and discussion on this topic. In addition […]
The City of Aurora has a new policy regarding backyard kiddie pools. Anything 18 inches or deeper needs a 4 ft. fence. (Does that include all the water retention basins and ponds the city has built to store excess rain?) I guess not. The code will be enforced by the city’s zoning inspector, who will […]
Remember two years ago? A developer wanted to build 90 homes on vacant farmland on East Pioneer Trail. One problem though, the zoning only allowed 30 homes. So the city voted on the rezoning. It was overwhelmingly defeated, about 89% voted no. Now it looks like the city will settle out of court. They will […]
Class work is out of this world from The Cleveland Plain Dealer Many come searching for answers, or validation of their beliefs. Various polls show that roughly half of Americans believe in ghosts. “We’re not flakes,”
Across the county line– across the city line– in Reminderville, there will be soon be an additional 300 homes built in the Aurora School District. This project is well into the planning stages with land clearing to begin soon. Reminderville Mayor Sam Alonzo said, “It has all approvals except for its final permit from Army […]
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At the most recent Landmarks Commission meeting here in Aurora, Mayor McGill presented plans for the beautification in the Historic District. His plan would build a clock tower at the intersection of routes 43 and 306. This location is west of the Bicentennial Gazebo and north of City Hall on a overgrown parcel of city […]
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JULIUS “WHITEY” FULOP, age 89 of Aurora. Went to be with the Lord, Jan. 22, 2007. Retired Aurora Firefighter. Beloved husband of the late Loreene(nee Karsten); dear father of Loreene (Terry) Thomas of New Madison;
Hmmm, just hope he doesn’t pull me over till after the anger management classes. Or maybe he had too much coffee. Read it all here. How much did the city spend on the legal proceedings?
This building and property is consider by many to be an eyesore read more here
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There is debate at the council meetings about the fate of the “Chesney” house. You can find more information obout that building here. But did you know that the city owns several other houses and buildings? There is the former Ray Harmon farmhouse and barns on Bartlett Road, these buildings are
By August or September 2007 a new master plan should be finalized. Watch for public opinion opportunities. This plan will determine a number of city improvements and developments. According to Mayor McGill, one of the most important issues is aligning the master pan with the current zoning maps. This very important project is staffed by […]
The next council meeting, January 4th, should decide the speed limit on Bissell Rd. Councilman Rausch indicated that the residents of Hawthorne felt inconvenienced by the posted speed of 25 mph, and got the ball rolling to raise the limit, so they could legally go 35 mph with out their kids looking over their shoulders. […]
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Topics: Townline Road, McMaster-Carr, Income Tax Revenue, Treat Road property sale, Geauga Lake Storm Sewer Phase III, Save Sunny Lake Committee Townline Road The Administration has met on two occasions with Mantua Township Trustees on the paving of Townline Road. On December 7, 2006, the Mantua Township Trustees convened and made a formal motion to […]
The big items on the agenda are- possible discussion regarding increasing the speed limits on Bissell Road and Townline Road to 35 mph, and an appeal from Realty One to council to reverse the ABR’s decision to deny a window canopy/sign. Discussion will also continue to determine the fate of the house on city property […]
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