Saturday, December 31, 2011
VIPs, supporters and family attend ceremony
More than 200 family, friends and supporters showed up Dec. 30 at Aherns Banquet Center to witness Greg Zilka take the oath of office to become the next mayor of Avon Lake. His term goes into effect just after midnight on Jan. 1. Avon Lake Municipal Court Judge Darrel Bilancini swore in Zilka. State Representative Matt Lundy served as the emcee for the evening. Also in attendance were numerous elected and appointed officials including Avon Lake council members, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur, former Municipal Court Judge John Mackin and Elyria Mayor Bill Grace. During his acceptance speech, Zilka, who won the election by just 34 votes over incumbent K.C. Zuber in a runoff race, said one of his first items of business to attend to is to get a …
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Berner, Zilka and Zuber all surpassed $30,000 in spending
Proving that you can’t buy an election, at least not a local one, the candidate who spent the least in this year’s Avon Lake mayor’s race proved the victor. Still, all three candidates’ campaigns spent more than $30,000 each, making it the most expensive of all Lorain County mayor’s races this year. Council President Greg Zilka, who was certified Dec. 19 as the winner of a very close race with incumbent K.C. Zuber, spent a total of $31,374.53, according to Lorain County Board of Elections records. Zuber reported spending a total of $33,464.29 and Rob Berner spent a total of $34,079. Campaign spending reports were due Dec. 16. Zuber and Zilka were forced to a run-off race after none of the three candidates secured more than 50 percent of …
Monday, December 5, 2011
Run off to decide Avon Lake's mayor is Tuesday, Dec. 6.
With no majority winner in the Nov. 8 primary, incumbent K.C. Zuberwill face off against council president Greg Zilka in a run off election on Tuesday, Dec. 6 Need a refresher? Check out our Voter Guide for a comparison. Need more? Read the candidates profiles for Zilka and Zuber. When you made your decision, make sure to get out and vote. Polls are open from 6:30 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at your usual polling place. Unless results are certified as a dead heat, expect a winner from this election. Did you miss our article on why Avon Lake has run off elections? Read it here. Election links: Patch Voter Guide Candidate Profile: Greg Zilka Candidate Profile: K.C. Zuber On Facebook: Avon Lake Election Central 2011 Election Day information …
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Zilka said some residents aren't aware there is a runoff election.
Although the race for Avon Lake mayor will continue through Dec. 6, one of the two candidates in the run-off election has said he will not be putting out yard signs. With none of the three mayoral candidates earning a majority of the votes, per city charter the two highest vote getters, Greg Zilka and K.C. Zuber, will face off in the run off election. Zuber announced this week he has removed his “Re-elect Zuber” signs from the city. He said the decision was to “honor the Thanksgiving holiday” by taking them down. “It’s important to honor our holidays and not politicize,” Zuber said. “We have many visitors to Avon Lake during the holidays and I decided to take down my ‘reelect Mayor Zuber’ signs to help show the best of Avon Lake to our …
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Dec. 6 runoff means paying poll workers, printing ballots
Mayoral candidate Greg Zilka may have been half-joking when he said voters could save the city money by electing him mayor by a majority vote on Nov. 8. "I have a suggestion on how to save the city between $20,000 and $25,000,” Zilka said at the Dec. 27 Candidates' Night. “If you all vote for me we wont have a runoff and we’ll save that money.” Avon Lake's charter requires the mayor to earn a majority vote. When the polls closed, it was clear with the top vote getter earning only 40 percent of the votes, a Dec. 6 runoff between Zilka and KC Zuber was evident. That races comes at a price. Lorain County Board of Elections Director Paul Adams said the runoff race will cost the city of Avon Lake between $25,000 and $30,000. “The city of Avon…
Monday, October 24, 2011
Cast your vote for mayor in our Monday poll
If Avon Lake's mayoral elections were today, who would you vote for? Cast a vote in our mayoral poll (signups not needed). Let others know why you think one candidate is better than the other in our comment section below (signup on Patch required). Please keep your comments civil; inappropriate comments will be removed. Do you think you know the candidates? Click on our candidate profiles below to learn where the candidates stand on different issues and read their platform. Robert Berner: Berner, the former mayor of Avon Lake, is currently the head of LORCO. "I have a new vision and believe it is time to take Avon Lake in a new direction." Read profile Greg Zilka: Zilka is the current president of council. He has been on council for more …
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Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Agree or disagree? Add you comments below the letter.
Dear Avon Lake Voters: It is clear that Zilka and Obama are very similiar. Both are liberal Democrats who have made their careers off government. Perhaps, Mr. Zilka was your child's teacher (Editor's note: Zilka was a longtime teacher at Avon Lake High School.) It makes sense as for over 26 years he has earned a government paycheck; school or city, but government. One wonders the time Mr. Zilka spent on councilif he ever introduced legislation supporting business. One wonders if Mr. Zilka ever worked in the private sector in a business or held a job outside of government. Obama is a lackluster leader and focused on government taking over our lives, destroying business and taxing us till we bleed; hopefully not Mr. Zilka. Our country has …
Monday, October 10, 2011
Former State Representative Earl Martin supports Rob Berner for mayor.
Vote for Rob Berner for mayor because he is accountable. Accountable: it means you have the responsibility for the obligations of your position. I believe Rob Berner is the only accountable man running for mayor of Avon Lake. I have served on Avon Lake city council with all the mayoral candidates, Rob Berner is the only candidate that I trust to make decisions based on the best interest of all Avon Lake residents. Neither of the other candidates supports having the responsibility to negotiate the wages of the safety forces that serve the city. Safety wages make up the majority of the taxes we pay to the city. The other candidates want an unelected person from outside Avon Lake to tell us what we should pay our own employees. How can you …
Laurie
9:50 am on Tuesday, December 6, 2011
What happened to the interview Patch was going to do with each candidate? Questions were submitted for this but I never saw any follow up. Specifically, I want to know what each candidate is going to do to attract more business to Avon Lake. more ›