Thursday, April 25, 2013
Four-year councilman, Kevin Ward, will run for mayor in November General Election.
A second candidate, also an Avon councilman, has announced he will run for mayor of Avon in November 2013. Councilman Kevin Ward, in his fourth year serving Ward III, announced his candidacy April 25. Earlier this week, Ward 1 Counclman Bryan Jensen announced he will run for the seat currently held by Jim Smith, who said he is retiring this year. “When I was elected to Avon City Council in 2009, my only desire was to serve the residents of Avon to the best of my ability,” Ward said in a press release. “I have enjoyed serving with Mayor Jim Smith and his staff, along with my fellow members of council. With Mayor Smith’s retirement at the end of the year, I believe Avon will need someone with leadership skills and a wide range of experience …
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Four-term councilman will seek seat in November 2013 election.
The first candidate hoping to replace Mayor Jim Smith is in. Four-term Avon City Councilman Bryan Jensen, 52, announced he is running for the mayor’s seat in Avon in the November 2013 election. Five-term Avon mayor, Jim Smith, has said he will not seek re-election. Smith began serving as the city’s part-time mayor in 1994. His term ends at the end of 2013. The position is now full time. “It has been a pleasure to work with Mayor Smith under whose leadership we’ve seen amazing growth in Avon,” Jensen, who represents Ward 1, said. “My goal is to continue that legacy of smart growth and to do my part to keep Avon a wonderful and safe place to live and work.” For the past eight years, Jensen, the president and owner of Pinehaven Greenhouses…
Monday, March 25, 2013
March 25 is set aside for Avon mayor who made Village a “better place to work and live.”
“Look to your future and ask yourself, ‘What do you want your town to look like 10 or 15 years from now?’” These were the words of Sheffield Village Mayor John Hunter, honoring neighboring Avon Mayor Jim Smith, at the March 20 Mayors Lunch at Tom's Country Place in Avon. Hunter read a proclamation to a sold-out crowd at the luncheon, which featured state-of-the-city addresses from mayors in Avon, Avon Lake, Sheffield Lake and Village before declaring March 25 as "Mayor Jim Smith Day" in the Village. Hunter said Smith “graciously offered” his friendship when Hunter became mayor in 2008 and offered many long-term insights “that will stay with me.” “Maintain your hometown dreams, maintain the atmosphere of a small village,” was Smith’s …
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Says city is "doing well" in trying times.
Borrowing a page from the Jim Smith book of humorous speeches, Avon Lake Mayor Greg Zilka took the opportunity to entertain a sold-out crowd at this year’s Mayors Luncheon March 20 at Tom's Country Place. The annual lunceon features mayors from Avon, Avon Lake, Sheffield Lake and Sheffield Village. He opened with a joke about how Smith called him last week to tell him Easter was postponed this year. “I asked him how that could be and he proceeded to tell me that Pope Francis came out on the balcony, saw his shadow and now we have six more weeks of Lent,” Zilka said. “Now I can’t say that, but Mayor Smith can get away with that.” He then jokingly said he met Smith last week “and after kissing his ring” reminded Avon’s mayor how much his …
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
After thanking those who supported Interchange project, Avon mayor takes obstrucionists to task.
First, he gave thanks to supporters. Then he thanked the "obstructionists" who helped save Avon millions. When Avon Mayor Jim Smith provided his comments at an invitation-only reception for the opening of the I-90 Nagel Interchange on Dec. 20, he first acknowledged those who went above and beyond in making the $27 million project, 16 years in the making, a reality. He also spoke of the difficulties that came from "obstructionists." But first he thanked supporters. “I’d like to thank the team we put together,” Smith said to those in attendance, which included area politicians, business leaders and members of the Ohio Department of Transportation. He credited a finance team with helping save 2 percent by timing the issuing of bonds, which …
Friday, December 21, 2012
10 a.m. ceremony marks the opening of Avon's newest I-90 interchange.
They were all there: Local mayors, including Avon’s Jim Smith and Avon Lake’s Greg Zilka, Sen. Gayle Manning, State Rep. Matt Lundy, project and city engineers, as well as the day-to-day workers, such as project manager Don Damyanic and ODOT employees, who worked on the Nagel Road Interchange. But at 10:15 a.m. this morning, after Smith and others “cut the ribbon,” all eyes were on the new I-90 Nagel Road Interchange as an All Pro Freight tractor trailer honked its horn and drove down a ramp of the interchange, marking its official opening. Cooperation, for the most part, was the theme of the day as Smith credited the city of Westlake with opening Avon Road, which provided a direct route to the interchange as well as alleviated potential …
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Saturday, May 26, 2012
There are parades to attend, the pool is open and a pet adoption event!
1. The Avon Memorial Day Parade begins at 9 a.m. on Monday at the Avon Senior Center and continues east on Detroit to the Avon Cemetery on Detroit and SR 83 with around 20 units marching. Lineup begins at 8 a.m. Past and present veterans will be asked to stand for acknowledgement and a ceremony will be held at the veteran’s memorial at the cemetery. Veteran pastor Paul Hendricks will give the opening prayer with comments from Mayor Jim Smith to follow. 2. Avon Lake will also hold its annual Memorial Day ceremonies and parade with events beginning 8 a.m. The day opens with a Post 211 Memorial Service on the back patio (on Walker Road). Memorial services will also be held at the Lakeshore (Avon Lake) Cemetery at 9 a.m. and will include a …
Monday, April 11, 2011
New income tax revenue after Cleveland Clinic opens helps cushion the blow
Avon will see less money with Governor John Kasich’s new proposed budget cuts, but the aftermath may not affect Avon much. The first major cut is the tax distribution that all municipalities receive. The money that Avon currently gets from the state goes into a general fund and is not earmarked for any specific program or department. Avon currently receives $313,000 from the state. In 2011, that number will drop to $274,000, and $156,000 in 2012. “This won’t be a huge impact to the city,” said city finance director Bill Logan. “We’ll just spend less somewhere else.” To provide some perspective, the city's revenue budget for 2011, excluding transfers between funds, is $32,059,878. Logan also hopes to make up for the cuts with more income …
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Friday, April 1, 2011
District, city await Board of Revision decision
Senate Bill 71 has passed, but the Avon school board may not be too happy with the money they will receive from the new tax-exempt status placed on the All Pro Freight Stadium. Currently, every stadium in the state of Ohio is tax-exempt, with the exception of All Pro Freight Stadium, because the Lake Erie Crushers are not affiliated with a Major League Baseball team. Tax exemption can be a powerful economic development tool. Stadiums bring people into the community – hotels, restaurants, and other entertainment venues see a jump in business. Without a tax-exempt status, teams not affiliated with a major league club could not afford to be created, Avon mayor Jim Smith said. With interest from Sandusky, Mansfield, and Mason to have their own…
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Sunday, March 6, 2011
Council will discuss issues at special meeting Monday night
Almost a week after torrential rains combined with melting snow to cause flooding to the point where some Avon homes had raw sewage flowing into their basements, residents of those homes are still dealing with the damage. It had already been a rough couple of months for Michael Vuicich. The North Doovys Street resident had undergone a knee replacement operation and spent several weeks at a rehab facility recovering before coming home in February. Then Dutch, the family's 12-year-old dog, was diagnosed with terminal cancer. And now he's facing the clean-up after raw sewage flowed into his basement. While he had a rider on his insurance to cover flooding in the basement, it will only cover $5,000 of damage. Viucich said the damage is already…
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1:29 pm on Thursday, March 28, 2013
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