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Monday, February 25, 2013

Ward II Town Hall Meeting is Wednesday, Feb. 27

Meeting is second in a series of four.

The second hall-style meeting for issues concerning Ward II hosted by Mayor Greg Zilka is Wednesday, Feb. 27 at Learwood Middle School. The meeting will start at 7 p.m. A meeting geared for Ward I residents was Feb. 20. Although the four meeting are broken into wards, residents from any of Avon Lake's four wards can attend. Residents may attend, ask questions, raise concerns, give kudos or just find out what's going on in their ward. (See attached map to determine what ward you're in.) In addition to Zilka, Ward II Councilwoman Jennifer Fenderbosch and department heads will be in attendance to give a brief presentation and answer questions. This includes police, fire, service and a representative from the Avon Lake Municipal Utilities. …

Jennifer Fenderbosch

6:50 am on Monday, February 25, 2013

Looking forward to seeing everyone from Ward 2 Wednesday night at Learwood!   more ›

Monday, February 18, 2013

Meeting for Ward 1 Residents is Wednesday, Feb. 20

All Ward 1 residents welcome to attend, ask questions, meet with department heads.

Mayor Zilka will once again hold town hall-style meetings for each ward beginning Wednesday, Feb. 20.   The first meeting is for Ward 1 residents and will be held from 7 p.m. - 9 pm. at Learwood Middle School. Residents may attend, ask questions, raise concerns, give kudos or just find out what's going on in their ward. (See attached map to determine what ward you're in.) In addition to Zilka, each ward's councilperson and department heads will be in attendance to give a brief presentation and answer questions. This includes police, fire, service and a representative from the Avon Lake Municipal Utilities. Zilka brought back the popular ward meetings initially instituted by former mayor Rob Berner. “It’s an opportunity for department heads…

Truth_Seeker

2:00 pm on Tuesday, February 19, 2013

It should be noted that Avon Lake residents are welcome to attend any & all ward meetings, not just that specific to the ward in which they reside.   more ›

Saturday, July 28, 2012

Vote 'Yes' on Issue 5, 'No on Issue 6': Letter

The Board of Municipal Utilities explains why voting each way matters.

To the Editor: In the special election scheduled for Aug. 7, voters have two Charter change issues which affect Avon Lake Municipal Utilities: Issue 5: To allow by explicit charter language, the resumption of Executive Session capacity for the Board, and Issue 6: To require, by charter, that the Board meet on dates that City Council determines. The Avon Lake Board of Municipal Utilities urges voters to vote YES on Issue 5, which arises as a result of an oversight in a 2005 charter change, and which is necessary for the conduct of business within the Board’s purview, which concern matters that should not be conducted in open session, for example, personnel and legal discussions.  Council supports this charter change unanimously. In the …

matt heschel

10:37 am on Monday, July 30, 2012

Very nice letter, and thanks for bringing this to our attention. As far as issue 6 - not sure why Council would presume that they could dictate when the ALMU should meet. Aren't these two distinct and seperate entities? Seems like Council might be over- stepping their boundaries. Or is there something I don't understand? Regarding Issue 5 - I think that any board should have the right to meet in …   more ›

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