Elyria Ward 1 City Councilman Andrew Lipian voluntarily resigned his position May 28 as coordinator of Lorain County Economic Development Department after a recent employment study concluded the two positions aren’t compatible.Lipian started working for the county as a manager of the records center in January 2021, which was an unclassified position, according to a […]
Lorain County is in the midst of celebrating its 200th birthday with festivities scheduled for May 24 in Elyria’s Courthouse Square.The county will host a re-enactment of the Board of Commissioners’ first meeting on May 24, 1824.At 9:30 a.m. at the Lorain County Courthouse in Elyria, the 200th year Celebration of Lorain County is slated […]
Lorain County may not exist if it were not for Heman Ely, a man originally from Massachusetts who recognized the area’s potential in the early 19th century.Ely first arrived arrived in what would become Elyria and saw the rich soil and natural water of the Black River, and knew a vibrant community could exist there.Now […]
Lorain County commissioners voted March 28 to adopt a Community Reinvestment Area (CRA) for Elyria Township. A community reinvestment area is an incentive to bolster economic development, according to Andrew Lipian, economic development coordinator for the Lorain County Community Development Department. Lipian presented the information to the commission board along with Donald Romancak, Storm Water […]
Lorain County officials will be using $130,000 in recently discovered funds for the county’s bicentennial celebration, which kicks off with a spaghetti dinner Jan. 27. The funds were found in two accounts in the Visitor’s Bureau’s budget, according to Lorain County Commission Vice President David Moore. “We’re grateful for the genius of Commissioner David Moore, […]