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GREENFORD – Green Township trustees this week rejected an offer from the Mill Creek MetroParks for property that falls within a proposed bike trail expansion.
Trustees rejected an offer of $14,400 from the MetroParks for a one-acre parcel on Calla Road where the expansion will curve around a railbed, which is the only access drive for a home there. The previous offer was $6,000.
Trustees are involved in an ongoing court case fighting against the MetroParks’ eminent domain lawsuit.
The MetroParks Bikeway is one section of the proposed 100-mile Great Ohio Lake to River Greenway, a developing corridor that will allow trail users to travel from Lake Erie to the Ohio River. The MetroParks trail runs along the old Niles and Lisbon Branch of the Erie Railroad Company railroad bed and currently ends at Western Reserve Road. The proposed expansion would run along the west side of Washingtonville Road and connect with the Greenway Bike Trail in Washingtonville in
GREENFORD Green Township trustees this week rejected an offer from the Mill Creek MetroParks for property that falls within a proposed bike trail expansion.
BELOIT West Branch students will continue to start school after Labor Day next year.
The school board Wednesday night approved the 2021-2022 school calendar that includes the first day for students Sept. 8, last day June 2 and graduation May 29.
The board also considered a calendar that included the first day for students Aug. 31, with no school Sept. 3 and Labor Day, last day May 26 and graduation May 22.
Community members in the past have pushed for a student start date to remain the traditional Wednesday after Labor Day, allowing students to participate in the Canfield Fair without missing school. Past boards have been split on the decision, however following the wishes of the community over recommendations of a faculty committee.
BELOIT West Branch students will continue to start school after Labor Day next year.
The school board Wednesday night approved the 2021-2022 school calendar that includes the first day for students Sept. 8, last day June 2 and graduation May 29.
The board also considered a calendar that included the first day for students Aug. 31, with no school Sept. 3 and Labor Day, last day May 26 and graduation May 22.
Community members in the past have pushed for a student start date to remain the traditional Wednesday after Labor Day, allowing students to participate in the Canfield Fair without missing school. Past boards have been split on the decision, however following the wishes of the community over recommendations of a faculty committee.