Judge appointed to hear lawsuit surrounding Hardesty’s residency
By J Swygart - jswygart@limanews.com
Joshua Hayes, candidate for Lima mayor, hosted a discussion on regenerative agriculture, Saturday night at the Milano Cafe.
LIMA – Maureen O’Connor, chief justice of the Ohio Supreme Court, on Tuesday appointed James Brogan, a retired judge of the Second District Court of Appeals, to preside in the Allen County Court of Common Pleas in the case of Alice Donahue v. Elizabeth Hardesty and the Allen County Board of Elections.
Former Lima law director Richard Siferd filed a lawsuit April 1 in Allen County Common Pleas Court on behalf of Lima resident Alice Donahue that challenges the legal residency of Lima mayoral candidate Elizabeth Hardesty. Named as respondents in the lawsuit were Hardesty, the Allen County Board of Elections, Director Kathy Meyer, individual board members and the City of Lima.
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS After a lengthy discussion Tuesday night, four members of the Steamboat Springs City Council directed City Attorney Dan Foote to explore making Steamboat the first city in Colorado to tax timeshares. Council member Sonja Macys was absent from the meeting, and President Jason Lacy and member Robin Crossan recused themselves from the discussion due to conflicts of interest.
Tuesday was the first time the council discussed the timeshare tax, which would be assessed when a timeshare owner or member trades with an owner or member of another program. Exchanges are often facilitated by third-party exchange companies, and the owner or member deposits their points and then books something else of equivalent or lesser value. The exchange company then charges a fee, and the owner or member pays an annual fee.
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Hardesty’s residency faces court challenge
By Sam Shriver - sshriver@limanews.com
LIMA Former Lima law director Richard Siferd filed a lawsuit Thursday in Allen County Common Please Court on behalf of Alice Donahue of 1175 W. High St., Lima, challenging the residency of Lima mayoral candidate Elizabeth Hardesty.
Named in the lawsuit were Hardesty, the Allen County Board of Elections, the Election Board members and the City of Lima.
While the Lima mayoral election is a non-partisan race the two top vote-getters among the four candidates running in the May primary will advance to the General Election the lawsuit lines up Democrats against a Republican. Siferd is a former Allen County Democratic Party chairman and Donahue is also a Democrat. Hardesty is a Republican.
2020: A year of overtime
By Jim Krumel - jkrumel@limanews.com
Lima Police Department Detective Steve Stechschulte, shown here testifying in a rape case Friday, picked up $70,063 in overtime in 2020, pushing his earnings to $134,932 while dealing with fewer resources and increased crime.
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The Lima Fire Department and Lima Police Department responded to a car running into a house in the early morning hours of July 18. Government salaries saw a lot of overtime in 2020. The LPD saw 21 city employees earn more than $20,000 in overtime last year, and eight members of the Lima Fire Department were paid more than the fire chief.