Former city manager Hawkey is dismissed from his Pasadena job

By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 21 PASADENA, CALIF. — Seven years after he left Ohio, a former Toledo city manager is facing unemployment. Pasadena City Manager Phil Hawkey, whose four years in Toledo were marked by controversy, will not be allowed to serve out the remainder of his contract, the city’s council decided […]

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How solid waste district will meet recycling requirements is debated

By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 22 Toledo will have to wait at least one more year for citywide drop-off recycling, officials said yesterday. But some Lucas County municipalities are saying they don’t want to have to pay for recycling to make up for Toledo’s lack of action. The debate surrounds the way the […]

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Planners to consider 2 contested proposals

By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 19 Toledo’s plan commission will consider two of the city’s contentious construction debates today: a proposed Home Depot on Secor Road and an eight-foot-high fence the Toledo Zoo wants to build near Amherst Drive. Developers submitted preliminary site drawings for the Home Depot store for commissioners to consider. […]

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Consultants to devise master plan for city

By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 17 A Louisville-based consulting firm will head the project that will define where and how Toledo grows in the next two decades. Mayor Carty Finkbeiner said yesterday the Corradino Group will be lead consultant on the Toledo 20/20 Comprehensive Plan, the first major revision of the city’s master […]

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Council panel backs nurse funds, hopes for compromise with mayor

By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 13 After a tense, aggressive debate with administration officials, city council’s finance committee approved a bill yesterday that could free up $50,000 to fund seven elementary school nurses. But the council has put the matter on hold until Dec. 9 in hopes of a compromise with Mayor Carty […]

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