Finkbeiner chided for ‘silly’ letter; Bergsmark: No conflict of interest

By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 9 The president of the Mud Hens’ board of directors lashed back at Mayor Carty Finkbeiner yesterday, saying that the mayor’s accusations of a conflict of interest are “silly.” “Everything is incorrect,” Ed Bergsmark said, referring to a letter the mayor sent him Thursday. The letter laid out […]

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Finkbeiner criticizes Mud Hens’ board head; Bergsmark is accused of conflict of interest

By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 11 Mayor Carty Finkbeiner has lashed out at the president of the Mud Hens board of directors, accusing him of a conflict of interest and a lack of devotion to May’s stadium levy campaign. “This project is too important as part of a larger downtown revitalization to allow […]

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Proposed city moratorium on demolitions to be heard

By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 11 Mayor Carty Finkbeiner’s proposed 60-day moratorium on demolition permits will get a hearing tomorrow before a council committee. City council’s zoning and planning committee will decide at 9 a.m. if it wants to reverse course and stop a drugstore development it has twice voted to support. The […]

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Council OK’s amended gun-control ordinance

By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 9 In a surprising show of consensus, council unanimously approved a gun-control ordinance last night, but only after 10 amendments to weaken the bill. The ordinance, with certain exceptions, makes it a crime for anyone to leave a loaded firearm anywhere that someone under age 18 is likely […]

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Fitness facility downtown gets ProMedica nod

By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 11 ProMedica Health System officials have told Mayor Carty Finkbeiner that the company is interested in helping start a downtown health club. “We would be interested in taking a role in a downtown fitness facility, in collaboration with the appropriate mix of civic and business leaders,” said ProMedica […]

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Commodore Perry reopens; Resident is pleased with her much shorter commute

By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 13 When Denise Williams moved from Houston to Toledo in October, she had one goal in mind: to shorten her job commute. “I lived 27 miles from my job in Houston, and the commute was 1 1/2 or two hours each way,” Ms. Williams said. When she landed […]

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City misses mark in access for disabled

By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 13 The city of Toledo has failed in hundreds of ways to make facilities accessible to the disabled, a U.S. Department of Justice report says. The 96-page report outlines access problems at 53 structures at which city programs and services are provided. Most violations were only a few […]

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