Alex Bracken
General Assignment Reporter at The Toledo Blade
General assignment reporter at The Blade (@toledonews) and @bsu_sjsc alumnus
Articles
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1 week ago |
toledoblade.com | Alex Bracken
State Rep. Josh Williams (R., Sylvania Township) said he is certain that former Lucas County Auditor Anita Lopez is under investigation by the state auditor, asserting the reference to an ongoing investigation in an audit document is the one launched at his request. The existence of an investigation was confirmed in the state auditor’s letter to county officials, which included a reference to an ongoing investigation.
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1 week ago |
toledoblade.com | Alex Bracken
The former site of an industrial die-casting company is moving forward with a $2.6 million project to clean up a long-blighted property in the Englewood neighborhood. Lucas County Land Bank was awarded just over $2 million earlier this month to complete environmental remediation at the former Doehler-Jarvis factory on Smead Avenue, which occupies 9 acres of land straddling a railroad line and a residential neighborhood.
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2 weeks ago |
toledoblade.com | Alex Bracken
Officials from Toledo are sounding the alarm on the Senate’s proposed federal budget that would cut millions for safety and walkability improvements at Front and Main Streets. The grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation is at risk of cancellation if the Senate’s budget bill passes as proposed. Toledo Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz said the project would have made the intersection of Front and Main Streets safer, by implementing traffic calming and other safety measures.
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2 weeks ago |
toledoblade.com | Alex Bracken
Ash trees downed by the emerald ash borer are creating a “natural disaster” across the state, and local officials are calling on state legislators to include $15 million in the budget to clear the resulting log jams. Lucas County held a news conference Wednesday morning, advocating for a $15 million grant through H2Ohio to remove fallen trees from ditches and creeks.
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2 weeks ago |
toledoblade.com | Alex Bracken
County officials are proposing an increase water and sewer rates by nearly 17 percent over four years, and raising solid waste fees to $25 per year. The first of three public hearings on the rate hikes was held Tuesday. County officials presented the rationale, citing aging infrastructure, the rising costs of materials and labor, preventive maintenance, and planned improvements.
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The federal budget before the U.S. Senate would cancel a $28.5 million grant to improve traffic and pedestrian safety in East Toledo. Full story: https://t.co/vzLfWld6Ed
Earlier this week, I got to join campers on the waters of Lake Erie who are learning to sail. https://t.co/CPjG0Ink8o
Two NW Ohio companies had tens of millions in grant funding cut by the Department of Energy today https://t.co/6mu0Y1LLt1