Jacob Espinosa

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LIMA — Lima City Council will get to vote on matters related to the city’s Human Relations Commission on Monday. Councilwoman Jeanine Jordan said at Wednesday night’s joint committee meeting the process is still just beginning, but she is optimistic a strong program will come from re-establishing the dormant body. “Things have to grow and evolve,” Jordan said.

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May 13—LIMA — Lima Mayor Sharetta Smith touted the city's floating solar panels as examples of the value of Direct Pay tax credits in a press call with Power a Clean Future Ohio and two other Ohio mayors Tuesday. Smith, Athens Mayor Steve Patterson and Solon Mayor Ed Kraus spoke about projects the Inflation Reduction Act provision has made possible in their cities and expressed worry with an expected tax package markup set to go through the House Ways and Means Committee.

2 days ago | limaohio.com | Jacob Espinosa

LIMA — Lima Mayor Sharetta Smith touted the city’s floating solar panels as examples of the value of Direct Pay tax credits in a press call with Power a Clean Future Ohio and two other Ohio mayors Tuesday. Smith, Athens Mayor Steve Patterson and Solon Mayor Ed Kraus spoke about projects the Inflation Reduction Act provision has made possible in their cities and expressed worry with an expected tax package markup set to go through the House Ways and Means Committee.

2 days ago | limaohio.com | Jacob Espinosa

LIMA — The St. Rose Festival is coming back after a year off, and some new features are in store. The one-day festival will run from 5 to 11:30 p.m. Saturday, May 17 at the parish, 479 N. West St. in Lima and will feature a beer tent, games, food and entertainment. “We’ll be doing things a little bit differently this year,” organizer Nicole Haney said. “In the past, we’ve had our own food, but this week, while we will still have our wings that everybody enjoys, we’ll have food trucks come in.

1 week ago | limaohio.com | Jacob Espinosa

LIMA — Allen County Fair Board representatives and non-profit school organizations came away from a meeting Wednesday night feeling better about negotiations for new contracts ahead of this year’s fair. Promotions and marketing manager for the fair Troy Elwer said he thought both sides left the meeting satisfied. “The main goal here was to establish a mutually beneficial relationship between the agricultural society and our building organizations,” he said.