By John Arthur Hutchison, The News-Herald POSTED: 01/15/14, 1:30 AM EST The Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency has awarded a $75,000 grant to enhance access to the lakefront in central Lake County communities. The Central Lake County Lakefront Connectivity Plan has been proposed by a consortium of agencies seeking to develop a trail to link participating communities […]
Laketran News
Laketran Levy Approved by Lake County Voters — Thank You!
By David Glasier, The News-Herald The passage of Issue 2 by a wide margin Tuesday means Laketran has locked in its primary funding stream. Lake County voters approved the issue by a count of 30,259 to 15,613, according to unofficial final returns from the county Elections Board. Issue 2 locks in the .25 percent set aside from […]
Laketran trustees optimistic about levy
By Devon Turchan, The News-Herald POSTED: 10/29/13, 12:45 AM EDT Laketran trustees are hoping not to see one another Nov. 6. The only reason they would have a meeting that day would be to discuss how to move forward if their continuing levy fails. Although several members said they were “optimistic” at Monday’s monthly Committee of the […]
Laketran Receives Auditor of State Award with Distinction
Carrie Bartunek, Press Secretary, Auditor of State of Ohio Office, 614-644-1111 Columbus – A recent financial audit of Laketran (Lake County) by Auditor of State Dave Yost’s office has returned a clean audit report. Laketran’s excellent record keeping has earned it the Auditor of State Award with Distinction. “Taxpayers expect accurate financial records from their local governments,” […]
Who Rides Laketran?
By David Glasier, The News-Herald POSTED: 09/29/13, 12:17 AM EDT | Who rides Laketran? To answer the question, this reporter paid for rides on five of Laketran’s six in-county fixed routes, two of its five commuter express routes servicing downtown Cleveland and a Dial-a-Ride paratransit run for Kirtland resident Kim Stenger. The project was undertaken by The News-Herald […]