Donations, grant program to help city

Council hears the details

Two donations and a neighborhood grant program will improve Lorain, city officials said.

Lorain City Council on April 3, gave its formal resolution of thanks to Northwest Savings Bank for donating three buildings to the city.

The buildings at 2130, 2140 and 2150 West Park Drive are worth more than $1 million. They will become new utility offices and police storage for the city, according to plans.

“It is our pleasure to continue to support the city,” said Kevin W. Nelson, president of the bank’s Ohio region.

Councilman-at-Large Mitch Fallis presented Council’s resolution. He and Nelson noted they have known each other for some time since their work with the former Lorain National Bank, which was acquired by Northwest Savings Bank in 2015.

“This is just some of the things that can happen when companies work together with the municipalities,” he said. “Thank you again for this. It’s

“We decided for the city of lorain, a lot of our problem is in our perception of the city.”

— Organization member Sylvia Duvall.

an honor and we’re going to continue to work on our best half in our community, make it stronger.”

Council also accepted a donation of $900 from the National Council of Negro Women Inc. to purchase self-watering planters for the northeast corner of Broadway and West Erie Avenue.

“We decided for the city of Lorain, a lot of our problem is in our perception of the city,” said organization member Sylvia Duvall. She cited notions such as people eating with their eyes and that if something looks good, people will like it.

“So we wanted to put something down there where people who pass by, people who come down Broadway will run into a beautiful, beautiful display there,” Duvall said.

The project is not the last because the organization has plans and will seek public support in the future for beautifying Lorain.

Meanwhile, Lorain’s

Ward 3 also will be part of One Lorain County, an initiative of the Community Foundation of Lorain County.

The program is the Ohio Neighborhood Engagement and will offer $500 small grants for group neighborhood improvement projects for those who live on West 22nd Street between Pole and Reeves avenues in Lorain.

The Community Foundation kicked off the program April 1 in Elyria. Ward 3 Councilwoman Pamela Carter on April 3 announced the Lorain part of the initiative.

The first meeting for the Lorain program will be 9 to 10:30 a.m. April 8 at Frank Jacinto School, 2515 Marshall Ave., Lorain.

The second session with discussion and planning will be 6 to 7:30 p.m. April 20. The third session, with applications filed at that time, will be 9 a.m. to noon May 6.

Carter will serve as contact for the Lorain Ward 3 program.

For information call her at 440-201-9366 or email pam_carter@ cityof lorain.org.