The Lake County Board of Commissioners present a certificate to honor Ms. Chris Young as the 2016 Child Advocate of the Year by the Lake County Department of Job and Family Services. The event took place on April 12, 2017 in Veteran's Park in Downtown Painesville as part of a month-long campaign to support the prevention of child abuse, raise awareness to the signs of abuse, and to report anything suspicious.

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Please take this opportunity to share your thoughts on the Lake County, Ohio Survey for Consolidated Plan FY 2017-2021 by completing this survey.  Your responses will be combined to help identify local needs and suggest projects and actions to be prioritized.  This survey can be taken by a variety of people that know Lake County by working or living here.  The information you provide will be summarized to help develop the FY17-21 Lake County Consolidated Plan, a required strategy to plan for the use of approximately $1.6 million dollars from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that is awarded to the Board of Lake County Commissioners on an annual basis.  The general needs measured in this survey cross several categories that relate to the HUD funding sources of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Home Investment Partnership Program (HOME):   HOUSING, PUBLIC SERVICE, INFRASTRUCTURE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY FACILITIES, SPECIAL NEEDS, and HOMELESSNESS.
To take the survey please click here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LakeOHConPlan17_21     

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Please take this opportunity to share your thoughts on the Lake County, Ohio Survey for Consolidated Plan FY 2017-2021 completing this survey.  Your responses will be combined to help identify local needs and suggest projects and actions to be prioritized.  This survey can be taken by a variety of people that know Lake County by working or living here.  The information you provide will be summarized to help develop the FY17-21 Lake County Consolidated Plan, a required strategy to plan for the use of approximately $1.6 million dollars from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that is awarded to the Board of Lake County Commissioners on an annual basis.  The general needs measured in this survey cross several categories that relate to the HUD funding sources of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Home Investment Partnership Program (HOME):   HOUSING, PUBLIC SERVICE, INFRASTRUCTURE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY FACILITIES, SPECIAL NEEDS, and HOMELESSNESS.
To take the survey please click here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LakeOHConPlan17_21     

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During the March 30, 2017 Commissioners Meeting a resolution was presented to Ms. Cristen Kane, RSVP Director, in recognition of the RSVP volunteers who have served more than 95 agencies across the county and provided over 62,000 hours of service. Click here to view the resolution.

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Child Abuse Prevention Month Proclaimed for April 2017 in Lake County, Ohio
Lake County Children Services Division responded to 2,558 calls regarding children and their families in 2016. as a result, on any given day, Children Services worked with over 1,000 children  and provided a safe environment for more than 100 children who were unable to in their family home. A resolution was presented to Lori O'Brien, Children Services Administrator, and Alison Tomaselli, Assistant Administrator in Children Services. Please click here to view the entire resolution.

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A number of dedicated telecommunicators serve the citizens of Lake County on a daily basis by answering their telephone calls for police, fire and emergency medical services. Public Safety Telecommunicators are the single vital link for our police offices and firefighters by monitoring their activities, providing information and insuring their safety. A resolution was presented to Captain Mike Warner, Administrator Central Communications in the Lake County Sheriff's Office.  To view the resolution please click here. 

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Lake County Planning and Community Development administers CDBG funds received on an annual basis for the US Department of Housing and Urban Development. To view the amendment to the Program Year 2016 please click here.

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As of March 14, 2017, a snow emergency parking ban has been declared in the City of Painesville.  Vehicles must be removed from on street parking. If the vehicles remain parked on the street they may be ticketed or towed to allow the City's Public Works trucks to clear the street. 

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The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a Winter Storm Warning for Lake County and the surrounding area.  The expected snow fall total for Lake County is 8-12” with higher amounts possible where lake-effect snow bands develop.  Based on the expected snow, the Lake County Engineer’s Office will be closing Vrooman Road between Seeley Road and SR 84 (South Ridge Road) at 8:00 p.m. this evening, Monday, March 13, 2017. This section of roadway will be re-opened after the storm subsides and the road is able to be cleared of snow.  We anticipate is will be in the afternoon on Wednesday, March 15, 2017.

The closure will require county drivers to cooperate during this event.  Drivers are asked to please abide by the posted signs and detour around the area as plows will not be clearing this section of roadway until the storm subsides.  Please exercise caution and be free of distractions while driving on our roadways during snow and ice conditions.

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Lake County residents are invited to attend the Business and IT Career Fair at Lakeland Community College on Tuesday, March 28, 2017 from 10:00 am - 1:00 pm in Room A 2100.

Job seekers will have the chance to meet many employers face to face all in one day. Participants can submit resumes, speak with the recruiters about their companies, or simply obtain information about careers in business and information technology (IT). 

Opportunities will include full-time and part-time jobs and internships in various business and IT occupational areas. Business positions available include: marketing, management, human resources, accounting, financial services, sales, customer service, and office administration.  IT positions include support specialist, software developer, data analyst, CRM systems manager, Java web developer, network field engineer and more.

Please click here to view the entire news release.

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