Amherst News-Times, 2005-05-18

              mojo's becoming offices - pac f a , c cr n p.' amherst news-tim r -j 3t r-. m l8 h ro w i bidding angers contractor page 3 three more dealerships could line cooper foster park road si by jason hawk news-times reporter don't worry, fans of american cars. the toyota dealership planned for amherst's northwestern corner might be getting some good old homemade company. lexus, cadillac, and pontiac (or duick) may all join proposed retailer on 40 acre parcel at oak point roads east cleveland clinic, according to city council president john dietrich. dietrich said he has been in pre liminary talks with devel opment firm tjco past two months, trying along mayor dave taylor safety service director dennis clotz woo lucrative business ventures amherst. also emphasized that deal is tentative this point. located former farming prop erty immediately north route 2 owned thomas james hollstcin, would require rczoning from light residen tial commercial status. project, if approved, new electrical run site. existing water sewer lines are sufficient move ahead, said, public hearing will held prior meeting june 13 discuss measure. "i know pretty much given we have any problem that's only one really sure point," said. "the nice thing about it there's tax base there so employees pay taxes." representative shaun brady told recently alone cost $4 million build, create nearly 50 continued pago 8 clevclar clinic l location 39 acres 2. hf siflhi ht museh big vote: experts share 'idol' thoughts asked 20 people street who they thought win competition; nine bo, seven carrie, four vonzell walk away prize. brittany miller prediction: carrie zak llnkous ljblyiatef, ,1'' nlffl cat be2 (i ind vi nicole simulclk undecided caitlin celik bo mm finalists bo? carrie? vonzell? arc these people? you know, then ?rab closest pre-teen out. budding stars fox's ratings titan "american idol," which wraps up next .week. tonight, member y& triad voted off show, torn just end finale crown recording contract prize wednesday. online fan sites hint silky soul swooner solomon "voted island" leaving 14-year-old junior high student rooting sweet-as-apple-pie oklahoma native underwood. "she seems put together. she style," want say it's certain accent, but think like way does country." steele sophomore celik, 16, was cheer ing baby-faced anthony federov until got boot last week. now she's throw her support behind rough-and-tumble rocker bice though not his led zcppelin-mcets-lynyrd skynyrd image. "he do wuh hair cut," "bin he's best singer. "carrie" needs go nashville star. pop, jtdon't sound vonzel's voice." linkous, 14, says tv v. u iii jj 1 tion become o t thursday morning classroom ice breaker teachers can hardly contain post-results show excitement. "i've heard mixed argu ments (who win) everywhere school," said; boys tend cutic while girls hooked bo's rugged charm. linkous watches dad grandmother, swears bigger than teens knows. watching grandma, admits everyone knows tunes tuesday wednesday nights. capti- 12 suspect arrested connection nord family death paul morton associate editor jamaican police an island man year's brutal slaying michele thornton, granddaugh ter nordson corporation cofounder eric nord. clivc livingston, 20, friday officially charged murder thornton eight-year-old daughter, marlcy. livingston had reportedly turned himself after local newspapers reported wanted questioning case. marlcy were found dead jan. 2, 2004, bedroom thornton's home st. ann island, jamaica, two-year-old son sister, rebecca. bound bed stabbed ruled suffocated or strangled. anderson uncle, keith "colla" morris, recent ly ended relationship shortly murders, never charged. even tually released. authorities sub stantial circumstantial evidence links morris killings. items, including machete, being analyzed evidence, authori- cont1nued boe: 'voters need time out' recommendation committee worked hard unsuccessful levy cam paigns, school board ask voters again calendar year. monday's educa meeting, sue majzun, co chair citizens schools committee, recommended november election. passing ballot presented number challenges, although did elaborate those. earliest con sider special election february, its own financial issues involved," majzun "we haven't decided recom mend 2006. pinned down date. depends how educat do, fund rais ing." superintendent bob boynton met 5, days rejected schools' 5.9-mill margin 325 votes, five percent vote. seen defeated vote, members dis couraged, interested continuing work. "shirley (antcl, treas wal-mart ballot, get no retailer's fate . can't scrawl hancock petition won't able vote measure make break neigh borhood, all, david coleman doesn't whether hulking box store built block house. man, lives lincoln owns second lorain where carnegie development westlake plans build 147,54 1-square foot retail store, instrumental collecting 4,300 sig natures disgruntled resi dents during month. war, "this something should decide what take place. power hands few, many," dual resident coleman. waged meetings years,. refer endum issue ballot. means lorair. butlnot controversial (and state's largest employer) hedging northern border. coleman, retired teacher fears gargasz drive lorain. neighbors reserve circle gargasz, williamsburg, narraganset drives area south emerald valley golf course banded together year form call uie west side preservation group, avon lawyer gerald phillips helping them staye carnegie's attempts rezone 37 near scars hardware ag lady comets sluggers districts softball seniors jordan els, diane allegretto, jessica muhic, katriha moss, jill harrah honored wednesday's (game against bay village. before destroying rockets 9-0. their latest series earned shot district title magnificat blue streaks tomorrow. lake shoregals sectional play advance, won row 15 games. see story 7.