Lorain County leaders share what they want to see happen after the upcoming presidential election.
Some of Lorain County's key leaders spoke about what they would like to see in the next presidential election. Pictured is Lakeview Park in Lorain. Lorain, Avon Lake, Sheffield Lake and part of Vermilion that is Lorain County, have lakefront views of Lake Erie.LORAIN, Ohio – In north central Ohio sits a county that offers a prime view of Lake Erie and is home to the third oldest Latino organization in the state.
Four years later, residents say there are hot button issues that need to be addressed: Lack of solid public transportation, scarce affordable housing, lagging veterans’ benefits and children and families who rely on the Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Ohio, county leaders said in interviews with cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer.
“I’ve been trying to pursue all this federal funding that’s out there,” he said, noting there’s a lot of money available through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill and the Inflation Reduction Act. “I would hope that they continue with the bipartisan infrastructure program so that that money is available for states to then distribute to the cities.”“ViaLC.” It provides transportation in Lorain and Elyria or to a Lorain County Transit fixed route, to go further.
The housing authority also raised about $1.2 million through community foundations and other sources to build a community center in that area, Bradley said. “That’s the most important thing is that then you know every kid has the opportunity to make sure they have a good, nutritious meal,” she said. “But also, the economic benefit to the family. If you have a single parent with three kids in the district, and it’s $1,000 for every kid to eat lunch, that’s $3,000 in a family budget.”
Jensen credits the development success of Avon, Avon Lake and North Ridgeville as an extension of Westlake, the booming west Cuyahoga city that has been built out. “Our Latino community here is a very hard-worker community, but working for part-time jobs, not making the minimum wage, maybe without health insurance,” he said. “There’s this misconception that people are not working because they don’t have health insurance, and they need assist to try to get public health insurance. They work it’s just that they cannot afford the health insurance or the employers are not providing the health insurance.
Affordable housing is also a problem. “The cheapest housing is $600, $700 a month for an apartment,” he said. “Prices are too high, there are houses you should not be paying that for that.” Lorain County has the ninth-largest population of veterans in the state and stands third when it comes to financially assisting veterans, according to LCVSC. It’s behind Cuyahoga and Franklin counties.
The PACT Act, enacted in 2022, opened presumptive conditions for veterans who were exposed to burn pits and also opened a variety of locations to help with Agent Orange exposure, Krystol Mayer, 44, of Elyria said.
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