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China's Property Bubble, Ghost Cities and 64 Million Vacant Apartments.

March 18, 2011

SBS.COM.AU - One remarkable piece of economic news barely rated a mention this week, China surpassed the United States as the world's leading manufacturer. It is hard to grasp the magnitude and speed of China's economic transformation, however, things may not be as rosy as they seem. It's estimated that ten new cities are being built every year - a sign of future growth or just another bubble waiting to burst?

 

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New-home construction plunged in February

March 16, 2011

WASHINGTON -- Builders broke ground last month on the fewest homes in nearly two years and cut their requests for permits to start new projects to a five-decade low.

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Inclusion of water rate revenue creates Cleveland City Council opposition to city budget

March 11, 2011

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- As many as six Cleveland City Council members might vote against the city's 2011 spending plan because they contend Mayor Frank Jackson's administration included $15 million from a proposed water rate increase without telling them.

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Cuyahoga County hopes 2012 property reappraisal restores trust

February 25, 2011

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald hopes to restore public trust in the county's scandal-battered tax system by changing the way the county sets property values.

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Natural gas prices are low but heating costs pushed up by a cold winter and delivery fees

January 24, 2011

Dominion shocked the Public Utilities Commission when it revealed a shortfall in the state-mandated fund to subsidize the heating bills of extremely poor families. The company said the shortfall would be more than $250 million by the end of 2010.

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Sheriff's deputies raid CMHA headquarters

January 11, 2011

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Sheriff's deputies and BCII are raiding the offices of the Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority on West 25th Street and the building at 3400 Hamilton Avenue that houses the agency's voucher program. 

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Forest City, others aim to turn waste into energy with aid from federal stimulus funds

December 10, 2010

Cleveland, Ohio -- Federal stimulus money could fuel the transformation of food scraps, manure and sewage into power and heat from Cleveland to Zanesville.

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Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer district approves plan that will lead to significant rate hikes

December 2, 2010

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- When regional sewer officials on Thursday agreed by a 5-2 vote to enter into a $3 billion settlement with the U.S. EPA, they set in motion environmental and economic changes that will affect Northeast Ohio for the next quarter century.

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Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District leaders divided, spar over rate increases, EPA settlement

November 17, 2010

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Northeast Ohio is but two weeks out from a historic vote by regional sewer board members that could triple sewer rates in Cleveland and surrounding suburbs over the next 25 years.

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District releases EPA settlement details that will result in sewer rates tripling over next 25 years

November 12, 2010

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Regional sewer officials this morning unveiled their 25-year plan to meet the requirements of the federal Clean Water Act -- a negotiated agreement with the EPA that will result in average sewer bills in Cleveland and more than 60 suburbs increasing more than threefold in that period.

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Northeast Ohio sewer district will give EPA deal details Friday: expected cost $3 billion over 25 years

November 11, 2010

NOAA Member Doug Price of The K&D Group leading the charge against the EPA's mandate.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Officials with theNortheast Ohio Regional Sewer District said they will release details Friday of a pending agreement with the U.S. EPA -- a deal expected to lead to about a 15 percent annual increase in sewer rates for several decades. 

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'Monster' sewer-rate proposal demands far more transparency: Sun News guest commentary

November 9, 2010

Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District officials are preparing to fast-track a $3 billion project — the most costly initiative ever in northern Ohio — despite serious questions about affordability and process.

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Fairview Park delays apartment licensing fees vote

October 22, 2010

FAIRVIEW PARK, Ohio -- The debate over apartment licensing fees continues.

Legislation to increase the fees, which was originally on third reading and slated for passage at Monday night’s council meeting, was removed from the agenda for possible amendments.

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K&D Group goes back to roots, buys distressed Nottingham Apartments for $500,000

October 14, 2010

WILLOUGHBY, Ohio -- The K&D Group has started acquiring apartments again, starting with a 93-unit Cleveland property that is only 20 percent occupied.

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Supreme Court Rejects Constitutional Challenge to Different Tax Rates for Large, Small Rental Properties

September 24, 2010

The Supreme Court of Ohio today upheld as constitutional rules adopted by the state tax commissioner to implement 2005 legislation that granted a 10 percent property tax rollback to owners of single-family, two-family and three-family rental properties, but did not extend a similar tax break to owners of apartment buildings with four or more residential units.

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Federal prosecutors charge Auditor Frank Russo in 21-count information

September 9, 2010

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Federal prosecutors charged County Auditor Frank Russo in a 21-count information filed this morning in U.S. District Court in Cleveland.

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Refunds on way for property owners overcharged on Cuyahoga County taxes

September 1, 2010

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Thousands of Cuyahoga County taxpayers paid too much in property taxes this year because of mistakes by Cuyahoga County boards of revision.

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Report: NYC, Philly, Detroit top bedbug list

August 24, 2010

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Bloodsucking bedbugs are biting in New York, and Philadelphia, and all over Ohio.

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Feds remain firm: Ohio can't use bedbug pesticide.

August 19, 2010

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- For now, federal officials are standing firm against letting Ohio fight bedbugs in homes with an industrial-strength pesticide. 

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Sewer District Delays Storm Water Fee Indefinitely, Cites Lawsuits.

August 18, 2010

CLEVELAND, Ohio --Regional sewer officials have delayed indefinitely imposing a new storm water fee because of a lingering legal challenge from dozens of communities and businesses in Cuyahoga and Summit counties.

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