Toledo, Ohio - Toledo Mayor Carty Finkbeiner has been appointed to Governor Strickland’s 21st Century Transportation Commission effective May 6.

Toledo, OH - Effective May 5, 2008, the City of Toledo will begin the next step in continuing improvements to refuse and recycling collection services provided to residents.

Toledo, Ohio - With the assistance of a major $4.9 million Cultural Facilities Grant, the City of Toledo and developer, Larry Dillin will construct and offer several cultural venues as part of the Marina District Development.

Toledo, OH - If you have ever considered hosting an event along Toledo's beautiful waterfront or in the downtown area... it's easier than you think!

Toledo, Ohio - Hoping to block legislation that would reduce the potential for mortgage relief for struggling homeowners, Mayor Carty Finkbeiner asked Northwest Ohio legislators to oppose Ohio House Bill 359.

The Advocates for Basic Legal Equality (ABLE) project is a true illustration of what the City of Toledo Department of Development considers to be one of their highest priorities. The City is providing financial assistance for the renovation and preservation of one of Downtown Toledo’s old historical buildings, which is currently abandoned.

Toledo, Ohio - Mayor Finkbeiner today expressed his pleasure that Governor Jim Doyle of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin state legislature have reached an agreement on the Great Lakes Compact to preserve the integrity of Great Lakes Water.

Toledo, OH - The City of Toledo recently passed the 2008 budget.  Contained within the budget are changes regarding the City’s garbage fee.  The fee will be $7.00 if you do not recycle and $2.00 if you do recycle starting on May 1, 2008.

Toledo, Ohio - To address the abundance of potholes on Toledo streets following a winter and spring of nearly record snowfall, Mayor Carty Finkbeiner has created a “Pothole Posse” to quickly repair streets.

Toledo, Ohio – Effective May 5, 2008, the City of Toledo will begin the next step in continuing improvements to refuse and recycling collection services provided to residents.

Toledo, OH – Toledo Mayor Carty Finkbeiner has declared March 1^st as Bob Nichols Day in honor and recognition of former University of Toledo Head Basketball Coach Bob Nichols, who also served as Head Coach of the Central Catholic Fighting Irish.

Toledo, OH - Starting on Monday, February 25, 2008 at 9:00 am the Martin Luther King Jr. Bridge will close to traffic for the placement and curing of the final concrete topping.

Toledo, Ohio - This morning, in a conversation with the City of Toledo Law Department, Ohio Civil Rights Commission spokeswoman, Toni Delgado, denied telling a Toledo Blade reporter that there had been a finding of probable cause in the cases of Perlean Griffin, Dwayne Moorehead, and Gary Daugherty, who were dismissed from the City of Toledo last year for various reasons.

Toledo, Ohio - Mayor Carty Finkbeiner is supporting Councilwoman Lindsay Webb in requesting federal funding to complete a risk-based assessment of the levy in the area known as “The Back of the Point” in Toledo’s Point Place Neighborhood.

Toledo, Ohio - As a result of recent incidents at the Westfield Franklin Park Mall, the Toledo Police Department and Westfield security will be strictly enforcing the City of Toledo curfew law.

Toledo, Ohio -- Responding to complaints from vendors at the Erie Street Market that they had not received proceeds from CitiFest from sales of their merchandise, Mayor Carty Finkbeiner has determined that the City of Toledo will assure they receive those funds that are owed.

Toledo, OH - Since December 1, 2007, the City of Toledo’s Division of Streets, Bridges and Harbor has been picking up both snow and leaves from city streets and fighting mother nature in a seemingly losing battle in an attempt to complete leaf collection by the end of 2007.

Toledo, OH - The City of Toledo will begin its 2007 Leaf Collection Program on Monday, November 5, 2007 and conclude on Friday, December 21st, weather permitting.

Toledo, Ohio -- The Toledo Police Department announced today that they have received a grant from The U.S. Department of Justice for $125,291 to combat gang activity in the City of Toledo. The grant is a Gang Resistance Education and Training (GREAT) grant. This is the second GREAT grant the city has received.

            Toledo, Ohio -- Jefferson Avenue, now one way traffic between 11th Street and Summit Street, will be converted to two-way traffic between 11th Street and Erie Street at 9:00 AM on October 11, 2007.

            According to recent numbers Toledo's economy is strong and getting stronger. The U.S. Commerce Department recently released data, according to which the personal income in the Metro Toledo area recorded a 4.4% increase in 2006 over 2005.

Toledo, Ohio -- Lourdes Santiago, former At-Large Toledo City Councilwoman and Senior Attorney in the Department of Law, will rejoin Toledo city government as Acting Commissioner of Purchasing.

Toledo, Ohio -- City of Toledo officials learned today that the Ohio Department of Development has awarded the city $3 million in funding from the Clean Ohio Revitalization Fund (CORF) for the Marina District Development.

Toledo, Ohio --- Mayor Carty Finkbeiner announced today appointments to the Architectural Review Committee that will review future design decisions for the Marina District. The committee is structured...

Exempt city employees who do not have union representation will soon start paying monthly health insurance premiums. The ordinance approved by City Council will affect all exempt employees,...

Toledo, Ohio - Toledo Mayor Carty Finkbeiner was joined by business and civic leaders today at International Park as the leadership of the City of Toledo celebrated its new status as a City of the Future...

Toledo, Ohio - On Thursday, June 7, Mayor Finkbeiner organized a tour of flooded homes and talk to residents on Mayfield Street....

Toledo, Ohio -- The City of Toledo’s finance team, including Assistant Chief of Staff, Dave Moebius; Finance Director John Sherburne; and Toledo City Council Finance Committee Chairman George Sarantou, returned today from Nashville...