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Orchids and onions

• ORCHID: To the Eleventh District Court of Appeals for this week upholding the removal of Mecca Township Fiscal Officer Deborah Drawl. She was removed from office after the township’s books were found to be unauditable and after Drawl failed to correct the problem despite several opportunities. Drawl seemingly has refused to accept her removal, because she had attempted to appeal the ruling in Trumbull Common Pleas Court in an effort to get her job back. It’s time now to let this go and move on.

•l ORCHID: To Trumbull County commissioners for deciding to forego hiring an attorney to negotiate with Warren new sewer rates for residents in Champion and Lordstown. No one wants to see utility bills increase, but strong negotiations by our Trumbull County officials can make that argument without using public funds to pay an attorney upwards of $240 per hour to handle those talks.

• ONION: To those Howland Township park officials who decided to tear down the existing Howland Township Park’s Tiger Town playground before funds had been raised and plans laid for a replacement playground. It’s true the playground had been closed due to its disrepair; however, some township residents have argued that it should have been repaired rather than demolished. We simply question the conventional wisdom of dismantling Tiger Town when hundreds of thousands of dollars are still being sought to upgrade the park system, including adding a new Tiger Town. We hope the fundraising efforts are successful, but if they were to fall short for new construction, then the original Tiger Town could have been renovated, possibly for a lower cost.

• ORCHID: To Brookfield Local Schools, Second Harvest Food Bank of the Mahoning Valley and several other donors, including Brookfield United Methodist Church and Brookfield-Masury Women’s Club, who made possible the creation of the new Warrior Food Pantry to help provide needy students with food, personal items and clothing. What a wonderful and important service to those in need!

• ONION: To any Warren resident who has information on unsolved crimes but is afraid to come forward. Crime is a big problem that cannot be combated without cooperation from all. Warren Mayor Doug Franklin was correct this week when he said, “People have to step up. Fear will keep you in the same place. Coming forward with information is the only way to put bad people in jail for these heinous crimes.” Further, police and prosecutors need to do their part to ensure safety for these victims or witnesses.

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