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So, the Harding pool will be open for community use for three hours on a few Saturday afternoons. Wow! How magnanimous of the administration! Is this the plan for the new wellness center also? It was stated early in the building phase that the community would be able to use the new facility. Recently, rumors have been rampant that this "community time" would be limited to a few hours on Sundays. Will this building ever be available to townspeople?
-- Warren
Funding through HB2 makes some degree of sense when communities of Cortland and Bloomfield are benefited, along with Mosquito Lake and the Trumbull County Fairgrounds. However, funding a privately owned ballpark is absurd!
-- Cortland
I think it's a shame that finances in Vienna Township have gotten to this point. Not only did the fiscal officer not do her job, but all three trustees are responsible to review finances. She may not directly report to them but checks and balances are in place for a reason. I don't know if any money is actually "missing" or if it was just "misappropriated." Perhaps all three trustees need to resign once this mess is investigated.
-- Fowler
The commissioners are entertaining the thought of using taxpayer dollars to fund a study for Coalburg Lake, a private lake. If the lake is that important to the residents and trustees, let them put a levy on to pay for the study. Giving it to Metroparks also is ridiculous. They cannot maintain what they have now. If the commissioners go through with this, I hope every person with a lake or pond remembers this when they need work done.
-- Newton Falls
Voting-age high school and college students would welcome getting paid to work election polls in addition to earning credits toward graduation. Raising civic awareness in our youth is our future.
-- Warren
I know people do not like Niki Frenchko but hopefully, people are not seriously considering putting Mr. Polivka in there again. Haven't we had enough of the good ole boys club? Think long and hard about this and put someone in there with fresh ideas. Things will go right back to the way they used to be with no accountability.
-- Niles
The OHSAA must be stopped. It continues to make changes that only benefit the big schools in the Cincinnati, Columbus and Cleveland areas. It ruined the football playoffs and now the basketball playoffs with more to come. An area athletic director told me it is out of control. When are school administrators and school boards going to say enough is enough? This money-gouging organization needs stopped. I hear it from many.
-- Niles
Niki Frenchko just can't help herself when it comes to the 911 emergency call center. Recently, she called 911 three times at 3 a.m. about a barking dog as 911 was dealing with an emergency of a woman in danger. Frenchko showed no concern, swearing at 911 Supervisor Jeff Ford multiple times. Commissioner Malloy said "No county employee should have to endure that kind of verbal abuse." I agree!
-- Howland
To escape the rolling traffic stops on Route 46, many drivers are using Howland Wilson Road to access Route 82. I did that this morning (Friday), and I was forced to wait through four traffic signal changes before I could turn east onto Route 82. It is probably even worse during peak commute hours. Why aren't there left turn signals from Howland Wilson onto Route 82 to alleviate some of the congestion?
-- Warren