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Window paint heralds the future location of Geauga Power Sports on Main Street in Burton Village, which will open May 1. Owner Matt Mesarchik said it took a month of discussions with village officials before his sign could be approved.

Sign receives approval from commission, board

3/11/2010

The glass in the basement of the new Geauga Power Sports store in Burton Village contains a bullseye in multi-colored window paint.

Along with a phrase: Bang Head Here.

That's what the store's owner, Matt Mesarchik, has been doing for a month as he cleared bureaucratic hurdles to get approval for his store's sign.

The village's P ...

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County and townships to examine lot splits

3/11/2010

The Geauga County Planning Commission and township zoning inspectors will be scrutinizing lot splits more closely under a change in land division regulations approved by the county commissioners last Thursday.

The change requires township zoning inspectors to review and approve lot splits to ensure each parcel of land is large enough to ac ...

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Elimination of state income tax blasted

3/11/2010

Chardon Board of Education member Paul Stefanko is upset with proposed legislation that could cost the school district $5.9 million and adversely affect funds generated by a proposed earned income tax appearing on the May 4 primary ballot.

Stefanko, the board's legislative liaison, told colleagues Monday that House Bill 400 calls for elimi ...

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Chardon may be a Main Street community by fall

3/11/2010

Chardon Tomorrow plans to make Chardon an Ohio Main Street community before the end of this fall. But first, a lot of "ramping up" needs to be accomplished, according to Ted Theofrastous, the organization's chairman.

"We don't want to go forward until we have the resources to sustain an Ohio Main Street program," Theofrastous said Friday. ...

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Town hall should be moved, says resident

3/11/2010

Russell Township Hall, located at the northwest corner of Routes 306 and 87, should be moved for safety reasons, according to resident Chuck Campbell.

Will Russell Township move its historic town hall building westward in the name of a safer intersection?

At least for now, no such Chuck.

At last Tuesday's trustees meeting, resident Chuck Campbell discussed the need to have the 160-year-old building moved west of its location on the northwest corner of the Route 306-Route 87 intersec ...

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