Letters to the Editor
October 29, 2020 by Submitted

PinPrint

Print this story

Signs, Signs

This in reply to Debbie Reiter’s letter on signs in Geauga County. Yes, Debbie you will see many Trump signs in Geauga County. The majority of voters in Geauga are Republican.

These are the reasons we vote Republican:

  1. We’re voting against socialism and communism. We want to keep democracy alive.
  2. We’re voting for the First Amendment and freedom of speech.
  3. We’re voting for the Second Amendment and the right to defend our life and family.
  4. We’re voting for the next Supreme Court justices to protect the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
  5. We’re voting for the continued growth of our 401Ks and the stock market.
  6. We’re voting for the electoral college and for the republic in which we live.
  7. We’re voting for the police to be respected and to ensure law and order.
  8. We’re voting for the continued appointment of federal judges who respect the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
  9. We’re voting for our jobs to remain in America and not be outsourced to foreign countries.
  10. We’re voting for affordable health insurance (with no regard to pre-existing conditions) and lower prescription prices.
  11. We’re voting for secure borders and legal immigration.
  12. We’re voting for the military and the veterans who fought for this country to give us our freedoms.
  13. We’re voting for the unborn babies that have a right to live.
  14. We’re voting for freedom of religion.
  15. We’re voting for the future of our country, to ensure our children and grandchildren have their freedoms now and forever.

President Trump has kept his campaign promises to us. He has no hidden agenda. Trump loves America and wants to keep it great.

What are you voting for?

Phyliss Sedlak
City of Chardon

Explanation Needed

Now that the Circle K redevelopment of the northeast corner of state Routes 87 and 306 is nearing completion, the facts on the ground need to be explained for all the taxpayers of Russell Township.

Did you know that the little 0.41-acre greenspace lot right on the corner where the crews have been parking their vehicles and equipment isn’t Circle K’s? We, the taxpayers, own that lot. It does make the Circle K development look a lot nicer, but at what expense?

Recently, as Circle K was acquiring the various small parcels around their old existing facility, they approached our township trustees and made an offer to buy that little lot to fill out their plans for the corner. From what has been discussed, they offered in the neighborhood of $100,000 for that little lot, knowing that there are some EPA restrictions on what can be done , if anything, with that lot due to some ground contamination from the BP station that used to reside there. No matter, they wanted it anyway.

Did our trustees jump at the chance to get that little piece of land back in private hands, generating property tax revenue to help out the taxpayers of Russell? Nope. I suggested that if our trustees wanted to keep that little piece of land in greenspace, they could sell it to Circle K with, for example, a 30-year deed restriction on it preventing any development.

Do our trustees have plans for that little piece of land? Nope. As explained above, there is some sort of restriction on what can be done with that little piece of land. So why hang on to it if you have no plans for it? Don’t know. Plus, now with Circle K encircling it with their facilities and equipment, what could the township use it for going forward? Not much.

So, we the taxpayers of Russell will keep mowing and maintaining that little piece of land for the benefit of Circle K and not much else. Does this make sense to you? Keep this in mind the next time the trustees come to you asking for new levy monies, remember that they turned their thumbs down at an opportunity with no logical downside to help the coffers of the township.

Charlie Butters
Russell Township