Letters to the Editor
Small-Minded Politics
Regarding the Geauga Park District, Tim Grendell and John Oros, the director and the commissioners (who, among the three commissioners, have a total institutional memory of approximately 24 months or less ), there are a number of very disconcerting issues which have been brought to the attention of the citizens of Geauga County.
As I’d mentioned in my letter of March 16, there is still no five-year strategic plan. There has been no report to the public since 2013.
Mr Grendell and the commissioners have continually ignored and decided not to publish the public survey of Geauga citizens conducted in March 2015 which cost the taxpayers $9,700.
As of the May meeting of the Geauga Parks Commission, there is now no agenda presented to the public before the meetings. The few minutes of time allotted for public comment has been completely eliminated.
Also, the meeting dates, times and locations seem to continue to be intentionally shuffled around making it very difficult for citizens to attend.
As Mr Grendell pointed out to the citizens of Geauga county last February regarding the ideas of law, fairness and due process, they are actually being reduced, ignored and eliminated by the Judge, the Parks Director and the three commissioners.
Without a budget, how can citizens question the validity of a $130,000 to $180,000 expenditure for advertising of the Geauga Parks both on TV, glossy print (at $11,000 a run) and online? Advertising for the Geauga Parks? Really?
My question to this leadership is, do you really feel comfortable not having an open dialogue with your neighbors who are citizens and taxpayers in Geauga County? Are you at least uncomfortable performing a surrogate role for Tim Grendell?
I’m not clear where the law, fairness & due process are in this picture of convoluted parochial small-minded politics.
Please help Protect Geauga Parks (protectgeaugaparks.us/author/frankgwirtz/) continue to attempt to “shine a light” on this very opaque process Mr. Grendell describes as law, fairness and due process.
Bill Franz
Bainbridge Township
Amazing Articles
As a current resident of Newbury, I would like to thank you for some of the amazing articles that the editors have put through the papers this last year. I am a student at Newbury High school and there is nothing better than seeing a photographer at a soccer game and seeing yourself or a friend in the paper the next day.
So, thank you for all of the school spirit and positive attitudes you cause for the people of Newbury Township.
Noah C. Wilson
Newbury Township
