Thompson Ledges Park increased in size
Commentary by Dave Partington Thanks to a donation by R. W. Sidley Inc.,Thompson Ledges Park just increased by 26 acres. The donated land which abuts the existing park expands the park to […]
Middlelfield Village says no to Snowmobiles
Middlefield Village has said no to snowmobile use on the Maple Highlands Trail section that goes through Middlefield Village Snowmobiles won’t be permitted on the Maple Highlands Trail section that goes through […]
A word from PGP
Submitted by Barbara Partington Here’s the inauguration of a (hopefully) regular missive to keep you up to date on Protect Geauga Parks’ current projects and events as well as to go back […]
Santa gets the sack
Grinch Grendell terminates William Dieterle Commentary by Dave Partington Bill Dieterle, a Geauga county fixture, who portrays Santa Claus for sick children at his charitable organization, Santa’s Hideaway, resigned from the GPD […]
Turmoil continues at emergency board meeting
An emergency meeting of the Geauga Park District Board of Commissioners was announced by e-mail on September 27 and took place on September 29. The meeting was called into Executive Session soon […]
Park commissioners vote down public comment—again
At the Geauga Park District Board of Commissioners meeting on Monday September 13, after years of agitation by Protect Geauga Parks for public comment at Geauga Park District meetings, board member Patrick […]
Preston Calls Geauga Park Administration to Task over Budget ‘Fiasco’
From the Geauga County Maple Leaf AUGUST 26, 2021 BY ANN WISHART Hot on the heels of the Geauga County Budget Commission slicing and dicing Geauga Park District’s 2022 budget Aug. 16, […]
County Budget Commission Returns $1.9 Million from GPD to Taxpayers
From the geauga County Maple Leaf AUGUST 26, 2021 BY ANN WISHART A missing column of numbers for 2019 and a double counting of numbers for 2021 in the 2022 Geauga Park District […]
Park budget gap blamed on ‘transposition’ error
Chagrin Valley TimesAugust 26, 2021 Brian Doering The Geauga Park District’s fiscal officer blamed a $1.9 million error in the $7.38 million annual budget on a “transposition” error. Fiscal Officer Michael Frederick […]
Special meeting of park board tries to cover tracks of incompetence
Brief Summary Special Meeting Geauga Park Board of Commissioners By Barb Partington Friday August 20, 2021 Big Creek Park Meyer Center 8:30 am INTRODUCTION There was no notification of this Special Meeting […]
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