Chagrin Valley Times April 27, 2017 By JOAN DEMIRJIAN http://www.chagrinvalleytoday.com/topics/government_politics/article_9ff5bc24-2a8f-11e7-aec4-578076360bd3.html A groundswell of objections has risen in reaction to a proposed amendment to the Ohio Budget Bill that could quell citizens’ comments […]
Barb Partington testifies at House Finance Committee hearing
On Wednesday morning Apr26th Barb Partington, a Trustee of Protect Geauga Parks, testified before the House Finance Committee on House Bill 49 and the budget amendment, HC 1793. Language in his amendment gives […]
Judge Tim Grendell’s latest Geauga Parks power play reinforces need to revamp Ohio law on park oversight powers: editorial
The Plain Dealer editorial referenced in our previous post is now also available on Cleveland.com and includes links to all the articles the PD has published related to the Geauga and Mahoning […]
Plain Dealer slams Grendell
Following up on their January, 2016 editorial calling for the removal of county park districts from the jurisdiction of the probate court, the Plain Dealer editorial board today issued a strongly worded […]
Ohio News Media Assoc. Opposes Proposal to Expand Probate Judges’ Powers over Parks
The story below was published on the website of the Geauga County Maple Leaf on Tuesday, April 25, 2017. Our thanks to the Maple Leaf for permission to republish the article here. […]
Proposed Law Would Impose Fines for Interference with Park Districts
The following story appeared on the website of the Geauga County Maple Leaf on Monday, April 24, 2017. Our thanks to the Maple Leaf for permission to republish the article here. The […]
Budget amendment repudiated by Mahoning County Probate Judge
Mahoning County Probate Judge, Robert Rusu, stated in an interview with WFMJ Television News that he is against the proposed amendment to the Ohio Budget bill that would grant sweeping new authority to […]
Action Alert! Trap hidden in budget bill to silence dissent
In another gross overreach of power by a local judge, a proposed amendment to the Ohio Budget bill, currently being reviewed by the Ohio Legislature would allow judges even MORE expanded power over park districts […]
Proposal would allow judges to fine Ohioans opposing park district actions
From Cleveland.com and the Plain Dealer The following article appeared on Cleveland.com on Tuesday, April 18. Please read the entire article on Cleveland.com and then return to this site to read about […]
Leadership changes once again on Russell park board
The following story appeared on Chagrin Valley Today, the website of the Chagrin Valley Times and the Geauga Times Courier, on April 12. Our thanks to the Chagrin Valley Times for permission […]
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