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Geauga Park Board Special Meeting of 06/28/21—complete video

By Protect Geauga Parks on July 10, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

Below is a video recording of the Geauga Park District Board of Commissioners meeting of June 28, 2021. At this meeting the commissioners voted to immediately sever connection with the administrative services […]

Letter to the editor—7/1/21

By Protect Geauga Parks on July 5, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

http://www.chagrinvalleytoday.com/viewpoint/your_viewpoint/article_3ffa8c8c-d9fe-11eb-a563-73ab5fa4911b.html Those who foot bill ask questions The League of Women Voters of Geauga believes citizens have a right to know what their government bodies are doing, for what reason and at […]

Commentary – Fiscal blunders

By Protect Geauga Parks on July 5, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

From the Chagrin Valley Times http://www.chagrinvalleytoday.com/viewpoint/our_viewpoint/article_57568896-d9fd-11eb-a8d1-a7aa3bf9f537.html Geauga Park District commissioners have been talking about cutting financial ties with the county for months. This week they made it official. District commissioners changed the […]

Park district refuses to accept records from county

By Protect Geauga Parks on July 5, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

From the Chagrin Valley Times http://www.chagrinvalleytoday.com/communities/geauga_archives/article_34847848-db31-11eb-aeed-af6ef664a6ed.htmlby Brian Doering July 1, 2021 Internet and phone services remained down on Thursday (July 1) at 27 county parks as the Geauga Park District continued the […]

Park board cuts ties with auditor, hires fiscal officer

By Protect Geauga Parks on July 5, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

From the Chagrin Valley Times http://www.chagrinvalleytoday.com/communities/geauga_archives/article_d02f1ee8-d9fa-11eb-8ac3-a36fd37eef5a.html By Brian Doering July 1, 2021 The Geauga Park District board on Monday took steps to sever monetary oversight from the county auditor by changing its […]

County Fronts $54,000 to Cover GPD Health Insurance

By Protect Geauga Parks on July 1, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

From the Geauga County MapleLeaf https://www.geaugamapleleaf.com/news/county-fronts-54000-to-cover-gpd-health-insurance/ JUNE 29, 2021 BY AMY PATTERSON  FLAIZ SLAMS ‘RECKLESS AND IRRESPONSIBLE’ TRANSITION Geauga County Commissioners approved a nearly $54,000 loan to the Geauga Park District to cover […]

Park Commissioners Sever Fiscal Ties with County

By Protect Geauga Parks on July 1, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

From the Geauga County MapleLeaf https://www.geaugamapleleaf.com/news/park-commissioners-sever-fiscal-ties-with-county/ JUNE 29, 2021 BY ANN WISHART  AUDITOR SAYS MOVE WAS TOO HASTY, FORCED TO WITHHOLD PAYROLL Geauga Park District Board of Commissioners unanimously passed three resolutions June […]

Protect Geauga Parks Showcases Bob McCullough Conservation Scholarship and Teacher Grant Recipients

By Protect Geauga Parks on May 31, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

Wednesday June 16, 7:00 pm by Zoom Please join us on Zoom for a virtual meet-up with special guests – winners of our 2020 Bob McCullough Memorial Conservation Scholarships as well as […]

Judge Chip Henry Remembered with Tree on 10th Anniversary of Death

By Protect Geauga Parks on May 31, 2021 • ( 1 Comment )

This article is from the Geauga County Maple Leaf. The original article is available at the Maple Leaf website: https://www.geaugamapleleaf.com/news/judge-chip-henry-remembered-with-tree-on-10th-anniversary-of-death/ Our thanks to the Maple Leaf for permission to republish the article […]

Changes to legislation would promote drilling in Ohio parks

By Protect Geauga Parks on May 17, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

The Ohio House slipped a last-minute provision into the budget bill that aggressively promotes fracking/drilling on state public lands. This legislation would make it state policy to “promote” oil and gas drilling […]

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    • It’s a Parade!
    • March SOUND OFF
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    • Winter Walk at Sunnybrook
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    • Beverle Krueger
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