CHESTERLAND NEWS VOLUME 49 No. 24
Wednesday, April 5, 2017
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Recycling Program May Add Bins BY GWEN COOPER NEWS@CHESTERLANDNEWS.COM The Chester Township Recycle Park committee is considering adding specialized bins for electronics, clothing and metals to its recycling program in the future. Committee spokesman Barry Levin reported March 16 his group submitted a grant proposal for a specialized bin for the collection and recycling of used electronics such as computer keyboards and monitors. The bins are designed to keep rain and snow from damaging the components. Levin also suggested adding a bin for recycling large scrap metal items, including appliances such as washers, dryers and refrigerators. The proposed bin would measure 9 feet by 11 feet and would be 5 feet tall. The bin would be provided by a scrap metal company, which would designate two bins for the township. One would be on site at the park and the other would be delivered when the first one is filled and hauled away. “The truck would not weigh any more than the current garbage trucks that empty the current recy-
Chester Township Seeks to Limit Probate Court’s Jurisdiction BY JOHN KARLOVEC NEWS@CHESTERLANDNEWS.COM Oral arguments were heard March 26 by a visiting three-judge panel in Chester Township’s challenge to the Geauga County Probate Court’s jurisdiction over the township after the Chester Township Park District was created in 1984. At issue were two orders Judge Tim Grendell issued last year: one requiring the township to pay for master commissioner’s fees related to an investigation into park district operations and a second vacating a 1993 contract between the park district and the township for management of township-owned Parkside Park.
“The issue here is not with regard to the probate court judge’s authority over the park district, but it’s over the trustees.” – Frank Scialdone The township’s attorney, Frank Scialdone, argued before judges Patrick McGrath, William Klatt and Sean Gallagher — who all were sitting by assignment on the 11th District Court of Appeals — that the probate court’s jurisdiction over the township ended once its application under Ohio Revised Code Chapter 1545 to create the park district was approved.
The 45-minute hearing was held in the Ohio Court of Claims courtroom on the fourth floor of The Thomas J. Moyer Ohio Judicial Center in Columbus. Klatt, who currently sits on the 10th District Court of Appeals in Columbus, said he could conceive of situations where a probate court could exercise plenary See Jurisdiction w Page 6
High School Honors Student Athletes
Town Crier See Page 3
Letters to the Editor
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Story on Page 5
Easter Services
Russell Park Board Member Resigns
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Publication Schedule
STAFF REPORT Charlie Butters recently submitted a letter of resignation from the Russell Township Park Board to Geauga County Probate/Juvenile Court Judge Tim Grendell, who accepted it. “I thank Mr. Butters for his service on the Russell Township Park Board through some challenging circumstances,” said Grendell in a statement. “He was instrumental in the township park district’s acquisition of the Modroo Park property for a price $350,000 less than that pursued by the former township park board members Siegler, Podojil and Ries. Not only did Mr. Butters’ contribution to the residents of Russell Township as a park board member result in saving taxpayers $350,000 dollars, See Park Board w Page 11
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West Geauga Schools Board of Education recently honored high school student-athlete state qualifiers at the March 13 board meeting. From left, Alexis Ange, OHSAA gymnastics state qualifier; Kamryn Goodrick, OHSAA Division II diving state champion; Hannah Zahniser, OHSAA Division II diving state qualifier; Kyle Gallagher, OHSAA wrestling state qualifier and West Geauga High School Principal Jay Bishop.
West Geauga Holds Relay For Life May 6 SUBMITTED Join West Geauga Schools as the community comes together to remember loved ones lost, honor survivors of all cancers and raise money to help the American Cancer Society make a global impact on cancer. Relay for Life of West Geauga will be held May 6 from 12-9 p.m. as the community works together to put an end to cancer. Relay is a team fundraising event where team members take turns walking around a track or
designated path. The West Geauga event is six hours long and each team is asked to have a member on the track at all times to signify that cancer never sleeps. Cancer patients don’t stop because they’re tired and, for one night, neither do team members. Each team sets up a themed campsite at the event and continues their fundraising efforts by collecting donations for food, goods, games, and activities. This money will count towards their overall team fundraising goal. Relay For Life is the signature
fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. It is staffed and coordinated See Relay w Page 4
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