Thursday, December 16, 2010

The 12 Days of a Massillon Christmas Part 1

On the First day of Christmas the Mayor for Life gave to me

A Pledge to the people of Ward 4;

"Mayor Cicchinelli told 4th Ward residents there are no plans to sell Shriver Park, or many others, and he pledged to Councilman Tony Townsend that he would help him rename Shriver by urging his Parks and Recreation Board appointees to vote in favor of it" (The Independent, August 31, 2010).

One the Second day of Christmas the Mayor for Life gave to me

Two Park Board Lackeys;

"At a Park Board meeting last week, Our Mayor for Life's appointees, Timothy Muzi and Michelle Del Rio-Keller voted against Councilman Townsend's plan to rename the park in honor of T. Roy Roberson. School Board appointee Moe Rickett voted for the name change" (The Massillon Review, November 22, 2010).

and a Pledge to the people of Ward 4

On the Third day Christmas the Mayor for Life gave to me

Three taxes rising;

"At Monday's council meeting, Taxman Hersher successfully pushed through a new tax. This new tax, called a "storm water utility fee" passed on a 5 - 4 vote" (The Massillon Review, November 4, 2010).

"In other business, council discussed a slew of permit and inspection fee increases with Building Department Official Roger Houpt" (The Independent, October 26, 2010)

"When elected to city council, the first initiative pushed by Councilman Hersher was to raise our sewer rates" (The Massillon Review, September 20, 2010).

Two Park Board lackeys

and a Pledge to the people of Ward 4

On the Fourth day of Christmas the Mayor for Life gave to me

Four parks decaying;






Three taxes rising
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Two Park Board lackeys
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and a Pledge to the people of Ward 4