Well?
What happened?
The City of Massillon is facing a major financial crisis as the result of our former mayor for life racking up substantial bills under the less than watchful eye of his loyal supporter, Auditor Jayne Ferrero.
As a result, there are on going discussions about layoffs, cuts, and reduced benefits for the city's worker bees. Meanwhile, the ruling class, the aristocracy, our elected officials, receive unvoted, annual pay raise for life.
This year, while the workers get a freeze, the elected officials get a 3.55% raise.
In good years and bad years.
Whether the city can pay for it, or not.
Current mayor Kathy Catzaro-Perry tried to put a stop to this practice when she was a member of council. She failed. The former mayor's Loyal Enforcer, Council President Glenn "Park Next to Me at your Own Risk" Gamber, wouldn't even permit an on the record vote. He asked for a show of hands from those who wanted to repeal the raises, so that those council members who wanted to keep their annual, unvoted pay raises, wouldn't have to make a public vote to do so.
But Massillon has a champion.
A man who was going to stand up for the people.
A man who would brush aside political pressure, and do the right thing.
5th Ward Republican Donnie Peters.
Donnie Peters would end this practice of unvoted, annual pay raises for the political class.
Or so we were led to believe.
What has happened in the month since Donnie Peters made his declaration that the unvoted pay raises must end?
Nothing.
Surprise.
Not one vote.
Not one discussion.
Nothing.
Donnie Peters was nothing but hot air.
Majority Leader?
Hardly.
We know who runs council.
It's the guy who can't drive.
And he ain't giving up his raise.
And Donnie Peters is helpless to do anything about it.
The end.
