Seriously?

According to a recent story in the Repository, the Plain Township Board of Trustees is seriously considering buying the Edgewood Golf Course.

Seriously.

Apparently, Plain Township is so jealous that their neighbors to the west have a golf course, they want one, too.

"Township Trustees Louis Giavasis and Scott Haws said they would seriously review the request." (The Repository, October 9, 2013).

Seriously.

Maybe they are listening to overzealous golfers.

And we all know how overzealous golfers get.

Next thing we know, Plain Township will feel the need to expand their new golf course.

It would now seem a warning is in order from someone with golf course experience of his own.

Extraordinary experience.

"He said it was a mistake to build the additional nine holes urged by possibly overzealous golfers."
-Massillon Mayor Frank Cicchinelli discussing the debt at the Legends of Massillon Golf Course at a city council meeting, The Repository, 8/21/07.

A mistake.

Something our Once & Future Mayor for Life does not often admit making, so Plain Township should heed his sage words and wise advice.

Hasn't Plain Township been watching what has happened only a few miles to their west?

We are swimming in a vat of red ink.

Park vandals were running amok because our Parks money is sucked into the giant black hole that is our municipal golf course.

Have you not learned from our mistakes?

The old saying goes, "those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it."

Don't end up like us.

The Repository then offers Plain Township something to ponder at the end of a very thoughtful editorial concerning the issue;

"Last but far from least, should township government be in the golf course business? Massillon’s ownership of the Legends of Massillon course has spawned years of controversy about the debt created by purchase of the course and the subsequent use of tax dollars to expand and maintain it." (The Repository, October 10, 2013).

Learn from us.

Don't make our mistakes.

Seriously.