The Rumor Mill

The Massillon City Council, on a four to four vote with Council President Glenn Gamber breaking the tie, voted to buy out the concession contract for Club Legends, the restaurant at the Legends of Massillon Golf Course. Our City Council spent almost $200,000 of our parks and recreation department money to make the purchase. Instead of using these funds for desperately needed maintenance and upkeep in our parks, the City decided to go into the restaurant business. Most businesses have a business plan in hand when they start up. It appears that the new City owned restaurant does not. Massillon's Mayor for Life did not present a business plan when he advocated Council make this purchase.

So who is running our taxpayer funded restaurant? According to the rumor mill, the City is paying the former proprietor to run the restaurant we just bought from him. We certainly hope this rumor is not true. If it is true, it would be the epitome of poor planning and an inexcusably poor expenditure of our tax dollars.