Just Ask Him

By all accounts, Massillon's Mayor for Life is in fighting trim. He has exercised and lost weight in preparation for the political fight of his life next year as he seeks an unprecedented seventh term as mayor and Massillon's undisputed political champion.

Cicchinelli always gets in shape physically before his campaigns. It is to his credit as he always runs a vigorous effort.

The Massillon Review has captured exclusive behind the scenes footage of our Mayor for Life in training at Reservoir park this past winter. We think the walking path was in better shape then. Judge for yourselves.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8xHjC27YvM

The mayor puts himself through this regiment of good health and clean living because the keystone of his campaign is his aggressive door to door efforts. He comes to your house and asks for your vote.

Perhaps this time, the voters may have a question or two for him.

As you struggle to pay your mortgage, or rent, which for most of us is the largest expense we have every month, ask him why he uses our tax dollars to pay the mortgage of a private hotel, owned by a wealthy developer. Why can't the weathy developer pay his own mortgage, we pay ours?

We voted to raise our income tax to pay for a top notch parks system. Mayor, why did you hijack the money to subsidize and prop up your failing golf course? We never voted for a golf course.

Our guess is that he will blame council, or perhaps his secretary... Oh wait... "Overzealous golfers"

Mayor, why did you spend a million tax dollars on an arena that was never built? Did you really think that low (and we mean low) level minor league hockey was the economic engine that was going to drive the city's economy?

Ask him to tell you all about the business plan for the Club Legends restaurant he spent almost $200,000 park tax dollars to purchase. OK, not a fair question, as there is no business plan.

Ask him why the buck always, and we mean always, stops somewhere else.

Ask him why he thinks he deserves an unvoted, automatic pay raise every single year? The city is broke, and he is rewarded with a pay raise.

He is coming to your house. Make sure to ask him something. He works for you.