Rubber Stamp Wanted

Wanted - Rubber Stamp to ratify everything Massillon's Mayor for Life wants on the Massillon Parks and Recreation Board.

Applicant must have ability to blindly follow orders, to raid the park budget whenever the mayor desires, and must have no independent thought process.

Must be willing to hijack the park income tax to subsidize the failing golf course, and when the dam at Reservoir Park bursts, must be willing to accept the blame. Must always remember that the buck never stops at the mayor's desk in Massillon.

Experience in real estate may be helpful, as the mayor for life has put together a list of parks he is considering selling.

Concern or interest in our park system is not a requirement.

Massillon's Mayor for Life, Frank Cicchinelli, is accepting applications for a vacancy on the Parks and Recreation Board. The mayor appoints a working majority, three of the five members, to the board.

Controversial board member Ron Pribich has resigned. Pribich was truly an example of the fox watching the hen house.

It was Pribich and his associates who sold our city the land for the debacle known as the nine hole expansion at the Legends of Massillon golf course, a decision that has mired our city in debt until 2032.

It won't matter. We have given up all hope of the mayor appointing a competent applicant who will do what is right to replace Pribich.

The next appointee will not give a damn about the park system.

He, or she, will be appointed to vote however Frank Cicchinelli tells them to vote.

To expect any thing different on our part would be foolish.

We won't even hold out hope for a park board member who actually wants to fix the parks.

Ain't gonna happen.

History is our guide.

Ink up the rubber stamp, our mayor for life will be making an appointment to the Park Board.