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North Canton, Lake Township and Plain Township VOL. 75 NO. 45 NORTH EDITION SEPTEMBER 4-10,1997 2 Sections 20 Pages 50 GENTS A capsuled look at the week... FRONT LINES COMPUTERS READY You may not yet be thinking about Christmas, but the city of North Canton is already eyeing the next century. City Council approved $16,800 to hire GBS of North Canton to modify the city's computer software to recognize theyear2000. "Its better to do the work now before we are pushed for time," said City Finance Director Margaret Loretto. ' Loretto said hiring an outside computer programmer is more cost effective because the city does not make enough modifications to its customized software to warrant the cost of an on-staff programmer 'Without the modifications, the aty computer system would confuse the year 2000 with the year 1900 Part ofthe problem is the way the computer decodes the date For example, the current system decodes Aug 29,1997 in six digits as 082997 But the computer has to be reprogrammed to read Jan 1,2000 m eight digits In computer language, the first day ofthe next century would be 01012000 Date-sensitive computerized aty services mchide, among others, utility billing and collection, the budget, income tax account- ing, fixed assets Ttitffiflgemept iT^TKe computer modifications should be completed by tjie.end of Apnl 1908, Loretto said.' "' < LAKE UMI TO DISCUSS ZONE CHANGES \ The Lake Township Zoning Commission will conduct a public hearing and a regular work session to follow on Sept 16at7pm at 12360 Market Avenue N, Hartville r The hearing will include text changes to the current Zoning Resolution including, but not limited to Wireless telecommunication faolibes, definitions, Definitions, Section 30713 Land Use Categories, Section 802 Conditional Use conditions, and Sections ^401,402,403,406, the addition of wireless commumcabon text to rJie Residential Districts; Section 409 name change ofthe Admin- . isrrabve Biifier District; Fee structure ibr wireless commumca- ? tion uses; Text changes in Section 404, Manufactured Home Park 'Districts. Others are Section 420 3 yard requirements Ibr industrial districts, Text changes for Planned Industrial and i« Commercial complexes ' ^ WINNERS Brandon Good, 16, won 25 gallons of gas and Anne Gi- chevaki won 75 gallons of gas in The Sun JournaTa drawing at the Jackson Community Festival Good plans to fill up the Jeep he shares with his brothers, while Gichevski will use the gas to chauffeur her three children fi~\ < SuNJcMt^a^faroSarrPATBuiw V: IAKECOMlOirTEE * i The economic development ^siib^nmiittee will meet at v8":30 fim. on Saturday, Sept ■*20.-5 The meeting will beheld at Sub- 1:80 p.m. GOLF BENEFIT . TteLakeSeniorCente£wilV< s host ammiatoegolfcvfang^, \, froinnixinto^pJiL on Skit IB^t- at Rolling C*Br^Miniature'Galfs ' j Course, Uhicnipwn,Aticket»&' jfe indurJesiS&V-^M dm«ata$l,a)piii^lOTa^>m5 hole in one. Tickets ccet$5 ($5,50V'J ($4 attbe i^Jtbr.cmlmwages^l 5to li^mWjfflffim Lake burner Center antfRolliiur t Greens golf course Eur details?. .*■ cau87712a3 ' w,r-.atf- ,tJ§#SUESSIGN[REMINDER9v, j(jl&L\ tgeflemjelecW bnttl&mSkite-l^il-S-SJLi.S. _Z 'i J^.a.o.alonta.tl.nt'Ml.t.a.^l « J Roads draw high marks Survey shows residents pleased with services Cheerleading competition Sun Journal photo by Pat Burk GlenOak cheerleader Andrea Colopy, a Junior, performs with the Golden Eagles cheerleaders during the Stark County Fair cheerleading competition Thursday. By LARRY SOPER The Sun Journal PLAIN TWP. - The township's roadways have drawn high praise from an independent company which compared the community's roads and their maintenence to other subdivision roadways across the nation. A study, completed by Government Management Associates of Massachusetts at the request ofthe township's three trustees', said "almost everyone associated with Plain Township is satisfied with tlie services provided by the Plain Township Road Department" The trustees said they wanted the study taken to: determine if the township roads were being maintained' and financially provided for with tlie highest standards. The study rated the township's policies, procedures, facilities, equipment, road administration, maintenance operations, and made a recommenda-; tion on how it can improve its roads. The study said tlie township is one ofthe quickest subdivisions in the nation as far as responding to roadway needs. More importantly, the study gave the township high marks in resident satisfaction. "Based on public safety and current conditions, routine service requests are responded to immediately during the same day or the next business day," the study said. "The equipment (used by the township road department) is relatively new, serviceable and adequate for the work performed," The study was also quick to point out that the township's plans to remedy several storm sewer and drainage problems are second to none. "Long range drainage and improvement projects have been developed and are being implemented in an orderly manner," the study said. That is good news, the township's three trustees said, because storm sewer improvement projects and road drainage have been among top concerns of township residents in recent years. "Township residents register comparatively few complaints regarding road maintenance service in contrast to our experience with other communities," the study said. "The rapidity in which officials were able to respond to several service requests andthe general pride in the work performed by the township maintenance crew, confirm this very positive condition." The company applauded the township for asking for a study. The township trustees, township administrator (Vince Marion), road adiriinistration, road foreman See ROADS, page A2 Unclaimed, discarded items will be auctioned By DOTTIl! McGREW The Sun Joumal NORTH CANTON - Believe it or not, a 1987 four-door Chevy sedan, a prosthetic left leg and a black Zippo lighter with stars and stripes have something in common. The sedan, the leg and the lighter are among an eclectic lot of more thanlOO items to be auctioned by the city at 5 p.m. on Sept. 1.7 in the City Service Center on Freedom Avenue. Some ofthe auction items, such as an old orange roller trailer and a chalk board with frame and wheels, are no longer needed by the city. Other pieces - 13 bicycles, 1 tricycie and 1 scooter - are unclaimed property. All items not gaveled-off by ffiko Auctioneers will be discarded, said City Administrator John Boyajian. Proceeds will go to the city general fund. The city has auctioned unnecessary items and unclaimed property for the past five years. Last year, more than 100 bidders, some from as far away as Columbus, paid about $7,500 for auction items, Boyajian said. Kiko Auctioneers advertises the auction across the state. The See ITEMS, page A2 Coalition membership okayed over opposition rX#* ?&«>,?*:' }SUPPORlL?fy ^VTl^qantogC jAlzhEimfirs/ ~ INSIDE TODAY Center Stage ........ Page B10 Classified Pages B5-B9 Impact Page AS Nine to (tve PageA6 Obituaries. Page B4 , Our Backyard Page A9 Religion ..............Page B4 Senior Lifestyles....... Page A8 Soldi ,....,.;..Page AS Sports .Pages B1-B3 Stork Report ...'. ... .PageB4 Viewpoint ......'.,... .Page A4 By MELISSA HOSTETLER The Sun Journal LAKE TWP. - The Lake school board has opted to continue its membership in the Ohio Coalition for Equity and Adequacy for School Funding, but not without opposition. The coalition, a lobbying group based in Columbus, claimed that school funding in Ohio was unfair and originated the equity and adequacy lawsuit against the state. As a result, the Ohio Supreme Court declared the method of school funding to be unconstitutional and gave the istate legislature one year to develop a more fair and equitable program. , Lake superintendent William Stetler believes this group will keep pressure on the state legislature to provide a plan for competent and simpler funding for Ohio schools. "Students do not vote and often times, we look to those who vote for support," Stetler said. "I think this group is looking out for the best of our children." Stetler believes there is no potential for growth in the current funding and is concerned that schools are frjroed to heavily rely on taxes which became a burden to residents. School board member Dennis Mihaly, who has consistently voted against membership in this group, believes the $1,500 membership fee (50 cents per enrolled See COALITION, page A2 'Mehnding' a hand Sun Journal aa«jro sn Pat Burac Tribal designs are the latest fashion In mehndl, a painless, temporary form of tattoo art. For story, see page A9. FOR A COMPLETE ROUNDUP OF LAST WEEK'S AND UPCOMING SPORTS EVENTS, SEE PA GES J11-B3
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Full Text | North Canton, Lake Township and Plain Township VOL. 75 NO. 45 NORTH EDITION SEPTEMBER 4-10,1997 2 Sections 20 Pages 50 GENTS A capsuled look at the week... FRONT LINES COMPUTERS READY You may not yet be thinking about Christmas, but the city of North Canton is already eyeing the next century. City Council approved $16,800 to hire GBS of North Canton to modify the city's computer software to recognize theyear2000. "Its better to do the work now before we are pushed for time," said City Finance Director Margaret Loretto. ' Loretto said hiring an outside computer programmer is more cost effective because the city does not make enough modifications to its customized software to warrant the cost of an on-staff programmer 'Without the modifications, the aty computer system would confuse the year 2000 with the year 1900 Part ofthe problem is the way the computer decodes the date For example, the current system decodes Aug 29,1997 in six digits as 082997 But the computer has to be reprogrammed to read Jan 1,2000 m eight digits In computer language, the first day ofthe next century would be 01012000 Date-sensitive computerized aty services mchide, among others, utility billing and collection, the budget, income tax account- ing, fixed assets Ttitffiflgemept iT^TKe computer modifications should be completed by tjie.end of Apnl 1908, Loretto said.' "' < LAKE UMI TO DISCUSS ZONE CHANGES \ The Lake Township Zoning Commission will conduct a public hearing and a regular work session to follow on Sept 16at7pm at 12360 Market Avenue N, Hartville r The hearing will include text changes to the current Zoning Resolution including, but not limited to Wireless telecommunication faolibes, definitions, Definitions, Section 30713 Land Use Categories, Section 802 Conditional Use conditions, and Sections ^401,402,403,406, the addition of wireless commumcabon text to rJie Residential Districts; Section 409 name change ofthe Admin- . isrrabve Biifier District; Fee structure ibr wireless commumca- ? tion uses; Text changes in Section 404, Manufactured Home Park 'Districts. Others are Section 420 3 yard requirements Ibr industrial districts, Text changes for Planned Industrial and i« Commercial complexes ' ^ WINNERS Brandon Good, 16, won 25 gallons of gas and Anne Gi- chevaki won 75 gallons of gas in The Sun JournaTa drawing at the Jackson Community Festival Good plans to fill up the Jeep he shares with his brothers, while Gichevski will use the gas to chauffeur her three children fi~\ < SuNJcMt^a^faroSarrPATBuiw V: IAKECOMlOirTEE * i The economic development ^siib^nmiittee will meet at v8":30 fim. on Saturday, Sept ■*20.-5 The meeting will beheld at Sub- 1:80 p.m. GOLF BENEFIT . TteLakeSeniorCente£wilV< s host ammiatoegolfcvfang^, \, froinnixinto^pJiL on Skit IB^t- at Rolling C*Br^Miniature'Galfs ' j Course, Uhicnipwn,Aticket»&' jfe indurJesiS&V-^M dm«ata$l,a)piii^lOTa^>m5 hole in one. Tickets ccet$5 ($5,50V'J ($4 attbe i^Jtbr.cmlmwages^l 5to li^mWjfflffim Lake burner Center antfRolliiur t Greens golf course Eur details?. .*■ cau87712a3 ' w,r-.atf- ,tJ§#SUESSIGN[REMINDER9v, j(jl&L\ tgeflemjelecW bnttl&mSkite-l^il-S-SJLi.S. _Z 'i J^.a.o.alonta.tl.nt'Ml.t.a.^l « J Roads draw high marks Survey shows residents pleased with services Cheerleading competition Sun Journal photo by Pat Burk GlenOak cheerleader Andrea Colopy, a Junior, performs with the Golden Eagles cheerleaders during the Stark County Fair cheerleading competition Thursday. By LARRY SOPER The Sun Journal PLAIN TWP. - The township's roadways have drawn high praise from an independent company which compared the community's roads and their maintenence to other subdivision roadways across the nation. A study, completed by Government Management Associates of Massachusetts at the request ofthe township's three trustees', said "almost everyone associated with Plain Township is satisfied with tlie services provided by the Plain Township Road Department" The trustees said they wanted the study taken to: determine if the township roads were being maintained' and financially provided for with tlie highest standards. The study rated the township's policies, procedures, facilities, equipment, road administration, maintenance operations, and made a recommenda-; tion on how it can improve its roads. The study said tlie township is one ofthe quickest subdivisions in the nation as far as responding to roadway needs. More importantly, the study gave the township high marks in resident satisfaction. "Based on public safety and current conditions, routine service requests are responded to immediately during the same day or the next business day," the study said. "The equipment (used by the township road department) is relatively new, serviceable and adequate for the work performed," The study was also quick to point out that the township's plans to remedy several storm sewer and drainage problems are second to none. "Long range drainage and improvement projects have been developed and are being implemented in an orderly manner," the study said. That is good news, the township's three trustees said, because storm sewer improvement projects and road drainage have been among top concerns of township residents in recent years. "Township residents register comparatively few complaints regarding road maintenance service in contrast to our experience with other communities," the study said. "The rapidity in which officials were able to respond to several service requests andthe general pride in the work performed by the township maintenance crew, confirm this very positive condition." The company applauded the township for asking for a study. The township trustees, township administrator (Vince Marion), road adiriinistration, road foreman See ROADS, page A2 Unclaimed, discarded items will be auctioned By DOTTIl! McGREW The Sun Joumal NORTH CANTON - Believe it or not, a 1987 four-door Chevy sedan, a prosthetic left leg and a black Zippo lighter with stars and stripes have something in common. The sedan, the leg and the lighter are among an eclectic lot of more thanlOO items to be auctioned by the city at 5 p.m. on Sept. 1.7 in the City Service Center on Freedom Avenue. Some ofthe auction items, such as an old orange roller trailer and a chalk board with frame and wheels, are no longer needed by the city. Other pieces - 13 bicycles, 1 tricycie and 1 scooter - are unclaimed property. All items not gaveled-off by ffiko Auctioneers will be discarded, said City Administrator John Boyajian. Proceeds will go to the city general fund. The city has auctioned unnecessary items and unclaimed property for the past five years. Last year, more than 100 bidders, some from as far away as Columbus, paid about $7,500 for auction items, Boyajian said. Kiko Auctioneers advertises the auction across the state. The See ITEMS, page A2 Coalition membership okayed over opposition rX#* ?&«>,?*:' }SUPPORlL?fy ^VTl^qantogC jAlzhEimfirs/ ~ INSIDE TODAY Center Stage ........ Page B10 Classified Pages B5-B9 Impact Page AS Nine to (tve PageA6 Obituaries. Page B4 , Our Backyard Page A9 Religion ..............Page B4 Senior Lifestyles....... Page A8 Soldi ,....,.;..Page AS Sports .Pages B1-B3 Stork Report ...'. ... .PageB4 Viewpoint ......'.,... .Page A4 By MELISSA HOSTETLER The Sun Journal LAKE TWP. - The Lake school board has opted to continue its membership in the Ohio Coalition for Equity and Adequacy for School Funding, but not without opposition. The coalition, a lobbying group based in Columbus, claimed that school funding in Ohio was unfair and originated the equity and adequacy lawsuit against the state. As a result, the Ohio Supreme Court declared the method of school funding to be unconstitutional and gave the istate legislature one year to develop a more fair and equitable program. , Lake superintendent William Stetler believes this group will keep pressure on the state legislature to provide a plan for competent and simpler funding for Ohio schools. "Students do not vote and often times, we look to those who vote for support," Stetler said. "I think this group is looking out for the best of our children." Stetler believes there is no potential for growth in the current funding and is concerned that schools are frjroed to heavily rely on taxes which became a burden to residents. School board member Dennis Mihaly, who has consistently voted against membership in this group, believes the $1,500 membership fee (50 cents per enrolled See COALITION, page A2 'Mehnding' a hand Sun Journal aa«jro sn Pat Burac Tribal designs are the latest fashion In mehndl, a painless, temporary form of tattoo art. For story, see page A9. FOR A COMPLETE ROUNDUP OF LAST WEEK'S AND UPCOMING SPORTS EVENTS, SEE PA GES J11-B3 |
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