The Sun. (North Canton, Stark County, Ohio), 2000-02-03

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By DAVID SKOCZEN
the Sun Journal Freelance Writer
PLAIN TWP. - The cost of
police protection in Piain
Township may go up within
the next, year due to budget
woes, according to Trustee Lou
Giavasis who says he plans to
suggest placing an additional
levy on the ballot this fall.
The move would follow the
discovery of an upcoming
$82,000 shortfall in funds provided by 1he current levy for 2000.
'Well be able to supplement
the police district fund with
money put of the general
fund," said Giavasis.   .
TWqriginal police levy was
passed inthe early 1980s, and was
nuet recently renewed in 1997.
"The current contract (with
the Stark County Sheriffs Department) was negotiated by
our former administrator
(Vince Marion) right before he
resigned," explained Giavasis.
"He told us we'd be $6,000 in
the red.aridsuggested a renewal insteadpf a replacement."
Giavasis"said that with an
additional levy, he hopes to
provide additional serviceta
about adCding deteicg&BBer-;
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nioii Things like that," he'soid.
"We have to offer something
additional .as part, of the levy."
News of the police budget
troubles follows a year during
which the township spent
$900,000 more than expected.
".    "There were a lot of extras
See LEVY, page All
Owner 'sick'
overdosing
of restaurant
By DONNAS. NICKEL	
The Sun Journal Free/a ice Writer
NORTH CANTON - Donna
TjLLgrim said that she is "sick at
Iheart" over losing her life-long
"dream.
The owner of Brooke and
Friends Restaurant was forced
to close her doors after losing
her lease.
"All of this hard work and
money, and now we don't have
anything to show for it," In-
grim said. "It's so hard packing
everything away and putting it
in storage."
Brooke and Friends ,opened
last spring at the former home
of King's Castle Restaurant.
Ingrim said that building
owner George Manuselis terminated her lea.se when she
was two weeks late with January's rent.
"I'd been paying- $3,000 &.
month for rent since April, plife^
almost $2,000 in utilities per
month," Ingrim said, "I realiz* .
now that the contract did alWj
him to terminate if I was late:
with the rent, but I thought that
he'd give us a chance." f ■
Manuselis could not be}
See CLOSED, page All>
City executes 'Dead Man'
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North Canton to halt sled
riding on popular hill
BY CATHY L. BECKER
The Sun Journal Community News Coordinator
NORTH CANTON - The City of North Canton lias been forced
into the role of Devils' advocate. An injury to a person sled riding
at Dead Man's Hill has brought an end to a long-standing tradition of winter fun.
Dead Man's Hill, as it is fondly referred to by residents, is a
very popular attraction, for kids and adults alike, as one of the
beBt places to go sledding in the city.
The area, which is along Woodside Avenue and bordered on
three sides by private property, is actually a storm water retention basin for the city.
According to Mayor Daiyl Revoldt, a city resident came to the council
meeting on Jan. 24 with a complaint about Dead Man's Hill, saying that
his daughter-in-law had been injured while sled riding there.
"We interpreted his comments as a threat to take legal action.
I feel badly that we were forced to move in that direction, but the
threat of litigation forced us to do this," said Revoldt.
What the city has done, upon advice of the law director and assistant
law director, is to put up no trespassing signs along the property.
"It is city property, not a public park, said Revoldt. "We can't
encourage the use of the area. If we encourage action, then we assume a greater responsibility."
According to Revoldt the existing trees and the concrete storm
See HHJU page All
Mayor seeks new
post office site
The 8un Journal photo my Kevin Whitlock
Jessica Meleg, a fourth grade student at Cleat-mount Elementary School, displays the petition she took to school
with her to protest the No Trespassing signs posted at "Dead Man's Hill.''     -\
By DONNAS. NICKEL	
The Sun Journal Freelance Writer
JSORTH CANTON - In rain,
sleet, snow, or even sunshine, the
North Canton Post Office is a very
busy operation. Due to the heavy
user volume, even well after the
traditional holiday mayhem, the
North Main Street location is
plagued by parking and traffic
problems.
District postal officials are aware
of the concerns, and have begun a
process to remedy the situation.
Gene Gleydura, manager of ad
ministrative services for the postal
aervice, said that he is aware of
"Both the postal service and its
customers have outgrown the
site," Gleydura said.
The post office has been at the
North Main Street location since
1972. Prior to that time, the city's
post office blinding was in the center of town, near the North Canton Public Library.
Mayor Daryl Revoldt said that
when the post office moved to it's
current location, "it was a mon-
See OFFICE, page All
Akron-Canton Airport
expansion soaring
■ Plans to be announced in
approximately three weeks
By LARRY SOPER,	
The Sun Journal Editor '-
' -t
'"' The Akron-Canton Regional
Airport as we have known it is set
to change dramatically in ifs look
; and size in the near future, according to officials there.
A massive plan for improving
and expanding the current terminal - everything from baggage
areas to concessionaires - is in
the works and should be made
public by the end of February, said
Kristie Van Auken, director of
; marketing for the airport.
The look of the terminal, airport officials say, will also change
dramatically - all of which will
hopefully increase the number of
airlines using the airport and attract more travelers.
"Well have architectural renderings to help people visualize
what ifs going to look like," Van
Auken said. There's going to be a
lot of different improvments...some
really neat improvements."
Van Auken would not release
the size of the expansion nor the
dollar amount the project is going
to cost, but said it would be "a lot
more" than millions.
"I don't want to throw out a
ballpark number," she said.
However, sources indicated the
pricetag may escalate to approximately $10 million.
Van Auken said the terminal
expansion is necessary to upgrade
the airport so that it can reach ifs
"goal" of being a forceful player in
an aggressive airport market
Airport.officials have made it
clear that they want the Akron-
Canton facility to be close to providing the same services and flight
options as, perhaps, Hopkins In- -
ternational Airport in Cleveland.
No contracts have been given fbr
the labor in this expansion prqjecL
See AIRPORT, page All
They didn't have
Dorito's?
Rachel Schmidt, a sixth-grader at Middlebranch Middle School In Plain
Township, gets a taste of some potato
skins during a class exercise in the
Middle Ages recently. The students in
the sixth-grade class acted and portrayed the times of the Middle Ages
through costumes as part of the learning feast' Parents of the students'
also attended.
The Sun Journal photo iy Kevin Whitlock
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