‘Oops, I Forgot’
I see in last week’s Maple Leaf that the Amish and the horse people object to the GPD’s plans to pave the Maple Highlands Trail South.
They should make their feelings known to the GPD Board of Commissioners at the next meeting.
Oops, I forgot, the board doesn’t tolerate any public input at their meetings anymore.
Stan Piekos
Newbury Township
GPD Under Attack
I ask myself, will there ever come a time that I can pick up this small town local newspaper without there being the ludicrous bashing of Judge Timothy Grendell?
Judge Grendell is a wonderful man. He has done so much good for the state of Ohio and our local Geauga County.
It seems to me the same people continually are complaining about one issue after the other, whether the issue is fracking, the Geauga Park District or the Geauga Commissioners, or the various Township Trustees and how they perform or don’t perform their duties. Constant criticism!
Do we have nothing more than a bunch of whiners living in Geauga County? Remember folks, we elected these officials, just like we elected Judge Grendell.
The horizontal fracking of wells was, and still is, a real concern, but, unfortunately, I can no longer be a part of the issue due to health reasons. Every time I pass by the “swamp land” on the southeast corner of Auburn and Pekin roads, and see how much the water has receded I feel badly I could not devote more time to the issues of horizontal fracking and injection wells.
I look at LaDue Reservoir and see the recession of water. Our beautiful Lake Erie has also receded and, as I looked at the “green algae” and problems that occurred last year around the Toledo area, I can hear the voice of some know-it-all making a comment during one of the fracking meetings that the lakes would replenish themselves when it rained and from waters flowing down from the upper Great Lakes.
My 55-plus years of boating on Lake Erie proves that comment is just that, a comment from someone that doesn’t know what they are talking about.
Judge Grendell saved a local community from being taken over by gas and/or oil wells when a faction of property owners saw the almighty dollar sign dangling in front of their eyes. Judge Grendell fought for those who did not want these wells anywhere near that community for various reasons, i.e., the dangers that are associated with drilling, the possibilities of contamination of drinking water, etc., and Judge Grendell helped us win the issue.
My husband and I have known Judge Grendell for several years and know he is a wonderful, caring person and a fair Judge who has worked for the good of Geauga County.
If all those unhappy people would please stop the ridiculous nasty comments about Judge Grendell and come up with some positive solutions. I am sure Judge Grendell would listen, but enough is enough of this bashing.
Linda J. Zmek
Auburn Township