Grendell, Chester Trustees Return to Battlefield

Geauga County Probate Court Judge Tim Grendell and Chester Township Trustees are once again entering the battlefield over control of township park lands. This time, however, Grendell has launched a new major offensive. He has accused trustees, among other things, of committing fraud by voting 2-1 at their Aug. 18 meeting against executing a revised park management agreement their attorney prepared and submitted to the Chester Township Park District board to sign. Grendell also has accused trustees Ken Radtke and Mike Petruziello, who cast the majority votes, of criminal retaliation and violation of constitutional rights because the township lost a...