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Ohio township to feds: We don't want your money
AP ^ | 5-17-08

Posted on 05/18/2008 5:33:05 PM PDT by Darren McCarty

CLEVELAND - The federal government isn't used to being snubbed when it offers to help local governments.

When it offered Chardon Township in Ohio $10,000 in disaster aid for a snowstorm in March, the locals said no thanks.

Township Trustee Chuck Strazinsky told The Plain Dealer for a story published Friday that it was a typical snowstorm unworthy of federal aid. He says the money should be reserved for true emergencies.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Government; US: Ohio
KEYWORDS: money; ohio; spending; townships
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I like these guys already. I wish more people had that kind of fiscal restraint.
1 posted on 05/18/2008 5:33:05 PM PDT by Darren McCarty
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To: Darren McCarty

My township! And it’s a great RED township!


2 posted on 05/18/2008 5:38:13 PM PDT by GOP_Lady
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To: Darren McCarty

You know we admire them, but they probably give the Dems the jitters.


3 posted on 05/18/2008 5:40:56 PM PDT by I still care ("Remember... for it is the doom of men that they forget" - Merlin, from Excalibur)
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This is good.

I'm on the Board of a non-profit that has habitually refused federal, state, county and city funding largely because once they get their hooks into you, you are done.

4 posted on 05/18/2008 5:41:17 PM PDT by elkfersupper
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Township Trustee Chuck Strazinsky is absolutely correct. We are in the heart of the snowbelt here. The snow is nothing we can't handle. The money should be reserved for true emergencies.

http://www.chardon.cc/textdocuments/snow.htm

5 posted on 05/18/2008 5:42:58 PM PDT by GOP_Lady
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Hate to tell you, but I suspect these Trustees will be booted out of office in the next election. Voters are not as principled as politicians.


6 posted on 05/18/2008 5:43:10 PM PDT by Brilliant
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Not in this GREAT RED township they won’t. :-)


7 posted on 05/18/2008 5:45:03 PM PDT by GOP_Lady
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To: Darren McCarty

Chardon, Ohio, is the 5th snowiest city in the US. They can handle a multi-foot snowfall.


8 posted on 05/18/2008 5:45:35 PM PDT by Right Wing Assault ("..this administration is planning a 'Right Wing Assault' on values and ideals.." - John Kerry)
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Voters are not as principled as politicians.

LOL musta hurt to write that. It gave me a sharp pain behind the eyes when I read it.
9 posted on 05/18/2008 5:45:55 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Voting CONSERVATIVE in memory of 5 children killed by illegals 2/17/08 and 2/19/ 08)
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To: Darren McCarty

Thanks for posting this article about my township. How did you happen to come across this article? Made the AP, wow!


10 posted on 05/18/2008 5:46:24 PM PDT by GOP_Lady
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I looked at the strange news section of the AP on yahoo for the animal stories and dumb criminals and saw this instead.


11 posted on 05/18/2008 5:48:22 PM PDT by Darren McCarty (Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in - Michael Corleone)
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You are correct indeed. In March the aluminum buildling where all of our street equipment accidentally burnt down. Destroyed everything, including a brand new truck. We had to borrow snow removal equipment from neighboring townships. Luckily, they were not needed.
12 posted on 05/18/2008 5:48:27 PM PDT by GOP_Lady
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To: Darren McCarty

All I can say is, WOW! :-) Wait until I show this to my great hubby, GOP_Harley_Guy.


13 posted on 05/18/2008 5:49:23 PM PDT by GOP_Lady
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To: Gabz; Eric Blair 2084; Las Vegas Dave

A great example from my township!


14 posted on 05/18/2008 5:51:07 PM PDT by GOP_Lady
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To: Right Wing Assault

I remember in November of ‘96 or ‘97. Band after band of snow came off Lake Erie for three days straight. We ended up with 80” of snow.


15 posted on 05/18/2008 5:52:36 PM PDT by GOP_Lady
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Suggest you keep a sharp eye out for Black Helicopters and large 18-wheelers with no "logo". The boys in D.C. don't like self-sufficient people./s (maybe)
16 posted on 05/18/2008 5:53:57 PM PDT by junkman_106 (Once is chance, twice is coincidence, thrice is enemy action ---007/Ian Fleming)
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I moved last October from Chardon Twp to Aiken SC to get away from the snow..... I lived there for 20 years and they do have brutal winters. But most people in Chardon have 4 wheel drive cars and have coped with many blizzards....Kudos to this trustee for turning down aid......I think , however, that the money will be put to some other nonsense.


17 posted on 05/18/2008 5:55:30 PM PDT by estrogen (.)
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To: estrogen

Greetings fellow past Chardonian! :-) I know you love SC.


18 posted on 05/18/2008 5:56:50 PM PDT by GOP_Lady
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To: junkman_106

LOL.


19 posted on 05/18/2008 5:57:27 PM PDT by GOP_Lady
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To: Darren McCarty

Bravo for Chardon - and they’re right! Chardon’s in the snow belt - a foot or two of snow is normal there.


20 posted on 05/18/2008 5:59:04 PM PDT by meyer (Still conservative, no longer Republican)
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