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Tuesday, May 3, 2011

North Canton's Main Street Resurfacing Project Under Way

Construction will take place at Main and Maple streets, while workers also repare catch basins along Main Street

If you’ve traveled through the heart of North Canton this week, you likely noticed the slowed traffic along Main Street and giant machinery sitting at Main and Maple streets. It’s all part of the Main Street resurfacing project, and construction could last until the end of June. City Engineer Jim Benekos said construction will take place between the south end of Rose Lane and the north end of 7th Street along Main Street. Workers primarily are resurfacing the road, but they also are replacing catch basins and curb ramps so that they’re compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act. And that heavy machinery at town square — near City Hall and the Hoover District — is used to replace all the concrete and brick in the road. Benekos said …

keith price

1:05 pm on Wednesday, May 4, 2011

If they wanted the look of brick, they should have used concrete stamped in a brick pattern and tinted red...would have lasted lots longer than the bricks used on the road and on the sidewalks.   more ›

Monday, January 10, 2011

North Canton Edges Closer to Selecting Deputy Administrator

A three-person selection committee eliminated 35 of nearly 140 resumes when it met last week. Committee members expect to narrow the stack of applications down to 10 soon

The city is moving forward in its search for a deputy administrator. A selection committee met this past Friday and expects to narrow the field down to 10 candidates and select someone by mid-February. The city received nearly 140 resumes, said City Engineer Jim Benekos, who sits on the selection committee. Applicants come from all over the country, he said. “A lot were (from Stark County); a lot were not from Stark County. We had applicants from the state of Washington, Texas, Virginia, Florida — quite a variety — and also from all over the state,” Benekos said. Benekos has acted as the interim city administrator and city engineer since about August and said the city seeks a deputy administrator to help with the administrative duties. The…

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