Council's Pick for Ward 3 Rep Not so Clear

Council members no longer ready to vote tonight on a replacement

It looks like North Canton City Council's pick for the next Ward 3 rep isn't as cut and dry as Patch reported today. Ward 2 Councilman Jeff Peters had told North Canton Patch earlier this week that council had reached a consensus on who they'd like to see in the Ward 3 seat and was prepared to approve the new member tonight at a special meeting. But it appears it's not that clear anymore. Today he told Patch that the council will have discussion on the floor and invite all seven candidates. "I don't think we're going to be swearing anyone in tonight," said Peters, head of the Personnel and Safety Committee. The meeting starts at 5:30 p.m. in Council Chambers. Peters said he anticipates a half-hour discussion. Peters said earlier this week …

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On the Agenda: Updating Park Regulations, Law Director Interviews & More

North Canton City Council will meet at 7 p.m. tonight inside City Council Chambers. You'll find tonight's agenda along with this quick rundown of what's in store for tonight's meeting.

North Canton City Council is slated to talk about updates to city park regulations as well as a retention grant when members meet inside City Council Chambers tonight. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. Before recognition of visitors, council will have a voice vote authorizing the law director to proceed with the foreclosure of two city properties — 1408 Wilbur Drive NE and 319 Weber Ave. NE. At last week's meeting, Eric Bowles, superintendent of permits and inspection, said the owners owe a few thousand dollars for costs incurred by the city to mow the grass. Also on the agenda is the third and final reading that would authorize the mayor to enter into an industrial and commercial retention grant with the PR company Crow, Montgomery & Clark, …

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Council Quick Takes: Failure to File City Income Tax Return Could Carry Stricter Punishment

North Canton City Council discussed at least doubling the fine at Tuesday night's council meeting

North Canton City Council discussed a proposed graffiti ordinance, the Master Plan and a stricter punishment for those who fail to file a city income tax return each year when they met in Council Chambers Tuesday night. Council members discussed doubling the penalty for residents who fail to file their taxes by the mid-April deadline. That means the penalty could be raised from $25 to $50. Council President John Snyder said the proposed change is spurred by those who habitually file their taxes late. As it stands, the fee is $25 and doesn't increase if the person files late again in the future. "Maybe we'll get their attention at $50 and $100 thereafter," Snyder said. Council-at-large Dan Griffith suggested the resident could owe a …

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Chuck Osborne

9:39 pm on Wednesday, September 5, 2012

The list of “Other Business” fails to mention that City Council plans to authorize legislation next week allowing the Held Administration to advertise for bids to clean up street sweepings dumped by the City of North Canton in violation of Ohio State law. This is a very sore subject for North Canton’s Mayor David Held as North Canton has been the subject of investigations by the Stark County …   more ›

On the Agenda: Council to Discuss City Park Regulations, Master Plan Update

Members of the North Canton City Council will meet at 7 p.m. tonight in Council Chambers

City Council members will meet at 7 p.m. tonight in Council Chambers to discuss several matters, including regulations for the city parks, the North Canton Master Plan and an electric aggregation program. Hoping to find out what else is happening tonight at the meeting? Check out the full agenda in the PDFs section of this update. Councilman-at-large Mark Cerreta is prepared to update council about the North Canton Master Plan, which means sharing the progress of the city's entryway signs. At the Aug. 27 meeting, Cerreta told council the city has nearly made its decision about an entryway sign. North Canton Patch had run photos of the three signs in June and asked readers to vote for their favorite. Out of a brick, stone and a combination …

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Council Tables Graffiti Ordinance that Would Crack Down on Dawdling Business Owners

Council chose not to move forward with an ordinance that would penalize business owners who leave graffiti on their buildings for an excessive amount of time

Business owners whose buildings get tagged with graffiti can breathe a sign of relief — for now. North Canton City Council has decided to table an ordinance that would slap the wrists of business owners who don't clean up graffiti in a timely manner. Council had talked at its June 18 meeting about whether the time frame should be two weeks or a month and what the penalty should be (as written, it was a first-degree misdemeanor, while the act of vandalism or criminal damaging is often a less severe second-degree misdemeanor). Doug Lane, president of the North Canton Area Chamber of Commerce, spoke about the proposed ordinance at the North Canton City Council meeting Monday night. He said it can be difficult for business owners to remove …

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Morgan Day

3:57 pm on Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Thanks for adding this extra info, Doug. I appreciate it! If anyone else ever attends a council meeting, school board meeting or event and thinks some information should have made it into a story and it didn't, please, speak up! (We like that.) You can always leave a comment or start your own blog about a topic here — http://northcanton.patch.com/blog/apply   more ›

On the Agenda: Cerreta to Present City Entrance Signs at Meeting

City officials hope to narrow down new city entrance signs by gauging the public's opinion

North Canton City Council will meet a half hour early at 6:30 p.m. tonight to discuss  with ARCADIS representatives the Geographic Information System (GIS) for the city. Before that, though, Council will meet in executive session at 6 p.m. to discuss the appointment, employment, dismissal, discipline, promotion, demotion or compensation of a public employee or city official. Council of the whole will meet at 7 p.m. and discuss an amendment to the General Offenses Code regarding graffiti, the Main Street Corridor Traffic Signal Project as well as the Donner Water Line Replacement Project, which was featured as one of a handful of summer construction projects mapped out on North Canton Patch. Councilman Mark Cerreta also will present on the …

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On the Agenda: Master Plan Update at City Council Meeting

Doug Lane, president of the North Canton Area Chamber of Commerce, plans to address Council at its meeting tonight

Think it's been awhile since you've heard about North Canton's Master Plan? The North Area Chamber of Commerce wants to make sure residents and city officials are keeping it at the forefront, so Chamber President Doug Lane plans to attend tonight's meeting (set for 7 p.m. in City Council Chambers) to give an update on where the plan stands. Also on the agenda for tonight:  That ordinance is up for discussion again tonight. Interested in what else is happening inside Council Chambers tonight? Take a look at the meeting agenda in the PDFs section of this update.

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City Council Postpones Action on Zoning Changes

North Canton City Council members will view a 4.9-acre property south of Applegrove Drive NW, and west of North Main Street, before taking action on proposed zoning changes

On the Agenda: Council to Consider Dispatching Upgrades, Sale of Fire Equipment

North Canton City Council will meet at 7 p.m. tonight in City Hall

North Canton City Council is set to meet at 7 p.m. tonight. Here are a few highlights taken from tonight's agenda: Want to know what else is happening tonight? Check out the agenda in the PDFs section of this update.  If you have any questions about the agenda, leave them in the comments section of this update or send Local Editor Morgan Day an email at Morgan.Day@patch.com.

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