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BLOG: North Canton Neighborhoods Are Under Attack!

One North Canton resident says: Neighborhoods in North Canton are under assault — not just from meth houses to foreclosures and arson incidents, but also by the proposed lighting at the Little League ball fields.

Resident Says Little League Board Member Assaulted Him Inside City Hall

Chuck Osborne told North Canton police he was assaulted by a North Canton Little League board member after he spoke out against proposed overhead lights at a public hearing Monday

One North Canton resident says a city meeting got a little heated Monday night when he was "lured outside the public hearing" and assaulted in an open lobby inside City Hall. Chuck Osborne, who had spoken against the addition of overhead lights to the Little League ball fields, told North Canton police a member of the Board of Directors for the North Canton Little League physically assaulted him. "Before he assaulted me he told me he thought I was grandstanding when I spoke before city council," Osborne said in an email to North Canton Patch.  "The ordeal was a little unsettling." North Canton City Council hosted a public meeting that started at 6:30 p.m. Monday to discuss the proposed overhead lighting. It was slated to last a half hour …

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larry smith

4:34 pm on Saturday, February 9, 2013

i see the problem here,its so obvious. chuck got cut from the little leagues! poor chuckie couldnt hit the ball and now he's getting his revenge. shame on you chuck.and little leaguer's, dont spit your fake chewing tobacco on the ground or you'll ruin the aquifier.someone hand him a rag to cry in.   more ›

Voters Support Petition to End Health Care Benefits for Some Part-Time City Officials

The proposed ordinance aims to end city-paid health insurance for family members of part-time elected officials and limit city-paid health insurance benefits for individual part-time elected officials

North Canton residents turned out to the polls Tuesday to support an initiative petition that would end health care benefits for some part-time city officials. Unofficial results from the Stark County Board of Elections had the initiative ahead with a vote of 6,302 to 2,464 Tuesday night. The proposed ordinance aims to end city-paid health insurance for family members of part-time elected officials and limit city-paid health insurance benefits for individual part-time elected officials. It could save the city as much as $111,000 a year in health care premium and administrative costs. "I'm very satisfied," said Chuck Osborne, who petitioned for the initiative. "I'm glad the citizens of North Canton realize the value of this and have chosen …

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Will North Canton Residents Pass Issue 5? Osborne is Optimistic They Will

Chuck Osborne, who gathered signatures for the initiative petition (now on the ballot as Issue 5), says he's confident North Canton residents will vote for the ordinance to limit health insurance benefits for some city officials and their family members

North Canton residents have the choice this election to limit health insurance benefits for some city officials and their family members. And that choice, said Chuck Osborne, should be an obvious one. Osborne is behind the proposed ordinance by initiative petition that residents will see on their ballots. The proposed ordinance aims to end city-paid health insurance for family members of part-time elected officials and limit city-paid health insurance benefits for individual part-time elected officials. "I think instantly you can see it’s going to be  money saver for the tax payers," Osborne said. "Not too many people have full family health coverage paid for them by the tax payers and (they) only have to work a minimal number of hours per…

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Chuck Osborne

10:41 pm on Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Mrs. Davis, I did receive those very same benefits when I served on City Council. I served from 2001 thru 2003. At that time, North Canton had reserves of over $18.0 million and Hoover was still operating and employed in excess of 2,000 employees. I have had very broad support for this Initiative. Signatories on the petition to place the issue on the ballot include several former members of city …   more ›

North Canton Health Care Proposal Headed for Ballot

Former City Councilman Chuck Osborne gathered enough signatures to get the measure on the November ballot

Petition Filed to Limit City Officials' Health Insurance

North Canton resident Chuck Osborne filed the petition Thursday in an effort to end health benefits for family members of part-time elected officials and limit city-paid health insurance benefits for individual part-time elected officials

North Canton resident Chuck Osborne filed a petition Thursday that aims to limit health insurance benefits for certain city officials and their family members. The initiative seeks to place proposed legislation on the ballot for the November 6, 2012, General Election that will allow voters to decide whether to end city-paid health insurance benefits to part-time elected officials who already have health insurance benefits with their full-time employer. He delivered the petition to North Canton City Hall Thursday. On the petition were 1,108  signatures from North Canton voters. A total of 744 signatures are needed to qualify for the ballot. Osborne included this in information he released to the media Thursday: The loss of North Canton’s …

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Petition to Limit City Officials' Health Insurance: Letter to the Editor

Chuck Osborne is collecting signatures in an effort to limit health insurance benefits for some city officials and their family members

To the Residents of North Canton: The petition that is now being circulated is called an Initiative. It is a right and a procedure by which citizens can propose a law by petition and ensure its submission to the electorate. The purpose of the Initiative is to reduce health care cost for the city’s self-funded health insurance plan by ending city-paid health insurance for family members of part-time elected officials and limiting city-paid health insurance benefits for individual part-time elected officials. The City of North Canton has four Ward Councilmembers, three at-Large Councilmembers and a Mayor who all serve as part-time elected officials. These eight individuals attend four meetings per month that last approximately two hours each…

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Resident May Sue City Over Legal Matter

Resident Chuck Osborne said he believes the city's hiring of a law firm to provide legal services violates the city’s charter

Residents: Proposed Changes to Water Protection Committee Will Stifle Citizens' Voices

Several residents spoke out in opposition of proposed changes to the Source Water Assessment and Protection committee at Monday night's North Canton City Council meeting. Council members tabled the proposed changes until they can speak to more SWAP member

  North Canton residents and city council members butted heads as they discussed what can be up for discussion at meetings of the Source Water Assessment and Protection committee. Council gathered a half hour early Monday night to address residents’ concerns about proposed changes to the SWAP committee meetings. Those proposed changes would give the superintendent of the drinking water treatment plant (a non-voting member of the committee) the responsibility of setting the committee’s meetings. What it seemed like to the residents, though, was a move to stifle their voices and hinder their right to participate in open government. SWAP committee member Miriam Baughman spoke before Council that night, saying the water treatment plant …

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