On March 17, I attended the Fairfield County School Board meeting, arriving prior to 6:30 (the posted start of the public meeting on the District’s Board Calendar – Meeting Schedule). I filled out the Public Participation form as instructed and gave this to the Clerk to the Board before the start of the public meeting. […]

James Denton’s article of March 20, 2015 (“Recreation relocation D.O.A.”) incorrectly says Heath Cookendorfer “flip-flopped” regarding his vote against locating the rec center in the Town of Ridgeway. Councilman Cookendorfer never stated beforehand that he would vote for or against that rec center location. He only said that he “personally” thought it was a good […]

Recent observations of Fairfield County Council meetings point to clear opportunities to improve our quality of life, without spending more money. In other words, an inadequate vetting process for County expenditures only results in a lower quality of life for the citizens because it diverts resources from more worthy projects. We have missed out on […]

The People have spoken again! This time they finished what they started, and the message is very clear. The people – black, white, red, yellow – and all the social, religious differences that separate us have also united us. This is a time when we can look into our future and can be certain that a more […]

I attended the recent Fairfield County Council meeting to share my concerns of the approval by council to spend $50,000 on a sidewalk in the small community of Jenkinsville. A $50,000 hit against the county budget isn’t anything to sneeze at and I hope the Council members who voted for the sidewalk extension drove to […]

I have several grave reservations about some members of  Fairfield County Council proposing to further limit free speech at council meetings. Attempts at limiting legal free speech are always a dangerous and slippery slope. Where do you draw the line? Do you prohibit any mention of weather since it is beyond Council’s control? Are mom, […]

I serve on the American Red Cross Advisory Council in Fairfield County. As chairman of the Heroes Campaign, I am sending this letter to let you know how valuable the American Red Cross is to our county and to ask for your help. • For the 2013-2014 year, 51 people were affected by a crisis/need […]

Mr. Trapp’s opponents in the upcoming election need not enter the negative campaigning arena. Why, you ask, since pointing out an opponent’s shortcomings is usually part of any political campaign? Truth is: Mr. Trapp has placed his own shortcomings in front of the public time and time again. The most recent statement is that someone […]

We are a government of the people, with representatives elected by the people, who are elected to serve the people. As representatives of the people we are required to be respectful to those who elected us to serve. We must be honest, humble and most of all not arrogant and self-serving. We are elected to […]

Tis the season when all should be at peace and harmony! Yet, it appears this season has yet to come in Fairfield County. Racism from the halls of the old County Council members still screams out loud! Victimless victims abound! When will it end? I hope this March 3 we will have an African-American who certainly […]