1. Reader's Viewpoint: Council punishes residents for voting against levy

Keeping the police force is the way to keep residents safe. Barnhill's street lights are going to be turned off as of Jan. 1. Boy, are we smart people. via The Times-Reporter

[cricket6932000]

When street lights go out so does my vote for any further levies. If we go to township we may not have street lights but our streets would be maintained and we would have the Tuscarawas County Sherriff patroling and not costing what the current police cost. This police department is breaking our town and council doesn't see it.
Turn out the street lights I'll put up a pole light and I will never vote for anything in this village again.

[dlhblpn]

I agree totally! council wants to waste money on a cop that I never see out. They also seemto worry more about the lane behind they "mayor's office" being paved than the main roads. It seems quite convient that that lane just happens to run right into the mayor's driveway!
Forget about trying to keepthe village so that council can keep their cmall paychecks, let the township take over! go ahead abd put the levy back on the ballot I won't be voting for it!