Landfill gave Pike trustees gifts
BY Robert Wang
The Canton Repository
CANTON - Pike Township Trustee Lee Strad testified Friday that he and other trustees accepted gifts from the owner of the Countywide Recycling & Disposal Facility — free tickets to a Cleveland Indians game, free meals and a free golf outing near Medina.
But Strad said later that the gifts — along with the fact that his daughter worked for Countywide and that she rented a home from Countywide’s owner — played no role in his signing of a settlement in 2004 that allowed Countywide to significantly expand. He said that he did nothing wrong because the “customary” gifts were worth less than $75. ... Read more.
The Canton Repository
CANTON - Pike Township Trustee Lee Strad testified Friday that he and other trustees accepted gifts from the owner of the Countywide Recycling & Disposal Facility — free tickets to a Cleveland Indians game, free meals and a free golf outing near Medina.
But Strad said later that the gifts — along with the fact that his daughter worked for Countywide and that she rented a home from Countywide’s owner — played no role in his signing of a settlement in 2004 that allowed Countywide to significantly expand. He said that he did nothing wrong because the “customary” gifts were worth less than $75. ... Read more.
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