Peters, in a message, wrote that he needed to attend to a family situation.įoltz, the director of Canton Parks and Recreation, could not be reached for comment.įonte said he had fulfilled his goal during his seven years on council of helping to obtain federal buyout funds so residents whose homes regularly flooded along the Zimber Ditch could move out. The other three council members not seeking re-election for new two-year terms, Council President Daniel "Jeff" Peters of Ward 2, Doug Foltz of Ward 1 and Dominic Fonte of Ward 4, chose not to seek any elected position. "There's dirt being moved now," said Wilder, who added he had "lead with purpose through the pandemic." He said the Dogwood Park work is proceeding and will be completed by October or November. Wilder said that he had taken part in conversations that will lead to 400 new jobs the next two years in the district facility leased by Diebold Nixdorf. The mayor and former police chief said he had been in regular contact with the Hoover District's owners to discuss development and how the district can meet stringent environmental standards. Wilder said he is seeking re-election because a two-year term was not enough time to complete the projects he had set out to do. "They're going to need someone who's been on council who knows what's going on who'll guide them through it." More than half is going to be brand new," Cerreta said. "We're going to have an almost brand-new council. And Cerreta, a retired manager from Pfizer, said he wants to lead the effort to decide how to spend the city's federal American Rescue Plan funds. fire departmentĬerreta said the city administration under Wilder has made insufficient progress to develop the Hoover District and Dogwood Park. More: Majority of voters rejected a pair of tax issues supporting Lawrence Twp. 2 general election ballot.Ĭouncil member at-large Mark Cerreta opted to instead challenge incumbent Stephan Wilder in the city's mayoral race.
Wednesday filing deadline for nonpartisan races on the Nov. That's especially the case in North Canton where four out of seven council members chose not to seek re-election by the 4 p.m. In some Stark County communities, change is coming whether voters want it or not.
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