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Geauga County Commissioner Jim Dvorak cuts the ribbon at the celebration of the new program, Wheels to Work, at Geauga County Transit on Merritt Road in Claridon Township. The program to provide transportation to industrial and commercial workplaces for Geauga residents who don’t drive was launched Oct. 10.
Geauga Transit Launches Wheels to Work Program
By Ann Wishart ann@karlovecmedia.com Geauga County residents who have been depending on Geauga Transit buses for rides to work every day won’t have to schedule daily pickup anymore. Through the new Wheels to Work program, daily bus routes connecting Middlefield and Char-
don, and one along U.S. Route 422 will link non-driving residents to their jobs. A ribbon-cutting ceremony for W2W at the county transit yard on Merritt Road in Claridon Township launched the program Oct. 10 with a number of Geauga Transit employees, elected officials, balloons and the newest bus in attendance. JoAnna Santilli, Geauga Transit
director, told the audience the program is creating a stir among her customers. “I have one gentleman who has been riding with us for approximately 30 years,” she said. He has been making that phone call every day to ensure he has a way into work and he is only one of many who is delighted with the new See Transit • Page 6
Commissioners Vote 2-1 to Hire Disgraced Former AG’s Law Firm By John Karlovec editor@karlovecmedia.com
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At the request of Geauga County Administrator Gerry Morgan, Geauga County Commissioners recently agreed to hire DannLaw to represent the county on matters in an amount not to exceed $50,000. The Cleveland-based law firm is managed by Marc Dann, former Ohio attorney general and state senator who resigned as attorney general in 2008 while entwined in
multiple scandals. “With the (Geauga County) Prosecutor's Office seeming to be more reluctant to provide legal services to the board for whatever reason, whether it's conflicts of interest or Dann anything else, I'm looking at getting another attorney or firm on board under contract so that when we start having stuff, we're not sending it all to one contractor or one attorney, we can split it up
between the different legal firms and get the answers maybe a little quicker on some things,” Morgan told commissioners. Morgan explained the county is not required to use DannLaw. Commissioner Jim Dvorak asked Morgan about the process he followed to make his recommendation. “I did a little research on DannSee Commissioners • Page 5
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