DISCUSSION: IS CANAL FULTON ABOUT TO SECEDE FROM LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP? WHAT IS FORMER COUNCILMAN COLAIANNI'S ROLE?

In November, 2007 Victor Colaianni lost his Canal Fulton council seat by coming in third in a three person at-large race where the two top vote getters were elected to seats.

Colaianni probably "cooked his own goose" by his very public stand on a non-Lawrence Township issue (i.e. the school levies for Plain Township schools) and by being a divisive person in the relations between Canal Fulton and the township.

The STARK COUNTY POLITICAL REPORT suspects that Colaianni was in the thick of Canal Fulton threats to secede from Lawrence Township over the failure of the township and city to work out the details of their JEDD (Joint Economic Development District).

Now post-election-lost he is continuing to "stir the -political- pot" in his home area. Colaianni has written a series of letters to The Rep pointing fingers at sitting Lawrence Township trustees a position he has modified of late to say some good things about Democrat trustee Mike Stevens. The other two trusteess are Republicans as is Colaianni.

So the question is this - what is Colaianni up to? Is he just being Mr. Good Citizen or is he setting up to run against one of the two Republican incumbents next year (probably Hardgrove)?

Would Colaianni in a government role with either Canal Fulton or Lawrence Township (a bit ironic?) be good for these two government units' future as negotiating partners?