Not long ago the STARK COUNTY POLITICAL REPORT (The Report) did a on-camera interview with Alliance City Council member Steve Okey.
Readers will recall that Okey blamed Alliance Mayor Toni Middleton for dragging his feet on economic development in Alliance.
Well, the last couple of days The Alliance Review has been running pieces on a tug of war between the Democrats and Republicans on council and throw in Republican Mayor Toni Middleton. Here's a link to the latest.
Democrat Phyllis Phillips who is chair of the Community Development Committee seems to need to get her facts straight. It appears that Winkie Industries, Inc (which is having its $200,000 UDAG [Urban Development Action Grant] grant held up because she thinks Winkie does not hire enough minorities.
It appears that Winkie hires a highly educated workforce for the most part and therefore has a limited field of candidates for most of its jobs.
In light of this development, the question becomes:
Who is holding back economic development in Alliance? Is it credible to believe that Mayor Middleton is the culprit?
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