Toledo mayor cuts grass himself in city park
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio mayor is asking residents to grab a mower and help him cut the grass in city parks.
Budget cuts mean Toledo has hired fewer seasonal workers to keep its parks tidy, so Mayor Carty Finkbeiner was out with a mower doing the job Saturday at a park near his home. About 10 city administrative employees joined him, on their own time.
A neighbor of the park was not impressed with their work. Todd Reimond lives across the street and says one city employee seemed unsure how to use a tractor and didn’t cut a single blade of grass.
Finkbeiner, who may face a recall vote this year, says he plans to do more yard work at the parks. The city is making do with about half of the 80 employees hired last summer to mow parks and cemeteries.