Frankie Colantuono Wants to Bring in Small Businesses as North Canton Mayor

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Name: Frankie Colantuono

Age: 47

Occupation: Meat cutter

Education: High school graduate - Lafayette, Brooklyn, NY

Political Affiliation: Democrat

Office Sought: Mayor of North Canton

Previous Political Office Sought or Held: None

Candidate Statement: I am a resident of North Canton for 12 years now with my wife and three children.

We have the best , departments here in the city of North Canton.

We also have the best school system. All three of my kids go to school in the North Canton School District.

We also have great parks. I will keep the expansion of our parks and trails moving in the right direction.

I will also hold more regularly scheduled town hall meetings and have an open door policy at City Hall.

I want to partner up with the and other community organizations.

I want to make North Canton appealing again to small businesses.

This is a wonderful city to raise a family. So many great places for the children like the and Price Park. My family and I are very proud to be North Canton residents.