AUSTINTOWN Trustees order demolition of 4 buildings in township

Trustees declared 14 properties high-grass nuisances.
AUSTINTOWN -- Trustees have ordered the demolition of a vacant former church, two vacant houses and a dilapidated garage.
The abandoned fire-damaged church is at 1249 Mildred Ave.; the houses are at 82 S. Four Mile Run Road and 6995 Bowman Ave., and the garage is at 2831 S. Canfield-Niles Road.
The owners will have seven days to begin demolishing them or the township will hire a contractor and charge the cost to the owner's property tax bill.
High grass nuisance
At their meeting Monday, trustees also declared 14 properties public nuisances because grass there is between 1 foot and 4 feet high.
Owners have seven days to have it cut or the township will have it done and charge the cost to the owner's property tax bill.
Trustees also opened four bids ranging from $309,400 to $417,500 for paving 8.5 miles of township roads, but deferred awarding a contract pending further examination of the bids.
Trustees also endorsed a beer and wine carryout license for Kmart, and zoning inspector Michael Kurilla announced that a $350,000 garden center is under construction at Wal-Mart and a $1.3 million Ruby Tuesday's restaurant will soon be built on Mahoning Avenue, just west of Niles-Canfield Road.