Letter: "The park will make up 6 percent of the entire township."

Letter: "The park will make up 6 percent of the entire township."
Township: Zoning officials said the size of the park is equal to between 1 percent and 2 percent of the township's area.
Letter: "The park will border seven residential neighborhoods."
Levy: The park will border four neighborhoods: Webb Road; Lanterman Road/Carlin Drive; Benton Avenue/East Viola Drive; and Rutland Avenue/West Viola Drive.
Letter: "It will use one current dead-end street as a major thoroughfare."
Levy: Lanterman Road will not be extended to the east over state Route 11 for at least three years. The county, not developers, control the road. There are no plans to widen the road and the 17-ton limit on the road won't be changed. Most trucks most likely will drive west from the park to state Route 46 and Interstate 80.
Letter: "The industrial park will contribute nothing to the township except higher taxes, decreased property value and increased traffic."
Levy: Property values have increased in Findlay, where a similar park has been developed. Traffic in the park will be well-managed.
Letter: "They have absolutely no companies interested in moving in... They plan on taking 10-15 years to fill this park."
Levy: Some companies, which he wouldn't identify, have expressed interest. Developers have stressed they don't want to market the park until it is approved by township officials. Levy stressed he wants to take the time to ensure that Centerpointe is correctly developed.
Letter: "How come Mike Kurilla [Jr.], Austintown's own zoning inspector, will be at a regional chamber breakfast to help sell this park?
"A flier for the Nov. 22 Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber breakfast states that "A new business park is coming to Austintown!" The breakfast will be three days after the deadline for trustees to make a decision on zoning for the park.
Kurilla: Wording of the flier was an error by the flier's creator. He said he was invited to speak about the park at the breakfast and his presentation will be about the concerns of residents, the economic opportunities and the trustees' decision to approve or turn down the zoning change.