Youngstown plans to sell South High Fieldhouse, stadium to Eagle Heights

Youngstown plans to sell South High Fieldhouse, stadium to Eagle Heights

YOUNGSTOWN — The city has a tentative deal in place to sell the former South High Fieldhouse and Stadium for $200,000 to Eagle Heights Academy.

The city wants to sell the 5.7-acre complex primarily because its losing about $150,000 to operate it annually, said Jason Whitehead, chief of staff/secretary to the mayor and the city’s interim park director.

The park and recreation commission operates its summer program at the field house on Erie Street and uses it for its adult basketball program. The commission also rents the indoor facility and stadium to athletic organizations.

But the revenues don’t match the expenditures, particularly those for utilities, Whitehead said. Also, the fieldhouse — formally known as the Youngstown Sports Arena — needs a new roof and boiler system, he said.

Eagle Heights, which operates out of the former South High School building that fronts Market Street, has rented the complex for sporting activities from the city for years.

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