Girard resident’s gift would benefit Boy Scouts

GIRARD — City leaders are mulling over the proposed gift from a resident for a new building for Boy Scout of America activities here.

Mayor James Melfi, during a Monday meeting, announced to council that an attorney from the city has expressed an interest in making “a sizeable donation” to the city with the expressed purpose of building the scouts a new building in Liberty Park.

The Boy Scouts now have a building in Liberty Park, but Melfi said that building has been there for decades and needs to be replaced.

“Obviously, the Boy Scout cabin is pretty old and insufficient,” said Melfi. “He wants to make a donation toward a new cabin in Liberty Park.”

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