Neighbors bring Wedgewood Park back to life
AUSTINTOWN — Images of children swimming and playing flashed before residents’ eyes when the old Wedgewood Park property was purchased by the township in the late 1990s.
When old equipment was removed from the site, however, concerns of vandalism and mischief became a reality.
In 2004, parents, grandparents and other community members, tired of looking out their windows to a vacant lot full of graffiti and litter, formed Friends of Wedgewood Park, said member Carolyn Senedak.
Fast forward almost five years, and the non-profit’s 40 members have raised about $25,000 to bring the park back to life.
Read more in Thursday’s Vindicator and Vindy.com