Refurbish of Austintown fire station begins

AUSTINTOWN — The township’s most-dated fire station is getting a state-of-the-art renovation thanks to more than $300,000 in federal money.

Andy Frost III, Austintown assistant fire chief, said in 2009 the department secured a $333,000 grant through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to update the part-time station on Raccoon Road.

Demolition began on the station in mid-December, but some of the exterior work has been on hold until better weather.

Frost said the station, which was built in 1959, was in dire need of updates and expansion.

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