Brush clearing under way on racino project in Austintown
AUSTINTOWN — Evidence of development on the land for the Hollywood Casino and Horse Race Track in the township is little more than brush clearing, according to township officials.
“They’re clearing the land,” said Eric Harris of the Austintown zoning office. “There are no permits for [construction of the racino] yet but they own the property so they can clear the land.”
Permits will not be issued for the property until the first quarter of the 2013, Harris said. Penn National, the company that owns the land, is contracting the land to be cleared.