JEDD approved in Canfield for nursing facility

CANFIELD — Now that Mahoning County commissioners have signed off on an agreement for a proposed nursing facility, architectural plans will be finalized in the coming months.

Commissioners signed off on the joint economic development district, or JEDD, between Canfield Township and Canfield City on June 22 for a proposed Windsor House. That agreement is for 18.6 acres that is surrounded by the Mill Creek MetroParks Farm on three sides and sits along state Route 446.

The JEDD says the Mahoning County Sheriff’s Office will police the area, and the city and township already share the Cardinal Joint Fire District.

The city will provide water and sewer lines to the 72-bed Windsor House facility that will bring between 72 and 80 jobs to Canfield. Construction has been estimated at $10 million to $12 million. The township would collect real-estate taxes, while the city would collect income tax from the owner and employees. That would be at the city’s current income-tax rate of 1 percent.

Canfield City voters have a half-percent income tax before them on the Aug. 4 special-election ballot.

Canfield and Mahoning County officials believe it is the first JEDD in the county.

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