Veteran's Park project in Newton Falls to be completed Thursday

NEWTON FALLS — Members of the Air Force Reserve’s 910th Civil Engineer Squadron, based at nearby Youngstown Air Reserve Station, are scheduled to put the finishing touches on a project to rebuild the stairs at the Veteran’s Park in the city on Thursday.

The project for 910th Citizen Airmen to demolish the stairs as well as design and rebuild the new stairs is part of the Air Force Community Partnership Program, ongoing locally since June 2014. The AFCPP is designed to identify and develop mutually beneficial partnerships between Air Force installations and surrounding communities.

The authority for the 910th to complete the work in Newton Falls is granted by a section of the U.S. Code and the Department of Defense Instruction outlining Realistic Military Training Off Federal Real Property.

Jack Haney, city manager, said city officials and 910th Airlift Wing leadership reached an agreement where the city provided project materials and the 910th Airlift Wing provided engineering and manpower at no cost to the city.