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Austintown land swap made official
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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.Austintown Board of Education President, Kathy Mock, spoke at the dedication ceremony on July 20 at the Austintown Memorial Park.
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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.The Austintown Board of Education and Austintown trustees shook hands after the ceremony at Austintown Memorial Park on July 20.
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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.Rick Stauffer, Austintown trustee, spoke at the land dedication ceremony at the Austintown Memorial Park on July 20.
By ALEXIS BARTOLOMUCCI
The Austintown Board of Eduation members and administrators hosted a special dedication ceremony at the 911 Memorial Park in Austintown on July 20.
The Austintown trustees and the board came to an agreement to exchange the 911 Memorial Park land for the site of the former Davis and Woodside Elementary schools. The 911 Memorial Park land contains fields for the Austintown Fitch softball team to practice and play their games.
“I can look across the street toward our campus. It’s a good safety feature, it’s convenient, so why not do what’s common sense for our community?” Said Kathy Mock, Austintown Board of Education President.
The partnership between the Austintown Board of Education and township trustees has been an ongoing relationship. There have been meetings about the exchange of the land and how it makes sense for the students and the community.
“It’s really good when community leaders can get together and do something that makes sense,” said Rick Stauffer, Austintown township trustee.
The Austintown trustees can use the site of the former elementary schools however they wish. The township will continue to keep up the maintenance of 911 Memorial Park and the school district will maintain the non-Memorial Park area and the ball fields.