CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – There’s perhaps nothing worse for the character of a residential neighborhood than the closing and abandonment of a once-thriving school building, inviting vandals, vagrants and more.
Canton Mayor Bill Sherer says the city is taking action to prevent that at four former school buildings recently acquired from the city school district.
Sherer says that action includes saving the former Compton School on 14th Street SE being used by local community.
The others will likely be demolished and eventually see new housing, says the mayor.
That’s Fairmont, Schreiber and Dueber.
A fifth property is the former Timken football practice field on 2nd Street SW next to the Frank T Bow Building.
The city gave the school district property on and along 17th Street NW in order to make that swap.
