Crews begin demolition of century-old Austintown school building
Friday marked the beginning of the end for a century-old building full of memories for the generations of Austintown students who walked its halls. After sitting vacant for a decade, what was first the original Austintown Fitch High School and later the home of Austintown Middle School is starting to be demolished. Construction crews contracted by the grocery store, Meijer, have completed asbestos abatement work and are now beginning to tear down the southwest portion of the b...
Friday marked the beginning of the end for a century-old building full of memories for the generations of Austintown students who walked its halls.
After sitting vacant for a decade, what was first the original Austintown Fitch High School and later the home of Austintown Middle School is starting to be demolished.
Construction crews contracted by the grocery store, Meijer, have completed asbestos abatement work and are now beginning to tear down the southwest portion of the building.
The demolition is expected to be completed by July, according to Austintown Zoning Director, Darren Crivelli.
After the building is razed, the plan is for it to sit like that for a while until construction begins, Crivelli said.
Meijer is expected to open by spring 2021 with a best case scenario opening in spring 2020, according to Crivelli.
The Austintown Board of Education agreed to sell the property to the Meijer grocery store chain in February for $2.6 million.
