Canfield Mayor Richard Duffett stands in front of the 288-acre Redgate Farm, located at South Palmyra and Leffingwell roads in Canfield Township. The property was puchased in 2003 for $3.1 million and remains undeveloped, but city officials are hoping that will change soon.
Staff photo / Ashley Fox
CANFIELD — Discussion is picking up about using a large piece of land Canfield city officials purchased nearly two decades ago.
Located on South Palmyra and Leffingwell roads in Canfield Township, the city purchased Redgate Farm, nearly 300 acres, in 2003 for $3.1 million.
Canfield financed $2.1 million and made a $1 million cash purchase, said city Manager Wade Calhoun. Within the five years of the purchase, the economy tanked, with the land sitting undeveloped.