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Economic development experts and downtown advocates say the city has only begun to satisfy the demand for downtown apartments, while real estate developers say they've had no trouble leasing new units and are prepared to build more.
Jonathan Foster was comfortable in the idyllic Topsail Hill Preserve State Park in Florida during a phone call.
The nomadic, solo musician has devoted his summer to enjoying a break from his natural resources consulting job and playing his style of modern folk music at small venues such as coffee shops, saloons, breweries and even an art-themed pizzeria.
Driving from state to state in a van, Foster camps overnight, talking to his wife by phone, organizing his schedule and checking in on the world for a bit before setting aside his cell and dropping a fishing line or listening to birds and gazing up at stars.
He was quite excited about it, his grandfather Michael Perry said.
The 16-year-old and his grandfather attended orientation Thursday for the new program, which will allow Perry to recover academic credits and earn $11 an hour. Perry said he struggled in two classes this past school year while attending in-person during the pandemic. He plans to save his summer earnings in order to get his driver s license and a car.
The program was established by the city of Canton, Canton City School District, Simply Youth, and Stark County Community Action Agency (SCCAA). It involves a three-hour morning academic session followed by lunch, and then students are bused to various work sites for three hours in the afternoon.