BOARDMAN Plans to demolish seven homes in the Cranberry Run flood zone are progressing with the township selecting an engineering and construction manager.
Township trustees unanimously chose Davey Resource Group for services at a cost of $45,250 for work that will include site grading, stream restoration and landscaping. The township will be responsible for about $5,000.
“We decided to go with Davey Resource Group because they have a lot of experience with this kind of work,” road Superintendent Marilyn Kenner said Monday.
Three Federal Emergency Management Agency grants provide nearly $1.3 million to acquire, demolish and reset the seven properties to their natural states to allow for water flow, Kenner said. The township will be responsible for about $125,000, Kenner said.
BOARDMAN An early Sunday fire behind a large church here leaves many questions for investigators.
The Boardman Fire Department received a call from a residence on Salinas Trail at about 5:42 a.m. Sunday, about a blaze behind St. Charles Borromeo Church, said Chief Mark Pitzer.
When firefighters arrived, the gazebo and pavilion were fully in flames, he said.
Investigators are looking into the cause, Pitzer said, explaining that it is not known if the blaze was arson or some act of nature.
“It was empty with no heat source in the pavilion other than electrical work, so we are trying to determine what caused the fire,” Pitzer said, adding:”We are suspicious”
Boardman police activity reported Nov. 5-Dec. 8:
Dec. 8, 11:14 a.m. Angela M. Orr, 58, 556 New Court St., Youngstown, was arrested on charges of theft and possession of criminal tools following a shoplifting call at Ollie’s, 385 Boardman-Canfield Road.
Dec. 7, 8:10 p.m. Brittany N. Robbins, 23, 5247 Old Oxford Lane, Boardman, was arrested on a charge of theft following a shoplifting call at Walmart, 1300 Doral Drive.
Dec. 6, 5:09 p.m. Following a call to a Spartan Drive residence regarding a runaway youth, a 16-year-old Boardman boy was charged with unruly juvenile.
2:15 p.m. Andre K. Williams, 27, and Tanyce C. M. Johnson, 23, both of 1553 Florencedale Ave., Youngstown, were each arrested on a charge of theft following a shoplifting call at Walmart, 1300 Doral Drive.