SitemapYoungstown Councilwoman Anita Davis wants to provide a recreation area for her district to give kids something to do.
She says kids and teenagers are likely getting into mischief because there’s nothing for them to do in their neighborhood.
The Sixth Ward on the south side is the only ward that does not have a public recreational area or playground. Davis says with the amount of vacant lots in the ward, it would be easy to make.
Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation Director Ian Beniston says this is a project they’ve done in other areas, and would just need the funding to do it in the Sixth Ward.
“More things like that could be done, but you need multiple partners because it does cost money and then you need someone to be responsible for it and maintain it too,” he said. “People often get ideas, but you have to think through it all and I think definitely there are parts of the city that could have more recreational amenities.”
Beniston says, in the meantime, the Boys and Girls Club is right on the border of the Sixth and First Wards. They offer activities to keep kids safe and give them something to do.
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