Mar 29, 2022
AUSTINTOWN — The Austintown Fitch School District is in the process of adding to its school campus.
Last week, the school district approved to move forward with a new indoor recreational facility and Austintown School board president Kim Smrek said the district has begun accepting “request for quotes” in order to pick an architect for the project.
The new facility is planned to be a 60,000 to 90,000 square foot indoor recreation center that will be used by athletic teams, the school band, as well as allowing the district to develop healthy and fit programs for students K-12.
“Our intentions for this facility is to have a positive impact on the lives of all of our students, not just our high school athletes,” Smrek said in an email.
The project is still in its infancy but Austintown Fitch Athletic Director Russell Houser said the district envisions the facility as a mini-version of YSU’s WATTS Center. Austintown Fitch’s new facility will allow high school athletic teams to practice indoors during this time of the year when the weather often forces spring sports teams to practice indoors.
Smrek said the district has set aside funds for the last 10 years or so to address capital projects that the school board deemed appropriate
“Hopefully, we can break ground later this year,” Smrek said.
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