West Carrollton swapping free ice cream for redevelopment ideas

The city of West Carrollton is holding an ice cream social to encourage residents to offer ideas for redeveloping land at the center of the city. FILE PHOTO

The city of West Carrollton is holding an ice cream social to encourage residents to offer ideas for redeveloping land at the center of the city. FILE PHOTO
West Carrollton
By Nick Blizzard
Aug 18, 2017
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West Carrollton is using free ice cream to seek feedback on plans to revitalize the city’s center.

Concepts for future development of the former Fraser Paper Mill and the Olde Downtown area near Elm Street and Central Avenue will be the focus of an ice cream social next week.

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City officials and consultants will be on hand for the free event from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday at 1 E. Central Ave.

The former Fraser and Ahlstrom mill sites include more than 60 acres that have been vacant since being demolished in 2014 and 2015, respectively, after being deeded to the city.

Those properties are part of a study of how to rejuvenate that business district.

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Nick Blizzard is a staff writer for the Dayton Daily News. He is a graduate of Stebbins High School who earned a bachelor’s degree from Ohio University and its E.W. Scripps School of Journalism. Nick is a Riverside native who has lived in Huber Heights and Kettering. He has been a journalist in the Dayton area for more than 25 years.