BOSS buys Sky data center
By M. Stewart
Although the deal was hardly a secret, I was glad to see confirmation in today’s Review that the Buckeye Online School for Success has purchased the old J.C. Penney/Sky Bank building in downtown East Liverpool.
Because the building had been upgraded to function as a data center for Sky Bank, no one figured it would stand empty for long. I appreciate very much the online charter school’s commitment to downtown East Liverpool. It’s too bad the public schools made the decisions to abandon the downtown years ago, but nothing can change that now.
While old timers and disaffected suburbanites continue to claim our downtown in dead, BOSS, New Life/Soaring Eagle, and Kent State University are quietly transforming Liverpool into an educational center. And that’s not going to stop.
I think we need a little break from election fever, but Tuesday is fast approaching and I want to make sure I give people a chance to talk about some of the other levies on the ballot.
Most of the people I’ve talked to in South County say they plan to vote against the MRDD 2.5-mill levy, but we’ve already addressed that issue here. You know how I feel about it.
I plan to support the .5-mill street levy in East Liverpool for no other reason than I know my town needs more money to operate. I don’t mind paying taxes when I can see the need and the benefits in my own community.
Aside from the big mayor’s race, Wellsville voters will be looking at two levies—a 1.4-mill fire levy renewal and a .5-mill replacement flood protection levy. Because Wellsville voters have always shown good sense when it comes to protecting themselves from fire and flood, I don’t see any problems here. I can’t think of a reason why any village resident would reject these vital services.
I trust that ORL readers will keep us apprised of any late breaking election developments over the weekend.
Although the deal was hardly a secret, I was glad to see confirmation in today’s Review that the Buckeye Online School for Success has purchased the old J.C. Penney/Sky Bank building in downtown East Liverpool.
Because the building had been upgraded to function as a data center for Sky Bank, no one figured it would stand empty for long. I appreciate very much the online charter school’s commitment to downtown East Liverpool. It’s too bad the public schools made the decisions to abandon the downtown years ago, but nothing can change that now.
While old timers and disaffected suburbanites continue to claim our downtown in dead, BOSS, New Life/Soaring Eagle, and Kent State University are quietly transforming Liverpool into an educational center. And that’s not going to stop.
I think we need a little break from election fever, but Tuesday is fast approaching and I want to make sure I give people a chance to talk about some of the other levies on the ballot.
Most of the people I’ve talked to in South County say they plan to vote against the MRDD 2.5-mill levy, but we’ve already addressed that issue here. You know how I feel about it.
I plan to support the .5-mill street levy in East Liverpool for no other reason than I know my town needs more money to operate. I don’t mind paying taxes when I can see the need and the benefits in my own community.
Aside from the big mayor’s race, Wellsville voters will be looking at two levies—a 1.4-mill fire levy renewal and a .5-mill replacement flood protection levy. Because Wellsville voters have always shown good sense when it comes to protecting themselves from fire and flood, I don’t see any problems here. I can’t think of a reason why any village resident would reject these vital services.
I trust that ORL readers will keep us apprised of any late breaking election developments over the weekend.
posted by M. | 10:04 AM
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BOSS buys Sky data center
By M. Stewart
[excerpt]
Although the deal was hardly a secret, I was glad to see confirmation in today’s Review that the Buckeye Online School for Success has purchased the old J.C. Penney/Sky Bank building in downtown East Liverpool.
Because the building had been upgraded to function as a data center for Sky Bank, no one figured it would stand empty for long.
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Oh yea! This should bring a lot of new jobs, nice salaries, growth, prosperity, new business, etc to downtown.
The one building that has been upgraded and thus might actually
appeal to some large corporation looking for a place to locate some of its corporate operations has gone for this.
Wonderful.
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I appreciate very much the online charter school’s commitment to downtown East Liverpool. It’s too bad the public schools made the decisions to abandon the downtown years ago, but nothing can change that now.
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Well, don't give up hope. As I wrote in a email recently, each week of the home football games when I would go up to the ELHS to get my reserved seat football ticket I found the HS building to be quite depressing looking inside. I had to go to a classroom to get the ticket each week so I got to see a little of the inside of the building, The office, hallways, classrooms by looking in the doors as I walked past them, the overheard, floors etc.
Not sure exactly why, can't put my finger on it totally but, to me it came across as a bit depressing.
Maybe some day they will move the school back down off that hill.
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While old timers and disaffected suburbanites continue to claim our downtown in dead,
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(Sigh) I am an "old timer" I guess. Why the ahead of time grouping and insulting? It is beneath you, it really is. You know the old saying, something to the effect that when one resorts to insults, name calling and the like they have already lost the discussion and do so because they have no points to make.
I am an old timer and there is no way you could love ELO anymore then I do.
I don't get all caught up and upset with the word dead. it is a word and had no power until someone gives it power.
Factual evidence is that this town is in serious decline. Population, businesses, wages, general appearance, tax base, empty building, empty lots where things once stood, conditions of streets and so on bear this out.
Is that dead? I guess that is up to each beholder to decide for themselves. If they decide to call it dead, that doesn't bother me at all. There is some truth to that.
Yes, I am an old timer and I vaguely recall the ELO of the mid 40s, recall much more clearly at lest the downtown area of ELO of the 50s. Recall the ELO of the 60s and 70s into early 80s.Saw the ELO each time I visited up this way from mid 80s to 2006. Noticed the differences each time. Recalled taking pictures of some places one year only to find that same space a parking lot or empty weed filled lot the next year.
That ELO doesn't exist anymore. Maybe nothing even remotely like that may exist again here but I have not finished my grieving for that city that once flourished here and old timers have that right. BTW, you're not that much younger than I and we are.
I find it sad that you have to group and insult certain classes of people because they disagree with your point of view. As I sad that is beneath you, you are better than that.
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BOSS, New Life/Soaring Eagle, and Kent State University are quietly transforming Liverpool into an educational center. And that's not going to stop.
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Those places are not the salvation of ELO. There are people who are not that impressed with the presentation that was given at the ELHS Alumni Assoc. building a couple weeks ago.
BTW while I am thinking about it. So the outfit that put this university district plan together is the same outfit that is responsible for the trees and quaint street lights that aren't all that great at night, for lighting streets and sidewalks, in the downtown section?
How much growth, prosperity, business, and like did that bring to downtown?
I noticed the pictures in the Review Wed October 24, 2007 of a similar area in Slippery Rock, Pa. Not exactly impressive but they do love those quaint type street lights. Considering the pictures were taken in two different seasons etc
I noticed this in the article "The East Liverpool campus was also being required by the state to develop a master plan if it intended to purchase or renovate property in the downtown area.
The university has already purchased several lots in addition to the main building and the Mary Patterson Building. The use of those properties will be included in the master plan, and Nolte said once the plan is complete the university may look for others to purchase and utilize."
I am not going to quote the entire article here but I will say so far it is pretty much in harmony with the things I have said could happen.
To expand, really expand KSU needs parking space, probably dorm space and eventually existing buildings or new buildings for classrooms maybe bigger library, etc and so on. This isn't about just a little green space, sprucing up a few sidewalks and quaint street lamps.
If that is the grand plan for downtown ELO, IMHO is there are some very narrow thinking going on by a number of people.
Yes, I do oppose this until such a time as all other options have been fully and completely explored. Fear not though, I am nobody, have no influence, power, etc.
The other old timers will die off as well and you youngsters can do whatever you want with a once proud city that a lot of people including some around today has let come to this place it is now.
Buckeyeelo--
All right, we're going to have to duke this one out. Hope you don't get too pissed at me.
You have a tendency to put on the shoes and then blame the person who put them in front of you. By "old timers" I refer to the people who constantly degrade the now by comparing it to the past. That's interesting as far as it goes, but it doesn't help anything. Instead, it provides only a bleak vision of the present and the future. My point is that we've had entirely too much of that in recent decades. It is a nostalgic depression that we must get beyond.
It looks like we're going to disagree about what we see when we look at the real East Liverpool--the one that actually exists. I see a fascinating old town with lots of activity and assets. I see a bright future that can be realized only if people get involved by contributing ideas and hard work.
You constantly imply that the town needs a "savior" while at the same time undermining the efforts of those who are working hard to make the city successful. For some reason, you refuse to acknowledge the important roles Kent State and City Hospital play in the economy of East Liverpool. You seem to be opposed to everything people are doing to improve the town, yet you offer no solutions yourself.
The past is fine. Of course, we all should know something of our own history, but for those of us who live and work in East Liverpool today, fixation on the past doesn't help. It's the present and future that should concerns us. We look to the past to understand who we are and how we got here, but recreating it is neither possible nor productive. Certainly pining away for it serves no purpose.
Not too many years ago, the Diamond area had a "nice" facelift and has a beautiful area to sit and enjoy the day and spend time. But when you visit the diamond, it is filled with people that look like they crawled out from under a rock and are in need of medication to control their mental illnesses. We can only hope they are properly medicated or else there is bound to be a murder or rape in the area. I spend alot of time wishing for better things to come to EL and wish there were more that I could do personally. But truth be told, until the poverty situation and delinquency issues are dealt with, any type of impovement cannot be fully felt or appreciated because it will probably be defaced or taken over by the local "yocals." What is the story behind that guy that wanders town looking like Osama Bin Laden? He's freaky. Our troops are scouring the Toro Boro region and he could be right here in ELO. Makes ya think. But in all reality, look at that picture from Slippery Rock and superimpose some of our diamond hangers wandering up and down those streets, is that what we want? Because right now, that's what we would have.
ELO_is_about_dead said
This disturbs me. I cant believe that some of you would say things like this. Am I to beleive that if all of the less fortunate people were to be thrown out of these twons then rainbows would shine upon us? Please. These "people" that you refer to may not have money, and may dont have jobs, And as far as the man that you say looks like Bin Laden, well I and others in town only know him as "Kramer", And not in a mean way. I dont know what is wrong with him. or what might have happened to him or many others that you would like to look down on because of their finacial status or living arrangements, But that isnt any of our business. I have talked to this man several times and he is a very polite man, and has never done anything to anyone. and I know that some of you would want to whine that your tax dollars are paying for these "people", but I'll tell you I would give my money to these "people" any day (and have) rather than have my tax dollars go on other things that the government feels that "WE" need. So please, before you speak down on these people, maybe stop down and talk to them. They are people jsut like me and you
I agree with Tbrown; there is no reason to make fun of people because they look strange. I know the guy, too, and he's ok.
It might surprise you to learn "Kramer's" brother is a well-known person active in local veterans' affairs.
What circumstances could have made them so different, who knows? But it's a shame.
Although people have told me the same, that they don't go downtown because of the type of people walking around.
But, they're citizens, too.
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