AUSTINTOWN The Austintown Zoning Commission met with the Mahoning County Planning Commission Tuesday afternoon to discuss the future of a property that once housed a bar in the township.

During the meeting, the Planning Commission recommended that the property that once housed the Zodiac Lounge & Grill be rezoned from a commercial B2 property to a business B1 property.

Austintown Zoning Inspector Darren Crivelli explained that commercial B2 properties serve as general retail space for customers to purchase goods and business B1 properties are for professional non-retail services only.

Crivelli says this meeting is the first step in a three-step process. The Zoning Commission will hold another meeting Thursday evening, where they will rule on this matter.

From there, the matter wil

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