ROSSFORD — City council gave its approval on Monday to examining possibilities for future use of the
Eagle Point Elementary. With the new school built and in use, the city has taken possession of the old
building.
Council members Caroline Zuchowski-Eckel and Jerry Staczek met with members of the Rossford Convention
and Visitors Bureau and others regarding possible future uses of the building, it was reported at
Monday’s council meeting.
The possibilities are unlimited and there are no specific plans at this time. Members of the group will
be seeking input for how other communities are using former buildings as well as taking any suggestions
from local citizens.
As part of that discussion Zuchowski-Eckel and Staczek urged their fellow council members to vote down
the ordinance to dispose of unusable equipment which remains in the building.
“There’s a lot of things which can be used in there,” Staczek said.
He said there are chairs, tables and filing cabinets that could be re-purposed.
When that ordinance came to the floor, it was unanimously defeated, so the contents will remain in the
building. The building will be winterized and left alone until further discussion and plans are made.

While those contents are, at least temporarily, in custody of the city, council did pass an ordinance to
dispose of other “surplus property” including fire hoses and a 1999 Freightliner and a 1973 Chevrolet
(Stepside Pickup). That includes the former fire pumper, which cost more to repair than it is worth.
Mayor Neil A. MacKinnon III said that after last month’s discussion on the old pumper he and Fire Chief
Josh Drouard had reached out to other area fire departments to gauge any interest in teaming up to
repair the engine and make it a community asset for back up.
“There was no interest so we might as well scrap it,” MacKinnon said.
Council members also approved a resolution offering its support of the fire and park levies on Tuesday’s
ballot. Voters will decide two fire levies, one for 1 mill and the other for 2.8 mills, along with two
1-mill levies to fund the parks and recreation department.
Also at the meeting, council:
• Approved the per capita recycling program with Wood County to provide $1.50 per city resident for its
curbside recycling program.
• Approved the agreement with the Rossford Board of Education for the second school resource officer.
• Approved the changes proposed for license application and requirements for peddlers and solicitors.
• Exchanged kudos for the success of the previous weekend’s events including the Race for Recovery, the
Halloween parade and haunted house following the parade. “We had some big events last weekend and killed
it. Rossford put our best foot forward,” MacKinnon said.
He and others also congratulated the high school marching band for its success.