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Future: City aims to revive via civic effort and AK Steel support
In Middletown leaders urge residents to save the city from becoming a bedroom town, backing a plan for renewal along the I 75 corridor. Kay Wright notes $148,000 dispersed to local groups, aided by AK Steel as foundations shift from corporate gifts to community involvement. The company funds air emission controls worth $66 million, while employees benefit from donation matching. Civic pride and volunteerism are highlighted as paths to economic and social renewal.
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Powers
Kay Wright
Middletown Community Foundation
Armco Steel
Middletown Community Center
Smith Park
Pioneer Cemetery
Middletown
Wright
Bill Verity
Armco
Alan McCoy
AK Steel
McCoy
Middletown Works
Council
New Economic Development Department
Hayes
Chamber of Commerce
Sorg Paper and
Diamond International