Hotel May become Half-way House for Youth

From the Aurora Advocate

Carrinton Youth Academy has presented details of their plan to convert the former Geauga Lake hotel to a academic, recreational and clinical treatment center for youth to Aurora’s Planning Commission.

The facility would be supervised by Ohio Department of Youth and Family Services and would house from overflow foster care, abuse, family/community/school problems anxiety disorders  emotional disturbances and just about every other type of diagnosis.

The you would be there only a short time representatives say, a few days or a few  months.

Representative said the facilyt would not be a detention center or court order center for juveniles.

My questions are: will these kids go into the Aurora schools?  What guarantees are there that this facility will not change uses in the future and  become a detriment to the community.  Will these kids be socialized into the community at the movies or other events?  Where do these kids come from? Portage County? Cleveland, Geauga county?

The building will also continue to be run as a hotel. I don’t get it? Who’s going to stay there, their relatives?

The Aurora City council and the Planing Commission need to grant a conditional zoning permit for the property. I hope there will be public opportunities for the community to voice their opinions.