CHAMPION — Township trustees at a special meeting on Wednesday approved by a 3-0 vote forming a Joint Economic Development District with Warren for a 66-acre property off Educational Highway where a Mercy Health emergency room complex is being constructed.

Trustees praised the JEDD agreement, noting how it will benefit both Champion and Warren.

Trustee Rex Fee said “Champion is excited to be partnering with Warren on a JEDD.”

“We welcome Mercy Health and look forward to them achieving their vision for the campus they propose for that 66 acres. This is a big, big day for Champion,” Fee said.

Trustee Rick York said the JEDD will provide endless opportunities,

“If it wasn’t for the hospital and Warren city coming together with us to do this, it probably would not have happened. I am exci

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