City of Dayton taking steps to find new use for vacant Linden rec center

More than a decade after closing the Linden Center in West Dayton, the city is taking steps to try to find a new use for the vacant property.

The Linden Center recreation complex, at 334 Norwood Ave., was one of about six smaller community centers the city shuttered to shift funding and resources to support several larger facilities.

The city intends to put the Linden complex up for sale so hopefully it can be used in a non-recreational capacity, said Derek McCain, community development specialist with the city.

“We’ve had people express interest in redeveloping the building,” he said.

Dayton city commissioners had the first reading of legislation that will remove the Linden Center from the city's public commons plan. An architect who owns property nearby said he would like to redevelop the site, but declined to share specific plans.

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