June 18, 200618 yr From the 6/16/06 Enquirer: University continues its push for expansion of Hazel Street By HAROLD GWIN VINDICATOR EDUCATION WRITER YOUNGSTOWN — The president of Youngstown State University said YSU already has a strong link to the city's downtown commercial district, and the proposed Lincoln-Rayen-Wood redevelopment project will only strengthen that bond. The university has a major role in that project, looking to expand part of its campus a block south toward the downtown area with a new Williamson College of Business Administration building on the south side of Rayen Avenue. [email protected] http://www.vindy.com/content/local_regional/291098007735425.php
June 24, 200618 yr Is Hubbard part of Youngstown? No, Hubbard is to the northeast of Youngstown, in Trumbull County at that (Y-town is in Mahoning County).
July 1, 200618 yr From the 6/30/06 Youngstown Vindicator: 29 new houses, upgrades planned The improvements to Chase Field include an indoor fitness center. By DAVID SKOLNICK CITY HALL REPORTER YOUNGSTOWN — The Youngstown Metropolitan Housing Authority plans to build houses on Evans Field and give a major face-lift to Chase Field on the city's North Side in the coming months. The projects are two key components of YMHA's Hope VI Revitalization Program. Hope VI is a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development redevelopment program for housing authorities. ... http://www.vindy.com/content/local_regional/308810213491890.php
July 1, 200618 yr From the 6/9/06 Youngstown Vindicator: Board approves pact for demolition of homes The city will open bids June 29 to demolish another group of 25 houses. By DAVID SKOLNICK CITY HALL REPORTER YOUNGSTOWN — The city's board of control approved a $69,600 contract for a Campbell company to demolish 25 houses on the northeast side of town as part of its effort to take down about 300 dilapidated structures this year. The board voted Thursday to approve a contract with Pro Quality Development Inc. for the residential property demolitions. Pro Quality also received a $65,000 contract last week to demolish 25 abandoned houses on the city's South Side. More at: http://www.vindy.com/content/local_regional/287830012695082.php
July 4, 200618 yr From the 7/2/06 Youngstown Vindicator: GE should demolish former plant The closed GE plant is used by the company for storage. By DAVID SKOLNICK CITY HALL REPORTER YOUNGSTOWN — As the city works to improve its appearance by demolishing blighted structures, one of the nation's largest corporations is standing in its way, says city Finance Director David Bozanich. General Electric owns the former Youngstown Lamp Plant, a 140,000-square-foot brick building on Market Street that the company closed in 1985. About 500 people worked at the plant before it closed. "It's on a gateway street to downtown, and the building is in deplorable condition," Bozanich said. "It's an eyesore. It's an ugly building." <ore at: http://www.vindy.com/content/local_regional/310628815132427.php
July 4, 200618 yr Part one of two: Courthouse renovation project questioned East Liverpool Review, 5/25/06 The Columbiana County Commissioners agreed to seek bids for a Courthouse renovation project Wednesday, but one resident questioned some of the plans... Group opposes rehab home Warren Tribune Chronicle, 6/2/06 Owners of the century homes in the city’s historical district are making it clear that they are not in favor of a proposed in-house treatment facility for men with substance abuse moving into a Mahoning Avenue N.W. house... Wetland impact hearings are set Warren Tribune Chronicle, 6/2/06 The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency will hold a public hearing and informational session on a proposed Cortland housing development on wetlands in that community... Wal-Mart still stuck at red light on traffic issues Youngstown Vindicator, 6/3/06 State and Wal-Mart officials are discussing a new traffic flow — the third such proposal — for the Wal-Mart Supercenter planned for next year, just a short distance from the current store... Victory Christian Center to expand to new prayer center Youngstown Vindicator, 6/4/06 A 2,200-square-foot World Prayer Center is under construction at Victory Christian Center, 3899 McCartney Road, and will cost an estimated $460,000. Construction should be completed by early fall... School district awards pacts for new building Youngstown Vindicator, 6/7/06 The city school district awarded $40.6 million in contracts at its meeting Tuesday evening for construction of the new high school... Three local schools will hold classes for the last time today Youngstown Vindicator, 6/9/06 Three city school district buildings will close their doors to pupils for the last time today... Plaza finally comes down Warren Tribune Chronicle, 6/10/06 The tearing down of the buildings of the Parkman Road N.W. plaza will improve the look of one of the main entrance ways of the city, and help its owner develop the lot, Mayor Michael O’Brien said... Youngstown Vindicator: Shopping center finally to be razed (6/9/06) Warren Tribune Chronicle: City can demolish plaza (6/7/06) When they found the property for their new home in Goshen Township, George and Gaye... Youngstown Vindicator, 6/11/06 WHEN THEY FOUND THE property for their new home in Goshen Township, George and Gaye Pliska didn't think twice about adding miles to their commutes to work... Lordstown, park team to qualify for EPA loan Warren Tribune Chronicle, 6/13/06 The village is considering helping Mill Creek MetroParks obtain more land so Lordstown can complete an expansion of its own... YSU upgrades planetarium Youngstown Vindicator, 6/13/06 NEW STAR PROJECTOR THAT will improve the educational and entertainment capabilities of the Ward Beecher Planetarium at Youngstown State University is being installed this month... McKinley Heights new site for Walgreens store Warren Tribune Chronicle, 6/14/06 A Walgreens soon will be under construction at a busy Weathersfield intersection. Building permits for a new drug store at Tibbets Wick and Youngstown-Warren Road were issued Monday, township zoning official Sherri Craver said... Old school's disrepair a cause of contention Youngstown Vindicator, 6/15/06 School officials want to use the former high school building here as a storage facility, but township officials want the building to be cleaned up and any potential violations on the property corrected soon... Board considers major projects Youngstown Vindicator, 6/15/06 One theme consistent on many comment cards submitted after a meeting on proposed school construction projects was replacement of Center Middle School... Deadline looms for new bus garage Warren Tribune Chronicle, 6/16/06 With a one-year deadline quickly approaching, Austintown school board members heard from three design and architect firms interested in handling the new bus garage...
July 5, 200618 yr Part two of two: Pavilion's future uncertain Youngstown Vindicator, 6/21/06 The city may not rebuild a pavilion in Willow Park that was heavily damaged by a Monday thunderstorm... Southington eyes $21 million project Warren Tribune Chronicle, 6/21/06 A new K-12 building could be up and running in a few years after the Southington Board of Education Tuesday approved the scope of a $21 million project... Career Center board asks architects to study best renovations route Salem News, 6/22/06 Dissatisfied with three options before them on how to fund a renovation of the Columbiana County Career and Technical Center, the Board of Education there decided to look for a fourth option... Niles to build 3 schools Warren Tribune Chronicle, 6/23/06 The Niles Board of Education has taken the first step toward building three new school buildings, formally announcing the intent to take part in the Ohio School Facilities Commission’s program this year... Youngstown Vindicator: $57M project planned in Niles (6/6/06) Youngstown Vindicator: Districts to receive funds for buildings (6/1/06) Wal-Mart negotiates with Liberty Warren Tribune Chronicle, 6/23/06 Residents may only need to drive down the street to shop at a Wal-Mart store as the company confirmed it is in negotiations to build one of its supercenters on Belmont Avenue... As Downtown Rebuilds, Cedars Realizes Founder’s Dream The Business Journal, 6/23/06 The vision for downtown that her father had more than three decades ago, said Connie Berardino, is becoming reality... Wal-Mart talk has plaza abuzz Warren Tribune Chronicle, 6/25/06 The prospect of Wal-Mart building a SuperCenter in the Liberty Plaza has other tenants buzzing with excitement... Company tests if residents, market will support lodge Youngstown Vindicator, 6/25/06 Susan Miller doesn't have a preconceived notion in determining if a lodge at Mosquito Lake is economically feasible... Youngstown Vindicator: Officials will explore the feasibility of lodge (6/17/06) Warren Tribune Chronicle: Consultant hired to study lodge (6/7/06) Police to move to new safety center Youngstown Vindicator, 6/26/06 For years, the city's police officers worked in an old building and in conditions many people have said are unsatisfactory at best... Warren Tribune Chronicle: Hubbard gets look at police station (6/21/06) County to seek funds for park Warren Tribune Chronicle, 6/28/06 Trumbull County commissioners are pursuing state money to get what one official said would be the largest — and eventually finest — park in Trumbull County’s Metroparks system... Board looking to approve expansion Youngstown Vindicator, 6/28/06 School officials are hoping to build and renovate district buildings — with the help of the state and approval from taxpayers... Stadium's disrepair spurs debate over replacement Youngstown Vindicator, 6/28/06 The board of education said it wants a professional assessment of 70-year-old Wildcat Football Stadium to determine if it's worth repairing... Parkman Road school to be on wetlands site Youngstown Vindicator, 6/30/06 The school district will build a new kindergarten-through-eighth-grade facility on a wetlands site because there are no viable alternatives, board members say... Citizens opposed to zoning back off Youngstown Vindicator, 7/1/06 Residents who were fighting a developer over a planned unit development in their subdivision will not bring the issue before voters in November... Youngstown Vindicator: Vote allows PUD zone change (5/31/06) Girard may lose funds for dam Warren Tribune Chronicle, 7/2/06 When city officials handed over a check to the former Consumers Ohio Water Co. on June 2, 1995, for the purchase of 677 acres of land and lakes, they knew they were buying an estimated $2.3 million problem... Warren Tribune Chronicle: Ryan tries to restore funding (6/29/06) Assisted-living facility for poor set for completion in December Youngstown Vindicator, 7/3/06 The first assisted-living facility for the poor in Trumbull County will be in Niles. ..
July 5, 200618 yr The Vindy stinks, why don't they start their articles with the entity they occur in?
July 7, 200618 yr From the 7/7/06 Warren Tribune Chronicle: Monroe eyesore is leveled By JOE GORMAN Tribune Chronicle YOUNGSTOWN — A longtime eyesore in a South Side neighborhood is on its way out. Crews began demolishing the former Monroe Elementary School in the West Chalmers and Willis avenues area Thursday, removing what some residents and city officials call a health hazard as well as an eyesore. The common sentiment among neighbors as rubble fell to the ground: It’s about time. ‘‘We all want it down,’’ said Cleo Sammons, who has lived across the street from the school on Willis Avenue for 42 years. More at: http://tribune-chronicle.com/articles.asp?articleID=5901
July 20, 200618 yr First Place Breaks Ground in Canfield for Bank Office Youngstown Business Journal, 6/30/06 Officers and directors of First Place Bank broke ground Thursday morning for their 23rd office in the Mahoning Valley, the Seville Financial Center at the southwest corner of Seville Drive and U.S. Route 224... Assisted-living facility for poor set for completion in December Youngstown Vindicator, 7/3/06 The first assisted-living facility for the poor in Trumbull County will be in Niles... Westgate renovation formally endorsed by EL school board East Liverpool Review, 7/4/06 The city school district board of education took formal action Monday to endorse the building program option of keeping Westgate as its middle school... East Liverpool Review: Westgate to be renovated, remain the middle school (7/1/06) Board would seek levy Youngstown Vindicator, 7/7/06 The board of education intends to place a bond issue on the Nov. 7 general election ballot to raise $26 million for three new school buildings and other improvements... Warren Tribune Chronicle: Levy for new schools will go on fall ballot (7/6/06) Remodeling Complete at Antone's Banquet Centre Youngstown Business Journal, 7/8/06 Antone's Banquet Center on Market Street, Boardman, has completed the most extensive renovation in its history... Firestone project keeps on thriving Youngstown Vindicator, 7/11/06 The Firestone Farms development is observing several milestones. A $1.2 million residents' center with a pool and workout rooms opened last weekend with a party that attracted the singles, families and retired couples who live in the development... Ground Broken for Edward Jones Office in Canfield Youngstown Business Journal, 7/12/06 Ground was broken yesterday for investment representative Byron Abrigg's new branch of Edward Jones Investments on North Broad Street here. Construction will begin next week and the new 3,100-square-foot office building is expected to open in December, he said... Football stadium still needs luck, donations Youngstown Vindicator, 7/12/06 An organization that is renovating Canfield High School's stadium with volunteers and donations gave the board of education an update on the project Tuesday... Officials explain project's effects Youngstown Vindicator, 7/13/06 Residents in the Victory Estates housing development have been told how the Hubbard Arterial project will affect ball fields and parks in the area — and most seem pleased with the plans... Officials approve funds for courthouse Youngstown Vindicator, 7/13/06 The Columbiana County Courthouse is on its way to an overhaul. County commissioners approved $2.1 million in contracts Wednesday for a variety of work... East Liverpool Review: Part of courthouse project may be rebid (6/29/06) New wing of shelter is ready Warren Tribune Chronicle, 7/14/06 The women and children used to sharing a single room at the Warren Family Mission soon will have their own rooms as they continue working to get their lives back on track... First Place Bank Opens Howland Financial Center Youngstown Business Journal, 7/14/06 Ribbon-cutting ceremonies were held yesterday to mark the opening of First Place Financial Corp.'s Howland Financial Center at 8226 E. Market St. in the Howland Plaza. “This facility will allow us to provide greater customer convenience with a complete array of banking services including: personal and business banking services, investment, mortgage, insurance and private banking services all under one roof,” said Steven R. Lewis, chief executive officer of First Place Bank... County in line to buy hospital Youngstown Vindicator, 7/14/06 Mahoning County is still the lone bidder for the former Southside Hospital, and Commissioner Anthony Traficanti remains hopeful the county will be successful in its bid to buy the building... Jackson plans to build school Youngstown Vindicator, 7/15/06 The prospect of a new high school/middle school in the district became a step closer to reality when school officials recently voted to reallocate some inside millage for the project. .. Work to begin on safety addition Youngstown Vindicator, 7/17/06 Beaver Township officials say they expect to break ground this week at the site of the new safety building addition. Last week, a crew demolished a house to make room for the 8,500-square-foot structure that essentially would expand the current building along West South Range Road, on the building's east side... City to Seek $5M Grant for Cafaro Industrial Park Youngstown Business Journal, 7/18/06 City officials are applying for up to $5 million from the Ohio Job Ready Sites Program for improvements to the Ross Industrial Park on Albert Street on the city’s East Side... Council considers legislation for pool Youngstown Vindicator, 7/19/06 City council members say they will seek to pass emergency legislation today to pay for repairs to Youngstown's only public pool... Groups to fight landfill Warren Tribune Chronicle, 7/19/06 Two groups will challenge a judge’s ruling that township zoning allows a proposed construction and demolition debris landfill to be built. Township trustees voted unanimously Monday night during a special meeting to move forward with the appeals process, while community group Hubbard Environmental Land Protection (HELP) plans to do the same. .. Youngstown Vindicator: Citizens group will appeal zoning decision (7/8/06) Warren Tribune Chronicle: Hubbard nearer to getting landfill (7/7/06)
July 21, 200618 yr From the 7/21/06 Warren Tribune Chronicle: City demolition dollars stretched By JOE GORMAN Tribune Chronicle YOUNGSTOWN — Competition among contractors is stretching the city’s demolition dollars, allowing them to far surpass the number of structures they knocked down last year. Deputy Director of Public Works Carmen Congolose said Thursday that the city has 150 homes under contract to be demolished this year and have knocked down 125 themselves, 75 by the Street Department and another 50 that have been ordered as emergency demolitions. Full story at: http://tribune-chronicle.com/articles.asp?articleID=6451
July 21, 200618 yr From the 7/21/06 Youngstown Vindicator: Hope VI project gets consultants' approval The consultants were pleased with the quality of Arlington Heights homes. By SARAH POULTON VINDICATOR STAFF WRITER YOUNGSTOWN — Consultants from Abt Associates Inc. visited the Youngstown Metropolitan Housing Authority this week to assist and advise their Hope VI project. Megan Shutes, Hope VI coordinator, said they visited for three days and were helpful. They seemed pleased with the progress that YMHA is making with Arlington Heights, the Hope VI development on the city's North Side, she said. ... http://www.vindy.com/content/local_regional/307438135350621.php
July 25, 200618 yr From the 7/25/06 Warren Tribune Chronicle: Diagonal parking hits snag By AMY McCULLOUGH Tribune Chronicle WARREN — It appears the effort to get diagonal parking downtown has switched directions once again after the results of a third parking study in three years were released Monday. A frustrated Jim Cicchillo, former City Council member and downtown property owner, stormed out of the public meeting after he said it became apparent the much anticipated diagonal parking was not going to happen. ‘‘If you want to have redevelopment in downtown Warren, you better do something,’’ Cicchillo said. ‘‘If you want a freeway like we’ve had for the last 25 years, that’s fine. I’m done being sick over that.’’ The Warren City Board of Control hired Burgess & Niple Inc. on May 10 to conduct a capacity analysis study and ‘‘determine the operation effects of converting the existing parallel parking to diagonal parking.’’ http://tribune-chronicle.com/articles.asp?articleID=6587
July 26, 200618 yr From the 7/26/06 (Youngstown) Business Journal: Sports Museum for Downtown Wins Renewed Support Jul 26, 2006 7:27 a.m. By Dennis LaRue YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- The proposal to rehabilitate the Kress Building downtown and convert it into a sports museum got a boost Tuesday when the downtown CIC granted backers a 90-day period of exclusivity so they can assess whether $3 million in funds can be raised. Attorney Jeff Kurz, owner of Imbibe and a leader in the Youngstown Arts and Entertainment District Association, and former state Sen. Harry Meshel asked the Youngstown Central Area Community Improvement Corp. for the time needed raise the $2.5 million to $3 million needed to buy the Kress Building and transform it into a sports museum...... http://www.business-journal.com/Sports%20Museum%20for%20Downtown%20Wins%20Renewed%20Support.asp
July 26, 200618 yr From the Business Journal, 7/25/06: Group Seeks Citywide Vote on YSU Development Plan Jul 25, 2006 7:03 a.m. By Dan O'Brien YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- A group of business owners wants the voters, not City Council, to decide whether a plan to redevelop the area just south of the Youngstown State University campus should move forward. A petition delivered to City Hall July 10 calls for placing four ordinances passed by City Council last month on the November ballot, said Maggy Lorenzi, a citizen-activist who helped draft the petition. The ordinances deal with the proposed redevelopment of the Lincoln-Rayen-Wood district located between downtown and YSU. http://www.business-journal.com/GroupSeeksVoteYSUDevelopment.asp
July 27, 200618 yr From the 7/27/06 Youngstown Vindicator: Mayor says Hazel extension allowed because city, not private firm, doing it A business owner says the state Supreme Court decision helps his cause. By DAVID SKOLNICK CITY HALL REPORTER YOUNGSTOWN — A state Supreme Court ruling against an Ohio city seizing property through eminent domain for private development has no impact on a Youngstown plan to link downtown to the university, the mayor says. The court unanimously ruled Wednesday that economic development isn't a good enough reason under the state constitution to permit Norwood, near Cincinnati, from taking property for a $125 million project by private developers. City council approved a plan last month to link downtown to Youngstown State University by extending Hazel Street. To do so, the city has to obtain property, most notably Grenga Machine & Welding Co. on West Rayen Avenue. [email protected] http://www.vindy.com/content/local_regional/333827723060744.php
July 28, 200618 yr From the 7/27/06 Warren Tribune Chronicle: Commercial buildings to see wrecking ball By JOE GORMAN Tribune Chronicle YOUNGSTOWN — Of Mike Damiano’s 29 years working for the city, this year might be the best thanks to this year’s aggressive demolition program. Extra money in the budget this year is allowing Damiano, who heads up demolition for the city, to knock down more vacant commercial structures than normal. Usually, he said, there are only one or two that are demolished, but he has already three this year and more are to follow. ‘‘Just to get some of these dumps down really makes the job a little more worthwhile,’’ Damiano said Wednesday. More at: http://tribune-chronicle.com/articles.asp?articleID=6690
July 29, 200618 yr From the 7/29/06 Youngstown Vindicator: Signatures invalidated in Hazel St. challenge Residency, registration and address problems plagued the petition. By DAVID SKOLNICK VINDICATOR POLITICS WRITER YOUNGSTOWN — A referendum to allow city voters to repeal city council legislation extending Hazel Street to connect the downtown to the university failed to obtain the required signatures to get on the Nov. 7 ballot. A group opposed to the extension project submitted petitions with 1,273 signatures. The referendum needed 1,088 valid signatures before it could be considered for placement on the ballot. [email protected] http://www.vindy.com/content/local_regional/311184846433659.php
August 4, 200618 yr From the 8/3/06 Warren Tribune Chronicle: Work is moving ahead on Smoky Hollow By JOE GORMAN Tribune Chronicle YOUNGSTOWN — The Wick Neighbors Inc. development group is a step closer to its goal of developing the North Side Smoky Hollow neighborhood. The group announced Wednesday an agreement with a Cleveland firm that has worked on other neighborhood revitalization projects. The firm, Zaremba Inc. of Cleveland, has helped develop several urban neighborhoods throughout the northeastern part of the state in recent years. Wick Neighbors Executive Director Margaret Murphy called the agreement a milestone for the city, and said seeing the revitalization project inch another step toward breaking ground is exciting. [email protected] http://tribune-chronicle.com/articles.asp?articleID=6988
August 4, 200618 yr From the 8/4/06 Youngstown Vindicator: Firm to evaluate YSU-downtown link The study will take four to six weeks. By DAVID SKOLNICK CITY HALL REPORTER YOUNGSTOWN — The city will spend $30,000 for a traffic study to determine the merits of a plan to link Youngstown State University to downtown. The city hired MS Consultants' traffic consulting group, based in Columbus, to examine the impact the Lincoln-Rayen-Wood development district would have on traffic patterns, particularly the proposed extension of Hazel Street. [email protected] http://www.vindy.com/content/local_regional/313968235593441.php
August 5, 200618 yr Part one of two: Salem native creates mural looking back at city history Salem News, 7/15/06 Don Getz left town almost immediately after his graduation from high school in 1952, but he can't say that he's never looked back. ..... Quaker Steak & Lube Opens Austintown Location Youngstown Business Journal, 7/20/06 Quaker Steak & Lube, home of Best Wings USA, opened its 23rd restaurant Wednesday at 5800 Interstate Blvd., Austintown, just off Interstate 80 on Ohio Route 46. ..... Council OKs Grant Application for Cafaros Industrial Park Youngstown Business Journal, 7/20/06 City Council took the first step Wednesday night in what could be an $8 million renovation of the Ross Industrial Park, a complex owned by The Cafaro Co...... Court ruling on landfill won't end opposition Youngstown Vindicator, 7/20/06 A group opposed to the opening of a Hubbard Township construction demolition and debris landfill says it will continue to fight and must step up efforts to increase its membership.... 3 schools get OK for buildings Warren Tribune Chronicle, 7/21/06 Hubbard, Niles and Southington school districts received official approval for funding through the Rebuilding Ohios Schools Program to construct new buildings. The cost of each project, including the state and local shares, also was determined.... More senior centers planned Warren Tribune Chronicle, 7/21/06 Senior community centers are being planned for areas of Trumbull County that dont have them, while existing operations will be bolstered by levies. I think were a little ahead of the game at this point, Tom Klingeman of the Senior Services Advisory Council said. School district expected to put bond issue on ballot Youngstown Vindicator, 7/21/06 The township school board will ask voters permission to borrow $51.6 million for school improvements. The money would be borrowed through the sale of bonds and be paid back over 28 years. The board is to meet in special session today to vote to put a 3.5-mill tax issue on the November ballot to pay off the loan..... State ready with $40 million share for Beaver Local East Liverpool Review, 7/22/06 The nearly $40 million in school facilities construction money from the state announced by state Sen. Chuck Blasdel for Beaver Local School District is dependent on passage of a $16 million bond levy by district voters.... Youngstown Vindicator: State funds available if bond issue passes (7/21/06) Administrators to move to old library Youngstown Vindicator, 7/23/06 The South Range School District is preparing to move its administration offices to the old North Lima public library building sometime this fall. The school district is accepting bids to renovate the site, a former branch of the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County. The district paid $235,000 for the building last year and has been using it for storage and various activities.... Park amphitheater fund drive planned East Liverpool Review, 7/25/06 The Thompson Park board of commissioners has accepted an offer from two township residents to head a fund-raising effort to save the park amphitheater.... Bill may offer dam money Warren Tribune Chronicle, 7/26/06 After years of working with local lawmakers to secure federal dollars to repair the Lower Girard Lake Dam, activist Jim Coates Sr. said things finally are moving in the right direction. Everything has hit the fan, Coates said. Youngstown Vindicator: Council wants to dam money flow to court as it looks to undam lake (7/25/06) Picnic helps show Leetonia Library plans Salem News, 7/26/06 Area children and their parents played games, won prizes, and ate a picnic lunch Tuesday at the proposed site for a new library facility on Walnut Street. The event was planned as the final session in the library's summer reading program, which, according to Library Director Andy Smith, drew between 80 to 90 kids per week over the course of the last few months.... County awards bid for building repairs Youngstown Vindicator, 7/26/06 Trumbull County commissioners hired the Warren company Phillips/Sekanick for architectural and engineering work tied to renovation of the Park-Porter building.... Youngstown Vindicator: Businesses must make way for county offices (7/20/06)
August 6, 200618 yr Part two of two: Poland's pleasing park Youngstown Vindicator, 7/27/06 TWO FAMILIES' GENEROSITY and the efforts of a community group combined to turn a former eyesore into a destination spot in the heart of Poland Village. Peterson Park, in the triangle where U.S. Route 224 and state Routes 170 and 616 meet, was dedicated to the community in a ceremony last week, culminating plans born about six years ago. Officials dedicate education center Youngstown Vindicator, 7/27/06 The old fire station at 1639 Mahoning Ave. has a new name and a new purpose as the Youngstown Police Department Community Education Center. Board, council debate swap Youngstown Vindicator, 7/27/06 A proposed land swap to give the city ownership of six school properties in exchange for a parcel on Teamster Drive near the district's warehouse hit a snag. The city-owned land the school district wants is between two city street department parcels and would cause problems for the department if it is given away, said Joseph Mastropietro, the street department superintendent, and Councilman Mark Memmer, D-7th ward, at a Wednesday meeting of council's education committee. Niles wont take land for schools Warren Tribune Chronicle, 7/28/06 Niles schools will not use eminent domain to acquire additional property if a proposed 6.7-mill bond issue to build three new schools passes in November, school officials said. We are not going to take homes by eminent domain, Superintendent Rocco Adduci said at a board meeting Thursday. If the bond issue passes, and no one wants to sell their homes, well look elsewhere for parking. Warren Tribune Chronicle: Schools: Niles faces opportunity (7/20/06) FRC exploring housing alternative East Liverpool Review, 7/28/06 The Family Recovery Center plans to explore the idea of building apartments to serve residents who need permanent housing, but still require support services, a spokesman explained. FRC Administrative Assistant Maryann Theiss said the proposal was in the early stages, with a $20,000 pre-development grant being sought to determine the feasibility of the idea. Kyes Home undergoing makeover East Liverpool Review, 7/28/06 A new porch is being installed at the Kyes Home here after it was determined the pillars were rotted and it could fall. Brian Bennett, who has donated many hours to the home operated for neglected girls ages 7-18, while inspecting the home in preparation to replace the siding, found the condition of the porch in worse shape than expected. New filter tanks for pool on way, to be put in soon Youngstown Vindicator, 7/28/06 Two new tanks needed for the city's only public pool to operate should be delivered no later than Monday, with the facility opening soon, according to the park and recreation director. Director Joseph R. McRae said he can't definitively say when Borts Pool, closed since July 15, will reopen, except that it will be "soon." It all depends on when the tanks are delivered, he said. Complex for sports at park proposed Youngstown Vindicator, 7/28/06 A businessman wants the city to give him most of Ipe Field so he can build a $2.2 million sports facility at the South Side location. Mohammad Fard, a principal of Tri County Sports Complex Inc., presented his plan Thursday to the city park and recreation commission. Officials dismiss purchase risks Youngstown Vindicator, 7/29/06 Mahoning County Administrator George Tablack and Commissioner Anthony Traficanti dismissed a suggestion by county Treasurer John Reardon that county residents' taxes might increase because of the county's purchase of Oakhill Renaissance Place. Youngstown Vindicator: Shrinking funds spur call for building sale (7/25/06) New TMH facilities are ready Warren Tribune Chronicle, 7/30/06 When Forum Health decided to improve its emergency center at Trumbull Memorial Hospital to better meet the needs of the community, what it came up with was far from a bandage solution. And now the biggest part of the $20 million worth of improvements being made by the hospital will be ready next week for the public to see and soon use. JOHNSON ANNOUNCES GRANT FOR TRUMBULL COUNTY Ohio Department of Development press release, 8/1/06 Lieutenant Governor Bruce Johnson today announced that Trumbull County has been awarded a $600,000 grant from the Ohio Small Cities Community Development Block Grant's (CDBG) Water and Sanitary Sewer Program, which will be used to expand a residential sewer system in the Weathersfield Township/McKinley Heights communities. Vienna to study park plans Warren Tribune Chronicle, 8/2/06 The interest in establishing a township park outweighed concerns about vandalism and cost at a special trustees meeting Monday as a handful of residents agreed to form a park committee. The township purchased a 12.6-acre parcel of land behind the ball fields at Baker Elementary School on Sheridan Drive in 2001. Another 12.9-acre parcel was purchased by the Mathews Local School District. New owners plan to upgrade course over several years Youngstown Vindicator, 8/2/06 Owners of a Youngstown excavating company plan to upgrade Countryside Golf Course after buying it at auction for $1.2 million. The winning bid by the owners of Marucci and Gaffney Excavating must be approved in federal bankruptcy court, however. A hearing will be Monday. Development awarded desired zoning change Youngstown Vindicator, 8/3/06 A seven-acre development that includes 20 villa homes won approval for a zone change. City council voted unanimously Wednesday to approve the change from single-family residential to residential-planned unit development. The zone change takes effect in 30 days. Crews spruce up Niles park Warren Tribune Chronicle, 8/3/06 One of the citys focal points is getting a much-needed sprucing up, thanks to donations from the Niles Beautification Committee and a local contractor. New career and technical center opens Youngstown Vindicator, 8/4/06 New classrooms filled with state-of-the-art equipment will greet students at the Trumbull Career and Technical Center's new adult education building when they begin classes later this month. TCTC officials and local dignitaries celebrated the opening of the $6.4 million, 44,000-square-foot facility today.
August 6, 200618 yr From the 8/5/06 Youngstown Vindicator: Youngstown, YSU to partner on study of streets near campus Underground wiring, safety islands and bike lanes are some proposals. By HAROLD GWIN Vindicator education writer YOUNGSTOWN — The city intends to hire an engineering consultant to look at street improvements on and adjacent to the Youngstown State University campus. A transportation study is needed to determine just what work should be done, and where, to enhance traffic flow and pedestrian safety, said Carmen S. Conglose Jr., city deputy director of public works. [email protected] http://www.vindy.com/content/local_regional/314444969463834.php
August 8, 200618 yr From the 8/8/06 Youngstown Vindicator: Petition on zoning battle exceeds signature needs CANFIELD — Residents who are fighting a planned unit development in their neighborhood have turned in a petition to bring the issue to voters in November... http://www.vindy.com/content/local_regional/315839014186982.php Plans for new school take shape at meeting Youngstown Vindicator, 8/8/06 Plans to build a new middle school-high school probably started to come into sharper focus for those who attended a special Jackson-Milton school board meeting set up to address the subject... City reopens Borts Pool Youngstown Vindicator, 8/7/06 Youngstown's only public pool is reopened after the city spent about $77,000 for the emergency replacement of filtration tanks at the facility... Landfill battle to begin Warren Tribune Chronicle, 8/7/06 A company fighting for the right to build a landfill in the township will participate in a Columbus meeting Tuesday, the first step in an appeal process to gain approval... Street and parking lot work begins in Struthers Youngstown Vindicator, 8/6/06 The city's 2006 resurfacing program is under way, with several streets slated for repair, Mayor Daniel Mamula sai.d... Cortland to annex Bazetta property Warren Tribune Chronicle, 8/5/06 The city will grow by more than one acre Monday when City Council accepts the annexation of 1.0292 acres of land from Bazetta... Auditor seeks details on Oakhill purchase Youngstown Vindicator, 8/5/06 Mahoning County Auditor Michael V. Sciortino has told the county commissioners he needs more information before he can verify that money is available to pay for Oakhill Renaissance Place...
August 9, 200618 yr From the 8/9/06 Youngstown Business Journal: Cafaro Says County Must Make $879K in Repairs to JFS Aug 9, 2006 7:29 a.m. By Andrea Wood YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- The Cafaro Co. is tightening the screws on recalcitrant Mahoning County officeholders -- hoping to nail down continued lease payments for its Garland Plaza on the east side of Youngstown -- by demanding as much as $879,000 in repairs to its building that houses the county’s Department of Job and Family Services... http://www.business-journal.com/CafaroSaysCountyHookRepairsJFS.asp Loan approved for new library Youngstown Vindicator, 8/9/06 Voters appear to have approved borrowing $1.45 million over 25 years to build a new Leetonia Community Public Library... Old gym to become warehouse Youngstown Vindicator, 8/9/06 In a few months, work is likely to get under way that would breathe new life into the last remaining portion of the old Liberty High School. At Tuesday's school board meeting, schools Superintendent Lawrence Prince said school officials are seeking to rehabilitate what was once the gym in the former high school on Church Hill Road. To that end, the board hired Ricciuti Balog & Partners Architects, of Youngstown, to do architectural and improvement work on the structure... Landfill debate winds toward final rulings Youngstown Vindicator, 8/9/06 Both sides in the Hubbard Township construction demolition and debris landfill debate have about two weeks to file motions on whether the Ohio Environmental Review and Appeals Commission should become involved in the matter...
August 11, 200618 yr From the 8/11/06 Youngstown Vindicator: Hurdles mount for sale The attorney general says rules for buying nonprofit holdings weren't followed. By NANCY TULLIS VINDICATOR STAFF WRITER YOUNGSTOWN — Mahoning County Treasurer John Reardon and the Ohio attorney general's office both have questions about the county's purchase of Oakhill Renaissance Place. The treasurer fears the county won't be able to afford Oakhill if the county's sales tax fails when it's up for renewal next year... http://www.vindy.com/content/local_regional/317233344696477.php From the 8/10/06 Warren Tribune Chronicle: Residents seek school construction info By ANGELIQUE McKOWAN Tribune Chronicle WARREN — A representative of the residents of Laird Avenue and surrounding streets expressed concerns about the effects the construction of Warren G. Harding High School is having on the area...[email protected] http://tribune-chronicle.com/articles.asp?articleID=7205 Lakeshore cleanup plan gains support Warren Tribune Chronicle, 8/11/06 Cleanup of the long-standing Lakeshore Drive neighborhood pollution situation appears to be on track after a public hearing on a solution Wednesday... Wellness center is proposed Youngstown Vindicator, 8/10/06 Mayor Ralph A. Infante is proposing the construction of a nearly $3.7 million wellness center in Waddell Park on the city's west side... Historic family farm is moved Warren Tribune Chronicle, 8/10/06 Standing on the grass behind his great-grandfather’s house, James Gates smiled as he watched the home that has been in his family for at least four generations be moved from its site 10 feet from the edge of Tod Avenue back 410 feet...
August 18, 200618 yr From the 8/16/06 Youngstown Business Journal: Cafaro Sues County for $1.1M in Repairs to Garland Plaza Aug 16, 2006 7:38 a.m. By Dan O’Brien YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Nineteen years ago, Mahoning County signed a lease agreement promising to occupy and maintain offices at Garland Plaza on the city’s East Side. Instead, the county “trashed” the place. So alleges an attorney representing The Cafaro Co., which filed a $1.1 million lawsuit Tuesday against the Board of Mahoning County Commissioners that claims officials breached the lease signed in 1987 that enabled the relocation of the county’s welfare department to the plaza owned by Cafaro... http://www.business-journal.com/CafaroSuesCountyRepairsGarland.asp From same: Cafaro vs. County; County vs. Cafaro: Today and Yesterday Aug 16, 2006 12:51 p.m. From Our Print Edition By Dan O’Brien YOUGNSTOWN, Ohio -- The hallways are narrow, the carpeting is in disrepair and water leakage from the roof has browned some of the ceiling tiles. During the spring and summer, the woods surrounding the Mahoning County Department of Job and Family Services complex unleash bugs that creep into employee offices. After nearly 20 years of maintaining JFS at Garland Plaza on Youngstown’s east side -- a former shopping complex owned by The Cafaro Co. -- some county officials say enough is enough... http://www.business-journal.com/CafarovsCountyCountyvsCafaro.asp
August 19, 200618 yr From the 8/17/06 Youngstown Vindicator: Groups in Warren push revitalization One group plans to start a capital campaign to raise $720,000. By AMANDA GARRETT VINDICATOR TRUMBULL STAFF WARREN — Warren Redevelopment and Planning Corp. members are asking city council to help take the first steps to make downtown Warren a nationally recognized historic center. WRAP director Anthony Iannucci Jr. asked city council at a caucus meeting Wednesday to pass a resolution approving the naming of Warren as a Main Street Community by Downtown Ohio Inc., which is a branch of Ohio's division of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Through Downtown Ohio, the city will also be able to seek certification as a National Main Street Center from the National Trust. The project is being spearheaded by Warren GROWS (Grassroots Revitalization of Warren), an umbrella organization of WRAP. http://www.vindy.com/content/local_regional/320038333529915.php
August 19, 200618 yr From the 8/18/06 Youngstown Vindicator: County officially gains ownership of Oakhill The county awarded a tax abatement to a wheel distribution business. By PETER H. MILLIKEN VINDICATOR STAFF WRITER CANFIELD — As of 4 p.m. today, Mahoning County will take over operations and security at the Oakhill Renaissance Place from Sodexho Associates Inc., George Tablack, county administrator, announced Thursday. To maintain continuity of building operations, Sodexho, of Wexford, Pa., was retained by the county commissioners as the building manager at $8,500 a week when the county acquired Oakhill late last month, with the provision that the county could terminate its services upon one week's notice... http://www.vindy.com/content/local_regional/320499755823335.php Bond papers signed for court project East Liverpool Review, 8/16/06 The Columbiana County Commissioners signed more paperwork Wednesday for the courthouse renovation project, this time dealing with the bond financing. Court Administrator Amy Ondrejko said the hope is that construction can begin in early September... Volunteers repair school stadium Youngstown Vindicator, 8/15/06 Armed with paint brushes and hometown pride, members of the Struthers community tackled repairs to Wildcat Stadium over the weekend. Wildcat Stadium Committee chairman Bill Polis said 25 to 30 volunteers arrived to fix up the high school athletic facility at 8 a.m. Saturday... Chief: Building will help with levy Youngstown Vindicator, 8/15/06 Schools Superintendent Rocco Adduci says he doesn't believe the proposed construction of a city community center will interfere with the passage of a school building levy... Old, storied buildings to undergo renovations Youngstown Vindicator, 8/13/06 The oldest brick building in Ohio is being renovated to help preserve the village's heritage. The Jacob Picking building, constructed in 1803, is now surrounded by scaffolding three floors high and partially wrapped in plastic... Niles schools to be put to vote Warren Tribune Chronicle, 8/13/06 Sophomore Caitlin Tedrow says she thinks the school district’s proposed plan to replace Niles McKinley High School, and two elementaries, is a good idea... Ryan shows concerns over landfill plan Warren Tribune Chronicle, 8/12/06 U.S. Rep Timothy J. Ryan has written the Environmental Review Appeals Commission about potential consequences of a landfill proposed for Hubbard... Fourth fire station needed, chief says Youngstown Vindicator, 8/12/06 Fire Chief Ken Nussle says a fire station in the southeast quadrant of the city could have generated a faster response to this week's Candlelight Apartments blaze. "We've always felt, to provide adequate protection, that a fourth fire station was needed" on the southeast side, perhaps in the vicinity of Ridge Avenue and Youngstown Road, Nussle said... Warren Amphitheatre's renovations almost complete Youngstown Vindicator, 8/12/06 The $609,000 Warren Community Amphitheatre stagehouse and roof installation project is nearing completion, and city officials will conduct a dedication ceremony at 6 p.m. Aug. 31... Company wants to know how county will pay for jail operations Salem News, 8/12/06 Columbiana County Jail operator CiviGenics recently asked for "written assurances" that the county will pay its bills for housing prisoners, regardless of what happens with the sales tax...
August 21, 200618 yr From the 8/21/06 Youngstown Vindicator: Renovation to Oakhill Place to cost less than was expected, offical says Much of the building is in move-in condition, one commission member said. By NANCY TULLIS VINDICATOR STAFF WRITER YOUNGSTOWN — Renovation needed at Oakhill Renaissance Place before Job and Family Services Department's 400 employees can move in will likely be below the $5 million estimate, said Joseph Sylvester Jr., building commission member... http://www.vindy.com/content/local_regional/286846014966522.php Renovated schools are ready to open Youngstown Vindicator, 8/21/06 Kirkmere Elementary School pupils who attended classes in the old West Elementary on Hazelwood last year will be back in the new and improved Kirkmere on Kirk Road this fall. Renovating Kirkmere and adding a gymnasium to the building were part of the Youngstown City School District's $182 million rebuilding program. The Kirkmere project alone had a price tag of $7 million... Church project in need of donations Youngstown Vindicator, 8/20/06 Greenford Christian Church, 11767 Lisbon Road, seeks donations of material, equipment and labor to accomplish its goal of building the Big Reach Center of Hope. Construction is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. Sept. 15... Control board funds business upgrades Youngstown Vindicator, 8/18/06 The city's board of control agreed to pay a portion of exterior improvements to two businesses moving to Youngstown. Chartwell Ohio LLC will receive $20,000 from the city for exterior improvements at its Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard business. The company is spending $45,950 of its own money for the work. .. Wellness Center approved Youngstown Vindicator, 8/17/06 City council has given its backing to Mayor Ralph A. Infante to go ahead with construction of an indoor athletic facility. Lawmakers gave the mayor the OK on Wednesday to proceed on his proposal to build the Niles Wellness Center, which would be open 15 hours a day and located in Waddell Park... Mount Union College Opens Renovated Dining Center Youngstown Business Journal, 8/16/06 Officials at Mount Union College believe the residential nature on campus must meet the current needs of students -- national trends indicate that prospective college students and their families want comfort as well as strong academic programs when considering college choices. “Today’s students require nice places to live, a car nearby, the kind of food they want and the ability to get it when they want it,” said Dr. Richard F. Giese, president. “An enhanced dining center is necessary if we want to remain a competitive force in higher education.”...
August 24, 200618 yr From the 8/23/06 Warren Tribune Chronicle: War of words waged By JOHN GOODALL Tribune Chronicle WARREN — The recent spate of sparring among Trumbull County commissioners continued Tuesday — this time over the Park-Porter building, which the county purchased this spring to house the Department of Job and Family Services... http://tribune-chronicle.com/articles.asp?articleID=7770 Industrial park road project closer to becoming a reality East Liverpool Review, 8/23/06 An access road from the railroad area of the Intermodal Industrial Park in Wellsville to Clark Avenue has been let for bids by the Columbiana County Port Authority... Commissioners grilled about Oakhill and jail Youngstown Vindicator, 8/23/06 When Mahoning County commissioners brought their meeting to Goshen Township, residents had plenty of questions. Commissioners met Tuesday night at the township community building, and some residents and the trustees questioned commissioners and Administrator George Tablack about the plans for Oakhill Renaissance Place and the operation of the county jail. .. Youngstown Vindicator: Gains to file motion in battle over Oakhill buy (8/22/06) KSU to buy junior high building Youngstown Vindicator, 8/22/06 The Salem Board of Education will sell its closed junior high school to Kent State University. The board and university have reached a sale price of $50,000, said Superintendent Stephen Larcomb... Bond issue for schools to go before Hubbard voters Youngstown Vindicator, 8/22/06 Hubbard school officials hope district voters will allow them to borrow $18 million for new school buildings so they can get $40 million from the state...
August 25, 200618 yr From the 8/25/06 East Liverpool Review: Abatement sought on courthouse asbestos By MARY ANN GREIER ([email protected]) LISBON — A Common Pleas Court spokesman said officials hope to abate an asbestos problem on the second floor of the Columbiana County Courthouse before courtroom renovations begin. County Commissioners approved a contract Wednesday with L.A. Markasky & Associates consulting engineers of Hubbard to complete the design work and oversee the removal of the hazardous material, which was found in the floor tiles... http://reviewonline.com/News/articles.asp?articleID=3018 From the 8/25/06 Youngstown Vindicator: Grants to buy land for parks Close to 450 acres will be added to the parks system. By ED RUNYAN VINDICATOR TRUMBULL STAFF WARREN — Less than two months after plans were revealed for expanding the Trumbull County MetroParks system, officials have learned that $1.2 million in grant funding has been approved to more than double the system's size... http://www.vindy.com/content/local_regional/323771402676513.php
August 28, 200618 yr From the 8/28/06 Warren Tribune Chronicle: Landmark Rayen facing final days By JOE GORMAN Tribune Chronicle First of two parts on Youngstown high school closings. YOUNGSTOWN — Doreene Carson and Tiffany Fields-Williams graduated from The Rayen School and each made sure her daughter followed in her footsteps. Field-Williams daughter received her diploma this spring, and Carson’s daughter will be a freshman in Rayen’s final year as a high school when it opens Sept. 5. The school, which also produced three Rhodes scholars, a major league baseball manager, several mayors and a governor of Guam, is to be demolished this year as part of the district’s school facilities plan... [email protected] http://tribune-chronicle.com/articles.asp?articleID=8046 From the 8/28/06 (YSU) Jambar: New name, new menu, new food court Maysoon Abdelrasul Issue date: 8/28/06 Section: pageone The grumbling stomachs of Youngstown State University students and faculty will be in for a surprise when lunchtime rolls around the corner this fall. The Market Place Café has a new name, and new menu to match. Located in the lower level of Kilcawley Center, the newly renovated food center will now be known as the KC Food Court, featuring KFC Express. Selected as a favorite among students surveyed by the Dining Hall Association and YSU's Student Government, KFC will replace Peck's for the chicken-seeking diner... http://www.thejambar.com/media/storage/paper324/news/2006/08/28/Pageone/New-Name.New.Menu.New.Food.Court-2240401.shtml?norewrite200608281925&sourcedomain=www.thejambar.com District to form panel to study three buildings Youngstown Vindicator, 8/26/06 Change is imminent at South Range School District, and school officials said they're looking for district residents to help them make a few decisions. After touring Greenford Middle School recently, the board of education agreed to look into a proposal to renovate its buildings and, if necessary, construct new facilities. ..
September 1, 200618 yr From the 8/30/06 East Liverpool Review: Major city development to be announced Friday By FRED MILLER ([email protected]) EAST LIVERPOOL — A major economic development announcement affecting East Liverpool — the first of several — is planned Friday morning. “We have an absolutely huge economic development,” said Dr. Marc Hoffrichter, economic development assistant to the mayor. He has scheduled a press conference for 11 a.m. Friday at his office on Forsyth Place. He declined to provide details in advance, but promised it is a significant development... http://reviewonline.com/News/articles.asp?articleID=3127 From the 8/31/06 Warren Tribune Chronicle: Details given on senior housing complex By MARLY KOSINSKI Tribune Chronicle NEWTON TOWNSHIP — By this time next year, a new senior citizen housing complex could be welcoming its first tenants. Trustees were given a presentation Wednesday by Denise Blake of Miller Valentine Group and James Hunley of Sunset Development, who are co-partnering to build The Woods, a 42-unit development off Selkirk-Bush Road. ... [email protected] http://tribune-chronicle.com/articles.asp?articleID=8191 Will impasse on covered bridge end pact? Youngstown Vindicator, 8/31/06 Trumbull County commissioners are expected to vote Friday to end their contract with BECDIR Construction Co. of Berlin Center, the general contractor working on the $1 million Newton Falls Covered Bridge restoration project. Jason Earnhart, assistant county prosecutor, said John Latell, county engineer, asked for a meeting of the commissioners so they could vote to end the contract because negotiations with BECDIR have reached an impasse... Park plan progresses East Liverpool Review, 8/31/06 Liverpool and St. Clair township trustees say they like the idea of forming a recreational district whose primary purpose would be to support and improve Thompson Park... City to demolish North Side school Warren Tribune Chronicle, 8/31/06 The city is prepared to get rid of another vacant school building that now is termed a nuisance. The city Board of Control is set to approve a bid today to demolish the old Tod Elementary School on Dupont Street in the Brier Hill part of the North Side... Salem panel votes to approve sale of last lot in industrial park Youngstown Vindicator, 8/30/06 City council's economic development committee voted Tuesday to approve the sale of its last lot in its industrial park... Niles votes to demolish 10 condemned homes Warren Tribune Chronicle, 8/30/06 The city Housing Board of Appeals voted Tuesday to demolish 10 condemned homes and other structures...
September 2, 200618 yr From the 8/31/06 Youngstown Vindicator: Wick Neighbors director gives update of project There is still no set date for construction to begin, the executive director said. By SEAN BARRON VINDICATOR CORRESPONDENT YOUNGSTOWN — If pre-development design work goes smoothly and follows a projected timetable, the next major step toward redeveloping the Wick District-Smoky Hollow area could get under way by late November or early December. That was a key point made by Margaret Murphy in her presentation at a luncheon at the Youngstown Club on Wednesday that was hosted by the Rotary Club of Youngstown. Murphy, executive director of Wick Neighbors Inc., noted that studies and other components of the development plan are being looked at by Zaremba Inc. of Cleveland. http://www.vindy.com/content/local_regional/326568282244864.php
September 4, 200618 yr From the 9/2/06 East Liverpool Review: New downtown facility NNDS to build, BOSS to occupy By FRED MILLER ([email protected]) EAST LIVERPOOL — “Education is an industry that is catching on fire and we are right in the middle of it.” So said Dr. Marc Hoffrichter in explaining the importance of the announcement that the BOSS cyber school will be the main tenant of a new two- or three-story building to be constructed by NNDS on the former Buckman (Mountain) Chevrolet dealer lot along Walnut Street between Fifth and Sixth streets... http://reviewonline.com/News/articles.asp?articleID=3199 From the 8/31/06 Youngstown Vindicator: Elm Street Bridge reopens Dorm residents on the North Side of the bridge must cross it to get to class. By HAROLD GWIN VINDICATOR EDUCATION WRITER YOUNGSTOWN — About 14,000 cars pass under the Elm Street Bridge over U.S. Route 422 daily, and 1,000 college students walk across it each day. The rebuilt structure was officially reopened Wednesday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, with the bridge being touted as a major gateway for both Youngstown State University and the city... http://www.vindy.com/content/local_regional/25493189297664.php Stagehouse dedication planned for Tuesday Youngstown Vindicator, 9/3/06 The city will dedicate the new Riverwalk Stagehouse at the Warren Community Amphitheater with opening festivities Tuesday. The evening will kick off with Elvis impersonator Mark Lee Pringle performing at 6 p.m. as the "Hillbilly Cat..." Rescue Mission eyes park facility Youngstown Vindicator, 9/1/06 The Rescue Mission of Mahoning Valley wants to use Southside Park to build a new facility. William D'Avignon, city deputy director of planning, told members of the city's park and recreation commission Thursday that the Youngstown 2010 plan identified Southside Park as one of the city parks that could be put to better use...
September 4, 200618 yr i had no idea anything noteworthy happened in East Liverpool since Lou Holtz was born there.
September 4, 200618 yr From the 9/3/06 Warren Tribune Chronicle: PHOTO: David Taylor of TaylorMaid Hauling and Chimney Repair in Champion, smooths out a new concrete bench at the site of the Frederick Gillespie Memorial near the Warren Community Amphitheatre downtown. Tribune Chronicle / Steve Schenck Funding questions grow By AMY McCULLOUGH Tribune Chronicle WARREN — With nearly two-thirds of the year complete, an organization formed to help revitalize downtown Warren has collected only about a tenth of its total budget for the year. Warren GROWS, or Grass Roots Revitalization of Warren, budgeted expenses of $250,000 this year — $181,000 for 31 specific revitalization projects and $69,000 for administrative costs. But a campaign to raise money for this year’s expenses and those in the next two years isn’t even expected to kick off until this month. ‘‘If they are collecting money, and it’s for administrative cost and they are not telling people, that’s an issue. I have not written a check and I don’t expect to until it’s separate,’’ said Patty Limperos, chairwoman of GROWS promotions and marketing committee. Limperos and several volunteers said they did not know an administrative budget existed and believed the donations already being collected were going to Warren GROWS projects. http://tribune-chronicle.com/articles.asp?articleID=8277
September 5, 200618 yr From the 9/4/06 Youngstown Vindicator: Bridge replacements set in Youngstown, Canfield A landmark downtown bridge will get a $4 million, 18-month upgrade. By PETER H. MILLIKEN VINDICATOR STAFF WRITER YOUNGSTOWN — The Mahoning County Engineer's Office is planning two major bridge projects for next year, one in Youngstown and the other in Canfield. The larger of the two projects is the replacement of the entire concrete deck, any necessary repairs to the structural steel and concrete abutments, and painting of all structural steel on the Spring Common Bridge... http://www.vindy.com/content/local_regional/328441542848991.php Improvements planned at Austintown intersection Youngstown Vindicator, 9/4/06 A high-accident intersection is scheduled for a $250,000 traffic signal improvement late next year or early in 2008. Cameras are to be installed to govern the changing of signals at Four Mile Run Road and Mahoning Avenue based on the traffic the cameras observe, explained Jack Krompegel, traffic engineer with the Mahoning County engineer's office...
September 7, 200618 yr From the 9/6/06 Youngstown Vindicator: School board views early stadium plans A bond issue would fund the project. By SEAN BARRON VINDICATOR CORRESPONDENT NORTH JACKSON — School board members got an idea of what a finished stadium complex that would be built near a proposed $13.5 million middle school-high school might look like. At a special Jackson-Milton Board of Education meeting Tuesday, school officials heard a presentation detailing components of the project. A schematic outlining what the stadium might look like when completed also was shown... http://www.vindy.com/content/local_regional/329372291239398.php Residents hear details about improvements Youngstown Vindicator, 9/7/06 Construction on South Broad Street from the village green to Fairgrounds Boulevard will improve storm-water runoff and street lighting, but will not include any additional traffic lanes... Amphitheatre’s new look Warren Tribune Chronicle, 9/6/06 About 200 people came out Tuesday to see the Warren Community Amphitheatre’s new look. The $609,000 project, funded with federal transportation dollars secured by U.S. Rep. Timothy J. Ryan, includes a unique, wood-framed roof, white pillars, new restrooms and dressing rooms for the performers, a new stage that sits 15 feet closer to the audience, drainage ditches in front of the stage, and handicap accessible cement pods at the top of the stairs...
September 9, 200618 yr From the 9/8/06 Business Journal: New Neighborhood Offers Tax Abatements Sept. 8, 2006 7:01 a.m. EAST PALESTINE, Ohio – The community’s newest residential development, The Vineyards, celebrated its grand opening Wednesday and unlike most new neighborhoods, features incentives more often associated with new business. Consumers buying homes in The Vineyards are entitled to a five-year tax abatement, reports Coldwell Banker First Place Real Estate’s Mary Callahan-Cunningham, managing agent for the development... http://www.business-journal.com/default.asp?sourceid=&smenu=1&twindow=Default&mad=No&sdetail=269&wpage=1&skeyword=&sidate=&ccat=&ccatm=&restate=&restatus=&reoption=&retype=&repmin=&repmax=&rebed=&rebath=&subname=&pform=&sc=1711&hn=business-journal&he=.com Apartment complex will open to serve needs of the mentally ill Youngstown Vindicator, 9/8/06 A new apartment complex that provides housing for homeless people recovering from mental illness will have its grand opening at 1:30 p.m. today. Joey's Landing will provide safe, decent, affordable housing and supportive services to people who desperately need help, said Nicola Ceglia, executive director of Trumbull LifeLines, which is sponsoring the complex...
September 9, 200618 yr From the 9/9/06 Warren Tribune Chronicle: American Way opens factory in Lordstown By LARRY RINGLER Tribune Chronicle LORDSTOWN — Already holding nearly 40 percent of the national market for deck railings and fasteners, American Way owner Robert Platt is gearing up for even more growth with a larger building and work force. Most important to Lordstown Mayor Michael Chaffee and other area leaders is that Platt will do it from his home turf... http://tribune-chronicle.com/articles.asp?articleID=8535 From the 9/9/06 Youngstown Vindicator: Event marks completion of Hospice House facility The facility's purpose is to meet the needs of terminally ill patients and their families. By WILLIAM K. ALCORN VINDICATOR STAFF WRITER POLAND — Hospice of the Valley is having an open house Sunday to celebrate completion of Hospice House, the area's first inpatient hospice care center. The open house at the $7 million facility at 9803 Sharrott Road, located on the grounds of the Assumption Village, begins with a blessing and dedication at 1 p.m. Tours and refreshments follow until 4 p.m... http://www.vindy.com/content/local_regional/330778619816051.php Pupils break ground for gym Youngstown Vindicator, 9/9/06 The 400 children wearing yellow hard hats and sporting paper cutouts of small yellow shovels dangling from their necks were in a jovial mood. After all, it isn't every day that schoolchildren get to be the centerpiece of an $850,000 groundbreaking for a new building. The children, pupils at St. Christine Elementary School at 3125 S. Schenley Ave., attended a special Mass commemorating the event in St. Christine Church. They then donned their hard hats to march from the church to the location of a new gymnasium that will be added to the school... Complex to offer housing help Warren Tribune Chronicle, 9/9/06 Joseph Marando Jr. moved from one apartment to another for most of his adult life. Marando suffered from schizophrenic personality disorder. ‘‘Many landlords didn’t want his kind in their homes,’’ said Jean Baker, Marando’s sister. ‘‘So, typically, it did not take long before he had to move.’’...
September 12, 200618 yr From the 9/12/06 Warren Tribune Chronicle: Eye on Lordstown for upscale housing By RAYMOND L. SMITH Tribune Chronicle LORDSTOWN A contractor plans to build up to 160 upscale homes in the village. However, Danco General Contractors needs the help of village officials. The Lordstown Zoning Commission Monday heard from Dan Wilson and Dan Cuckovich, who recently purchased 119 acres in Woodridge Way in Lordstown where they hope to develop homes worth between $180,000 and $225,000... http://tribune-chronicle.com/articles.asp?articleID=8682 From the 9/9/06 Youngstown Vindicator: Second courtroom to close for renovation LISBON The second courtroom in the Columbiana County Courthouse will be closed at the end of next week as part of a renovation project... http://www.vindy.com/content/local_regional/374565687149181.php EMA gets new base in Lisbon Youngstown Vindicator, 9/10/06 Columbiana County this year opened its new, state-of-the-art Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management headquarters, a block south of the Columbiana County Courthouse...
September 14, 200618 yr From the 9/13/06 Youngstown Vindicator: Developer: End the referendum The elections director is recommending the protest be rejected by the board. By DAVID SKOLNICK VINDICATOR POLITICS WRITER YOUNGSTOWN — The developer of a proposed Canfield Township planned unit project is asking the Mahoning County Board of Elections to remove a citizens referendum from the Nov. 7 ballot that seeks to stop the development. The board will meet at 8 a.m. Friday to consider James DiCioccio's formal protest against the zoning referendum petition. Board Director Thomas McCabe said he is recommending the board reject the protest... http://www.vindy.com/content/local_regional/287063296280387.php From the 9/14/06 Business Journal: 2 North Jackson Companies to Expand Sept. 14, 2006 7:18 a.m. By Dan O’Brien NORTH JACKSON, Ohio -- A steel-service business and a company that hauls petroleum are planning to expand operations here, retaining more than 50 jobs, officials say. Liberty Steel Inc. is planning to construct a 50,000 square-foot addition to its facility while Hilltrux Tank Lines will be moving operations from Boardman to a new building at the Youngstown Commerce Park... http://www.business-journal.com/default.asp?sourceid=&smenu=1&twindow=Default&mad=No&sdetail=330&wpage=1&skeyword=&sidate=&ccat=&ccatm=&restate=&restatus=&reoption=&retype=&repmin=&repmax=&rebed=&rebath=&subname=&pform=&sc=1711&hn=business-journal&he=.com Salem Community Center to add gym, field Youngstown Vindicator, 9/14/06 The Salem Community Foundation has announced a $2 million expansion project at the Salem Community Center. The project, announced today, will add another gymnasium and an indoor soccer field with an artificial-turf floor... Society seeking upgrades for its thrift store Youngstown Vindicator, 9/13/06 The St. Vincent de Paul Society was to seek approval of the city's Design Review Committee today for its plans to make $120,000 in improvements to its thrift store, closed since May 26...
September 15, 200618 yr From the 9/14/06 Business Journal: Home Savings Begins Façade Project Sept. 14, 2006 7:19 a.m. By George Nelson YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Officials at the Home Savings and Loan Co. are looking at completion by year’s end on a façade renovation for its downtown headquarters. Work has begun on the new canopy and façade, estimated to cost $337,400. The Youngstown Board of Control is expected to approve a $20,000 façade renovation loan for the project at its meeting this morning... http://www.business-journal.com/default.asp?sourceid=&smenu=1&twindow=Default&mad=No&sdetail=329&wpage=1&skeyword=&sidate=&ccat=&ccatm=&restate=&restatus=&reoption=&retype=&repmin=&repmax=&rebed=&rebath=&subname=&pform=&sc=1711&hn=business-journal&he=.com From the 9/15/06 Youngstown Vindicator: Canfield referendum stays on ballot Elections board members say the map shows the development's location. By DAVID SKOLNICK VINDICATOR POLITICS WRITER YOUNGSTOWN — The Mahoning County Board of Elections unanimously ruled today that a citizens referendum to stop a proposed Canfield Township planned unit development will remain on the ballot... http://www.vindy.com/content/breaking_news/287040782480089.php
September 15, 200618 yr From the 9/14/06 Youngstown Vindicator: Housing project takes shape Twenty of the 30 homes are finished in Arlington Heights. By SEAN BARRON VINDICATOR CORRESPONDENT YOUNGSTOWN — It probably doesn't take more than a perfunctory observation to notice that a major transformation is under way in a section of the city's North Side. That was one of the main messages brought up Wednesday at a meeting of the Youngstown Arts & Entertainment District Association to describe what's being done in the Arlington Heights neighborhood. ... http://www.vindy.com/content/local_regional/287319428153659.php
September 16, 200618 yr From the 9/15/06 Youngstown Vindicator: District needs funds for new schools The school board must reduce the scope of building projects. By AMANDA GARRETT VINDICATOR TRUMBULL STAFF WARREN — The Warren City School District needs more money for the locally funded parts of its effort to build five schools. The district already has begun to replace all 13 old school buildings with five new ones in the massive project co-funded by the Ohio School Facilities Commission... http://www.vindy.com/content/local_regional/287785301080134.php From the 9/15/06 Youngstown Vindicator: Panel wants to swap parcel for 6 schools No land swap could mean the school buildings wouldn't be demolished. By DAVID SKOLNICK CITY HALL REPORTER YOUNGSTOWN — Despite concerns expressed by city officials, Youngstown council's education committee unanimously recommended that the full legislative body approve a land swap of a 1-acre city parcel for six school properties... http://www.vindy.com/content/local_regional/287037362962757.php
September 16, 200618 yr From the 9/15/06 Warren Tribune Chronicle: Council backs bid for Main Street plan By AMY McCULLOUGH Tribune Chronicle WARREN — Another obstacle was overcome Wednesday for the grassroots organization working to add Warren into a network of 32 other Ohio Main Street Communities for neighborhood revitalization programs. City Council voted 9-1 Wednesday in favor of a resolution supporting the Warren GROWS bid to make Warren a Main Street city. The resolution is a requirement for Main Street applicants. Ohio Main Street is a partnership with the National Trust Main Street Center. Although there is no money available for revitalization through the program, member communities can network with each other to work out problems and are guided to available funding sources. Over the last eight years, almost $300 million has been invested statewide, more than 300 businesses started, 1,118 buildings rehabilitated and almost 3,000 jobs created through the program, state program officials said. http://tribune-chronicle.com/articles.asp?articleID=8795
September 17, 200618 yr From the 9/15/06 Warren Tribune Chronicle: Doctors seeking to build hospital By RAYMOND L. SMITH Tribune Chronicle YOUNGSTOWN — A group of local physicians who planned to form a partnership with Forum Health to build a for-profit surgical center in Mahoning County say they still intend to build the 100-bed hospital, with or without help from the financially strapped health care chain. Muransky Companies, an investor group of physicians and businessmen, has been exploring the possibility of building a new hospital in southern Mahoning County... [email protected] http://tribune-chronicle.com/articles.asp?articleID=8793 From the 9/16/06 Business Journal: County to Choose From Three Architects for Oakhill Project Sept. 16, 2006 7:14 a.m. By Dan O'Brien YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- A building commission charged with overseeing the redevelopment of Oakhill Renaissance Place will choose from three architectural firms for the project, despite a flurry of legal disputes related to Mahoning County's effort to renovate and relocate offices to the facility... http://www.business-journal.com/default.asp?sourceid=&smenu=1&twindow=Default&mad=No&sdetail=335&wpage=1&skeyword=&sidate=&ccat=&ccatm=&restate=&restatus=&reoption=&retype=&repmin=&repmax=&rebed=&rebath=&subname=&pform=&sc=1711&hn=business-journal&he=.com
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