YOUNGSTOWN | Council news/notes

City council handled these items Wednesday during its last regular meeting for the year:
Heard Clarence Boles, the 6th Ward city councilman-elect, complain about the Weed and Seed program, a South Side crime prevention and neighborhood improvement program. Boles complained about several items, including the legitimacy of the evaluation of the coordinator. Boles, a resident in the area and a steering committee member, said he never received an evaluation to fill out. He said residents in the Weed and Seed area are being shut out since only six residents of the area are among the 25-member steering committee that does the evaluation.
Authorized the board of control to put up streetlights costing $650 each at 233 and 252 Curry Place; 1823 Fifth Ave.; 142 Brookline Ave.; between 901 and 909 S. Belle Vista Ave.; at South Belle Vista and Calvary Run; at South Belle Vista and Price Road; near 955 S. Belle Vista; across from 628 Wesley Ave.; and at 697 Wesley Ave.
Authorized the board of control to seek bids for the McGuffey Heights drainage improvement project on the East Side, which is estimated to cost about $300,000.
Authorized the board of control to accept a $56,000 state grant and spend $24,000 as the city's required share for installing diesel exhaust systems in four fire stations.