LOWELLVILLE City council

Six candidates are running for two four-year seats. Michele Packner and Paul Meehan did not return candidate questionnaires. (* denotes incumbent)
JOSEPH J. ROSSI
Age: 75Home: 22 W. Wood St. Employment: Mayor of Lowellville (not seeking re-election); retired president and owner of Rossi's Furniture Gallery Inc.Education: Lowellville High School graduate; attended Youngstown CollegeFamily: Two adult childrenPriority: To clear the muddied waters created by the majority of council due to the approval of a series of legislation, which is solely a waste of taxpayers' dollars and instill accountability for all future expenditures.The village currently has acres of prime land and commercial buildings with the necessary facilities to accommodate all phases of business establishments. I will support Councilman Iudiciani, the only council member actively recruiting and promoting the village and also the prime spokesman for seeking all village grants over the past six years.
RONALD ROTUNNO *
Age: 56Home: 250 Youngstown-Lowellville RoadEmployment: Alliance Imaging; councilmanEducation: Lowellville High School graduateFamily: Wife, Linda; three daughtersPriority: To bring business into the village of Lowellville. To make Lowellville's downtown a smaller version of Volant, Pa.
JIM ALFANO *
Age: 32Home: 29 W. Walnut St. Employment: Electrician, Entertech ElectricEducation: Lowellville High School graduate; attended YSUFamily: Wife, Tonia; one daughter
Priority: To take the politics out of our local government. We need to make decisions based on what is best for our community, not on what will be the most popular or sound the best in the next day's paper
ALAN RUSSO
Age: 50Home: 315 E. Wood St. Employment: Mahoning County Sanitary DepartmentEducation: Lowellville High School graduate; attended Youngstown State UniversityFamily: Wife, Maureen, two daughtersPriority: To repeal the raise for council and mayor, and give the people the right to vote on the raise. Aggressively seek federal and state funding for safer railroad crossings and river reclamation