WHAT THEY SAID |About Mayor-elect Williams

WHAT THEY SAID |ABOUT MAYOR-ELECT WILLIAMS
QUOTES FROM VARIOUS OFFICIALS ON JAY WILLIAMS, YOUNGSTOWN'S NEW MAYOR.
FORMER YOUNGSTOWN MAYOR PATRICK UNGARO, CURRENTLY LIBERTY TOWNSHIP ADMINISTRATOR: "I THINK HE'S A TALENTED YOUNG GUY WITH A HIGH-ENERGY LEVEL. HE HAS A CLEAN IMAGE AND HE IS SUPPORTED BY THOSE IN THE SUBURBS. JAY IS THE RIGHT GUY AT THE RIGHT TIME. HE'S NOT PART OF THE OLD GUARD."
U.S. REP. TIM RYAN OF NILES, D-17TH: "THIS IS A GOOD TIME FOR JAY TO COME IN. WE NEED TO COME UP WITH NEW IDEAS, AND JAY WILL BRING A FRESH PERSPECTIVE. I'M OPTIMISTIC JAY WILL ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT REGIONALISM. THERE'S GOING TO BE A GREAT SYNERGY BETWEEN THE TWO OF US."
THOMAS HUMPHRIES, REGIONAL CHAMBER PRESIDENT: "I'VE WORKED WITH HIM IN THE PAST AND HE WILL RAISE THE COMMUNITY TO A NEW STANDARD. I LOOK FORWARD TO HIS ADMINISTRATION."
MAHONING COUNTY COMMISSIONER JOHN MCNALLY IV, YOUNGSTOWN'S EX-LAW DIRECTOR: "I HAVE A LOT OF CONFIDENCE IN HIM. I'M VERY HOPEFUL ABOUT HIS ADMINISTRATION. THERE WILL BE ISSUES IN THE FUTURE WHERE THE CITY AND COUNTY WILL NEED TO GET TOGETHER, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH JAY."