A call for regionalization

VIENNA —  A group of area business leaders is considering a push for combining school districts or forming a regional local government.

The executives, who have been meeting for more than a year, haven’t selected a plan of action but they are sure of one thing:  local governments and schools must cut costs.

“Business leaders really need to start pounding their fists on the table,” said Rick Schiraldi, an accountant and partner with Cohen & Co. in Youngstown.

Schiraldi and David Paull, vice president of RTI International Metals in Weathersfield, are chairmen of a group that met Friday at Squaw Creek Country Club.

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