Boardman will see 10 new patrol officers

BOARDMAN — Voters showed up in a big way for the township’s safety services.

Approved with 62.8 percent of votes, the 2.2-mill Boardman police and fire levy will raise $2,078,924 annually over a five-year period. It will allow Police Chief Patrick Berarducci to hire 10 new patrol officers.

“I’ll be contacting the Civil Service Commission today,” he said. “Hopefully we’ll get those by the end of the week so we can start scheduling interviews.”

Berarducci said he plans to hire the best officers he can find.

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