Rally today urges voters to support WRTA levy in November

BOARDMAN — Establishing a mass transit system in Mahoning County is key for people to obtain and retain jobs, said Commissioner John McNally IV.

“It’s [public transportation] an important component of economic development in the Valley,” he said.

Community leaders joined together today at St. Elizabeth Boardman Health Center to urge support of the Western Reserve Transit Authority’s 0.25-percent sales tax that will be on the ballot in November.

“Public transportation determines, in many ways, the quality of life one can receive,” said Sister Marie Ruegg of St. Elizabeth Boardman Health Center.

Affordable transportation is pivotal in the furthering of education, health care and employment in the area, Ruegg said.

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