Mahoning commissioners find money for two county agencies

YOUNGSTOWN — The Mahoning County commissioners have found $310,000 in an old sales tax fund to give to two county agencies.

The commissioners stripped $413,000 from the budgets of the Ohio State University Extension Office in Canfield and the Mahoning Soil and Water Conservation District last month when they approved the county’s 2009 budget.

The cuts were among $4.7 million in reductions commissioners made in the 2009 budget compared to 2008.

The commissioners at their meeting today approved giving $225,000 to the extension service and $85,000 to the soil and water conservation district.

The money commissioners gave to the extension service and soil and water conservation district came from the county’s community development fund, which was created after voters approved a 0.5 percent sales tax in 1999, said George Tablack, county administrator.

For the complete story, see Friday’s Vindicator and Vindy.com