Controlling board OKs funds for improvements

Two Mahoning County firms will do the work at the parks.

Special to The Vindicator

COLUMBUS — A state-lawmaker panel has signed off on funding for improvements at Nelson Kennedy Ledges and Punderson State Park.

The Controlling Board, without comment, released $279,030 to build new restroom facilities at both parks, which are located in Portage and Geauga counties. A new recreational-vehicle sanitary-sewage dump station will be added at Punderson State Park, as well.

Mister Excavator Inc. of Kirtland and B&J Electric of Poland Inc. of North Lima submitted the low bids for the work, which is expected to be completed by the end of the year.

In other business:

UThe board released nearly $200,000 for a roof replacement at Kent State University’s Trumbull County campus. The library building, which also houses classrooms and offices, was constructed in 1976 and still has its original roof.

UMembers approved funding for facility improvements at a number of drug- and alcohol-addiction programs around the state, including:

Meridian Services Donofrio Women’s Center project in Mahoning County. It will receive $10,000 for kitchen renovations and upgrades to electrical and security systems. The center provides residential treatment for women and their children in Youngstown.

The Columbiana County Health Clinic in Lisbon will receive $51,208 to replace a 30-year-old roof “that has major leaks,” according to documents.