Deal with Youngstown close on V&M Star project, says Girard law director

GIRARD — Law Director Mark Standohar said the city is close to an agreement with Youngstown on sharing tax revenue from the V&M Star Steel property, site of a proposed $970 million expansion that could create 400 jobs.

“We have the framework of a deal in place and I’m hoping we can close down the final details in two weeks,” Standohar said.

His comments followed a brief special council meeting tonight in which the city was expected to have completed its proposal to Youngstown on splitting tax revenue.

Instead, council only voted to authorize the state to begin preliminary engineering and earth moving studies on the Brier Hill site where V&M is located.

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