South Side, Boardman neighborhood groups to meet Wednesday

Youngstown

Community leaders from four neighborhood groups representing the South Side and Boardman Township will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Newport Public Library to discuss common issues related to their respective neighborhoods.

The groups include: Newport Neighborhood Association, Handel’s Block Watch, Boulevard Park Block Watch and Forrest Glen Homeowners Association.

The meeting is being organized by Handle’s Block Watch and the Mahoning Valley Organizing Collaborative.

Several of the groups are a year or less old and the meeting will be the first opportunity for the groups to connect with each other. Officials from both Boardman and Youngstown are to attendance.

“The purpose of this meeting is to begin to connect the neighborhood groups. Some of the groups are relatively new but getting together to discuss common concerns, learn how each group is dealing with specific problems and sharing contact information is always helpful. We hope this is the first of many such meetings,” said Dave Starr, President of Handel’s Block Watch.