Meetings Tuesday, Wednesday to collect ideas for regional planning

YOUNGSTOWN — Trained facilitators will conduct the first round of a series of community conversations Tuesday to discuss a shared regional-planning vision for the year 2025.

At 1 p.m. Tuesday, meetings will be at the New Castle, Pa., public library, 207 E. North St.; and at the Mercer County Courthouse, 120 S. Diamond St., Mercer, Pa.

At 5 p.m. Tuesday, a meeting will be at the Newport Branch of the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County at 3730 Market St.

At 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, another community conversation will be at the Columbiana Public Library, 332 N. Middle St., Columbiana.

The public meetings, designed to identify the strengths, challenges and possibilities facing the region, are being conducted by Power of 32 based on a format designed by AmericaSpeaks, a national leader in civic engagement efforts.

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