Shrimp farmer shut down on East Side

YOUNGSTOWN

Magistrate Dominic DeLaurentis has denied Ronald S. Eiselstein’s request for a preliminary injunction to keep the city from interfering with Eiselstein’s shrimp farm on the city’s East Side.

After the city’s lawyers moved to dismiss the injunction request, the Mahoning County Common Pleas Court magistrate ruled Monday that Eiselstein did not meet the requirements for an injunction.

Eiselstein sought the injunction after he pleaded innocent May 24 in municipal court to a minor misdemeanor citation for failure to obtain a zoning permit for his farm. His trial on that case is set for 4:30 p.m. June 14 in night court. If he’s convicted, the maximum penalty is a $100 fine and court costs.

City Prosecutor Jay Macejko said the city would now examine Eiselstein’s farm to determine whether it complies with the city’s zoning regulations and other ordinances.

The city’s position is that Eiselstein must immediately cease operating the shrimp farm, and the city will enforce that “either criminally or through the civil nuisance abatement regulations,” Macejko said.

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