Power of 32 meeting takes place in Youngstown

YOUNGSTOWN — In the year 2025, Mahoning County will be a thriving region — at least that’s the hope of an organization called Power of 32.

Power of 32 began at the University of Pittsburgh and aims to revitalize the 32-county region in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland and West Virginia through a series of community discussions, which will boil down to policy options for the region.

Mahoning and Columbiana counties are in the Ohio area, while Lawrence and Mercer are part of the 15 counties in Pennsylvania.

In 2011, a virtual town meeting with representatives from all counties will meet to prioritize those policy options decided on by members of the region.

A meeting took place tonight at First Unitarian Universalist Church on Elm Street.

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