Boardman trustees have no discussion of police levy tonight

BOARDMAN — Although the police levy dominated conversation during the first two trustee meetings of 2011, it wasn’t on the agenda tonight.

The closest trustees came to discussing the 3.85-mill five-year additional police levy that voters will decide in May was near the end of the meeting when officials talked about state cuts to local government.

“We recognize that a lot of funding that’s cut, we’ll have to make up for. We’re always working internally and looking at other ways to make cuts,” said Trustee Larry Moliterno.

Trustee Tom Costello touted collaborative projects, such as the ABC (Austintown-Boardman-Canfield) Water District and the joint purchase of radio dispatch equipment between the township and Austintown, as money-savers.

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