City, Aqua Ohio sign no-compete water contract

June 21, 2011 at 12:03p.m.

YOUNGSTOWN — The city’s board of control approved a contract today to sell up to 2.2 million gallons of water a day to Aqua Ohio.

The contract, which expires Dec. 31, 2025, includes a no-compete clause meaning neither side can sell water to the other entity’s customers.

The contract ends plans by the ABC (Austintown, Boardman and Canfield) Water and Storm Water District to buy bulk water from Aqua rather than from Youngstown. An attorney for the district has threatened legal action on behalf of his client.

Also today, the board voted to allow V&M Star to use a 12-acre parcel on Division Street to dump dirt as part of its $650 million expansion project.

For the complete story, read Wednesday’s Vindicator and Vindy.com