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Hotel plans proceed

NILES

The Cafaro Co. says it plans to move forward with its hotel and banquet center at Eastwood Mall despite a county prosecutor’s ruling that denied the company’s request to waive tap-in fees.

“Plans have been in motion for some time and we’ve been proceeding as if it’s going forward,” said Joe Bell, the company’s director of corporate communications. “That’s not changing.”

Businesses pay tap-in fees to use water and sewer systems.

Bell said he did not know the cost of the tap-in fees.

The prosecutor’s office can request an official opinion from the state if requested by county commissioners.

Cafaro Co. in January announced plans to build a new four-story, nationally branded, all-suite hotel at Eastwood Mall.

The tentative opening date is scheduled for 2013.

10 people indicted

CLEVELAND

Four Youngstown residents and a Farrell, Pa., resident are among 10 people indicted by a federal grand jury on cocaine and heroin trafficking charges, the U.S. attorney announced Wednesday.

Those charged include: Darwin O. Crumby, 46, of Farrell, Pa.; and Terrance A. Tarver, 39; Ratosha A. Reed, 30; Timothy M. Hough, 49; and Darnell L. Jones, 26, all of Youngstown.

The 27-month investigation was conducted by the FBI, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, the Mahoning Valley Law Enforcement Task Force and Akron police.