Public meeting scheduled on court consolidation

Public meeting scheduled on court consolidation

YOUNGSTOWN — State Rep. Robert F. Hagan will have an Aug. 23 public meeting to consider consolidating the lower-court system in Mahoning County over a six- to 10-year period.

The elimination of a Youngstown Municipal Court judge later this year is the likely first step, said Hagan of Youngstown, D-60th.

Hagan opted last week to postpone introducing a bill to eliminate that judicial seat at the request of a majority of city council members and several former council members, and agreed to hold a public meeting on the issue before submitting the proposal for a vote by the General Assembly.

The public meeting is set for 5 p.m. Aug. 23 in Tod Hall’s Trustees’ Meeting Room at Youngstown State University.

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