Fund-raising committee named for Mahoning pound expansion

YOUNGSTOWN — Mahoning County commissioners appointed an all-volunteer fundraising committee for the expansion of the county dog pound.

The 13-member committee appointed today includes the county commissioners, dog Warden Matt Ditchey, philanthropist Mary Lariccia of Boardman, leaders of various local animal welfare organizations and others.

Lariccia handed Ditchey a check for $100,000, which constituted her donation toward the pound expansion.

A week earlier, the commissioners had established the Mahoning County Animal Care Building Fund, into which they committed $400,000 from the county dog and kennel fund.

The fund is derived from dog license fees and fines for dog-law violations.

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