Commissioners to vacate ‘paper road’ at racino site

Commissioners to vacate ‘paper road’ at racino site

YOUNGSTOWN

The Mahoning County commissioners initiated this morning the process of vacating a 3,500-foot section of Lanterman Road that exists on paper on the Austintown racino site, but was never built.

They must now view the site and hold a public hearing before they can vacate that section of the road. The viewing and hearing have not yet been scheduled.

The $250 million Hollywood Slots at Mahoning Valley Race Course will be built on the east side of state Route 46 at Silica Road, where Penn National Gaming Inc. bought the land for $4.6 million in April. The site is just south of the Interstate 80 interchange.

At the request of American Legion Post 247 in Lowellville, the commissioners named the bridge over the Mahoning River in that village the “Lowellville Veterans Memorial Bridge.”

Jim Petuch, county recycling director, announced he’ll be retiring at the end of this year after 30 years in recycling positions with the City of Youngstown, Youngstown State University and the county.