Youngstown withholds daily flight support pending township commitments

YOUNGSTOWN

Those seeking money to help secure daily service from United Airlines at the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport didn’t come away with any financial commitment today from Youngstown City Council.

And city Finance Director David Bozanich said that those seeking the money need to seek a funding commitment from townships — specifically naming Austintown, Boardman and Canfield — and then return to Youngstown.

“Spread it out over the population base and come back and say what the fair share is for us,” he said. “We’d like to see everyone pay its fair share.”

Dan Dickten, the airport’s director of aviation, said he along with the Western Reserve Port Authority and YNGAir Partners, an airport support group, had not considered that approach, but planned to approach other communities.

After the meeting, Dickten said he and YNGAir Partners planned to speak to city officials in Sharon, Pa., about a financial commitment, and would talk with “any townships that will have us.”

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