Warren council agrees to cash support for daily air service

Staff report

WARREN

Warren City Council has approved a resolution that pledges up to $30,000 to support efforts to bring daily air service to Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport. Wednesday night’s vote was 9-0, with Councilman Dan Sferra absent.

Councilwoman Helen Rucker said a second resolution will be brought before council, probably in two weeks, to indicate a specific source for the funds.

Rucker said the source most likely is going to be the Downtown Redevelopment Fund, which receives rents paid by tenants in the various city-owned buildings, such as the recently acquired Gibson Building on East Market Street.

The city is pledging “up to $30,000” so that the amount could be reduced in the event that the airport receives funds from another source that would make it unnecessary for Warren to contribute the entire amount, Rucker said.