Youngstown council approves measure for 5th Ave. improvement

YOUNGSTOWN

Fifth Avenue, one of the city’s busiest streets and one that is filled with potholes, was originally slated by the state to be resurfaced and improved next year.

Charles Shasho, deputy director of the city’s public works department, expressed concerns about the road’s condition to state transportation officials who agreed to move the project up to this year, said Mayor John A. McNally.

City council approved legislation today to allow the board of control to seek proposals and sign a contract with a company to improve a section of the road.

Also, McNally said the city street department is filling potholes on main streets. They worked today on Meridian and McCartney roads.

The city picked some based on comments made by readers on Vindy.com who were asked to list streets in the city with the worst potholes, McNally said.

Council also went into executive session for about 50 minutes today to get updated by the city’s law department on a sexual harassment complaint filed by Lyndsey Hughes, a city employee.

Hughes’ attorneys are trying to strike a deal with the city without going to court.

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