Tuesday, April 22, 2014
YOUNGSTOWN — The city is seeking the assistance of the military to help with its blight problems.
“We’re requesting assistance from the Department of Defense to help with demolition of vacant houses and the removal of trash and brush,” Mayor John A. McNally said. “We’d be responsible for the abatement and dumping fees, but we’d receive free labor and equipment from the DOD.”
The city placed public notices in Monday’s and today’s editions of The Vindicator, a requirement before applying to be selected by federal DOD for its Innovative Readiness Training program. The application will be submitted later this week with the city finding out this summer if it is selected, McNally said.
If the DOD chooses Youngstown under this program, the work would be done in 2016.
The city is proposing work at two locations though the Newport/Cottage Grove area on the South Side is the top priority, the mayor said. That area is bounded by Indianola Avenue to the north, Midlothian Boulevard to the south, South Avenue to the east and Glenwood Avenue to the west.
The other location is the Upper North Heights area bounded by Gypsy Lane to the north, Broadway Avenue to the south, Logan Avenue to the east and Elm Street to the west.
For the complete story, read Wednesday’s Vindicator and Vindy.com