Mahoning County mulls getting new dog pound

YOUNGSTOWN — Mahoning County officials are considering a building that once housed a fitness center as a potential new location for the county dog pound.

The county commissioners and officials of the Western Reserve Port Authority met with Gina Bricker, an assistant county prosecutor, in executive session today to discuss the possible renovation and use of the vacant former Jump Stretch Fitness Center, 1230 N. Meridian Road, Austintown, as the new pound.

Under consideration is the possibility of the port authority borrowing money to purchase the site, and leasing the site to the county, “which will make it more economically feasible for the county to obtain this facility,” said Atty. James Floyd, port authority chairman.

The site is now in foreclosure and will be sold in a sheriff’s sale, he said.

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