Cornersburg-area residents identify concerns to YNDC tonight

YOUNGSTOWN

For the most part, Osborn Avenue residents take care of their neighborhoods, but a few habitually leave trash out for days, which encourages mainly kids to litter.

That was the assessment one woman gave when describing her top neighborhood concerns during a Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp. public meeting tonight at New Covenant Church of the Nazarene, 1900 Canfield Road in the city’s Cornersburg section.

The one-hour session, which focused mainly on Youngstown’s southwest section, including Cornersburg, was the third of nine such YNDC gatherings throughout the city to gather residents’ concerns, positive assessments, input, feedback and priorities for what they feel is most crucial for neighborhood development and stabilization.

Their input and ideas are to be used to develop citywide strategies for further neighborhood improvements against a backdrop of limited financial resources for the city, noted Jack Daugherty, YNDC’s program coordinator.

Daugherty pointed to several demographics regarding the city’s southwest corner, noting that it’s seen a smaller population decline between 1990 and 2012 than most other parts of Youngstown.

The area also has a relatively high median income, stable property and home ownership, a strong housing market and relatively low crime, he noted. In addition, it has a higher percentage of older residents, he continued.

Read more on the meeting and residents' concerns in Friday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.