Grant helps extend East Side sewer project
YOUNGSTOWN — The Appalachian Regional Commission awarded $125,000 to Mahoning County for a McCartney Road sanitary-sewer extension on the city’s East Side.
The county plans to construct 2,711 linear feet of eight-inch sewer lines along U.S. Route 422 to increase the capacity of the sewer system by 1.26 million gallons a day, said U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, a Democrat from Cleveland.
“This is excellent news for the Mahoning Valley,” Brown said today. “This federal investment in the city’s infrastructure will lead to more jobs and more efficient operations for local businesses. Projects like this help boost the economy and make Youngstown a more competitive city.”
The project will benefit a local industrial painting company and will allow the Iron and String Life Enhancement Inc. to expand, creating 15 new jobs and generating $700,000 in leveraged private investments, Brown said. ISLE is a disability services organization which provides residential, respite, transportation, advocacy, and vocational services.
ARC is a federal-state partnership focused on economic development in the 13 Appalachian states.
In addition to ARC’s $125,000 grant, the state will provide an additional $287,000 to complete the project and local sources will contribute $187,040.