“Somebody asked me in the very, very beginning, ‘With the expenditure of your time, with
“Somebody asked me in the very, very beginning, ‘With the expenditure of your time, with the money, and the involvement of all these different agencies and entities, how are you going to define success?’ And I said, ‘If we can save one life, isn’t that a success?’”
Judge John M. Durkin, who runs the Mahoning County Common Pleas Felony Drug Court. People with felony indictments who meet certain criteria can plead into the program and get the charge dismissed upon completion.
“Infrastructure is critical to any community’s business structure and business function. Repairing our roads and repaving our roads are important to attracting businesses and keeping businesses here. We don’t want it to be a deal-breaker.”
Anthony Traficanti, chairman of the Mahoning County commissioners, discussing poor road conditions and their impact on the county’s ability to attract warehousing and trucking businesses.