Mahoning commissioners approve funds for tourism promotions

YOUNGSTOWN

The Mahoning County commissioners approved five resolutions today totaling $64,025 for print and online advertising to promote tourism here in a variety of publications.

The largest of the agreements is a $45,000 deal with Great Lakes Publishing for advertising in various 2016 publications.

Other agreements include a $1,975 deal with the Columbus Dispatch for advertising in its 2016 Best Driving Vacations guide and a $5,075 deal for ads in the Ohio Golf Guide, the Bridgestone Golf Publication and Vintage Ohio.

All the money to pay for the advertising comes from the county’s hotel and motel bed tax revenues, which are the sole source of support for the county’s Convention and Visitors’ Bureau.

The CVB spends about $100,000 a year on advertising. So far this year, bureau revenues have totalled $439,046.

“We focus on the magazines that are geared towards people interested in traveling,” said Linda Macala, CVB director.

In other business, the commissioners awarded a $155,066 contract to Craig Edward Susany Inc. of North Lima for the Miley Road water supply line extension project in Beaver Township.

Read more about their actions in Friday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.