Redevelopment of Route 422 Corridor gains momentum

Staff report

YOUNGSTOWN

The search for a project manager of the U.S. Route 422 corridor redevelopment will be tentatively underway by the end of the first quarter this year.

The Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber is working on a draft of the job description, and seeking funds for the project manager, said John Rossi, president of the Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber Foundation.

The redevelopment is spearheaded by the Chamber, the Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp. and the Trumbull County Board of Commissioners.

Rossi said the goal is to start evaluating potential candidates by the end of March.

Ian Beniston, executive director of YNDC, said the project manager would help increase the momentum of the initiative.

However, some progress has continued with the redevelopment of the corridor, according to a 2014 report.

“We have several action teams working on this,” Rossi said.

On the neighborhood front, Girard and Trumbull County have demolished houses on Belgrade Avenue and Dearborn, Davis and Howard streets.

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