Mill Creek Park's exec director says city needs to expedite ways to stop sewage disposal

CANFIELD — In response to test results from the Mahoning County District Board of Health lab, which showed high E-coli bacteria levels in Lake Newport water samples, Mill Creek MetroParks has closed Lakes Newport, Cohasset and Glacier for public use until further notice.

And the problem needs to be addressed much quicker, said Aaron Young, MetroParks executive director.

“We should not be asked to wait another 20 years [to resolve this],” he said, at a press conference tonight.

The lake closures will not change the city’s schedule on a $48 million project to keep wastewater from flowing into Mill Creek, which is slated for completion by Dec. 2033.