Tuesday, July 14, 2015
YOUNGSTOWN — The office of U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan of Howland, D-13th, is looking into possible federal funding options to help the city fix its sewer system that discharges into Mill Creek Park bodies of water.
“I know my boss is very, very concerned about it,” said Rick Leonard, director of Ryan’s district offices, of the sewage discharges into park water.
A discharge at the end of June caused a massive fish kill in Lake Newport, and led the park leadership on Friday to close lakes Newport, Cohasset and Glacier until further notice due to elevated E. coli levels in the water.
During a phone call Tuesday with Mill Creek MetroParks board President Lou Schiavoni, Leonard outlined the avenues Ryan’s office will explore. He said the office doesn’t have a specific federal agency or program it will target; staff members are compiling a list, and he plans to talk to city officials about local funds that might be available to put toward a fix.
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