Commissioners told about danger at Boardman intersection

June 23, 2015 at 12:00a.m.

SEBRING

More than nine months after being in a serious car accident while driving near Glenwood Avenue and Western Reserve Road in Boardman, Bob Holton still feels mild pain in his shoulder.

“I’m going to keep this problem fresh until something is done,” the Boardman man said during Monday’s Mahoning County commissioners’ meeting at Sebring City Hall, 135 E. Ohio Ave.

Holton was referring to what he sees as a dangerous intersection at which too many motorists on Western Reserve illegally pass on the right those waiting to turn onto Glenwood. As Holton was making such a left turn last September, a driver traveling west on Western Reserve passed another motorist on the right and struck Holton, which left him with a concussion and injuries to his neck and shoulder, he recalled.

Holton said he would like to see a guardrail installed, but added that such a solution likely would be costly. Additional options he proposed included erecting better signage and concrete barriers.

Commissioner Anthony T. Traficanti said he plans to speak to the Mahoning County Engineer’s office about the situation.

Also at the session, Commissioner Carol Rimedio Righetti asked attendees to contact Gov. John Kasich and urge him to support efforts to keep open the Youngstown Developmental Center in Weathersfield Township, which provides for adults with severe and profound developmental challenges. The facility is slated to close July 1, 2017.

Rimedio Righetti also called on Kasich to support the creation of a 13-member closure commission, which would provide a more-thorough review of the decision to close the center, as well as a similar one in Montgomery County, which includes Dayton.

The governor can be reached at 614-466-3555 or at http://www.governor.ohio.gov/contact/contactthegovernor.aspx

In other business, Lou Vega, director of the Mahoning County Solid Waste District, announced an appliance recycling drive, set for 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at Campbell City Hall, 351 Tenney Ave.

Accepted items will include refrigerators, air-conditioning units, dehumidifiers, water heaters, stoves, freezers, laptop computers and computer towers. Those interested are asked not to bring monitors, TVs and other electronics devices.

The recycling drive is open to all Mahoning County residents, Vega noted.