Youngstown council to mull new planning pact

YOUNGSTOWN — City council will consider legislation Wednesday for a contract to have the Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp. continue to serve as the city’s planner, and to possibly vote on laws regarding property maintenance, demolition and unsafe buildings.

YNDC was selected in July 2013 to provide planning services for the city in conjunction with the Youngstown State University Center for Urban and Regional Studies.

The city paid about $100,000 to YNDC last year for planning work, said Ian Beniston, the agency’s executive director.

The amount for this year’s work is up to $60,000 as not as much work needs to be done, said T. Sharon Woodberry, the city’s director of community planning and economic development.

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