Mahoning commissioners place levy renewal on fall ballot

YOUNGSTOWN

The Mahoning County commissioners approved a resolution to place on the Nov. 3 ballot a 0.5-mill, five-year renewal levy for the county Mental Health and Recovery Board.

The levy, first passed by the Mental Health Board in 1976, generates about $915,000 annually and costs the owner of a $100,000 home about $5.56 a year.

The county’s Mental Health and Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services boards merged Feb. 23 to form the Mental Health and Recovery Board.

“One in four individuals this year will suffer a mental health or [substance abuse] recovery issue,” said Toni Notaro, compliance and evaluation director with the mental health and recovery board.

The commissioners also approved an $865,000 agreement with the Mahoning & Columbiana Training Association to administer the summer youth employment program sponsored by the county’s Department of Job and Family Services.

Read more about the levy and the youth program in Friday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.