US Sen. Sherrod Brown meets with Mahoning Valley officials Friday on lead-water crisis

AUSTINTOWN — U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Cleveland, will meet with Mahoning Valley officials and public health experts at 11 a.m. Friday to discuss his legislative efforts to protect Valley families from toxic lead exposure.

Brown will meet at the Mahoning County Health Board offices, 50 Westchester Drive.

Brown has introduced legislation to better protect Ohioans from lead in water. The village of Sebring has been dealing with lead-water exposure since Jan. 21, and the lead crisis also continues in Flint, Mich.