Meacham to address Oakhill costs at press conference Wednesday


Staff report

YOUNGSTOWN

Mahoning County Auditor Ralph T. Meacham will conduct a news conference at 9 a.m. Wednesday in the county courthouse basement meeting room to discuss financial information pertaining to Oakhill Renaissance Place, which has been mired in a long history of political controversy and civil and criminal legal proceedings.

Meacham, who became auditor in March 2015, will release his findings concerning the county’s costs of acquiring, renovating and incurring debt for Oakhill.

He also will discuss the costs of operating the building, which is now about half-occupied, and the extent to which those costs are defrayed by rents paid to the county by Oakhill’s tenants.

Meacham, a certified public accountant, said he doesn’t expect to make any recommendations at the news conference, but he has said the county needs to plan for Oakhill’s future.

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