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Campbell Council eliminates police lieutenant rank
The city briefly reinstated the position in 2014.
Five years after the 4.0 quake, Ohio is a seismic-monitoring leader, ODNR officials say.
The Dec. 31, 2011, earthquake was part of a series of 13 quakes linked to a Youngstown injection well.
County panel awards sewer rehab contract
The Mahoning County commissioners awarded a New Middletown sewer-rehabilitation contract
Youngstown council approves downtown hotel tax abatement
But council postpones an abatement for a business at the request of the city administration
Struthers reaches tentative contract agreement with police union
Contract will likely include base pay raises for patrolmen.
Liberty trustees vote to use levy fees for union negotiations
Trustees also voted on allocation of towing, speed camera revenue.
Girard Council denies zoning changes for new Dollar General
Council members believe the issue will be revisited.
Trumbull auditor recommends 5 percent county budget cuts or a revenue increase
Because Trumbull County is being threatened with a roughly $700,000 Medicaid-related sales-tax loss in 2017 and other issues, the county auditor is recommending that commissioners cut 2017 budgets by about $1.5 million.
Courthouse statues will likely return in spring
Good weather has kept the county dog shelter construction on schedule.
Confusion on no-parking issue ramps up tensions
Trustees will address the matter again at their Nov. 28 meeting
Commissioners approve compensation study extension
The pay study, which got underway in late September, is comparing county employees’ compensation with that of their counterparts in governments of Stark and other counties of similar size.
City to seek new proposals to demolish dilapidated bleachers
The city made a typo in an email address to one company seeking the work
Youngstown council delays vote on buying more bins for city-run garbage program
But council agreed to spend up to $181,000 on a garbage truck
Officials to apply for $5M in federal funds for road work
By SEAN BARRON news@vindy.com COITSVILLE The Mahoning County Engineer’s Office will apply for