Press Coverage

The Business Journal roundtable on repopulating the Mahoning and Shenango valleys took place Feb. 15 at Waypoint 4180 in Canfield.

On every side of Youngstown, there are streets with vacant lots where houses once stood — and where houses could be built once again.

City council authorized the board of control to enter into contracts for up to $1 million from Youngstown’s American Rescue Plan fund to demolish about 75 to 100 vacant homes.

More than $22 million in federal funds will be coming to Mahoning and Trumbull counties — as part of an agreement between the U.S. House and Senate — including $6.16 million for the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport’s primary runway and $4.2 million for a waterline in Lordstown.

City council will consider legislation Wednesday to permit the board of control to hire contractors for up to $1 million, from Youngstown’s American Rescue Plan funds, to demolish about 75 to 100 vacant houses.