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Water Department employee working on a water line in a large, deep, dug hole in the street, with a ladder extending out of the hole.

Continuing Replacement of Lead Water Service Lines

Lead Awareness - July 30, 2025 - Utilizing the Congressional Direct Spending Grant of $1,200,000 the City of Youngstown received, Youngstown Water Department construction crews have b...Full Article
Left image: Backhoe excavating a trench on a devil strip; Right image: Several large, square-shaped, back-filled, street excavations that are awaiting pavement patching.

Mahoning Avenue Lead Service Line Replacement Wrap-up

Lead Awareness - December 12, 2024 - The Youngstown Water Department is in the process of wrapping up our Mahoning Avenue project, with the final street having their lead service lines re...Full Article
Overhead view of the new Fifth Avenue EV charging parking lot, looking north from Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard..

Downtown EV Charging

Public Works - November 14, 2024 - All of the Level 2 EV chargers are now active in the redesigned Fifth Avenue EV and Kress (Water Customer) parking lots. Use of the Level 2 EV char...Full Article
Youngstown Water's Lead Awareness information table at the Trails-of-Treats even in Wick Park, with a family of costumed event participants..

Youngstown Water Participates at the Trails-of-Treats

Lead Awareness - November 5, 2024 - Youngstown Water's Lead Awareness team joined other City departments and vendors to make trick-or-treat safe and memorable at the 2024 Trails-of-Treat...Full Article
Left: Water Department's Lead Awareness information table; Right: Visitors to the Lead Awareness exhibit, seen with Mayor Brown.

Youngstown Water Participates at the Community-Wide Block Party

Lead Awareness - September 18, 2024 - As part of its Lead in Water Mitigation community-engagement efforts, Youngstown Water participated in the recent Community-Wide Block Party, held at ...Full Article
Map of 6th Ward Neighborhood Impact Area

6th Ward NIA Summary

Property Code Enforcement & Demolition - September 9, 2024 - A Neighborhood Impact Area (NIA) was designated in the 6th Ward for the period from July 17th to August 17th, 2024. This NIA was defined geographicall...Full Article
Waterline replacement work on East Boardman Street, looking east from Market Street.

Boardman-Walnut Streets Safety Upgrade Progress

Public Works - September 5, 2024 - Work on the Boardman-Walnut Streets Safety Upgrade Project is underway, with efforts currently focused on waterline replacement. Streets involved i...Full Article
Completed West Federal Street, looking west from Wick Avenue.

SMART2 Progress - Federal Street

Public Works - September 4, 2024 - Save some minor landscaping work and sidewalk detailing around Ohio Edison utility access panels, construction on West Federal Street is now finished....Full Article
Ribbon-cutting at the Youngstown branch of Mars Electric.

Business Expansion Spotlight - Mars Electric

Economic Development - July 9, 2024 - Mars Electric has expanded its presence in Northeast Ohio, with its first branch in Youngstown, located at 208 Ameritech Blvd. The ribbon-cutting, hel...Full Article
Elementary school students climb in and on YFD Engine 7, supervised by a firefighter.

"Big Truck Day"

Fire - June 10, 2024 - Youngstown Fire Department's Engine 7, along with members of the Street Dept and YPD Community Police Unit, were recently at Harding Elementary for wh...Full Article
SID Block Watch members showing lead water service line education materials; Left: sample water meter and connections; Right: service line type examples, lead awareness pamphlets, lead water service line survey forms.

Lead Water Service Line Community Engagement

Lead Awareness - May 21, 2024 - As part of its Lead in Water Mitigation efforts, Youngstown Water has been collecting data from customers, regarding the type of water service line to...Full Article
Construction on West Commerce Street, looking east from the Phelps Street Gateway.

SMART2 Progress - Commerce Street

Public Works - May 21, 2024 - Now that major demolition work at 20 Federal Place has finished, construction has resumed on West Commerce Street, between the Phelps Street Gateway a...Full Article
Antonio Owens, CEO, The Take Out

Small Business Spotlight - The Take Out

Economic Development - April 16, 2024 - Antonio Owens, the owner of The Take Out Restaurant, has established one of few frequented restaurants on the East Side of the city. With daily fresh ...Full Article
March Madness basketball action at the Eugenia Atkinson Recreation Center

First Annual March Madness

Parks & Recreation - March 21, 2024 - The first annual March Madness youth basketball tournament, sponsored by the City of Youngstown Parks & Recreation Department, took place on March 9, ...Full Article
Map of 2nd Ward Neighborhood Impact Area

2nd Ward NIA Summary

Property Code Enforcement & Demolition - November 8, 2023 - A Neighborhood Impact Area (NIA) was designated in the 2nd Ward for the period from October 2nd to November 3, 2023. This NIA was defined geographical...Full Article
Left: Completed crosswalks at Front Street and Market Street intersection, looking west.; Right: Bicycle lane markings, looking east from South Hazel Street intersection.

SMART2 Progress - Front Street

Public Works - September 22, 2023 - The decorative concrete crosswalks spanning Market Street are complete. Once fully cured, all north-south lanes of traffic will reopen on Market Stree...Full Article
Completed crosswalks at West Rayen Avenue and North Hazel Street intersection, looking east.

SMART2 Progress - Rayen Avenue

Public Works - September 22, 2023 - All of the decorative concrete crosswalks have been constructed on Rayen Avenue. The crosswalks on West Rayen Avenue have cured and traffic has been r...Full Article
“Healthier YOUth” lead awareness kit, including 10 cup pitcher with lead filter, children’s water cup, and lead awareness information.

Youngstown Water To Distribute Lead Awareness Kits

Lead Awareness - May 16, 2023 - As part of a comprehensive lead-in-water mitigation effort, Youngstown Water has partnered with Healthy Babies Bright Futures, a nonprofit organizatio...Full Article
Park Avenue and Belmont Avenue intersection, looking northwest.

SMART2 Progress - Park Avenue - Project Completion

Public Works - April 27, 2023 - Construction work on Park Avenue, between Fifth Avenue and Covington Street, and Fifth Avenue, between Park Avenue and the Westbound Service Road, is ...Full Article
YNDC Executive Director Ian Beniston (left) and Councilman Julius Oliver (right) near one of the rock formations on Bernard Street.

1st Ward: ARP Funds Spark New Homes Off Glenwood Ave.

ARP, City Council - February 9, 2023 - The subsidized development of three new homes highlights a $725,000 project under way in the Glenwood Corridor with the support of the City’s American...Full Article
Aisle One owner Kimberly Johnson with some of the mobile market’s food items.

1st Ward: ARP Dollars Fuel Expansion for ‘Bodega on Wheels’

ARP, City Council - February 6, 2023 - A mobile food service based in Youngstown is expanding with the support of American Rescue Plan funds targeted to the City’s 1st Ward. Aisle One Mo...Full Article
Photo of water crew repairing a street water line.

West Side Project to Replace Nearly 6,000 Feet of Lead Pipes

ARP, Lead Awareness - November 23, 2022 - Work is expected to start early next year on a project to remove the lead pipelines supplying water to more than 100 homes on Youngstown’s West Side a...Full Article
Closeup image of network switch with network cables attached.

ARP Funds Drive IT Network Upgrade, Boost Security

ARP, Information Technology - November 21, 2022 - With $200,000 of American Rescue Plan funds, Youngstown is upgrading its information technology network to enhance security, as well as provide redund...Full Article
City Health Commissioner Erin Bishop at a health clinic.

Staff Adds, Local Alliances Highlight Plan to Boost Health

ARP, Health - November 15, 2022 - Fresh off of lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Youngstown City Health Department is planning a major staff and service expansion to im...Full Article
Left: Patrolman Ryan Curry wears a body camera (left, below nametag) and a Taser stun gun (right). Every officer will carry the two items by early 2023.; Right: ARP funds enabled the City to contract for 303 body cameras and 155 upgraded Taser stun guns.

New Tasers, Body Cameras Help Police Confront Violent Crime

ARP, Police - September 15, 2022 - The purchase of 155 next-generation Taser stun guns and body-worn cameras for every police officer will dramatically elevate the capabilities of the Y...Full Article
Top-left: Outside view of the Mahoning Valley Mobile Market truck; Top-right: Inside view of the truck; Bottom-left: Produce stand; Bottom-right: Jeff Magada, Rose Carter, Vicki Vicars (left to right).

Mobile Grocery Market Revs Up Service to Food Deserts

ARP - September 15, 2022 - The Mahoning Valley Mobile Market has delivered a burst of acceleration to efforts to support the thousands of Youngstown residents living in “food de...Full Article
Inside view of a defibrillator kit. The American Rescue Plan funds paid for 50 defibrillators to be distributed throughout City departments.

Defibrillators Bring New Level of Safety to City Buildings

ARP, Fire - September 15, 2022 - Thanks to a distribution from the City’s American Rescue Plan funds, 50 new defibrillators – medical devices that can rescue victims of sudden cardiac...Full Article
Crosswalk construction at South Phelps Street and West Boardman Street intersection; construction workers stamping brick pattern into soft concrete.

SMART2 Progress - South Phelps Street

Public Works - September 13, 2022 - Work is underway on the South Phelps Street and West Boardman Street intersection, the last outstanding component of the South Phelps Street phase of ...Full Article
Map of 1st Ward Neighborhood Impact Area

1st Ward NIA Summary

Property Code Enforcement & Demolition - November 19, 2021 - A Neighborhood Impact Area (NIA) was designated in the 1st Ward for the period from October 4th to October 18th, 2021. This NIA was defined geographic...Full Article
Fifth Avenue, looking south from the Armed Forces Boulevard intersection

SMART2 Progress - Fifth Avenue - Project Completion

Public Works - October 29, 2021 - The Fifth Avenue phase of the SMART2 Network project is now complete. The street has been open to traffic since the beginning of YSU's Fall 2021 semes...Full Article
Map of 3rd Ward Neighborhood Impact Area

3rd Ward NIA Summary

Property Code Enforcement & Demolition - September 9, 2021 - A Neighborhood Impact Area (NIA) was designated in the 3rd Ward for the period from July 29th to August 12th, 2021. This NIA was defined geographicall...Full Article
Screen capture of the City of Youngstown Employment Portal

Civil Service Job Application Process Goes Online

Civil Service - February 22, 2021 - The Youngstown Civil Service Commission has recently converted its employment application process over to an exclusively online experience, via the go...Full Article
North Phelps Street at night, looking south from Commerce Street

Phelps Street Gateway Project Complete

Public Works - November 5, 2020 - The final phase of the Phelps Street Sewer and Roadway Beautification Project is now complete. The "Phelps Street Gateway" was officially opened with ...Full Article

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