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Mahoning Avenue Lead Service Line Replacement Project 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
Downtown EV Charging
Public Works - November 14, 2024 - All of the Level 2 chargers are now active in the redesigned Fifth Avenue EV and Kress parking lots.
Use of the Level 2 EV chargers is available fo...Full Article
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
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
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
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
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
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
"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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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