Mahoning Valley Forum

West Federal Street in front of Turning Technologies

No money to fix stuff.  Council is too busy giving away the store to V&M.

So how much would it cost to reset the 18 or so bricks and a couple of trows of cement would reconnect the footer. Geese even a sophmore from the vocational school could do the job as a class project.

NOTE: In this case a footer refers to the cement that holds the bricks in place. Slap trows of quick dry cement on either end of the footers and walla, job done.

Actually that kind of fix would just be a bandage. That curb needs cut out and replaced if it's to last beyond the next freeze thaw cycle.

OK, out of the generosity of my splendid and magnanimous heart, I'll buy replacing the curb, but again a couple of sophomore students from the vocational school could easily do the job as a school project and it wouldn't cost the city one thin dime. We're not talking about a total rebuild of the entire sidewalk for heavens sake, but the span that 18 bricks, count them, 18 bricks takes up. Between re-leveling the space under the bricks, setting them, and rebuilding the curb, the whole bloody project would take less than a day to complete. It's not rocket science.

two of the charter changes recommendation is to have all wards start at the dtown financial district and branch out like a pie shape. the other recommendation is to have the dtown have its own representation on council.

It looks like a truck was up on the sidewalk.  People still think they can just park all over the sidewalks there.

This sidewalk is at the NW corner of Wick Avenue and West Commerce Street.

TO THE MAYOR

OH YES ... AND NO STUPID EXCUSES!  >:(

From what I understand the City Council CDA Committee meeting at 5:00 on Monday March 26 will include the subject of sidewalks.  I have made a note of these areas and will bring this up for discussion.

Towntalk,

You are right about the students being able to fix those curbs, as long as they have their union cards. >:(

good news the city fixed the sidewalk in question by putting a red cone in front of it. good job sasho.

This meter is on West Wood Street just up the hill from The DeYor Center.

Electrical outlet
West Federal Street island across from the pawn shop

I see the new city budget slashes the resurfacing budget once again, claiming that the roads aren't as bad this year because of the mild winter.  Their standards for road quality must be VERY VERY LOW to think that the city's roads don't need anything less than a complete overhaul. 

rr what do you want from clueless city leaders? we would have monies from the new businesses from the fracking industry to pave the rds and fix the meter in front of Powers Auditorium but the city leaders gave them unnecessary tax abatements.

I would like to see some leadership!  They just continue to operate under the old model that they have to beg and plead people to come to Youngstown.  They don't understand that people want to come here now as they can make money here. 

Island fence in the 100 block of West Federal

This bent meter on S. Hazel Street is on the west side of the block on which City Hall is located.

Curbing on Champion Street next to the Parking Deck

Now that our mayor is good buddys with the president, maby he can get the president to part with a few bucks to fix these things.

Youngstown Mayor Charles Sammarone was invited to attend the speech, along with other mayors from the region.

President Obama also gave him a message to pass along to the Valley.

"He said tell all the people of Youngstown, 'Hi!, I remember them'. And, I also told him remember, Youngstown has your back, " said Sammarone.

He also said attending the speech further solidified his support of President Obama.

Great job with the pictures.  The pictures make you realize that there are a lot of areas that need fixed downtown.  I live in downtown Pittsburgh and while it's not perfect there is a lot of pride in Pittsburgh.  Flowers are already planted - no one waits till June (Steetscape) to plant flowers and to spruce up the downtown area - it's already happening.  Speaking of Streetscape, which is a wonderful community event, should it occur earlier in the year - like mid May?  Has this ever been discussed.   

i can give a rats dupa about pres obama and chas sammorrone political relationship. obama is in a race for his pres and democratic party survival. i was at the council meeting last nite when he said that both had each other back. sammorrone should have said to him i will have your back if you start acting like a leader of the biggest country in the free world and quit apolizing to the muslims and afgans what are soldiers are doing. we are at war and deal with it that is what i would say to him instead of kissing his dupa.

I'll bet a buck to a 6 pak of Bud that Charlie was acting like a giddy teenage girl when he shook hands with Obama and already has a 8x10 photo of the handshake framed and hanging on the wall in his office. I'll bet you another buck to another 6 pak that were you to ask Obama who Charlie Sammorrone is today his response would be, 'Was he the fella that waited on our table last night?'

Could we keep the politics (poly = many, ticks = blood-sucking insects) in the proper forum, please?

If our mayor would worry more about fixing up the deficiencies as demonstrated by Jay's photos, as he is about rubbing shoulders with the president, we would soon be hard pressed to find things like are seen in the photos to complain about.

It's really sad that Jay can find these things with out any problem, yet our mayor, nor our council persons see them and correct them without being shamed into doing something to remedy the problems.

That my friend was my point.

Likewise, if the city workers that frequent this site would be quick to bring them to his attention, that would help.

i myself had in the past hand deliver dt crumbling pics of curbs, trash cans over flowing from trash, cigrett butts strewn on the sidewalks to sasho because he did not believe me even though he walked those dt streets on a reg basis.