First Ward "How To Spend The Money" Meeting - Thursday, July 15

[Why?Town]

Random Politician #1: "What can we do to get people to feel good about us?"

Random Politician #2: "Maybe we should do something to make people think we care about them."

Random Politician #1: "How the H3LL do we do that?"

Random Politician #3: "I know, we can have a public session next week where we listen to them."

Random Politician #1: "Are you serious? I'm on vacation next week!"

Random Politician #4: "Don't worry about that, we're a group, we don't all need to be there. Oh, and where are WE going on vacation this time?"

Random Politician #2: "Wherever you two go, have a good time. I'll get some others and we'll schmooze the voters up to the point they "know" they need us.

Meanwhile, whatever the politicians have been voted in to actually accomplish has been sitting on hold due to lack of money and will stay on the back burner far longer than the rescue plan money lasts. Eventually they'll again tell everyone that they need more taxes to get those "important" back burner things taken care of.

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CITY COUNCIL, ADMINISTRATION TO HOST FIRST AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN LISTENING SESSIONS

Youngstown City Councilmember, Julius Oliver, has scheduled a listening session for residents and neighborhood groups to discuss their priorities for the City’s $82.7 million ARP local recovery fund allocation. The City received the first half of the allocation in May and expects to receive the second half next year.

Date Announced:

First Ward Councilwoman Julius Oliver â€" Convocation Center, July 15 at 6:00 p.m.

City Council representatives as well as members of the administration and planning team will be in attendance to gather feedback and listen to priorities. Printed surveys will be available for attendees to complete, data gathered from these efforts will be used to inform the City’s plan.

If any stakeholders are not able to attend in person meetings over the summer, the City is requesting they complete the Youngstown American Rescue Plan Survey.

More dates for listening sessions will be released as dates are confirmed.

Location Details
Community Room
Convocation Center
East Front Street
Downtown Youngstown, Ohio