Press Coverage

Eric Moore wants to become a farmer.

The Iron Roots Urban Farm is giving him paid on-the-job training to help him achieve that goal.

The city’s board of control finalized contracts to purchase grass-cutting and property-cleanup equipment and signed a deal to have the Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp. oversee the work, a week after the proposal led to a heated debate.

City council members moved forward from last week’s heated debate on a grass-cutting and property-cleanup program.

City council voted unanimously on the $102,168 contract with the Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp. to supervise and manage a grass-cutting and property-cleanup program.

Youngstown City Council members are ready to move forward with a program that will keep grass cut in the city.