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For about 15 years, Nick Serra and other Rocky Ridge Neighborhood Association members have implemented and led a variety of neighborhood-improvement projects, though he also is joyous that a few outside entities have come calling.

Within several months, the city’s West Side will include six new single-family homes.

The Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation (YNDC) and the city broke ground Thursday on new homes on the West Side.

“The east side has not been forgotten,” Mayor Derrick McDowell said on July 7 during a groundbreaking ceremony with the Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation.

Ian Beniston won’t hesitate to tell you that he’s happy to have seen a red ribbon instead of red tape.